God Centered Life

You’re asked to locate the Gospels in the Bible. Completely understandable that you’re going to immediately head to the start of the New Testament. But are you familiar with the Gospel of Abraham? We’ll look for it in today's study. Galatians 3:6-9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once DNA testing became commonly available, many jumped in to explore their roots. “Today” became far more interesting when connected to “yesterday.” Is there an equivalent with the Bible? Is the common sense of detachment we may feel from Old Testament characters justified, or is there in fact an ancestral connection? We’ll check out the family tree in this study. Galatians 3:6-9 Learn more about...

Maybe you’ve seen video of someone holding a dog high and dry over a body of water and the dog is “dog paddling” with its front legs. An instinctual response, but not really accomplishing anything. Are there equivalent responses that we have to the gospel? Do we feel the need to “help” our salvation along? We’ll continue our look at the extent of the gospel in today's study. Galatians 3:1-5 Learn...

How powerful is our worldview? Is such a question even important? In our study, we’ll explore the potential of a God-centered worldview, where it may show up, and how to pursue it. Judges 11:1-28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever reached a point of frustration in a conversation and wanted to shout out, “Can you just tell me what you’re thinking?” We have a prime example of the Apostle Paul reaching that point in our study today. Galatians 3:1-5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maybe you’ve heard the phrase that gained some momentum a few decades ago: “Jesus is my friend.” A true statement for believers for sure. But does having Jesus as a friend leave us well short of the riches available to us? We’ll continue our exploration of what the true Gospel is all about. Galatians 2:19-21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If your cup of coffee is lacking contact with actual ground coffee, you’re basically drinking hot water. Not all that exciting. On a much more important level, what happens to the Gospel if we leave the cross out of it? A minor omission? Or a massive deletion of power and joy? We’ll explore this question today. Galatians 2:19-21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maybe it’s maturity, or maybe it’s discernment. It’s that feeling when you’re offered something for nothing and you immediately analyze the offer to figure out if there’s a “gotcha” lurking behind it. So, can we fully understand the Gospel without checking to see if there is fine print? Josh Moody leads us into Paul's discussion objections, and ironically, their value. Galatians 2:17-18 Learn more...

Is it possible that we unknowingly carry around a flawed understanding of what it means to be saved? What is justification? Is it just a fancy theological term, or something of unexplored power? We're heading deeper into our pursuit of an understanding of this incredible concept in our study today. Galatians 2:15-16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Give up all your rights! Okay, sign me up. Not really, right? But is that the core of submitting? Or does the Biblical exhortation to submit mean something full of richness and promise? We’ll look at those questions today. Judges 11:1-28 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our study is a review of Jewish laws that were relevant a couple thousand years ago, right? Maybe there are lessons that can be synthesized from what that church was experiencing in that society. Or…. Perhaps the real truth is that this is very much on the nose for exactly what’s happening in our world and our neighborhoods today. We’ll explore that idea in this study. Galatians 2:15-16 Learn more...

“I’m okay and you’re okay.” Lots of examples of this are used as an excuse for our failings. But is there a gospel version of this phrase? Is there a sense that a better understanding of how God sees us can free us? We’ll look at that question today. Galatians 2:11-14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever experienced a relationship becoming stronger after a major rift? There’s a blow up, maybe public, maybe private, but certainly divisive. We’re done! But, by Gods’ grace modeling for us, we come back around, reconcile, and end up with a stronger bond. Our study today explores a Biblical model for just such a repair. Galatians 2:11-14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

You’ve probably heard that “you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family.” So, if the church is a family, is it any wonder that we can sometimes fall into the trap of seeing others in the body of Christ in less than friendly terms? We’ll continue our look at unity in today's study. Galatians 2:6-10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maybe you’ve seen the gospel meme boldly proclaiming that there is “One Way” to God. So, what does the seeker think when there are three different churches on the same block? Or conversely, is there a possibility of doing too much “one way?” We’ll look at unity in today’s study. Galatians 2:6-10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s be honest, we can easily find ourselves chuckling at quips that target other groups. But what happens to that chuckle when the comedic attempt is pointed directly at us? Is the same true for a discussion of sin? Is it easy to assume that talk of sin is about “those sinners” and certainly not us? Let’s find out. Judges 10:1-18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Passion is good! A life without any form of passion runs the risk of being steeped in boredom. But can certain passions lead to slavery? Perhaps you can think of typical passions associated with slavery, but are there more subtle forms of slavery that creep into our passions? We’ll explore this topic today. Galatians 2:1-5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Free from debt, free from stress, free from sickness, free from the daily 9 to 5…. There are many forms of freedom we pursue in daily life, perhaps without even knowing it. But are there occasions where we go the other direction? Do we ever put our freedom behind us and head back towards slavery? Our study today explores that question. Galatians 2:1-5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Most people today believe the earth is round. That’s a belief that doesn’t carry much excitement though. We’ve been talking about the truth of the Gospel. Can we believe the Gospel is true and remain neutral? Can we really understand the Gospel and not get excited? We’re cueing up those questions in this study. Galatians 1:18-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever noticed how many times ads tell you that this or that product now has “something new” added to it? It would appear that we humans are addicted to “something new.” Is it possible for our penchant for “new” to creep into the Biblical church? We’ll look at this question in this study. Galatians 1:18-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Perhaps you’ve experienced “the void.” When something is cut out of our lives, often times even for good reasons, the void left behind can get filled with other things if we’re not careful. We've talked about getting rid of the “religion of I.” Now it’s time to fill that void with something much better. Galatians 1:13-17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How’s your patience factor? Ever found it challenging to simply rest in the fact that God will eventually bring about justice? Whether you’re action-oriented or consider yourself passive, God’s justice requires patience and faith. We’ll look at this challenging reality in our study today. Judges 9:1-57 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Simplify a lot of what’s going wrong in society today.” Risky, perhaps. But what if we looked not only at how we (the human race) reject God, but in many ways, try to replace God… with us. In what ways does society try to avoid the existence of the divine by making up our own rules? We’ll look at this dangerous trend today. Galatians 1:13-17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

It’s a bit like being highly allergic to poison ivy. We complain about it, but then intentionally roll around in that patch out back. We complain about being busy, but often times not only pursue busy, but brag about how busy we are! What does this have to do with the Gospel? We’ll explore that question in our study today. Galatians 1:11-12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

It’s great to get along with people, right? Our world can certainly use a significant boost in societal harmony. But… is there a context in which getting along with people is wrong? When does truth become more important that harmony? We’ll look at that question in this study. Galatians 1:10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices