Sermons on Independence Day
Glad Obedience in the Gospel (Philippians 2:12-18)
Here’s the sum of Paul’s current exhortation: Since Jesus Christ is LORD, and you have been born as unblemished children of God through the Gospel, fearfully consider the offense of sin against God, and in all the activity of faith, do nothing in grumbling or disputing, and even if you were to die…
Unselfish Freedom (Galatians 5:1-6)
Paul says in Galatians 5:1 that it is for freedom that Christ set us free. Often we fall back into slavery to sin and selfishness. The answer, Paul says, is that our freedom was given to us that we might use it to love and serve others. Our freedom is not for ourselves but for others.