["Pomp and Circumstance"]
I love you.
off singing just over in the glory land that's page number 65 just over in the
glory land and let's go ahead and sing it out on the first
Oh
Page number 65 let's see now on the second
on my way to those mansions there to see God's praise
Oh
What a joyful
Oh
Let's see it out on the second
Oh
Great singing welcome to Verity Baptist Church. Let's open up with a word of prayer
Father God, thank you so much for this church Lord
I think these people who come out here on a Wednesday evening service to serve you
I pray that you'd bless the singing Lord a prayer that are single to glorify you and a prayer that you bless the preaching of
The sermon to come in Jesus name I pray amen
All right, please turn your song books page number 20
Page number two zero
Page number two zero and let's sing it out on the first
Oh
Page number 20 actually on the second this time
Then
When
When I
See the blood I will pass I will pass over you
Judgment is coming. Oh, we'll be there
Who have rejected?
Oh
Sinner
Jesus then God will pass will pass over you
when I
See the blood
When I see the blood
When I
See the blood
I will pass I will pass
Over you. Oh
What compassion Oh boundless love
Jesus have power
Jesus is true. Oh
We are safe from the storm. Oh
He will pass
over you
when I
See the blood
when I
See the blood
When I
See the blood
I will pass I will pass over you
Great singing
Amen all right, we want to welcome you to our midweek service here at Verity Baptist Church. We're glad you're with us
Let's go ahead and take our bulletins and we'll look some announcements real quickly
If you do not have a bulletin
You can raise your hand and one of our ushers will get one for you
If you need a bullet and just put your hand up and we will get one for you the verse this week
Philippians 1 6 being confident of this very thing that he which had begun a good work in you
Will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ and that's a good verse there
We like that you open up your bullets and you'll see our service time Sunday morning service 10 30
Am and we do invite you of course to be with us on Sunday morning on the Lord's Day
For church Sunday evening service at 6 p.m. And then of course our Wednesday evening Bible study at 7 p.m
We're glad you're here for that
If you notice our sowing times our main sewing times on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. And then we have additional sewing times
on
Thursday Friday and Sunday, we're starting something new tomorrow. There's a sewing time at 6 p.m
So if you'd like to go so winning at 6 p.m.
We're gonna try that out during the summer months while the Sun stays out longer
And if you have any questions about that you can ask brother Shaw
But we'll see how that goes 6 p.m. Tomorrow and then on Friday our normal
So anytime at 2 p.m. On Sunday at 2 p.m. As well
We of course are a family integrated church what that means is that children and infants always welcomed in the service
We do not separate children from their parents for any reason. We do have mother baby rooms and daddy rooms available for your convenience
So, please use those rooms as needed if you need to be baptized
You can let us know on your communication card and we'll follow up with you and talk to you about baptisms
If you look at the announcements and upcoming events, of course, we have our three sermon series
We're going through on Sunday morning Sunday night Wednesday night tonight
We are in the book of Galatians and we are in chapter 3
So we'll continue that and then of course this Sunday, June 4th is our graduation service. So we hope that you are
Excited about that and if you have any kids
That are participating in the graduation
So if they're part of our homeschool group and they've graduated kindergarten or high school and they're walking to get their diploma
Make sure that you are here on Sunday at 5 p.m. There's a practice at 5 p.m. A real quick rehearsal
Before the Sunday evening service and then everybody else of course a service at 6 p.m
We're gonna have pizza after the service in the fellowship hall
So make sure that you are here for all of that
Striving together new members class is on Sunday, June 11th at 12 30 p.m
And if you're newer to our church, we'd love for you to be a part of that class if you haven't gone to it
Father's Day is coming up on Sunday, June 18th, and we're gonna have some special things going on
I'll be preaching a special Father's Day sermon and we'll have the Verity Baptist
Church t-shirts for all of the boys and men in attendance on Father's Day. So make sure you're here for that
VBC choir they've got practice
They're going to start on June 11th practicing for the Red Hot Preaching Conference. So make sure you're aware of that
There's other things there for you to look at please
Don't forget to turn your cell phones off or place them on silent during the service
so that they're not a distraction to anybody if you look at the back of the bulletin birthdays and anniversaries for the month of May and
This week we had brother George McQueen's birthday on May 28th
Daniel Cruz had a birthday on May 30th
Miss Abby Santos had a birthday on May 30th brother Joel and Miss Courtney Usher have an anniversary today on May 31st
And Miss Christine Laquetta has a birthday tomorrow on June 1st praise report money matters
All of those things are there for you to look at and I think that's it for all of the announcements
So we're gonna go ahead and take our song books and we're gonna sing page number
315 page number three one five as we prepare to receive the offering this
evening
315 and let's go ahead and sing it out on the first take my
Consecrated Lord to thee take my hand
The
Age number 315 sing it out on the second take my feet and let
Swift and beautiful
for the
I
Please sing always only for my
Always only for my king take my
My
Take my moment
Good on the last take my will and make it
It shall be no longer
Take my heart
Amen good singing while the guys come up and help us with the offering at this time
And let's go ahead and bow our heads and have a word of prayer
Heavenly Father Lord we do
Thank you for allowing us together on a Wednesday night
We pray that you bless the offering the gift and the giver we ask that you meet with us as we take time to pray
For our church family, of course as we study the Bible together in Jesus name we pray. Amen
You
Amen all right
Well, let's go ahead and take our prayer sheets tonight
If you did not receive a prayer list on your way in you just raise your hand and one of our ushers can get one
For you, you know prayer
She just put your hand up and we will get one for you
And of course the way that you add a request to the prayer sheet is through your communication card on the back of the card
There is a place for you to write down a request make sure you mark whether it's private or public if it's private
Only I will see it if it's public. We'll put it on the prayer sheet
If you don't mark it, we'll do our best to figure it out, but we usually don't put those on there
They are added in the order that they're received and they are removed after a couple of weeks
There is one request that we would like you to write in if you would not mind
And that is for brother Joe Maples and he's praying for his father. His father has cancer and is in the hospital
So if you could just write that request in we would appreciate that
I'm gonna go ahead and take these requests to the Lord
I'm gonna pray out loud and I'll ask that you follow along in your mind in your heart. Let's pray together
Heavenly Father Lord, we come to you tonight asking for these requests from our church family
and of course we begin with these requests dealing with health and
