What Does it Mean to be “In Christ”? Galatians 5:6 1) We are chosen and _____________ (Ephesians 1:4-5) 2) We are made ______________ (2 Corinthians 5:21) 3) We are _____________ (Romans 8:1) 4) We are ____________ (Ephesians 1:7) 5) We are set ___________ (Romans 8:2) 6) We are brought ________ (Ephesians 2:13) 7) We are _________ (Galatians 3:28) 8) We are __________ (Ephesians 1:3) 9) We are ___________ (Ephesians 1:13-14) 10) We are new ___________ (2 Corinthians 5:17) 11) We are ____________ (1 Corinthians 1:2) 12) We are _____________ (Ephesians 2:10) 13) We are _________ of His body (Romans 12:4-5) 14) We will be made ___________ (1 Corinthians 15:21-22) 15) We will be ______________ (Ephesians 2:6-7)
Sermon Outline for 5/30/21 (Radio Broadcast 6/6/21) — “The Danger of Legalism”
The Danger of Legalism
Galatians 5:1-6
I) What is ____________________?
II) What is the ____________ with circumcision?
A) Nothing, if you are already a _________!
B) The problem is, if you are doing it now, and you think
that it will contribute to your _______________
1) You are ____________ Christ’s power to deal with sin
2) You are trusting in ___________
3) You are taking on the ___________ of the law
III) What does keeping the ___________ law entail?
A) ____________
B) ____________
C) ____________
IV) What is the __________ of living this way?
A) Living with __________
B) Living with _________
C) Living in _________
D) Because you lose a Biblical understanding of __________
V) Is this possible outside of a ___________ context?
VI) How are we supposed to live lives of _________?
A) In _________
B) Relying on the Holy ____________
C) Waiting with expectant _________
D) And it doesn’t _________ who we are or where we come
from. All that matters is Jesus Christ!
Sermon Outline for 5/23/21 (Radio broadcast 5/30/21) — “Grace Brings us Home”
Grace Brings us Home!
Galatians 4:21-5:1
I) We see the importance of retaining what we’ve been __________
II) There is an Old Testament foundation for ____________
III) There can be a deeper meaning in some Scripture passages
A) Paul says he is presenting an _____________
Allegory needs to be a ___________ reading out not a
fanciful reading in
B) Paul’s allegory comes from ____________ itself, which is
the safest way to figure it out!
C) Paul is using Isaiah 54:1 (under the inspiration of the
Holy Spirit), to reveal an important ____________
IV) There is a massive difference between law and ___________
A) The Old Testament _____________
1) Abraham was called by God with a promise to make him
a great ___________
2) Abraham began to ___________ how this was going to
happen
3) _____________ and Abraham decide to take matters
into their own hands
4) God rebukes them and reiterates that Sarah’s son
will be his __________
B) The New Testament _______________
V) ____________ makes us residents of the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem
A) _______________ was looking for that city
B) All the Old Testament __________ were looking for that
city
C) We are ___________ residents of that city!
D) We will be __________ residents of that city!
E) And all our trials and problems will be _________ once we
reside there!
VI) Relying on the law means that your ____________ is gone (and maybe your new home)
Sermon outline for 5/16/21 (Radio broadcast 5/23/21) — “Leading in Love”
Leading in Love
Galatians 4:12-20
I) We recognize Paul’s ongoing _________ for the church
II) Paul reminds the Galatians (again!) that Jesus is ____________
III) Paul also reminds them of their ________ for him
A) Paul came to them in _____________
B) It was a _________ to them
C) But they didn’t ________ him!
D) They received him with _______!
E) Shows that the ________ was at work
IV) Paul encourages them to ___________ the false teachers
A) Paul wonders if they will choose the _________ teaching
over his teaching
B) Paul points out that the false teacher have wrong
__________
V) Paul reminds them that ________ is important, but that it needs to be for God/grace!
A) ___________ for God is the greatest commandment
B) And without ____________ we couldn’t know God!
C) Paul wants them to remain ____________ even when he’s not
there!
VI) Leading in love does require _________________!
VII) Leading in love requires ____________
VIII) Leading in love requires us to be honest about the _______________ in our lives
A) Our _____________ in the face of suffering points others
to the power of God within us
B) ____________ in our lives help us to rely on God’s power,
not our power
C) By getting through our suffering, we can ______ others
who are going through suffering
Sermon outline for 5/9/21 (radio broadcast 5/16/21) — “Challenging the Idols in Our Lives”
Challenging the Idols in our Lives
Galatians 4:8-11
I) We were formerly ____________ to false idols
A) What is _________ referring to?
1) ________ gods
2) ____________ powers, spiritual beings
3) Principles and pursuits in life that end
up ____________ us
B) What are the ___________ in life that can end
up controlling us?
1) _______________ (pride)
2) The desire for ____________
3) ____________ (“I did it my way!”)
4) ____________ addictions
5) _______________
6) ________________ (Idleness)
7) __________ (physical addictions)
8) ______________
9) ____________ (law)
II) But now we know _____________!
III) Because God _________us!
1) God took the ______________ to make us His
2) And we are His ______________!
IV) Do we really want to go back to ____________?
