Galatians 5:2-6

"Dear Father, guarantor of freedom, Christ died to set all people free - if they will accept it! As for me, Father, I accept it and intend to live by...."

Set free and yet we still serve? Paul Faulkner reminds us of our freedom in Christ to serve and find God's blessing.

"But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us."

"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."

"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."

"For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope."

Inspirational illustration of Galatians 5:6 NIV -- For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

Are you taking care of your freedom? Freedom in Christ came at a high price and must be protected from legalism and license and can best be understood by flying a kite.

"Dear Disciple, Some of Paul's language in his letter to the Galatians is harsh. He begins his letter without his normal prayer of thanksgiving for..."

"Dear Faithful Follower, About the same time Paul was trying to help the Galatian believers understand grace, My half-brother James was working with....."

Inspirational illustration of Galatians 5:1-2 tniv -- It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumc

Is grace a gift or does it come with conditions? Phil Ware reminds us that people make up their own definitions of what grace means all the time, but Jesus defines grace, exemplifies it, and pours it out upon us and he should be our example and definition of grace.

Can you avoid the deep ditches? Phil Ware continues his SpiritFire series and reminds us of the ditches that can trap us on the way to freedom in grace and being led by the Spirit.

Did they make the flight or lose the opportunity? A rush to the airport and nearly missing a flight turns into a blessing when someone's kindness saves the trip.

What can we do to help others in the middle of their messes? What can we do when it seems we can't do anything? We can pray.

Sometimes we don't see that love is defined by surprise and sacrifice. Ann Voskamp talks about this year's wheat harvest and how it reminds her of God's grace and message of love when she was once in France and how communion is about love and love is about sacrifice.

So what's the real gist of the problem? Tom Norvell shares several quotes from the Bible that share what is most important to God, then reminds us that it is about loving God and loving others and we need to get down and just do it!

"Dear Beloved, You live in a world awash in religious ideas, ideologies, and philosophies. But there is one fundamental difference between all of them..."

What would they say about you and your friends? Phil Ware continues his call to kingdom series and focusing on having the reputation as the church that helps people.

Is it really faith if it doesn't do anything? Belief and faith are not the same thing. Belief becomes faith when it goes into action.

Because we could not be James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that we all needed Jesus' redemptive death on the cross so we could find new life in the grace of God.

We have been set free, so let's not give up our freedom? Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.