brother Matt Borello praying for his wife's mother who is recovering from a stroke and
Lord we ask that you would help her and strengthen her and be with her at this time. Miss Andrea McQueen praying for
Their friend Destiny Carrasco and for her radiation treatment that it would be successful that she'd be healed from cancer
Jeffrey Love praying for the health of his relative Robert Gonzalez and
Brother Joe Maples praying for his friend for his friend Jeff Humes
And his upcoming knee replacement surgery that it would go well and then also I praying for his father
Who has cancer and is in the hospital asking that you would help him and be with him at this time and
Lord we pray for Miss Christine Ortiz praying for her health, Brother Salvador praying for his health, Miss Dogma praying for relief of her pain
of course
Brother Edgar and Miss Selena De Dios praying for a little Urezi to continue to be healthy and
We continue to pray for
Dave Clemental our missionaries wife Miss Angel as she is undergoing chemotherapy
For breast cancer and Lord we ask for all these individuals
We pray that you would put your healing hand over them that you would
Help them to recover if it's your will that you would relieve pain that you would be with the doctors and nurses dealing with them
For the ones that are not saved Lord and that are closer to
Passing we pray that you'd open their hearts that they might be willing to hear the gospel
Also pray for the ladies in our church that are expecting and we pray for Miss Ava and Miss Rebecca Miss Kiki Miss Selena
And Miss melody praying that you give them all healthy pregnancies with no issues and no complications
We also pray for these that have requests for friends and family Brother Matt
Barrell oh not only praying for his mother-in-law, but also for strength and comfort for his wife
Through this difficult time as she's dealing with her mother
who had a stroke and
Brother John Cervantes is praying for the Garcia family for comfort for them
due to the passing of his cousin and
Miss Brittany Louderman praying for comfort for her grandmother as she mourns the loss of her grandfather
Miss Megan Epstein praying for safety for her relatives abroad and for the Lord's will in their lives
during the situation in Russia and Ukraine
Miss Ruth praying for herself and her daughter
Alicia and that she would be able to home-school her and that you would work those things out for the Salvador praying for his family as
Well, Lord we ask for all these individuals
We pray that you would help them that you'd be with them that you would guide them and strengthen them and that you would
Help them along the way. We also pray for these that have salvation requests for their John
Cervantes praying for the salvation of the Garcia family as well
Not only for the comfort due to the passing of his cousin
Brandon Padua praying for the salvation of his dad
Miss Natalie praying for the salvation of her husband and her family as well and
Miss Christine Ortiz praying for her children and her grandchildren's salvation Miss Docma praying for her daughter and her family
Salvation and Lord we ask for all these individuals. We pray that you would help them that you'd be with them. We ask that you're
Allowed that your Holy Spirit would work in their hearts Lord that they would
Be open to hear the gospel and that his soul winner would be able to communicate the gospel clearly to them
We pray that your will be done in regards to that and then we pray for these that have a physical needs
Noah sweet and praying that he would reach his goals and Miss Christine Ortiz praying for
Finances and for her own place for the Salvador praying for finances and work as well
You pray that you'd open these doors and that you'd be with these individuals that you'd help them and that you would bless them
We pray also for Miss Christine and
Brother Salvador for their faith and their walk with you as well
And then we pray for these that have unspoken requests Miss Andrea McQueen having an unspoken request and Miss Natalie having an unspoken request
Brother Nate Deakins having an unspoken request and Brother Salvador having an unspoken request Miss Docma having an unspoken request
Lord, you know what these petitions are, you know what they're asking for. We pray that you would answer according to your will
We also pray for our church here pray that you to continue to bless the prison ministry and the families being influenced and affected
By that we pray that you would bless the upcoming events the Red Hot Preaching Conference as we prepare and get ready for it
Lord that everything would work out well and that we'd have a great event and that it would
Allow us to grow and help us to grow that we'd be challenged to grow and we pray of course for our churches in
the Philippines and Manila and Pampanga and Bicol that you continue to bless these locations and help these locations and we pray for
Our church here in Sacramento you continue to bless us and help us and strengthen us
We pray that you'd meet with us tonight as we study the Bible together in Jesus name. We pray. Amen
Please open my office to Galatians 3 in Galatians chapter number 3
If you need a Bible, you can put your hand up and I know she might bring your Bible
Galatians chapter number 3 if you need about the Bible keep your head up push will come by
Galatians 3 we're in the entire chapter as our custom
Galatians 3 being verse number 1 Oh
Foolish Galatians who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth
Before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth
Crucified among you this only what I learn of you
Received you the spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith
Are you so foolish having begun in the spirit are you now made perfect by the flesh?
Have you suffered so many things in vain if it yet to be yet in vain?
He therefore that minister to you the spirit and worketh miracles among you
Doeth he it by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith?
Even as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness
Know ye therefore that they which are faith the same are the children of Abraham and the scripture
Pursuing that God would justify the heathen through faith
Priest before the gospel unto Abraham saying in these shall all nations be blessed
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham
For as many as are of the works of the law under the curse for it is written
Cursed is everyone that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God
It is evident for the just shall live by faith and the law is not a faith
But the man that doeth them shall live in them
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law being made a curse for us for it is written
Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith
Brethren I speak after the manner of men though it be but a man's covenant
Yet if he be confirmed no man dissonant or addeth thereto
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made
He saith not and to seeds as of many but as of one and to thy seed which is Christ and this I say
That the Covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ the law
Which was four hundred and thirty years after cannot this annul that it should make the promise of none effect
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise, but God gave it to Abraham by promise
Wherefore then servant the law it was added because of transgressions
Till the seed should come to whom the promise was made and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator
Now mediator is not a mediator of one but God is one
Is the law then against the promises of God God forbid for if there had been a law given that which could have given life?
