The Gospel Is from God, Part 1

Galatians 1:1-23
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In today’s broadcast, we’re embarking on an exciting new series called “Grasping the Gospel.” Join Pastor Colin as he explores the heart of what it means to live a life of faith, just as Paul did, by trusting the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself for us.

We’ll be diving into the book of Galatians, discovering how the Gospel isn’t just about our beginnings or our future in Heaven but is deeply relevant to the life we live every day. This series promises profound insights into the transforming power of Christ’s presence with us now.

100:00:00,580 –> 00:00:07,420The life I live, I live by faith, in the Son of God200:00:07,420 –> 00:00:09,820Who loved me and gave himself for me300:00:09,820 –> 00:00:10,920See what Paul’s saying400:00:10,920 –> 00:00:14,260This is how I’m living my life now500:00:14,260 –> 00:00:16,379Right now in everything that I’m facing600:00:16,379 –> 00:00:18,299I’m living it by faith700:00:18,299 –> 00:00:19,520in the Son of God800:00:19,520 –> 00:00:21,100Who loved me and gave himself for me900:00:21,100 –> 00:00:24,900And everything else hangs on that1000:00:24,900 –> 00:00:27,000Welcome to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith1100:00:27,000 –> 00:00:28,080I’m David Pick1200:00:28,080 –> 00:00:29,680and I’m glad you could be with us today1300:00:29,700 –> 00:00:31,780and Colin, Paul is saying1400:00:31,780 –> 00:00:33,340whatever he’s facing1500:00:33,340 –> 00:00:35,520he’s living by faith in the Son of God1600:00:35,520 –> 00:00:38,540Now, that’s a phrase we often hear as Christians1700:00:38,540 –> 00:00:40,500but there may be many who are thinking1800:00:40,500 –> 00:00:43,139ok, but what does that actually mean?1900:00:43,139 –> 00:00:46,060Well, that’s the very heart of what it does mean to be a Christian2000:00:46,060 –> 00:00:48,060and of course the marvelous thing about faith2100:00:48,060 –> 00:00:51,700is that it is the bond of a living union with Jesus Christ2200:00:51,700 –> 00:00:54,700So when Paul says that I’m living by faith in Christ2300:00:54,700 –> 00:00:57,119He’s saying I’m living on the basis that2400:00:57,320 –> 00:01:00,400Jesus Christ is with me in everything that I face2500:01:00,400 –> 00:01:02,320I don’t face anything alone2600:01:02,320 –> 00:01:04,839and it’s not just that I have a friend2700:01:04,839 –> 00:01:07,180or that there’s some kind of power to help me2800:01:07,180 –> 00:01:10,480the Son of God who loves me and gave himself for me2900:01:10,480 –> 00:01:12,480He’s with me in everything I face3000:01:12,480 –> 00:01:13,839That’s how I’m facing life3100:01:13,839 –> 00:01:14,800That’s what Paul’s saying3200:01:14,800 –> 00:01:16,059That is amazing to think about3300:01:16,059 –> 00:01:17,900and we’re starting a new series today3400:01:17,900 –> 00:01:20,220called Grasping the Gospel3500:01:20,220 –> 00:01:22,940And when you originally gave this message a few years ago3600:01:22,940 –> 00:01:26,220many people said it was a moment of understanding3700:01:26,339 –> 00:01:27,839We already knew that3800:01:27,839 –> 00:01:29,919but it explains it in a new way3900:01:29,919 –> 00:01:31,839Yeah I think a lot of christians4000:01:31,839 –> 00:01:34,959have grasped that the gospel is about forgiveness for the past4100:01:34,959 –> 00:01:37,220and that it’s about Heaven for the future4200:01:37,220 –> 00:01:38,820but have not seen clearly4300:01:38,820 –> 00:01:42,680how the Presence and Power of Jesus Christ with me today4400:01:42,680 –> 00:01:45,099changes the way in which I live life4500:01:45,099 –> 00:01:46,480And that’s huge4600:01:46,480 –> 00:01:49,459It’s not only forgiveness and Heaven4700:01:49,459 –> 00:01:51,080It’s how I live now4800:01:51,080 –> 00:01:53,639and it’s the Power of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit4900:01:53,639 –> 00:01:55,099to make a new life possible5000:01:55,099 –> 00:01:56,940and it’s an important distinction5100:01:56,940 –> 00:01:58,940We don’t define the gospel right?5200:01:58,940 –> 00:02:00,800Well that’s a very good thing too5300:02:00,800 –> 00:02:04,139because if we did then how could we rely on it5400:02:04,139 –> 00:02:06,699The good news is that the gospel is from God5500:02:06,699 –> 00:02:09,320and that’s what we’re going to see at the beginning of Galatians today5600:02:09,320 –> 00:02:10,919And because it’s from God5700:02:10,919 –> 00:02:12,460we can trust it absolutely5800:02:12,460 –> 00:02:14,940So that’s the title of today’s message5900:02:14,940 –> 00:02:16,520The Gospel Is From God6000:02:16,520 –> 00:02:18,720So join us if you can in Galatians6100:02:18,720 –> 00:02:19,940and chapter 16200:02:19,940 –> 00:02:20,820Here’s Colin6300:02:20,820 –> 00:02:22,440Earlier this year6400:02:22,520 –> 00:02:27,720We began speaking about more for the gospel6500:02:27,720 –> 00:02:30,419And it became evident after a while6600:02:30,419 –> 00:02:32,619that some of us6700:02:32,619 –> 00:02:35,279associate the word gospel6800:02:35,279 –> 00:02:37,039very narrowly6900:02:37,039 –> 00:02:41,179With the initial Act of becoming a Christian7000:02:41,179 –> 00:02:43,440So if that’s what you were thinking7100:02:43,440 –> 00:02:45,600then for you to hear more for the gospel7200:02:45,600 –> 00:02:46,960would have sounded like7300:02:46,960 –> 00:02:48,460something about Evangelism7400:02:48,460 –> 00:02:49,360altar calls7500:02:49,380 –> 00:02:51,520and making decisions for Christ7600:02:51,520 –> 00:02:54,399That led some people7700:02:54,399 –> 00:02:56,399to assume that more for the gospel7800:02:56,399 –> 00:02:58,619would mean less for those who were7900:02:58,619 –> 00:02:59,899already Christians8000:02:59,899 –> 00:03:02,139and that in some way the church8100:03:02,139 –> 00:03:03,440would no longer be interested in8200:03:03,440 –> 00:03:04,440Christian growth8300:03:04,440 –> 00:03:06,500or in spiritual maturity8400:03:06,500 –> 00:03:06,979I have to tell you8500:03:06,979 –> 00:03:10,339nothing could be further from the truth8600:03:10,339 –> 00:03:13,479it’s therefore important that together8700:03:13,479 –> 00:03:16,080we have a biblical understanding8800:03:16,080 –> 00:03:18,220of the meaning of this word gospel8900:03:18,899 –> 00:03:20,779What is the gospel?9000:03:20,779 –> 00:03:23,059How does it work in the life of9100:03:23,059 –> 00:03:25,600Christian believers today?9200:03:25,600 –> 00:03:27,419Well that is what this series9300:03:27,419 –> 00:03:30,479over these next Sundays is all about9400:03:30,479 –> 00:03:31,660I want you to notice9500:03:31,660 –> 00:03:32,860straight away in verse two9600:03:32,860 –> 00:03:34,339of Galatians chapter one9700:03:34,339 –> 00:03:36,380I hope you’ll have it open in front of you9800:03:36,380 –> 00:03:37,679that this letter is written to9900:03:37,679 –> 00:03:39,539Christian believers10000:03:39,539 –> 00:03:41,080very important