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Grace Plus Nothing
Is There a Doctrine in the House?
A Study of Galatians
    Why are people messed up today? Maybe it’s because their heads are full of wrong ideas. Faulty thinking can’t achieve healthy living any more than a muddy well can produce clear water. To live happily, think correctly and think clearly. And remember -- all our thoughts are ultimately theological. They proceed from our core beliefs. Our relationship with God is reasonable and rational. It isn’t grounded in rules, regulations, rituals, or anything we have done. It’s all of grace. We’re justified by grace plus nothing, and that means everything. If we want to live blessed and balanced lives, we must think in terms of grace and truth. As for those who urge us to do otherwise, well, the book of Galatians tells them where they can go (yes, it’s that blunt; the apostle Paul is his feistiest in this epistle). Correct doctrine isn’t crowd-pleasing, but who wants to please the crowd anyway? When your head and heart are sick, you need a doctrine in the house. Join us for a 12-week study of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, beginning January 8.

Introduction (Galatians 1:1-10)

January 8
Is There a Doctrine in the House?  (Galatians 1:1-10)
Memory Verse: (Christ) 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 forever and ever. Amen.  -Galatians 1:4-5

Part 1: The Origination of the Gospel (Galatians 1:11 - 2:21)

January 15
“The Hour I First Believed” (Galatians 1:11-24)
Memory Verse:  (Christ) 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 forever and ever. Amen.  -Galatians 1:4-5

January 22
When God is at Work (Galatians 2:1-16)
Memory Verse:  I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.  -Galatians 2:20

January 29
Not I But Christ (Galatians 2:17-21)
Memory Verse: Christ redeemed us from the cruse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.  -Galatians 3:13

Part 2: The Explanation of the Gospel (Galatians 3:1 - 5:12)

February 12
The Gospel in Advance (Galatians 3:1-29)
Memory Verse:  But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.  -Galatians 4:4

February 19
Not Slaves But Sons (Galatians 4:1-7 / Joshua Rowe preaching)
Memory Verse:  But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.  -Galatians 4:4

February 26
What Happened to Your Joy? (Galatians 4:8-31)
Memory Verse:  So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.  -Galatians 5:16

March 4
The Only Thing That Counts (Galatians 5:1-4)
Memory Verse: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness….  -Galatians 5:22

Part 3: The Implication of the Gospel (Galatians 5:12 – 6:10)

March 11
Keeping in Step with the Spirit (Galatians 5:13-24)
Memory Verse:  …gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  -Galatians 5:23

March 18
Divine Service Rendered Here Daily (Galatians 6:1-6)
Memory Verse:  Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.  -Galatians 5:24

March 25
The Law of the Harvest (Galatians 7:1-10)
Memory Verse: May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.  -Galatians 6:14

Conclusion (Galatians 6:11-18)

April 1 (Palm Sunday)
Hallelujah for the Cross! (Galatians 6:11-18)

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