Verily righteousness should have been by the law
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe
But before faith came we were kept under the law shut up unto the faith, which should afterwards be revealed
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ that we might be justified by faith
But after that faith has come we are no longer under schoolmaster
For you're all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus
For as many of us have been baptized into Christ that put on Christ
There is neither June or Greek. There is neither bond or free
There is neither male nor female for you're all one in Christ Jesus
And if you be Christ then are you Abraham seed and heirs according to the promise? Let's pray
Heavenly Father, thank you for this evening. God. I thank you for your word and for the book of Galatians
God as he please give us a tender heart to the message tonight as he please for the passage to strengthen him and fill in
Her spirit. We love you and Jesus thing pray. Amen
Amen
Alright, we were there in Galatians chapter number three. And of course on Wednesday nights
we are making our way through the book of Galatians verse by verse and chapter by chapter and
tonight we are going going to cover the first part of
Chapter number three. We're going to go through verses 1 through 13 and
I want to begin of course
Like I have been starting on in the book of Galatians just by reminding you about the the themes in the book of Galatians
When we started this study
I gave you four themes that
The Apostle Paul covers in the book of Galatians and I think it's good to be reminded of those because each one of those
Comes up over and over
In every chapter through the book of Galatians and I'll just quickly remind you of the different themes
theme number one is Paul's authority as an apostle and his authority as an
Apostle ship and of course one of the things that is happening
One of the reasons that the book of Galatians is written is because Paul as having his authority
attacked as an apostle and the book of Galatians serves as
his way of
defending himself the other theme of the book of Galatians is salvation by grace through faith and
and of course not of works and
the way that the Apostle Paul's authority is being attacked is because
Certain people have came in and are teaching that Paul is teaching a false gospel or that he's not teaching a thorough gospel
So they're using that as their way of attacking Paul
So not only is he defending his authority, but he's also defending the doctrine of salvation
By grace and not of works not of the flesh not of the law
and then of course the third theme is a the warning and the fighting against the Judaizers and
there is a theme in the book of Galatians where the Apostle Paul is fighting against those who would try to
Bring the Galatians
under the law of Moses and those who want to try to
Uplift
Judaism and you know, the book of Galatians was written
2,000 years ago or whatever. It's an ancient book. But yet today even today in Christianity
We have this fight where people
Are want to uplift Zionism and this a Zionist, you know
Jew worshipping Jew loving type of thing and the book of Galatians is is is has a theme in it where the Apostle Paul
Is just fighting that and of course these things are connected
it is the Judaizers who are teaching that Paul is preaching a false gospel and
Attacking his authority. So the he is warning and fighting against them and then there's another theme
And this one doesn't come up as much in in the first part of the book
we'll see it more in the second part of the book, but it is that salvation can bring sanctification through the spirit and
Tonight we're gonna see all the first three themes in the passage that we're in. We won't see the fourth theme
That we'll see that in another passage
Let me go ahead and just give you upfront just kind of the three different sections or headings for tonight's
Bible study and if you're taking notes and I always encourage you to take notes
Then maybe you can jot these down in that way. You can kind of see where we're going
I'll give you the outline up front
The first thing we're going to see is the confusion of the Galatians and we're gonna see that in verses 1 through 5
Then we will see the the Covenant of Abraham
We'll see that in verses 6 through 9 and then we'll end tonight by seeing the curse of the law
We'll see that in verses 10 through 13
So you can have those up front and maybe that'll help you with the note-taking so we'll start there it would be confusion
Of the Galatians there in verse number one
I want you to notice how the chapter begins in verse 1 Paul begins in a very offensive manner
He says Oh foolish Galatians and I want you to notice that that's not a very kind way to address friends
But he is very upset with them
Because they are being very foolish. They're being very unwise
These are people that are confused and they are disoriented at this point and he and he's saying to them Oh foolish Galatians
Who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth notice there in verse 3
He also says are ye so foolish and and really Paul is being offensive here
and he's trying to in some ways is trying to kind of
Get their attention and and maybe offend them a little bit and he's saying you are being very foolish right now
You are a foolish Galatian
He said are you so foolish having begun in the spirit are you now made perfect by the flesh?
So we see that the Apostle Paul is dealing with
Their foolishness there is some confusion that the Galatians are having there are some things that they just do not
Understand and the Apostle Paul is trying to help them to understand it
I want you to notice that there are two things that he is calling them foolish over
He's saying you are not wise you're not discerning. You're not perceiving some things
You're being a fool in regards to a couple of things and and we see that he points those out
the first thing is that they could not perceive that all of this was an attack on the Apostle Paul's
Authority and remember theme number one of the book is Paul's authority as an apostleship
As an apostle and his apostleship and that's what he's talking about in verse number one Galatians chapter 3 in verse 1 look at it
He says Oh foolish Galatians, and then he says this who hath
Bewitched you he says who hath bewitched you that he should not obey the truth
And that's a very interesting word that is used there bewitched. It's it's a a word that is not
Used often in the Bible in fact the underlying Greek word that is translated
Bewitched by the King James translators here is only used one time in the entire New Testament
This is the only place we see this word bewitched and obviously we are King James only around here
I just preached at a King James only conference
And we believe the King James Bible is the inspired preserved inerrant word of God, and we don't usually talk a lot about
the Greek underlying
Words, but I I think it's it's interesting to notice because the word is so unique
Both in the English bewitched and in the Greek that it's it's only used here
And the Apostle Paul is using it in a very specific way in a certain way and the only reason I even want to
Bring any attention to it is because I think it's good for you understand the point that he's trying to make
The word there bewitched the the underlying Greek word that it that is used there like I said is only used one time
And it is the word
Baska-ino, I don't know if I'm pronouncing that right I don't speak Greek, but that's the the word and that's how they tell us
It's pronounced
Baska-ino and the only reason I bring that up is to say this that word is used one time in the Bible in the New
Testament and it the Greek word
means to speak ill of one or to
slander or to
Treduce which is an English word that means to speak badly or tell lies about
It's a word that is used when you want to say that someone is speaking ill or
Slandering or speaking badly about an individual
Here's another definition for the word to bring evil on one by feigning praise
I want you to understand the word. Okay, and then you may not think it's interesting but
For for myself and and for my wife and for anyone listening to the sermon that is in the ministry
They I think they would connect with these definitions
it is the process what the Apostle Paul calls bewitching here is the process by which you
Slander one person you speak evil and and and and badly about one person
while also
Praising the person you're speaking to so you're speaking praises and
And and feigning praise to the individual you're talking to you're complimenting them
You're telling them how great they are while at the same time talking crap if I could say it that way
If you don't like my Greek, maybe you like my French
while while
speaking ill or
Slandering another individual the word
Vascoino
The idea is to charm
the reason that it's translated bewitched because it's this idea of
Putting someone under a spell it's this idea that your thinking is so clouded that it seems like
Like someone has cast a spell on you and again this might not connect a lot with you
But I promise you if you found yourself in the ministry and you understood what this word bewitched means
It would connect with you because of the fact that this is often a tactic that is used by people who attack
Spiritual leadership which is what the Apostle Paul is dealing with he's talking to these foolish Galatians
And he's asking them who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth. You say what is going on here?