to grasp that10100:03:41,080 –> 00:03:43,160it’s written to the churches10200:03:43,160 –> 00:03:45,399verse two in Galatia10300:03:45,399 –> 00:03:47,600so everything that we’re reading in Galatians10400:03:47,619 –> 00:03:50,220it’s not about evangelizing unbelievers10500:03:50,220 –> 00:03:53,600he is teaching the church10600:03:53,600 –> 00:03:56,080he is teaching us10700:03:56,080 –> 00:03:58,919he’s speaking directly to a community of believers10800:03:58,919 –> 00:04:00,520and he’s speaking about the10900:04:00,520 –> 00:04:04,139way in which the gospel shapes the church11000:04:04,139 –> 00:04:06,740as it shapes the lives of those11100:04:06,740 –> 00:04:10,740who are Christian believers11200:04:10,740 –> 00:04:13,380now this morning I want simply to attempt two things11300:04:13,380 –> 00:04:15,919the first is to introduce the letter11400:04:15,919 –> 00:04:17,079in a general kind of way11500:04:17,079 –> 00:04:18,920so that we’re oriented to it11600:04:18,920 –> 00:04:21,579and I hope we’ll see its relevance11700:04:21,579 –> 00:04:23,880and therefore have our appetite whetted11800:04:23,880 –> 00:04:26,200to study it further11900:04:26,200 –> 00:04:27,200and then having introduced it12000:04:27,200 –> 00:04:28,880I want to focus on the main theme12100:04:28,880 –> 00:04:30,359of chapter one12200:04:30,359 –> 00:04:34,839which is that the gospel is from God12300:04:34,839 –> 00:04:36,600now notice right away12400:04:36,600 –> 00:04:37,880at the beginning of the letter12500:04:37,880 –> 00:04:40,540we have just a marvelous summary of the gospel12600:04:40,540 –> 00:04:42,420we’ve noticed several times12700:04:42,420 –> 00:04:43,420in recent months12800:04:43,420 –> 00:04:44,420that you keep coming across12900:04:45,100 –> 00:04:48,559marvellous little statements in the New Testament13000:04:48,559 –> 00:04:50,019that give us a kind of headlines13100:04:50,019 –> 00:04:51,279of what the gospel is13200:04:51,279 –> 00:04:53,399and present it freshly to us13300:04:53,399 –> 00:04:56,119and that we have that in verses 3 & 413400:04:56,119 –> 00:04:58,579& peace to you from God the Father13500:04:58,579 –> 00:05:00,839and the Lord Jesus Christ13600:05:00,839 –> 00:05:04,160who gave himself for our sins13700:05:04,160 –> 00:05:05,540to rescue us13800:05:05,540 –> 00:05:07,660from the present evil age13900:05:07,660 –> 00:05:09,000according to the will14000:05:09,000 –> 00:05:12,160of our God and Father14100:05:12,160 –> 00:05:13,279now notice straight away14200:05:13,279 –> 00:05:17,359these two dimensions of the one gospel14300:05:17,359 –> 00:05:18,859it is about what Christ did14400:05:18,859 –> 00:05:22,200for us on the cross14500:05:22,200 –> 00:05:25,899he gave himself for our sins14600:05:25,899 –> 00:05:26,959but it is also about14700:05:26,959 –> 00:05:29,679what Christ does for us14800:05:29,679 –> 00:05:31,119through his spirit14900:05:31,119 –> 00:05:33,140that is, he rescues us15000:05:33,140 –> 00:05:35,100from the present evil age15100:05:35,100 –> 00:05:36,940and these two are wound together15200:05:36,940 –> 00:05:39,480inseparably in the gospel15300:05:39,480 –> 00:05:42,140the Gospel in other words is15400:05:42,140 –> 00:05:43,779about what Jesus Christ did15500:05:43,779 –> 00:05:45,679for us two thousand years ago15600:05:45,679 –> 00:05:46,920on the cross15700:05:46,920 –> 00:05:47,920but it is equally about15800:05:47,920 –> 00:05:49,260what Jesus Christ does for us15900:05:49,260 –> 