Pelsall Evangelical Church Sermons

17 - Stepping into God’s Story

Galatians 4:21-31 - Steve Hope

• Thinking historically: An Old Story (vv. 21-23)

• Thinking Figuratively: A Surprising Meaning (vv. 24-27) 

• Thinking Personally: Some Practical Points (vv. 28-31)

 

16 - Don’t Turn Back

Galatians 4:8-20 - Steve Hope

• Paul’s Problem (vv. 8-11) 

• Paul’s Plea (vv. 12-16) 

• Paul’s Passion (vv. 17-20)

 

15 - No longer slaves

Galatians 4:1-7 - Steve Hope

• The Position of Slaves (vv. 1-3) 

• The Plan of Adoption (vv. 4-5) 

• The Privilege of Sonship (vv. 6-7)

 

14 - Uniform and Unity

Galatians 3:26-29 - Steve Hope

• The Christians Uniform - “you have clothed yourselves with Christ” (vv. 26-27)

• The Christians Unity - “you are all one in Christ Jesus” (vv. 28-29)

 

13- Why was the law given?

Galatians 3:19-25 - Steve Hope

• The Function of the Law (vv. 19-20)

• The Failure of the Law (vv. 21-22)

• The Fulfilment of the Law (vv. 23-25)

 

12 - Will Power

Galatians 3:15-18 - Steve Hope

• The Irrevocability of God’s Covenant (v. 15) 
• The Identity of Abraham’s Seed (v. 16) 
• The Incompatibility of Law and Promise  (vv. 17-18)

 

11- The Family Resemblance

Galatians 3:6 - 14 - Steve Hope

• We are children of Abraham by faith (vv. 6-9)

• We are cursed by relying on the law (vv. 10-12)

• We are cured of the curse by Christ (vv. 13-14)

 

10 - Every Christian’s Testimony

Galatians 3:1-5 - Steve Hope

• We become Christians by believing the message of Christ Crucified (vv. 1-2)

• We remain Christians by believing the message of Christ Crucified (vv. 3-5)

 

A Vision for Prayer

Luke 18:1-8 - Steve Hope

• The Explanation (v. 1) 

• The Illustration (vv. 2-5)

• The Application (vv. 6-8)

 

09 - The Shape of the Justified Life

Galatians 2:17-21 - Steve Hope

• Not… An exhausting life of rules (vv. 17-18)

• An exclusive life of death (vv. 19-20a)

• An embodied life of faith (vv. 20b-21)

 

08 - Justification by faith in Jesus Christ

Galatians 2:15-16 - Steve Hope

1. What we know… (vv. 15-16a)
2. How we respond… (v. 16b)
3. Why we ought to… (v. 16c)

 

07 - An Apostle Acting Up

Galatians 2:11-14 - Steve Hope

• An Apostle Stands Condemned (v. 11)

• Hypocrisy is Called Out (vv. 12-13)

• Hypocrisy is Crooked (v. 14)