What is happening is that these?
individuals these Judaizers coming from Jerusalem are coming to Galatia and
They are putting the Galatians under a spell they are bewitching them. How have they done it well. They are first praising them and
Complimenting the Galatians and telling the Galatians how great they are and at the same time while they're winning them over with compliments and insincere
praise they are
Attacking the Apostle Paul, and they are slandering the Apostle Paul
And they are turning these people
Towards themselves they are stealing the hearts of these people while turning them against the Apostle Paul now the reason this connects
So well in my mind with me is because we have seen this happen time and time and time again in the ministry
And I'll be honest with you. I don't know that it's happening right now. I don't think that it's happening right now. I don't know
Sometimes you don't find out about these things till till till after the fact
But I promise you over the last 12 years of ministry there have been people that have walked into this church
and they have begun to subtly praise and
influence and
compliment and give gives and begin to
Steal the hearts of the people while at the same time
subtly talking crap about me and my wife and the leadership and our stands and our position and
Literally you sometimes you you would look at some of these people, and it's like they were under a spell I
mean I we've had situations where like you you'll spend time with somebody and all they can talk about it's just like this one individual and
It's like the only thing that comes out of their mouth
And it's like oh so and so this so and so that so and so is great so and so is amazing so those the greatest
Things that's like right, and it's kind of like man. Are you under a spell?
The day I did they have you drink a love potion like I don't understand who has bewitched you
And that's what the Apostle Paul is dealing with he's looking at the Galatians. He's saying it looks like you're under a spell
It looks like you've been bewitched
And what he's saying is that they're slandering me while complimenting you and taking over the church and
He calls them and Paul comes out swinging calling them
Oh foolish Galatians calling them in verse 3. Are you so foolish because of the fact that?
They are being stupid
They are being manipulated. I remember years ago. I preached the sermon
I think I'll preach it again sometime soon, but I preach a sermon entitled how to know when you're being manipulated
Say why do you preach that sermon because some people were being manipulated?
They were bewitched they were under the spell
And it to me it's always funny how people it's so easy for people
to be won over all they need is to be given one cheap compliment and
It's like you have me
You know in the ministry and in the work of God
Soft hearts are required
We are to be tender
We are to have tender hearts loving one another forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake
Have forgiven you in the work of God and in the things of God soft hearts are required
but you know, what's annoying is when people have soft heads and
and look this is and and and and what put the Apostle Paul is teaching here is things that I've taught and things I remember
Preaching a sermon I preached it in Boise
But it's the it's the same same concept. I remember preaching a sermon called
the sins of the sympathizers and
There's just there's always these bleeding hearts
There's always the the soft-headed
Idiots
Who are like I can't believe you kicked them out of church. They were they were what?
Always telling you how nice you looked
Always giving you compliments always giving you gifts while they're attacking the church while they're destroying the church
I'm supposed to feel sorry about that. Maybe you need to stop being so foolish and wake up
Maybe you need to not be under a spell and not be bewitched
That's what they're both supposed dealing with because remember one of the themes here in the week of Galatians is Paul
Defending his own authority and he says Oh foolish Galatians who have bewitched you that you should not obey the truth
Here's what I'm saying
Is that Absalom stood at the gate while David the king was doing the work that he was supposed to do
Absalom stood at the gate and what he do complimented the people talked slander about the king and stole the hearts of the people and
They and the Bible says that those people followed him and they knew not what they did those people followed them
Because they were simple-minded. That's what the Bible says and that's what Paul is saying to these Galatians
He says you're being foolish. He said are you so foolish you are bewitched you've fallen for the tricks
You've fallen for the manipulation and fallen for the spell
Here's the application that I would make to you is be soft-hearted, but don't be soft-headed
Be careful about always being the bleeding heart and be careful about always being the sympathizer and the one that's always
Feeling bad always feeling hey
Maybe you gotta just be loyal to your spiritual authority and and you gotta
Give them the benefit of the doubt and realize that maybe if you don't understand everything
Maybe you don't know everything and maybe you've been cast under a spell
Maybe you've been manipulated and bewitched
Maybe you stop being so foolish
So we see that they're being foolish
They're confused because they could not perceive that all of this that the Judaizers were bringing
Against the Galatians was an attack on Paul's authority
And again, I'm not you say pastors and whenever I repeat like this people are always like pastors. There's some problem
We're in Galatians 3. That's why I'm preaching it. Okay
You say it was easy himself say, you know, it does remind me of other battles
We've had but obviously I don't know of any battles that we're fighting
I mean I could use a battle right about now because you so it's been a while, you know, but um
It's we're in Galatians 3, but I just think it's interesting because the Apostle Paul
He's just really upset and he says you're bewitched
You know
It's just a very unique word and I don't know that you would grasp that unless you've seen it because I've literally seen
Church members here and in other churches and it's just like you have been bewitched
You are under a spell
you have just you know, you drink the Kool-Aid and
and you need to get some smarts and
Not be so foolish Oh foolish Galatians
Are you so foolish
To believe these things so we see that there was a they could not perceive the attack on
Paul's authority, but then there's a second thing
Which goes with our second theme and it is that they could not perceive
Not only that this was an attack on Paul's authority, but they could not perceive that this was an attack on Christ atonement
Remember the first theme of Galatians is Paul's authority as an apostle
The second theme is salvation by grace salvation by grace through faith not of works. Not of the flesh not of the law
once you notice there in verse 3, excuse me chapter 3 in
Verse 1 he says Oh foolish Galatians who have bewitched you that you should not obey the truth
And then he says this before whose eyes
Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth crucified among you
He says why are you not obeying the truth? Why are you so bewitched?
to the point where even
You should know he says before whose eyes and he's talking about their eyes. He says you
Before your eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth and crucified
Among you and he's asking this as a question and I want you to understand what he's saying here
Paul didn't mean that they literally saw the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ. Of course, we know that that's not true
He's not speaking literally here
What he means by these words is that what he's saying to them is that the truth of Jesus and him?