00:05:52,059now, today, in all that we are facing16000:05:52,059 –> 00:05:53,119in our lives16100:05:53,119 –> 00:05:55,299by the power of his Holy Spirit16200:05:55,299 –> 00:05:56,279in other words16300:05:56,279 –> 00:05:57,600the gospel is more16400:05:57,600 –> 00:05:59,100than forgiveness16500:05:59,100 –> 00:06:04,160and an entrance into heaven16600:06:04,160 –> 00:06:06,100it is about the ongoing work16700:06:06,100 –> 00:06:07,160of Christ16800:06:07,160 –> 00:06:08,420by his spirit16900:06:08,420 –> 00:06:10,239in your life today17000:06:10,239 –> 00:06:12,420to put that into theological terms17100:06:12,420 –> 00:06:13,619the gospel is as much17200:06:13,619 –> 00:06:15,799about your sanctification17300:06:15,799 –> 00:06:17,040as it is about17400:06:17,040 –> 00:06:19,679your justification17500:06:19,679 –> 00:06:21,600I found this well expressed17600:06:21,600 –> 00:06:22,640in a statement by17700:06:22,640 –> 00:06:23,980pastor Tim Keller17800:06:23,980 –> 00:06:26,040that may be worth getting into our minds17900:06:26,040 –> 00:06:27,679to frame it simply18000:06:27,679 –> 00:06:29,019he said this18100:06:29,019 –> 00:06:30,940the gospel is not18200:06:30,940 –> 00:06:34,579just about the ABC’s18300:06:34,579 –> 00:06:36,420but about the A-Z18400:06:36,420 –> 00:06:39,359of the Christian life18500:06:39,579 –> 00:06:40,399now that gets18600:06:40,399 –> 00:06:41,480to the main point here18700:06:41,480 –> 00:06:42,420some of us have lived18800:06:42,420 –> 00:06:43,559with the idea18900:06:43,559 –> 00:06:45,320that the gospel is the ABC19000:06:45,320 –> 00:06:46,260it’s repent, believe,19100:06:46,260 –> 00:06:47,160being there, done that19200:06:47,160 –> 00:06:48,760and so forth and so on19300:06:48,760 –> 00:06:49,820we think of it simply19400:06:49,820 –> 00:06:51,519in initial terms19500:06:51,519 –> 00:06:52,260we think of it as19600:06:52,260 –> 00:06:53,200forgiveness of sins19700:06:53,200 –> 00:06:54,059entrance into heaven19800:06:54,059 –> 00:06:56,880Jesus died on the cross19900:06:56,880 –> 00:06:58,239and pastor Tim Keller20000:06:58,239 –> 00:06:59,399is rightly reflecting20100:06:59,399 –> 00:07:00,519the teaching of Galatians20200:07:00,519 –> 00:07:01,100and the whole of the20300:07:01,100 –> 00:07:02,119new testament in saying20400:07:02,119 –> 00:07:03,059no, that is not20500:07:03,059 –> 00:07:03,679the way in which20600:07:03,679 –> 00:07:05,000the gospel is used20700:07:05,000 –> 00:07:05,940in the new testament20800:07:05,940 –> 00:07:07,779it’s not just the ABC’s20900:07:07,959 –> 00:07:09,959it is the A to Z21000:07:09,959 –> 00:07:11,619it involves your justification21100:07:11,619 –> 00:07:12,459your sanctification21200:07:12,459 –> 00:07:13,679your glorification21300:07:13,679 –> 00:07:14,839every other-ific-ation21400:07:14,839 –> 00:07:15,399that you can find21500:07:15,399 –> 00:07:16,559in the new testament21600:07:16,559 –> 00:07:18,540is all brought together21700:07:18,540 –> 00:07:20,239in this great theme21800:07:20,239 –> 00:07:21,160of the gospel21900:07:21,160 –> 00:07:22,660the good news of Jesus Christ22000:07:22,660 –> 00:07:23,779what he did for you22100:07:23,779 –> 00:07:24,579on the cross22200:07:24,579 –> 00:07:25,500what he does in you22300:07:25,500 –> 00:07:26,559by the spirit22400:07:26,559 –> 00:07:27,880that he died for your sins22500:07:27,880 –> 00:07:28,519that he lives22600:07:30,519 –> 00:07:32,959that he lives to advance22700:07:32,959 –> 00:07:34,399all of