Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR

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The NT word for peace means more than the absence of conflict, but includes begin quiet, still, and at rest. It is used of a nation or a city that has a caring, competent and secure leader. It is the translation of the OT word shalom, which contained the ideas of "soundness of body and overall wellbeing." That kind of peace is illusive today, so let's examine God's pathway to peace. YouTube https:...

In our last study we began looking at the Fruit of the Spirit, nine virtues of the Christian life. While there were many "works of the flesh" in this passage, there is just one "fruit of the Spirit." They are symmetrical, the grow together as one in the life of the believer. Let's look together at the fruit of Joy. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https:...

Today we begin a study of the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) with a weekly focus on one of the qualities of this fruit cluster. “These are the qualities of the life that has been claimed by Jesus Christ and is Spirit-led.” (James Montgomery Boice) “The work of the Spirit is to make us more like Christ for His glory, not for the praise of men.” (Warren Wiersbe) Let’s get started! Our study...

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In our last study we completed Galatians 4, looking at the great allegory of two women and their two sons, representing two mountains and two covenants. Paul argues that we who believe do not trace our heritage to the slave girl Hagar, but to the free woman Sarah, the wife of Abraham. Chapter four ends with these words - words which flow without pause into Galatians 5:1: :So, brothers, we are not...

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On Easter Sunday we looked at Galatians 4:1-7, that revealed that we are sons and daughters of God by faith. The means of our family relationship is adoption, as we become heirs to God's riches through our faith. In today's text we see the Apostle Paul now warns the Galatians against despising the new freedom they have received and slipping back into the slavery of their former lives. Paul reminds...

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Paul continues his explanation of the mysteries of the law and the works of the law contrasted with God's provision of a promise received by faith in God's grace. Again, Paul is teaching us about the fundamental nature of the gospel. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons

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We welcomed Mark Miller, Director of Fir Point Bible Camp in Southern Oregon, to our service today. We apologize for the technical difficulties that we experienced with the wireless mic. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons

In Galatians 3:1-5, Paul urges his friends to keep running the race they began when he shared with them the truth of the gospel. That meant that they would understand that they were justified by faith, not by circumcision. To demonstrate his point in verses 1-5, Paul introduces Abraham, the father of God's people, in verse 6. Abraham is significant for a number of reasons, not least because he was...

Last week we looked at Paul's description of living out the truth of the gospel by living in God's grace. Today we will look at the first five verses of Galatians 3, where Paul shows us how to finish our spiritual race. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons

Last week we saw Paul and his friends go to Jerusalem to receive the approval of the church leaders there on the gospel ministry they had undertaken with the Gentile world. That Jerusalem visit established a great, uniting truth that all people are save by their faith in Christ; there was nothing else, nothing more to do. In verse 11 we move from Jerusalem back to Antioch, Paul's home base and the...

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Two weeks ago we looked at the introduction to the book of Galatians. In five short verses Paul lays out the legitimacy and sufficiency of the gospel. Both Paul's calling to proclaim the gospel and Jesus' giving himself for our sins was God's idea. When we stop and consider God's initiative in calling us and saving us, our best response is simply to say 'Amen,' or "with all my heart this is what I...

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