Crucified and the greatness of his work on the cross was laid out for them
So clearly that they could almost see it
The idea is that if you come to a church like this church
Where you're just so clearly taught line upon line that salvation is a gift
You don't earn it. You don't work for it. Once you have it. You can't lose it. I mean, I don't know how
Detailed we teach that throughout sermons and throughout the years
And then for someone to leave here and
And and and begin to believe something different like they have to
Work their way repent of their sins in order to be saved. We would be saying it's so clearly it's been clearly taught to you
It's been made so plain
He says before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth crucified among you
He says don't you understand that this is an attack on the atonement of Christ?
Because if you remember in the last chapter he gave us that great statement where he says that if you could earn
Salvation then Christ is dead in vain
He says if you could earn your way to heaven
Then why did Jesus die and now what he's telling them is that this whole adding works to salvation
It's not only an attack on his authority, but it's an attack on Christ atonement
He
Says before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth crucified among you
then notice there in verse 2 he says this only what I learn of you and
It's interesting the wording there because what he's saying is explain this to me
He said I want to learn something about you. I want to learn something from you this only what I learn of you
So he says he says please please explain this to me is what Paul's saying to the Galatians. He says
Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith
And he's referring to salvation
Because now they're saying well you gotta get circumcised and you gotta keep the Sabbath and you gotta keep the Mosaic law
And they're trying to bring them
Under the law of Moses so so Paul says well, I answer this question for me
He says this only what I learn of you
He says when you got saved and when you got the Holy Spirit of God because you get the Holy Spirit of God at salvation
He says receive ye the Spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith
Now if you're familiar with the book of Romans this term might be familiar to you Romans 10 17
You have to turn there where the Bible says so then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God and
Here he says receive ye the Spirit he's asking the question
Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith?
He said did you receive the Spirit because you heard the truth of God's Word and and faith?
And because of faith because faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word or did you receive the Spirit because you kept a list
of laws
and obviously the answer the question is
That we're saved by faith
When we got saved and we received the Spirit it was by faith
It was not by the works of the law, but by the hearing of faith
Then Paul says in verse 3 are ye so foolish
Having begun in the spirit are ye now made perfect that word perfect in our King James Bible means
Complete or whole or to be brought to maturity. He says are you so foolish?
He says do you really believe that having begun in the spirit are ye now made perfect by the flesh and
And the idea is this he says do you think that you got saved by faith?
but now you're gonna finish your salvation by keeping the law he says that's foolishness and
In fact later on in this passage, we're gonna see it. He quotes from the Old Testament where the Bible says the just shall live by
faith
Look we're saved by faith. We live by faith. We live from faith to faith. The entire Christian life is a life of faith
And he says do you really think that you're beginning in the spirit?
You'll be made perfect in the flesh
And again Paul is being sarcastic here and he's kind of talking down to these people
But the funny thing is there are people today that literally believe that
There are people who say well, yeah, you get saved by faith and believing in Jesus Christ
But then once you get saved then you better live right
Then you got to keep the law and here's what they're teaching
They're teaching that we begin by faith in the spirit, but we're made perfect or complete by the flesh
Hey
The Bible says that he who hath begun a good work in you that he is going to accomplish it and he is going to
Finish it and it's not something that you and I are gonna finish by keeping the law
So
He says are you so foolish having begun in this pit? Are you now made perfect by the flesh?
And what he's asking them is this do you really think that you start the Christian life by faith and that you finish it by
the flesh
Do you really think that you start the Christian life by believing and that you finish it by keeping the law?
He says the Christian life is a life of faith
Many says in verse 4 have he suffered so many things in vain if it be if it be yet in vain notice verse 5 he
therefore
That ministry to yours to you the spirit. I want you to notice in verse 5. He's gonna give an example in an illustration
He says he he does not tell us who the he is because I think
The the application could be many people. He just wants them to think of somebody he says this he says he therefore that
Minister to you the spirit and then and then he uses because people often, you know
We like to spiritualize things
So when he says minister to you the spirit
Then he gives an example of what that might look like because he's trying to get them to think of examples, right?
He therefore that ministered to you the spirit and then he says this and worketh miracles
among you do it he it by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith and
Again Paul is a very intelligent individual and sometimes the way he writes is very intellectual and it can be kind of deep and maybe
Sometimes it's difficult
To understand but I want to try to help you understand it and what he's doing is he's giving a hypothetical
He's saying if someone is ministering to you the spirit. Well, how would we know Paul if they're ministering the spirit?
He said well what if they were doing something that could only be done through the spirit like I don't know maybe
Performing a miracle if somebody was ministering to you to the spirit and worketh miracles among you
He says would that person be doing it by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith now
There may or may not have been people among them who were actually doing miracles
Maybe the Apostle Paul himself was doing miracles and this is a reference to himself
I don't know and I don't know that anybody knows but there's enough here of an example for us to maybe just think of someone
That might match this okay, let's just think of someone who we might know who's well-known who's famous and he performed miracles
I don't know. Who can you think of maybe the Lord Jesus Christ?
Okay. Well, let's take that example
he
Let's just say it's the Lord Jesus Christ who ministered to you by the Spirit because the Bible tells us in the Gospels that
Jesus performed miracles through the Spirit of God. In fact, there's a big point of contention in the Gospels about the fact that the Pharisees said
Yeah, he's performing miracles
but he does it by Beelzebub and
Jesus said you blaspheme the Holy Spirit because what I'm doing is that I'm doing through the Spirit of God
So we know that Jesus performed miracles through the Spirit of God. So let me ask you a question
What was the theme that came up over and over and over and over again when the Lord Jesus Christ performed miracles?
When people walked up to him and said I'd like to receive my sight. I'd like you to heal my son
I'd like you to heal my daughter. I'd like you to do this. I'd like you to do that
Did Jesus say to them keep the law and you'll have it
What did he say over and over? He said
believe
He said if you can believe
He said do you believe that I can do it often? He would ask you do you believe that I can do this?
