Does it feel like there is a war or struggle going on inside of you to live like Christ? If you feel this tension, it's because there is a real battle going on each day between your flesh and your spirit. In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares the litmus test to determine if you are living according to the flesh or according to the spirit.

Text: Galatians 5:16-26
Big Idea: Walk with the Spirit and win against the flesh.

Key Question: How do we walk with the Spirit?

1. By recognizing our inner struggle. (vv. 16-18)

2. By honestly acknowledging the fruit of our life. (vv. 19-23)

3. By putting the flesh to death in Christ. (vv. 24-26)

Does the Christian life feel overwhelming with rules and unfruitful religion? That's not the way it is supposed to be. In this sermon, Pastor Fikre shares that Christ came to deliver us from the weight of rituals and bring us into the freedom of relationship with the father.

BI: Experience the Freedom that Christ has come to Give.

How do I experience this freedom?

Pt.1- Value the freedom that comes in Christ

Pt.2- Stay away from old influences that cannot bring salvation

Pt.3- Love one another

What does the story of our past say about the calling of God on our lives? Our origin stories have an effect of how we view and interpret our lives and God's influence on it. In this message Pastor Nick Bogardus, shares that you don't have to work your story to make something of yourself, but that God has already done the work through your life and made you something valuable.

Text: Galatians 4:21-31

Big Idea: We are children of the promise and free in Christ.

Key Question: Where can I find true freedom?

1. The law brings slavery. (vv. 21-25)

2. The gospel brings freedom. (vv. 26-28)

3. Stand firm in your freedom. (vv. 29-31)

Have you ever felt like there were competing thoughts on your spiritual growth and knowing God? You're not alone. The Apostle Paul warns the church at Galatia that there are people who are trying to convince them to turn away from the truth of Jesus Christ, and submit themselves to empty religion. In this message Pastor Fikre Prince looks at this passage of scripture to urge believers not to be swayed by vein ideas from new teachers and forsake the foundation of Christ's good news.

Text: Galatians 4:8-20

Big Idea: Gospel formation brings freedom.

Key Question: How are we formed by the gospel?

1. Remember our former bondage. (vv. 8-11)

2. Return to our former zeal. (vv. 12-16)

3. Receive Christ’s formative work. (vv. 17-20)

What comes to mind when you are asked about your identity? Is it your occupation? Ethnicity? In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares that the Gospel has far reaching effects to change our Identity and it should revolutionize how you see yourself. The effect of gospel on who we are supersedes ethnicity, and occupation and provides change at the heart.

Text: Galatians 3:15-4:7

Big Idea: We are no longer slaves but sons and heirs of God.

Key Question: How should we live in light of these gospel truths?

1. The powerlessness of the law. (vv. 15-18)

2. The purpose of the law. (vv. 19-24)

3. The promise of adoption. (vv. 3:25-4:7)

There is a blessing that is in the Good News of Jesus Christ. It is not restrictive, but freeing. In this message from the series Good News, Pastor Ryan Russell shares the blessing that comes with believing and following Jesus.

Text: Galatians 3:1-14

Sermon Summary:

Big Idea: God’s blessing comes by faith alone in Christ alone.

Key Question: How do we experience the blessings of God?

1. Do the Spirit’s blessings come by works? (vv. 1-5)

2. Does the blessing of justification come by ethnic pedigree? (vv. 6-9)

3. Does the blessing of redemption come by obeying the law? (vv. 10-14)

There is a simplicity to faith in Christ that often times gets lost in man-made qualifications. Have you ever considered that Salvation is through faith in Christ alone? and not through works also? This sermon series, Good News, will help you to understand the gospel of Jesus Christ and how it is freedom from the bondage of sin.

Text: Galatians 2:1-21

Big Idea: Nothing but the gospel is needed.

Key question: What does the gospel give us?

1. The gospel is our source of freedom. (vv. 1-5)

2. The gospel is our source of ministry. (vv. 6-14)

3. The gospel is our source of justification. (vv. 15-21)

Have you ever seen the power of God? I think you have. Often times, Christians overlook the evidence of God's power working to transform their lives day by day, but it is that testament that can help others know that God can change them too. In this message Pastor Fikre Prince shares the story of the apostle Paul's conversion and reminds us that the Gospel of Christ can change anyone, even a former persecutor of the faith.

Text: Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon Summary:

Big Idea: God’s Gospel is revelation that transforms.

Key Question: What does gospel transformation look like?

1. The gospel reveals our sin. (vv. 11-14)

2. The gospel reveals Christ. (vv.15-16)

3. The gospel reveals our destiny. (vv. 17-24)