the purpose of God22800:07:34,399 –> 00:07:35,799in you22900:07:36,140 –> 00:07:37,920through you23000:07:37,920 –> 00:07:39,600now, our difficulty23100:07:39,600 –> 00:07:41,359in grasping the gospel23200:07:41,359 –> 00:07:43,660is not a new problem23300:07:43,660 –> 00:07:45,480the fact that there’s23400:07:45,480 –> 00:07:46,660confusion about this23500:07:46,660 –> 00:07:47,579in the church23600:07:47,579 –> 00:07:48,239shouldn’t surprise us23700:07:48,239 –> 00:07:49,220because that’s exactly23800:07:49,220 –> 00:07:50,899why Galatians was written23900:07:52,859 –> 00:07:53,980these early believers24000:07:53,980 –> 00:07:56,440had come to Christ24100:07:56,440 –> 00:07:57,799they had found forgiveness24200:07:57,799 –> 00:08:00,260of sins24300:08:00,260 –> 00:08:01,100they knew and believed24400:08:01,100 –> 00:08:02,260that they would have entrance24500:08:02,260 –> 00:08:05,559into heaven on this basis24600:08:05,559 –> 00:08:06,679but within a short time24700:08:06,679 –> 00:08:07,500of the apostle Paul24800:08:07,500 –> 00:08:08,480moving on from the24900:08:08,480 –> 00:08:09,799area of Galatia25000:08:09,799 –> 00:08:11,000these believers were saying25100:08:11,000 –> 00:08:14,160well now what next25200:08:14,160 –> 00:08:14,739in their minds25300:08:14,739 –> 00:08:15,899the gospel was about25400:08:15,899 –> 00:08:17,859beginnings and endings25500:08:17,859 –> 00:08:18,820but had little or nothing25600:08:18,820 –> 00:08:21,260to say with the middle25700:08:21,260 –> 00:08:22,299and so they were saying25800:08:22,299 –> 00:08:22,980in their minds25900:08:22,980 –> 00:08:25,100now I know I’m forgiven26000:08:25,100 –> 00:08:25,959and I believe that26100:08:25,959 –> 00:08:26,820I’m going to go to heaven26200:08:26,820 –> 00:08:28,299when I die26300:08:28,299 –> 00:08:29,220but my question is26400:08:29,220 –> 00:08:31,779how do I get through next week26500:08:31,779 –> 00:08:34,380now does that sound familiar26600:08:34,380 –> 00:08:34,880see I think that’s26700:08:34,880 –> 00:08:35,460what a lot of26800:08:35,539 –> 00:08:38,320Christians are today26900:08:38,340 –> 00:08:40,179and it’s not surprising27000:08:40,179 –> 00:08:40,820therefore, you see,27100:08:40,820 –> 00:08:41,539that some27200:08:41,539 –> 00:08:44,679Christian entrepreneurs27300:08:44,679 –> 00:08:45,940came into Galatia27400:08:45,940 –> 00:08:46,820almost as soon27500:08:46,820 –> 00:08:49,359as Paul left it27600:08:49,359 –> 00:08:50,219and their message27700:08:50,219 –> 00:08:51,140was along these lines27800:08:51,140 –> 00:08:52,179it’s great that you folks27900:08:52,179 –> 00:08:53,619have become Christians28000:08:53,619 –> 00:08:55,080and so glad that you’ve28100:08:55,080 –> 00:08:55,859received the message28200:08:55,859 –> 00:08:56,760of the apostle Paul28300:08:56,760 –> 00:08:57,840but of course28400:08:57,840 –> 00:08:58,739now we need to keep you28500:08:58,739 –> 00:08:59,719moving forward28600:08:59,719 –> 00:09:00,500and what we want to do28700:09:00,500 –> 00:09:01,419is we want to give you28800:09:01,419 –> 00:09:02,659what you really need28900:09:02,659 –> 00:09:03,679in order to live29000:09:03,679 –> 00:09:05,020an effective Christian life29100:09:05,020 –> 00:09:07,960in this world29200:09:07,960 –> 00:09:08,440now29300:09:08,440 –> 00:09:08,880the problem29400:09:08,880 –> 00:09:09,840with the false teachers29500:09:09,840 –> 00:09:10,619was not that29600:09:10,619 –> 00:09:11,340they said29700:09:11,340 –> 