Do you believe in me? Do you believe what was the power to the Spirit and the miracles it was believed
What about other people that before miracles let's think about like Moses
Moses did Moses stand at the brink of the Red Sea hold the rod out and said hey everybody. Let's be good
And God will part the Red Sea
No
He said stand still and know that I am God is what God told Moses what that that whole thing was an act of faith
And believing in the power of God
Every miracle is an act of faith and believing in the power of God and the point that Paul is making to the Galatians
Do you really think you start in the spirit and end in the works of the flesh
He said even the greatest miracles still required faith
Because the Christian life is a life of faith
So he says think about Christ or anyone else has performed miracles was that done by keeping the law or was it done by faith?
And believing what Jesus often emphasized through his miracles was believe
Do you believe if you believe?
Then it can happen
So we see number one the confusion of the Galatians here in verses one through five
What are they confused about they could not see that this was an attack on the Apostle Paul's authority
He calls them foolish. He says you have been bewitched you are under a spell
They could not perceive that this was an attack on
Christ's atonement that this was an attack on the crucifixion and the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ
Then we have the second section in verses six through nine and here we see the covenant of Abraham the covenant of Abraham and
in verse six
We have a portion of scripture that's often quoted and it's very well known verse six
Paul says even as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness
Now, why does he bring this up?
He
Brings us up because remember there remember the themes of the book of Galatians
One of the themes is warning and fighting against the Judaizers
So he brings up Abraham because the Judaizers are
driving their
credibility
Through their physical connection to Abraham
They're saying we are descendants of Abraham and that gives us credibility and they're using that to kind of boost themselves up
They're talking crap about Paul and they're boosting themselves up through using Abraham
So Paul says okay, you want to talk up about Abraham. Let's talk about Abraham. Remember the themes the Judaizers are
Coming up and they're attacking Paul
Was the apostles of the Gentiles and they're attacking Paul, but they're attacking Paul through the doctrine of salvation
You understand what I'm saying?
The Judaizers are attacking Paul through the gospel salvation
Lifting themselves up through their connection to Abraham and attacking Paul on the doctrine of salvation
So Paul flips this whole thing around and says, okay if you're so great because you're connected to Abraham
And if you're attacking me regarding salvation, how about we talk about Abraham's salvation?
How did Abraham get saved and we see here in verse six that Abraham's salvation is just like that of the Gentiles
Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness
Now this is a quote from Genesis 15 in verse 6
You don't have to turn there
But in Genesis 15 verse 6 the Bible says this and he referring to Abraham believed in the Lord and he the Lord
Counted it to him Abraham for righteousness. This is also quoted in Romans chapter 4 in verse 3
When Paul says for what saith the scripture
Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness
The idea is that among the Gentile Christians the push towards a works-based
salvation came from these
Judaizers who were born as Jews and who claimed Abraham as their spiritual father or their spiritual
Ancestor so a so Paul is using Abraham as an example of
Being saved and he says look Abraham got saved the same way everyone else gets saved through faith
Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness
So Paul is making the point that Abraham's salvation is just like that of the Gentiles. What does that tell us?
It tells us that Paul was not a dispensationalist
Paul did not believe that people got saved different ways and different dispensations
He says look Abraham got saved by putting his faith in Jesus Christ
He said Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness
Obviously in the Old Testament the name Jesus Christ had not been revealed, but he said look he put his faith in God
He said he believed God
He said David believed God everyone got saved by looking forward to the atonement of Christ the coming Messiah
They put their faith in that we look back, but we all get saved the same way Abraham's salvation is just like that of the Gentiles
Because they're attacking him and they're attacking the salvation of the Gentile
They're saying they're get the idea the Judaizers are showing up in Galatia
which is a Gentile region and they're saying you guys have to get saved by keeping the laws of Moses and by
Becoming a Jew and be weird descendants of Abraham. We know what we're talking about
You guys got to keep the covenants that
Abraham and Moses and David had if you want to get safe and Paul is pulling the rug from under them by saying, okay
Well, let's talk about Abraham. How did Abraham get saved?
Well, according to the Bible Genesis 15 verse 6 Abraham believed God Paul says and it was counted unto him for righteousness
So Abraham's salvation is just like of the Gentiles
Now they would not have liked this but they would not have minded this as much as they mind verses 7 8 & 9
Because versus 7 8 & 9 are really probably some of the most offensive
Verses in the book of Galatians and not just to the Galatians and to the Judaizers who are influencing the Galatians
But to all the dispensational is in Zionist today
Because in verse 6 we see that Abraham's salvation is just like that of the Gentiles
But in verses 7 8 & 9 we see something even more offensive and it is this that
Abraham's covenant is also for the Gentiles
Because today the Zionists will say that the Jews are God's chosen people
Even though they crucified Christ even though they rejected Christ even though the Bible says who is a liar
But he that the night that Jesus is the Christ
What Christ means Messiah?
There's only one group of people in this world that believe in a Messiah and deny that Jesus is that Messiah. That's the Jews
In
The book of Revelation Jesus calls them the synagogue of Satan
But we're supposed to believe and be told today
Oh, well, they have this special covenant with Abraham and because they have the special covenant with Abraham
they can get away with anything and it doesn't matter and
They're just the greatest
That's not just what the Judaizers were teaching the Galatians. That's what John Hagee is teaching today
That's
What?
Dispensationalism scientists are teaching today
So Paul is really just taking the gloves off in this chapter and he says look not only was Abraham's salvation
Just like that of the Gentiles, but he says Abraham's covenant is for the Gentiles
Notice what he says Galatians 3 and verse 7 remember the themes
Warning and fighting against Judaizers. That's what he's doing right now
Salvation by grace through faith. That's what he did in verse 6. Look at verse 7 know ye therefore that they
If you don't mind writing your Bible if you like to underline your Bible, maybe underline that word they or circle that word they
He says know ye therefore that they
Who's the they he tells us who the they are they which are of faith?
He says know ye therefore that Paul say the glacier I know you know that
they
Quote-unquote who's a they well which are of faith
What is that today? We would call it like this believers
people of faith
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith
the same
Who's who's the same there? It's the day
The same they is what he's saying. They which are of faith the same those same people are the children of Abraham
Now the Jews would say no, no, we're the children of Abraham and Paul says no
No know you therefore that they which are of faith the same those same people which are of faith are the children of Abraham
Look at verse 8 and the scripture for seeing that God would justify the heathen
Now people look at verse 7 like I don't know you're saying they I don't know who the they is
I don't know who the same are. I don't know what that's talking about
It's not that clear. I don't think you're right. Okay
Well, is this clear verse 8 and the scriptures for seeing that God would justify the heathen?
