Posts from January 2021 (Page 3)
Galatians, Day 4
Galatians Day 4 FREEDOM Galatians Chapter 5 FREEDOM: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another: INDEPENDENCE (Merriam-Webster) I love the saying “Freedom isn’t free!” To obtain freedom, something or someone has to give up something. Addictions plague many people, robbing them of freedom: alcohol, pornography, cigarettes, covetousness, greed, wealth. These are just a few areas of our life that will keep you from experiencing freedom. Where are you at? What is keeping you from freedom? Christ…
Galatians, Day 3
Galatians, Day 3 Freedom from the Law (Galatians Chapters 3, 4) “Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?” (Galatians 4:8 – 9). In this section of Galatians, Paul…
Galatians, Day 2
GALATIANS THE ANCIENT PROMISES TO ABRAHAM HAVE BEEN FULFILLED “Sanctity of the Gospel” Galatians 1:6 – 2:21 JANUARY 5, 2021 Definition of “sanctity” — the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly Definition of “gospel” — “good story,” “good news,” or “good telling” The Gospel of Jesus Christ is “that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3,…
Galatians, Day 1
Galatians Day 1 Galatians 1:1 – 5 “Greetings! Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be…
28 Names of Jesus, Day 30
Advent Season (Anticipating the Birth of Jesus) 28 Names of Jesus | January 2, 2021 Name #29: “Jesus” (Matthew 1:21) “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). The name “Jesus” is clearly defined in Matthew 1:21. It means savior, it means salvation from God.1 It means that God sent His Son to the world so that all who believe in him will have eternal life…
FBCA New Year’s Devotional
First Baptist Church New Year’s Day Devotional Resolution or Revolution New Year’s Eve has passed. The dishes are done, the Christmas cookies have been eaten, we’ve earned another wrinkle, and the party favors have been tossed. And so, probably, have been the New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s is a time of new beginnings, or at least new aspirations. On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, participants eat apples dipped in honey to picture their wish for a sweet new year.…