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Worship Guide for September 26

September 24, 2021


Prepare for Sunday morning worship by using the guide below.

Galatians 2:11-21

11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.

Worship Lyrics

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Watch the Sermon

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Summary: We need to get the gospel right, otherwise, the Christian life will always be off balance. Our story picks up with a major conflict between Peter and Paul, two giants in the faith. It is hard to imagine a more intense and dramatic event. The implications are huge for gospel unity. In our last text, Paul traveled to Jerusalem to secure agreement with Peter on the nature of the gospel. Was the gospel enough to bring freedom from Jewish laws so that now Jews and Gentiles are one in Jesus? Answer: yes! This was sealed as they offered Paul the right hand of fellowship. But now, when Peter travels to Antioch, Paul opposes Peter to his face. Paul is not challenging Peter for his teachings on the gospel, but for his conduct in the gospel. Paul charges Peter for preaching one thing but practicing another. In this passage we see Paul challenges a compromised gospel and clarify the true gospel.

Review and Apply

With whom would you not feel comfortable eating with because they are not like you?
 
What self-righteousness lies at the root of this attitude?
 
How would you explain justification through faith to someone who has not been to church?
 
What works do you tend to rely on for acceptance with God?  
 
How do you seek to live by faith in the Son of God?
 
How does his loving sacrifice motivate you to walk in holiness?


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