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Justification by Law or Christ?

Galatians 2:15-21
Tim Nay

Part of Galatians

September 28, 2025

11 “But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.” —Galatians 2:11-12 

14 But when I saw that their conduct was no...

Exposing a Hypocritical Gospel

Galatians 2:1-14
Tim Nay

Part of Galatians

September 21, 2025

1 “Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain. 3 But e...

When Man Corrupts Gospel

Galatians 1:11-24
Mike Maglish

Part of Galatians

September 14, 2025

 Galatians 1:11-12 
Acts 9:3–6 

Galatians 1:11–12 

Received (παρέλαβον, parelabon) — v. 12 
• A rabbinic word for receiving tradition from a teacher. 
• Paul says, “I didn’t receive the gospel like a tradition handed down.” 

The GOSPEL comes directly from JESUS

What is Man’s Gospel? 
1) Not divine, but man-made 
2)...

Jesus Is Enough

Galatians 1:1-10
Mike Maglish

Part of Galatians

September 7, 2025

“The Judaizers’ heresy was not that they denied Christ, but that they insisted that you cannot be saved by Christ alone. You must add your works of the law to His work of the cross.” 
-John Stott (On Galatians) 

“The gospel is not advice to be followed; it is good news to be believed. The Judaizers had turned it back into advice - somethi...

Fruit Comes Where the Spirit Leads

Acts 16:6–10
Derek Murphy

August 31, 2025

“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about?” —Judges 6:13 NIV“6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7...

A Different Spirit

Numbers 13 & 14
Tim Nay

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

August 17, 2025

Numbers 13:1-17 

THE STORY: 
• Twelve warriors INVESTIGATED the land. 

Numbers 13:17-20 
Spies Sent to Investigate the Promised Land: 
• Are the people strong or weak? 
• Are the people many or few? 
• Is the land (soil) good or bad? 
• Are the cities, camps or strongho...

Passing the Baton

Deuteronomy 31; Joshua 1:1-9
Tim Nay

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

August 24, 2025

Deuteronomy 34:7-9 

Four Zones of Passing the Baton:

1. OBSERVATION zone 
   
   Exodus 24:13 
   
   

11 Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Josh...

God's Limitless Power

Numbers 11:16-30
Mike Maglish

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

August 10, 2025

16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. 17 And I will come down and talk with you there. And...

How to Stop ComplainingNumbers 11:1-11
Tim Nay

Part of Wanderings & Wonders

Lessons from the Wilderness

August 3, 2025

1 And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire...

Rules in Relationship

Exodus 19 & 20
Tim Nay

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

July 27, 2025

1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain. —Exodus 19:1-2...

God's Blueprint for Church Leadership

Exodus 18
Mike Maglish

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

July 20, 2025

The SuperPastor Myth: 
• Preach like Charles Spurgeon 
• Counsel like Dr Phil 
• Lead like Steve Jobs 
• Fundraise like Dave Ramsey 
• Still show up to stack chairs 

6 And when he sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife a...

Don’t Forget Your Job Description!

Matthew 28:18-20
Toney Salva

July 13, 2025

Who Are You Investing Your Life In?

The tool that God has chosen for us to make other disciples is LOVE

Is There A Welcome Mat At The Entrance Of My Heart?

Is There A Welcome Mat At The Entrance Of Your Home?

There are more people willing to hear the message of Jesus then there are people 
willing to share the message of Jesus.

Does God Provide?

Exodus 16-17
Mike Maglish

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

July 6, 2025

2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, 3 and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into t...

When You Are in Need of a Miracle

Exodus 14
Tim Nay

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

June 29, 2025

17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” 18 But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And t...

The Passover

Exodus 11
Mike Maglish

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

June 22, 2025

29 At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. —Exodus 12:29 

God is not a CRUEL JUDGE 

23 Have I any pleasure in the ...

A Shapeable Heart

Exodus 7-11
Tim Nay

Part of Wanderings & Wonders

Lessons from the Wilderness

June 15, 2025

1 And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I multiply m...

God Calls a Leader

Exodus 3-4
Mike Maglish

Part of Wanderings & WondersLessons from the Wilderness

June 8, 2025

MOSES’S FIRST 40 YEARS:

• Was born to Levites (Priestly line) 
• Was raised by Pharaoh’s daughter when all the other babies were being killed (Ex 1:22, 2:10)
• Grew up and killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew at the age of 40 (Ex 2:15) 
  
  

 —Acts 7:20-29 

We are OUT OF STEP with ...

The Process Toward the Promise

Exodus 2:23-25
Tim Nay

Part of Wanderings & Wonders

Lessons from the Wilderness

June 1, 2025

24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” —Genesis 50:24 

PROMISE: 
God PROMISES us many GOOD things. 

God’s Promises: 
• To give us the...

Watch Your Manners

Ephesians 4:1-7
Tim Nay

Part of The Spirit of God

May 25, 2025

Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. —John 14:23But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. —Galatians 5:16I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling ...