The Most Important Things

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Pauls First Missionary Journey
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• Acts 1326-33, 36-39
• Brothers, children of Abraham, and you
  God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this
  message of salvation has been sent. The people of
  Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize
  Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the
  words of the prophets that are read every
  Sabbath. Though they found no proper ground for a
  death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him
  executed.

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• When they had carried out all that was written
  about Him, they took Him down from the tree and
  laid Him in a tomb. But God raised Him from the
  dead, and for many days He was seen by those who
  had traveled with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem.
  They are now His witnesses to our people. We tell
  you the good news What God promised our fathers
  He has fulfilled for us, their children, by
  raising up Jesus

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• For when David had served God's purpose in his
  own generation, he fell asleep he was buried
  with his fathers and his body decayed. But the
  One whom God raised from the dead did not see
  decay. Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know
  that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is
  proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who
  believes is justified from everything you could
  not be justified from by the law of Moses.

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• God always looks further down the road than we
  do, and does far more for His Church than we
  realize.

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2 Themes in Galatians

• An insistence on justification by God through
  faith alone, apart from works.

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2 Themes in Galatians

• An insistence on justification by God through
  faith alone, apart from works.
• Freedom in Christ to live life directed by Gods
  Spirit.

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• Galatians 11-10
• Paul, an apostle sent not from men nor by man,
  but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who
  raised Him from the dead and all the brothers
  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.

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• I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting
  the one who called you by 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 him be
  eternally condemned!

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• As we have already said, so now I say again If
  anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than
  what you accepted, let him be eternally
  condemned! Am I now trying to win the approval of
  men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If
  I were still trying to please men, I would not be
  a servant of Christ.

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Apostle

• A special messenger, with a special status,
  enjoying the authority and commission that came
  from God.

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• who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from
  the present evil age.
• Galatians 34

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• The purpose of Christs death, was not only to
  bring to us Gods forgiveness, but having been
  forgiven, it calls us live a new life, the life
  not of this present evil age but life of the age
  to come.

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• according to the will of our God and Father, to
  whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• Galatians 34b-5

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• I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting
  the one who called you by the grace of Christ and
  are turning to a different gospel which is
  really no gospel at all.
• Galatians 36-7a

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• The work of Christ is a finished work, and the
  gospel is the good news of free grace.

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Pauls Concern

• The glory of Christ was at stake.

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Pauls Concern

• The glory of Christ was at stake.
• Mens souls were at stake.

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Hearing Pauls Response Affirms

• our need to be passionate about the good news.

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Hearing Pauls Response Affirms

• our need to be passionate about the good news.
• our need to hold fast to the truth.

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Hearing Pauls Response Affirms

• our need to be passionate about the good news.
• our need to hold fast to the truth.
• my freedom in Christ Jesus and gives me hope.