Galatians 6

Galatians 6 by Pastor David Groendyk Use your new-found freedom to serve other people. That’s Paul’s closing plea. Since Christ has done the work of saving us, and since we…

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Galatians 5

Galatians 5 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Provocative language.  Some people make their living off saying things that shock. Howard Stern, Muhammed Ali, Rosie O’Donnell, Roseanne Barr, are a few…

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Galatians 4

Galatians 4 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin If I could sum up the entire epistle to the Galatians using only one word, I would use the word “freedom.”  Here, Paul…

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Galatians 3

Galatians 3 by Pastor David Groendyk When I was in college, the phrase “You foolish Galatian” was one our favorite insults to call one another. As far as insults go,…

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Galatians 2

Galatians 2 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson For chapter two of Galatians, I would like to focus on verses 11-15, where Paul publicly rebukes Peter for Peter’s decision to no…

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Galatians 1

Galatians 1 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence           The churches in the Galatian province of the Roman Empire were some of the earliest that Paul had planted on his first missionary…

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Hosea 14

Hosea 14 by David Groendyk This chapter looks an awful lot like part of our normal Sunday liturgy, and it is a fitting way to close this book that’s chalk…

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Hosea 13

Hosea 13 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson In some ways jealousy is bad.  In Galatians 5:20, jealousy is a work of the flesh.  Yet God is a jealous God according…

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Hosea 12

Hosea 12 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence In this chapter the prophet Hosea charges God’s people with vanity, violence and violating their covenant with God among many other things, and God…

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Hosea 11

Hosea 11 by David Groendyk As Pastor Mark said yesterday, this chapter has some of the most tender verses in all of Scripture. At the same time, we still get…

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