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Freedom: Free to Resist

This Sunday, we see how Paul resisted pressure from some leaders to conform to their legalistic view of Christianity and stood firm in the truth of the gospel while defending the freedom found in Christ. As we prepare our hearts for Sunday, let us consider the message from Galatians 2:4: "This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves."
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================This Week's Scripture:// Galatians 2:1-10 (NIV) //Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message. On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles. James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.

Freedom: Free to Change

This Sunday, God has the power to transform even the most unlikely of us and our ways of seeing. We all have the freedom to change, to grow, and to become the best versions of us. As Galatians 1:23 demonstrates through the words and life of the Apostle Paul “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
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================This Week's Scripture:// Galatians 1:13-24 (NIV) //For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being. I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother. I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
Then I went to Syria and Cilicia. I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” And they praised God because of me.

Freedom: Free to Flourish

Speaker - Pastor Brenda Loong
Join us today as we find out what it means to be “Free to Flourish,” with passages from Galatians 1:6-12 and Isaiah 52:7. We are journeying through Book of Galatians in our new sermon series, "Freedom," and discussing what it truly means to live a life of freedom in Christ. Let us reflect with Isaiah 52:7: 
How beautiful on the mountains    are the feet of those who bring good news,who proclaim peace,    who bring good tidings,    who proclaim salvation,who say to Zion,    “Your God reigns!”
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================This Week's Scripture:// Galatians 1:6-12 (NIV) //
No Other GospelI am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Paul Called by GodI want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Freedom: Free to Live

We are looking forward to kicking off our upcoming sermon series, “Freedom,” with you in this service! Join us as we kick off with the topic of “Free to Live” where we explore the key ideas from Galatians 1:1-5 as we walk through the Book of Galatians and discussing what it truly means to live a life of freedom in Christ. In preparation for this journey, let us reflect at the very beginning with Galations 1:1, which says, "Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead..."
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================This Week's Scripture:// Galatians 1:1–5 (NIV) //Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—and all the brothers and sisters with me,
To the churches in Galatia:Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Refuge: Finding Refuge in God’s Unfailing Love

In this week's Church Retreat-themed service, we will explore how God offers us refuge and safety in His unfailing love. Let us meditate on Psalm 91:2, which says, “I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” as we continue to find shelter in God.
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================This Week's Scripture:// Psalm 91:1–2 (NIV) //Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,    my God, in whom I trust.”

Refuge: Fleeing Into the Arms of God

Guest Speaker - Andrew Green

A Cruciform Life: Follow Up with Q&A

As we work to wrap out our series, "A Cruciform Life," we will conclude by looking at some of the questions that some of you have had after going through the series with us. As we prepare our hearts to receive from the service, let us be reminded of John 1:18, which says, "No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known."
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================This Week's Scripture:// John 1:1 //In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

A Cruciform Life: Resurrection Life

This Easter Sunday, we carry on our "A Cruciform Life" series by seeing how knowing our resurrected King impacts the outlook and direction of our resurrected lives. Let us prepare for the anticipation of Easter Sunday by reflecting on John 11:25, where Jesus said to Mary, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die…”
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================This Week's Scripture:// John 11:38-43 //So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”

A Cruciform Life: Behold… the King!

We continue our series, "A Cruciform Life", on this Palm Sunday and work towards better understanding how we can navigate this complex, interconnected world while keeping deep within us the knowledge that Jesus is King. In preparation for the message, let us meditate on Psalm 118:26, which says, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you."
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================This Week's Scripture:// Luke 19:30-34 //"Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. I f anyone asks you, W' hy are you untying it?' say, "The Lord needs it.* Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" They replied, "The Lord needs it."

A Cruciform Life: The Cross & the Marketplace

Continuing on our sermon series, "A Cruciform Life", we work towards looking at what a Cross-centered life looks in our work lives. To prepare our hearts for the message from the service, we can meditate on Ephesians 6:11, which says, "Clothe yourselves with the full armour of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil."
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================This Week's Scripture:// Colossians 1:15 //He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him—all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers—all things were created through him and for him. He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him. He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross—through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.