00:09:12,500that Paul’s message29800:09:12,500 –> 00:09:13,599was false29900:09:13,599 –> 00:09:14,119what they said30000:09:14,119 –> 00:09:14,500was that it30100:09:14,500 –> 00:09:16,500was inadequate30200:09:16,500 –> 00:09:17,520they did not30300:09:17,520 –> 00:09:19,200question it’s truth30400:09:19,200 –> 00:09:20,520but they did question30500:09:20,520 –> 00:09:23,119it’s sufficiency30600:09:23,119 –> 00:09:23,440and again30700:09:23,440 –> 00:09:24,760I think that’s where30800:09:24,760 –> 00:09:25,299many of30900:09:25,299 –> 00:09:28,320us struggle today31000:09:28,320 –> 00:09:28,820we believe31100:09:28,820 –> 00:09:29,640that Jesus died31200:09:29,640 –> 00:09:31,760for our sins31300:09:31,760 –> 00:09:32,919but we’re not sure31400:09:32,919 –> 00:09:33,700that he’s able31500:09:33,700 –> 00:09:34,440to deliver us31600:09:34,460 –> 00:09:34,979from the present31700:09:34,979 –> 00:09:36,479evil age31800:09:36,479 –> 00:09:38,479right?31900:09:38,479 –> 00:09:38,900we’re glad32000:09:38,900 –> 00:09:40,099to be32100:09:40,099 –> 00:09:40,700forgiven32200:09:40,700 –> 00:09:41,020and to be confident32300:09:41,020 –> 00:09:41,659that we are bound32400:09:41,659 –> 00:09:41,900for Heaven32500:09:41,900 –> 00:09:42,460when we die32600:09:42,460 –> 00:09:42,859but we feel32700:09:42,859 –> 00:09:43,380that we need32800:09:43,380 –> 00:09:44,900something more32900:09:44,900 –> 00:09:46,900to face the challenges33000:09:46,900 –> 00:09:48,900of this life33100:09:48,900 –> 00:09:49,419because the questions33200:09:49,419 –> 00:09:50,260we’re facing33300:09:50,260 –> 00:09:50,760are how33400:09:50,760 –> 00:09:51,219do I33500:09:51,219 –> 00:09:51,700face this33600:09:51,700 –> 00:09:52,299loneliness33700:09:52,299 –> 00:09:52,799how do I33800:09:52,799 –> 00:09:53,260face this33900:09:53,260 –> 00:09:53,960difficulty34000:09:53,960 –> 00:09:54,299how do I34100:09:54,299 –> 00:09:54,520walk through34200:09:54,520 –> 00:09:55,380this grief34300:09:55,380 –> 00:09:55,520how do I34400:09:55,520 –> 00:09:56,020live under34500:09:56,020 –> 00:09:56,679this pressure34600:09:56,679 –> 00:09:57,059and how do i34700:09:57,059 –> 00:09:57,700find confidence34800:09:57,700 –> 00:10:01,679and if we think34900:10:01,679 –> 00:10:02,179that Christ35000:10:02,179 –> 00:10:03,099is for the beginning35100:10:03,099 –> 00:10:03,679and the end35200:10:03,679 –> 00:10:04,340the rest35300:10:04,539 –> 00:10:05,059of our lives35400:10:05,059 –> 00:10:05,640will be one35500:10:05,640 –> 00:10:06,320long search35600:10:06,320 –> 00:10:06,820to find out35700:10:06,820 –> 00:10:07,260what to do35800:10:07,260 –> 00:10:11,619to fill the middle35900:10:13,159 –> 00:10:13,659and of course36000:10:13,659 –> 00:10:14,320that struggle36100:10:14,320 –> 00:10:15,039that is felt36200:10:15,039 –> 00:10:15,539in individual36300:10:15,539 –> 00:10:18,219Christian hearts36400:10:18,219 –> 00:10:19,140becomes reflected36500:10:19,140 –> 00:10:19,640in the life36600:10:19,640 –> 00:10:21,299of the Church36700:10:22,000 –> 00:10:22,739Christian people36800:10:22,739 –> 00:10:23,460are looking36900:10:23,460 –> 00:10:24,000for something37000:10:24,000 –> 00:10:25,900and so the focus37100:10:25,900 –> 00:10:26,679begins to move37200:10:26,679 –> 00:10:28,820away from Jesus Christ37300:10:29,919 –> 00:10:30,900and the discussion37400:10:30,900 –> 00:10:31,619centers around37500:10:31,619 –> 00:10:32,219now how do we37600:10:32,219 –> 00:10:32,719as a church37700:10:32,719 –> 00:10:33,520meet the deep37800:10:33,599 –> 00:10:34,580needs of people’s37900:10:34,580 –> 00:10:35,599lives38000:10:36,599 –> 00:10:37,340that of course38100:10:37,340 –> 00:10:38,559is the wrong38200:10:38,559 –> 00:10:40,460question for the church38300:10:41,460 –> 00:10:42,320I mean do we38400:10:42,320 –> 00:10:42,940really think38500:10:42,940 –> 00:10:45,619we can meet38600:10:45,619 –> 00:10:47,080the deep needs38700:10:47,080 –> 00:10:47,940of people’s38800:10:47,940 –> 00:10:49,159lives38900:10:51,340 –> 00:10:52,119see if you are39000:10:52,119 –> 00:10:53,140looking to the church39100:10:53,140 –> 00:10:55,479to be your savior39200:10:55,960 –> 00:10:56,719you will be39300:10:56,719 –> 00:10:57,140desperately39400:10:57,140 –> 00:10:58,039disappointed39500:10:59,000 –> 00:10:59,840and the church39600:10:59,840 –> 00:11:00,619that in any way39700:11:00,619 –> 00:11:01,559slides into saying39800:11:01,559 –> 00:11:02,799or the teaching39900:11:02,799 –> 00:11:04,380that slides into saying40000:11:04,380 –> 00:11:04,919you know look40100:11:04,919 –> 00:11:06,239to us in order40200:11:06,239 –> 00:11:06,840to meet the deep40300:11:06,840 –> 00:11:07,900needs of your life40400:11:07,900 –> 00:11:09,119has slipped right40500:11:09,119 –> 00:11:10,559into the40600:11:10,559 –> 00:11:12,039Galatian era40700:11:12,039 –> 00:11:12,719that we are going40800:11:12,719 –> 00:11:13,179to be learning40900:11:13,179 –> 00:11:13,760about over these41000:11:13,760 –> 00:11:14,859next41100:11:14,859 –> 00:11:16,039Sunday mornings41200:11:17,479 –> 00:11:18,340so the message41300:11:18,340 –> 00:11:18,960of Galatians41400:11:18,960 –> 00:11:19,840then is about41500:11:19,840 –> 00:11:21,599the sufficiency41600:11:22,539 –> 00:11:23,140and therefore41700:11:23,140 –> 00:11:24,419the centrality41800:11:24,419 –> 00:11:26,979of Jesus Christ41900:11:26,979 –> 00:11:27,479not only42000:11:27,479 –> 00:11:28,440for the forgiveness42100:11:28,440 –> 00:11:30,599of your sins42200:11:30,599 –> 00:11:31,460and for your42300:11:31,460 –> 00:11:32,340ultimate entrance42400:11:32,400 –> 00:11:34,239into Heaven42500:11:34,239 –> 00:11:35,000but also42600:11:35,000 –> 00:11:36,119for everything42700:11:36,119 –> 00:11:37,159you are facing42800:11:37,159 –> 00:11:39,119in your life now42900:11:39,119 –> 00:11:40,719this coming week43000:11:40,719 –> 00:11:42,119this coming month43100:11:42,119 –> 00:11:42,840and every day43200:11:42,840 –> 00:11:43,200from here43300:11:43,200 –> 00:11:44,080until the day43400:11:44,080 –> 00:11:44,640when you see43500:11:44,640 –> 00:11:47,340Him face to face43600:11:47,340 –> 00:11:47,840now these43700:11:47,840 –> 00:11:48,280are going to be43800:11:48,280 –> 00:11:48,960the things43900:11:48,960 –> 00:11:49,460we are learning44000:11:49,460 –> 00:11:50,119and exploring44100:11:50,119 –> 00:11:50,940together44200:11:50,940 –> 00:11:51,380from this44300:11:51,380 –> 00:11:52,440marvellous letter44400:11:52,440 –> 00:11:53,200to Galatians44500:11:53,200 –> 00:11:54,140I hope that44600:11:54,140 –> 00:11:54,960whets your44700:11:54,960 –> 00:11:55,760appetite44800:11:56,479 –> 00:11:57,219I hope it makes44900:11:57,219 –> 00:11:58,059you feel45000:11:58,059 –> 00:11:59,280boy, this letter45100:11:59,280 –> 00:12:00,320really does45200:12:00,320 –> 00:12:01,539speak to45300:12:01,539 –> 00:12:01,919one of the45400:12:01,960 –> 00:12:03,299primary challenges45500:12:03,299 –> 00:12:04,219of church