The scriptures for seeing that God would justify the heathen and even another jab at the
Disposationalist the heathen and the Gentiles getting saved was not plan B because they didn't work out with the Jews
the scripture for seeing that
Knowing
That that was the plan the ultimate plan the entire time for seeing that God would justify the heathen through faith
Not flesh or the works of law
Because God knew that he would justify the heathen through faith
He preached before the gospel unto Abraham saying here's what he said to Abraham in these shall all
and
These shall all nations be blessed
He didn't say in these shall just your descendants just the Jews got saved
And only the Jews are gonna be blessed
Because that's what they teach. They say that only the Jews have the blessing of Abraham
Now next week when we continue in this chapter, we're gonna annihilate that
And we're gonna show that they was not about seeds, but it's about one seed and it's Christ
But here he's saying look God knew that he would justify the heathens of the faith
That's why when he preached before the gospel unto Abraham, he said to him in thee all nations be blessed
Notice verse 9 so then they who's they?
It's they which are of faith
It's even the heathen who God would justify through faith
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham
Why is he called faithful Abraham because he was faithful and he's stuck to the end no, no, he's called faithful Abraham
We read in verse 6 because Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness
He's faithful Abraham because he was Abraham of faith
He believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness
So then verse 9 they which be of faith whether heathen whether Gentiles of all nations are
blessed with faithful Abraham
So who's blessed with faithful Abraham they heathen that are of faith
What do the Zionists tell us only the Jews are blessed with faithful Abraham?
The unbelieving Jews. Yep, the unbelieving Jews
So I'm supposed to believe that the unbelieving Jews are blessed and have this blessed covenant that comes from Abraham though
They don't believe in Christ and they reject Christ. That's not what the Bible says
The Bible says Abraham believed God and then the Bible says that they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham
I don't see how you can read these passages and walk away being a Zionist
So, well, how do they do it? They don't read it
They don't read it
Or they're not saved and they don't understand. I don't know how else to explain it
So we saw in verses 1 through 5 the confusion of the Galatians
We saw in verses 6 through 9 in the covenant of Abraham
And then in verses 10 through 13, we see the curse of the law
remember the themes in
This section the Apostle Paul is gonna bring up two themes
The second theme again salvation by grace through faith and not of works and
The third theme again warning and fighting against the Judaizers
Now what the Apostle Paul does in the next several verses verses 10
11 12 and 13 in the next four verses what he does is he brings up four Old Testament quotes
four Old Testament quotes in the next four verses and
He uses these Old Testament quotes to teach that salvation is by grace through faith and not of works and to fight against the Judaizers
Because remember these Judaizers are all about the Old Testament
They're like we're from descendants of Abraham and we think you should follow the Old Testament law
So Paul says okay and Paul's the kind of guy you don't want to mess with
Paul is just the kind of guy that when he walked into the room
He was the smartest guy in the room and you just don't want to go intellectually against Paul because Paul will
demolish each one of your arguments and
That's what he's doing these guys are saying we're with Abraham he said, okay, let's talk about Abraham demolishes them
Abraham was saved the same way Gentiles are saved and Abraham's covenant is for the Gentiles as well
Then they say well, you got to follow the Old Testament law. So then Paul says, okay
Let's talk about the Old Testament law and in the next four verses. He gives us four quotes from the Old Testament
Let's try to look at them quickly. I've got about ten minutes
All right
So we've got Old Testament quote number one is found there in verse number ten Galatians 3 and verse 10
for as many
Paul says
For as many as are of the works of the law
Because remember we just got done talking about they which are of faith, right Galatians 3 7
So now we have a different group here as opposed to they which are of faith
There are those that are of the works of the law
Does that make sense verse 10 for as many are as are of the works of the law as opposed to they which are of faith
Are notice what he says
under the curse
He says if you are of the works of the law you are under the curse and they say well the Old Testament and he says
Well, I'm glad you brought up the Old Testament because I've been wanting to bring up the Old Testament and Paul says this for it
Is written and he's about to quote the Old Testament
He says cursed is everyone that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them
They say well, what does that mean?
Why does he bring up that quote?
We'll go to Deuteronomy just real quickly Deuteronomy 27 the Old Testament the quote comes from the book of Deuteronomy
So let's look at it Deuteronomy 27
Genesis Exodus Leviticus numbers Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 27
Give me a favor put a ribbon or a bookmark or something there cuz we're gonna leave it and we're gonna come back to
It and like you to be able to get to it quickly
Deuteronomy 27 in verse 26 is what he's quoting when he said curses everyone that continues not at all things which are written in the book
Of the law to do them Deuteronomy 27 26 says this cursed be he that
Confirmeth not all the words of this law
I want you to notice these words to do them and all the people shall say Amen
this verse was given after a whole list of laws and
Then God said here's the curse of the law
The curse of the law is this cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them
The Apostle Paul brings this up in Galatians and he says look for those of you who are of the works of the law
For those of you who are not they which are of faith
But who think you're gonna be justified and you're gonna be saved and you're gonna go to heaven by keeping the works of the law
Paul says there's something you need to know about the law
There's something that the Old Testament teaches about the law and the Old Testament teaching on the law
Is this that you are under a curse?
Why are we under a curse Paul because the bow Old Testament says curse it is everyone that continue it
Not and all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. What is the Paul?
What is the point that the Apostle Paul is making here's the point he says look
technically
Theoretically speaking. Yes, you could maybe go to heaven by keeping the law
But here's the problem. If you're gonna keep the law you got to keep the whole law
You got to keep the whole thing
So this is not really a blessing Paul says this is actually a curse
Because for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
Because there is none that doeth good. No, not one
He said if you want to be one who is of the works of the law
The problem is that you've got to keep the whole law
You can't break it on one point whosoever keep it the whole law
And if you break it if you fail if you mess up at any point he says you're not gonna make it
That's the curse of the law
So he says look you you you can't keep the law
And that's the curse is that if you're gonna keep it you got to keep the whole thing and nobody can keep the whole thing
So then in verse 11 we get quote number two
He says but that no man is justified by the law
Because he just got done saying if you're gonna be justified by the law you got to keep the whole law
But that's the problem with the law. It's actually he says there's the curse of the law that nobody can keep the whole law
He says but that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God. It is evident
He said it's it's evident
He said it's obvious
Everybody can see
Clearly that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God because no man can keep the whole law
So but that no man is justified by the law on the side of God
it is evident for then he says this the just shall live by faith a
Quote from the Old Testament. You don't have to turn there
I have a cut too far says behold this hole which is lifted up
Which is not upright in him
But the just shall live by faith that is quoted over and over in the New Testament and the idea is this the same thing
He already brought up. Do you think that you start by faith and end with the law? He says that's not the case
That's not how it works. He said the entire Christian life is a life of faith
It begins by faith you live by faith you walk by faith. Everything we do is connected to faith
But without faith it is impossible to please him
So he says look
You can't keep the law
Let me explain to you the curse of the law the curse of law is this
Then if you're gonna keep the law and claim that for salvation
You got to keep the whole law and you can't do that
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God it is evident
He says so that's the reason why the just shall live by faith
We can't live by the law, but praise God God made a way through faith
Then in verse 12, he gives us the third Old Testament quote
He says and the law is not a faith
but
And what he does is he quotes the Old Testament. He doesn't say it there, but he's
It's like he could say for it is written
The man that doeth them shall live in them
He says the law is not a faith
but the man that doeth them shall live in them if you kept your place in Deuteronomy go to Leviticus real quickly if you
Just go backwards pass numbers into Leviticus Leviticus chapter 18. We see
the the quote the quotes from Leviticus 18 5
Leviticus 18 5 he says he shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments which if a man do
He shall live in them. I am the Lord
So he says look if you're gonna keep the law you're gonna have to live in it
He's like but the problem is that like I've already explained is that there's a curse associated with the law
The curse is that if you're gonna try to keep the law you have to keep the entire law
so then
Keep your place there in Deuteronomy or Leviticus. We're gonna come back to Deuteronomy go back to Galatians 3 and verse 13
This is the last verse we're gonna look at tonight. We have Old Testament quote number 4. He says Christ
Because remember he just got done explained to us the curse of the law
What's the curse of the law the curse of the law is this and if you're gonna use the law and you and that's gonna
Be your way your avenue into salvation then the trick is you got to keep the whole law
You've got to keep it all perfectly
And he says that's the curse of the law that you cannot that I cannot keep the law
So then in verse 13, he says this Christ hath redeemed us
from the curse of the law
He said we don't have to try to keep the whole law
We
Don't have to keep the law to go to heaven salvation is by faith through grace not of works
Not of the law not of flesh. He says Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law
How do you do it being made a curse for us?
For it is written and cursed as every man everyone that hangeth on a tree
This is a quote from Deuteronomy 21 23
If you'd like to look at it, we can look at it quickly Deuteronomy 21 23
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree
But thou shalt in any wise bury him that day for he that is hanged is the curse of God
That thy land be not defiled which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance
Now remember when we started the sermon I said that this was all an attack on
The the apostle Paul's authority and this was all an attack on Christ's atonement
That's where Paul began in verse 1 and this is where we're gonna end in verse 13
Where Paul says in Galatians 3 13 Christ has redeemed us in the curse of law being made a curse for us
Salvation is this that he who knew no sin became sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in him
Salvation look either
You get to heaven by keeping the law
But that'll never happen because you cannot keep the law and the curse of the law is that you have to keep the whole law
or Jesus
takes on the curse because he actually kept the whole law and
cursed is
Everyone that hangeth on a tree and he hung on a tree and he became sin for us
That we might be made the righteousness of God in him
So he says look
Old Testament New Testament doesn't matter. It's all about Jesus
The the line that crosses through Genesis and Revelation is the Lord Jesus Christ
In fact, we're gonna see that even more clearly
Next time we're in the book of Galatians as we continue through this passage
It becomes even more clear later on in this chapter, but the Apostle Paul makes it clear
That we cannot be saved by grace that we cannot be saved by keeping the law. Excuse me. We're saved by grace
By the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, it's something he paid for on the cross and
He's defending his authority here against and I just want you to understand kind of why because it might seem a little random
But what is the connection he's bringing up the Jews he's bringing up salvation. He's bringing up his apostleship
But it's connected in this sense that the Jews are showing up
Attacking his authority by attacking him on the gospel
So he's defending those three things and bringing those three things and really schooling them on all three things
In the book of Galatians this power to novel to pray Heavenly Father Lord. We thank you and we love you
Thank you for this passage of Scripture and the book of Galatians is so clear
Lord I pray you'd help us to just be confirmed and affirmed in these things
the Bible
It's not as a book that we can understand
The Holy Spirit within us can help us understand it can help us learn it
And we don't need anybody to try to confuse us help us not to be like the Galatians who were confused and being foolish
We love you in the matchless name of Christ. We pray
Amen, we're gonna have for the Moses come up and lead us in a final song. Just want to remind you that
If of course we have if you want to go soul winning tomorrow
The time is 6 p.m. So be aware of that
And if you'd like to try that
Then that will be a good thing. And then of course, don't forget that this coming Sunday night is the graduation
Service so we'll be doing the graduation for the kids and we're gonna have pizza after the service if your kids are
Participating in the graduation not necessarily if they're being recognized
But if they're gonna walk and receive a diploma then we need them to be here at 5 p.m. For the rehearsal
Please don't forget about that. There's anything we do for you
Please let us know right where the Moses come up and lead us in a final song
Please turn your song books page number 115
Page number 115
We're gonna sing it no one ever cared for me like Jesus
Page
115 and let's sing it out on the first I
Would love to tell you what I think of Jesus
Since I found in him a friend so strong and true
I
Would tell you how he changed my life
completely
It's something that no other friend
No one ever cared for me
like
There's no other friend so kind as
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me
Oh how much he cared for me
All my life was full of sin when Jesus found me
My heart was full of misery and woe
Jesus placed his strong and loving arms about me
And he led me in the way I ought to go
No one ever cared for me like Jesus
There's no other friend so kind as
He
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me
Oh how much he cared for me
Page 115 let's sing it out on the last
Every day he comes to me with new assurance
More and more I understand his words of love
But I'll never know just why he came to save me
Till someday I see his blessed face above
No one ever cared for me like Jesus
There's no other friend
So kind as he
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me
Oh how much he cared for me
Great singing can I please have brother George close this in a word of prayer?
Amen.
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