A) Even though we are now God’s children, we are
constantly ___________ against those things that can take
us away from Him
1) ____________
2) ______________ of man
3) _________________
4) Earthly knowledge and ________________
5) ____________
6) ____________
7) Autonomy & ___________
8) ____________
B) Matthew 6:24 provides a _________ to see if we are
following God properly
C) 1 Corinthians 10:6-14 gives us some ____________
Sermon Outline for 5/2/21 (Radio Broadcast 5/9/21) — “Inheriting the Kingdom!”
Inheriting the Kingdom!
Galatians 4:1-7
I) We were _______________
II We have now received our ________________
III) And it’s because of __________ Christ!
A) He came in the ____________ of time
B) He was sent by _________
C) He is __________
D) He is ___________
E) He became our ____________________
F) And He ___________ in our place
G) So that we could be ___________________
H) And we are now children who have received our
_________________!
IV) We now have the _______________!
V) And we have a _______________
Sermon outline for 4/25/21 (radio broadcast 5/2/21) — “Becoming Children of God!”
Becoming Children of God
Galatians 3:26-29
I) We are saved through _________!
II) We are now “______ Christ Jesus!”
III) ______________ is a sign of our belief!
IV) We are now ______________ of God!
V) We have put off immaturity for _____________!
VI) Believers are all _____________ now!
A) What this does ________ say:
1) It does not say there are no differences between the
____________
2) It does not say that there are no differences in
_________ in society, marriage, or the church
B) What this __________ say:
1) It emphasizes _______________
2) It emphasizes “unity in diversity” through the
___________
3) It is a reminder of the essential _____________ of
God that underlies mankind
4) It is a reminder that the ____________ should lead
the way in treating all people with dignity and
respect
5) And the _____________ becomes our model for how we
experience unity regardless of role, gender, or
class
VII) Believers, both Jew and Gentile, are the true heirs to God’s ___________ to Abraham
A) Promise was fulfilled in ____________
B) It _____________ to us because we are “in Christ”
Sermon outline for 4/18/21 (radio broadcast 4/25/21) — “The nature of the law”
The Nature of the Law
Galatians 3:19-25
I) Why then the _________?
A) The law could not give us the _________ (3:1-5)
B) The law could not make someone ______________ (3:6-9)
C) The law could only ___________ (3:10-12)
D) The law did not ____________ the promise (3:15-18)
II) The law reveals our ________________
III) The law is _______________
IV) The law is ________________ to the promise
V) The law doesn’t bring __________
VI) The law can’t bring ________________
VII) The law is a ___________ until we mature
VIII) The law has a new __________ in the lives of believers
A) Does the _______ have any place at all?
B) The law reveals _______
C) The law serves as a __________
D) But we now live under the law of Christ, led by
the Spirit, which holds us to a ________ standard
Sermon outline for 4/11/21 (Radio broadcast 4/18/21)
Thank God He Keeps His Promises!
Galatians 3:15-18
I) God made a __________ to Abraham
A) In fact, God made _________ promises to Abraham
B) But we are concerned with ________ promise in particular
II) And a promise is a _____________!
A) Even human beings recognize that agreements are
__________!
B) If human agreements are binding, just think about
__________!
III) The _________ doesn’t change that promise
A) The promise came _________!
B) The ________ came long after!
C) If human agreements can’t be changed, then __________
certainly won’t be!
IV) There is __________ to the promise than first appears
V) The promise is ultimately ___________ in Jesus Christ!
A) ________ is not necessarily single, but can be seen as
single
B) Some think that Paul is using questionable ___________
interpretation
C) But he is really bringing out the ________ theological
meaning
VI) God’s promise is what provides the _____________!
VII) What has God promised to ________ us as an inheritance?
A) __________________ (Eph 2:4-5)
B) __________________ life (John 4:14)
C) __________________ life (2 Cor 5:17)
D) __________________ life (John 10:10)
E) Spiritual _________________ (Eph 1:3)
F) The _____________ (Eph 1:13-14)
G) The ___________ of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23)
H) _________________ (Php 4:19)
I) __________________ (2 Cor 1:4)
J) ___________________ (Matt 11:28)
K) ___________________ (Php 4:6-7)
L) ____________________ (1 Peter 1:3)
M) ___________________ (Rom 8:28)
N) ___________________ (Php 1:6)
O) Eternal _____________ (John 10:28)
P) Eternal _____________ (John 14:2-3)
Sermon outline for 4/4/21 (Radio broadcast 4/11/21) — “We Must be Born Again!”
We Must be Born Again!
1 Peter 1:3-7
I) We are Reminded that God is to be ____________!
A) We have a subtle recognition of the _____________
II) Because He has Caused us to be ________ Again!
A) We are Born Again Because of His _________
B) We are Born Again to a Living __________
1) If there is no ___________, then everything is
hopeless and meaningless
2) Instead, the ___________ of the resurrection means
hope and life!
C) We are Born Again to an ____________
1) A _________________, pure, perpetual inheritance
2) Which is kept and ___________ for us!
III) And we Rejoice Even in the Midst of ___________
A) We will experience ____________
B) But these trials will only last a _________ while
C) And we will ________________!
D) We will be refined like ___________!
E) And we praise _______ for what he has done in/for us!