world45600:12:04,219 –> 00:12:05,299today45700:12:07,619 –> 00:12:09,440Is Jesus Christ45800:12:09,440 –> 00:12:12,400enough for your life?45900:12:12,739 –> 00:12:13,239Not just for your46000:12:13,239 –> 00:12:13,919forgiveness46100:12:13,919 –> 00:12:14,479and your entrance46200:12:14,479 –> 00:12:15,119into Heaven46300:12:15,159 –> 00:12:15,960Is He enough46400:12:15,979 –> 00:12:17,000for your life46500:12:17,000 –> 00:12:17,419in46600:12:17,419 –> 00:12:18,020everything46700:12:18,039 –> 00:12:20,419that you face?46800:12:20,419 –> 00:12:20,919Today46900:12:20,919 –> 00:12:22,320tomorrow47000:12:22,799 –> 00:12:23,260and every day47100:12:23,260 –> 00:12:25,059that lies ahead47200:12:25,059 –> 00:12:25,599You’re listening47300:12:25,599 –> 00:12:26,320to Open The Bible47400:12:26,320 –> 00:12:26,940with Pastor47500:12:26,940 –> 00:12:27,859Colleen Smith47600:12:27,859 –> 00:12:28,460and the message47700:12:28,460 –> 00:12:28,820called47800:12:28,820 –> 00:12:29,299The Gospel47900:12:29,299 –> 00:12:30,080is from48000:12:30,080 –> 00:12:30,719God48100:12:30,880 –> 00:12:31,400It’s part of48200:12:31,400 –> 00:12:32,099a new series48300:12:32,099 –> 00:12:33,500Grasping the Gospel48400:12:33,500 –> 00:12:34,539and if you ever48500:12:34,539 –> 00:12:34,799miss48600:12:34,799 –> 00:12:35,340one of the series48700:12:35,340 –> 00:12:35,880or if you48800:12:35,880 –> 00:12:36,179want to48900:12:36,179 –> 00:12:36,359go back49000:12:36,359 –> 00:12:36,960and listen49100:12:36,960 –> 00:12:37,359again49200:12:37,359 –> 00:12:37,719you can49300:12:37,719 –> 00:12:37,919always49400:12:37,919 –> 00:12:38,239do that49500:12:38,260 –> 00:12:39,000by coming49600:12:39,000 –> 00:12:39,020online49700:12:39,020 –> 00:12:39,419to our49800:12:39,419 –> 00:12:40,080website49900:12:40,099 –> 00:12:42,919openthebible.org.uk50000:12:42,960 –> 00:12:43,299And there50100:12:43,299 –> 00:12:43,719you’ll50200:12:43,719 –> 00:12:43,940find all50300:12:43,940 –> 00:12:44,479the messages50400:12:44,500 –> 00:12:44,880which have50500:12:44,880 –> 00:12:45,219already50600:12:45,219 –> 00:12:45,520been50700:12:45,520 –> 00:12:46,419broadcast50800:12:46,520 –> 00:12:46,940You can50900:12:46,979 –> 00:12:47,119also51000:12:47,119 –> 00:12:47,500find them51100:12:47,500 –> 00:12:47,900as a51200:12:47,900 –> 00:12:48,580podcast51300:12:48,780 –> 00:12:49,140And those51400:12:49,140 –> 00:12:49,320are51500:12:49,340 –> 00:12:49,780available51600:12:49,780 –> 00:12:50,039on all51700:12:50,039 –> 00:12:50,359the main51800:12:50,359 –> 00:12:50,859podcast51900:12:50,859 –> 00:12:51,500sites52000:12:51,500 –> 00:12:52,059Search for52100:12:52,059 –> 00:12:53,539openthebible-uk52200:12:53,539 –> 00:12:54,380and subscribe52300:12:54,380 –> 00:12:54,580if you52400:12:54,580 –> 00:12:55,039want to52500:12:55,039 –> 00:12:55,619receive52600:12:55,619 –> 00:12:56,020regular52700:12:56,020 –> 00:12:56,900reminders52800:12:57,659 –> 00:12:58,119This is52900:12:58,119 –> 00:12:58,619just a53000:12:58,619 –> 00:12:59,119reminder53100:12:59,119 –> 00:12:59,559that53200:12:59,580 –> 00:13:00,400Open the 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Colin Smith is the Senior Pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He has authored a number of books, including Heaven, How I Got Here and Heaven, So Near – So Far. Colin is the Founder and Teaching Pastor for Open the Bible. Follow him on X formerly Twitter.

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