Sermons on Galatians
Hope anchored in Christ
Hebrews – Hold onto Hope. Hope anchored in ChristReadings: Hebrews 6:1-20 Preacher: Phil Swain This Sunday we are continuing exploring the New Testament in our new sermons series focusing on selected passages in Hebrews – Hold onto Hope. When we look around our world at the moment; or even around our own communities or life; there is a lot of things happening that are unsettling. It is like the storms of life have settled in and some of us are Read more
Pentecost – Living in the Spirit
PENTECOST … Life in the SpiritReading: Acts 2:1-4 and Galatians 5:13-26 Preacher: Rev. Phil Swain Pentecost is the day that we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit – the fulfilment of Jesus promise in John 14. Jesus said that he would ask the Father to send us a helper – one to walk beside us and help us in all we do. That helper is the Holy Spirit. But did you know that there is a connection between the Read more
Saved by Faith
Galatians – Life in the Spirit / Saved by FaithReading: Galatians 3:1-9; 23-29 Preacher: Rev. Phil Swain As we journey toward Pentecost, we’re beginning a new series exploring what it means to live a life in the Spirit through key passages from Paul’s letter to the Galatians. This week, Paul opens with a bold challenge—calling the Galatians “foolish” and asking what has led them astray. Was Paul against the law? Not at all. We’ll see how he confronts a legalistic Read more
One in Christ
Readings: John 17:20-26 & Galatians 3:23-29Preacher: Rev Phil Swain with Rev Kevin Kim We are celebrating together as a church as all three worship congregations (9am, 10:45am and 6:30pm) are joining for our annual combined worship service at 10am. The theme this year is “One in Christ” and we celebrate how God brings together a diverse group of people from different backgrounds, experiences and giftings to be a community. The two readings acknowledge our oneness in Christ and Phil and Read more
Galatians #2 – Freedom in Christ
Preached at 9am worship – Sunday 2nd JunePreacher: Rev Phil SwainBible Reading: Galatians 5:1-26 Last week we spend some time exploring Paul’s letter to Galatians – a letter to this young church who were struggling to work out what they needed to do to be “right with God” I explained last week that when the apostle Paul had come through the region of Galatia, preached the good news of Jesus, he preached a message of grace and acceptance, many Galatians Read more
Galatians #1 – Faith vs The Law
Faith vs the Law