Galatians — Part 3 of 3. In Galatians 5:7–12, Paul warns that a persuasive addition to Christ can spread through a church and hinder its faithfulness to the gospel. This study considers the offense of the cross and why his people must guard its message.

Walking the Walk — Part 1 of 3. Ephesians 5:1–2 calls God’s beloved children to reflect His character. This study examines how Christ’s sacrificial love shapes kindness, forgiveness, humility, and truthful conduct in our everyday relationships.

Galatians — Part 2 of 3. In Galatians 5:2–6, Paul warns against adding law keeping to Christ as a ground of acceptance with God. This study considers the seriousness of that choice and how living faith bears fruit in love.

Galatians — Part 1 of 3. In Galatians 5:1, Paul calls believers to stand firm in the freedom Christ has won. This study considers why the churches were tempted to return to bondage and how the church at Antioch upheld salvation through grace.

Turning from Sin — Part 2 of 4. In Acts 20:21, Paul joins repentance toward God with faith in Jesus Christ. This study examines salvation by grace, why Christ alone secures our acceptance, and how good works follow rather than earn it.

Turning from Sin — Part 1 of 4. In Mark 1, Jesus calls people to repent and believe the good news. This study examines what it means to turn to God and trust Christ, and why repentance is more than regret or self-reform.

Identity in Christ — Part 2 of 2. This study examines how performance can become a verdict on our worth and control a false source of security, then grounds our value and confidence in God’s creation, redeeming grace, and inseparable love in Christ.

Identity in Christ — Part 1 of 2. This study examines how work, relationships, achievement, and control can become sources of identity, then contrasts our condemned standing in Adam with the new identity believers receive by grace in Christ.

Born of God — Part 4 of 4. John 1:13 and Romans 9 show that those who receive Christ owe their new birth to God’s mercy rather than human will, giving believers hope as they share the gospel and pray for others.

Born of God — Part 3 of 4. This study explains why John 1:13 rules out ancestry as the source of new birth: family and religious heritage are valuable gifts, but God’s children from every background belong to Christ through faith.