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Feed What You Want

Galatians 5:13-16
Mike Maglish

Part of Galatians

November 16, 2025

Galatians 5:13-18 

Paul pits the SPIRIT against the FLESH. He frames it as a conflict, a battle, a choice. 

Flesh - σάρξ (sarx) - “Body” or “Human nature apart from God”

Spirit - πνεῦμα (pneuma) - “God’s living presence within us. Shapes us more like Jesus.” 

Flesh (σάρξ / sarx) 
• Romans 7:18: “I know that ...

Sinner, Lay Your Burdens Down

Galatians 5:1-12
Mike Maglish

Part of Galatians

November 9, 2025

“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” —Galatians 5:1 

2 “Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.” —Galatians 5:2 

GRACE brings FREEDOM 

21 “that the creation itself will be se...

Harassment vs. Freedom

Galatians 4:21-31
Tim Nay

Part of Galatians

November 2, 2025

21 “Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. 23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.” —Galatians 4:21-23 

The Law vs. Promi...

A Spiritual Parent’s Emotional Appeal

Galatians 4:8-20
Tim Nay

Part of Galatians

October 26, 2025

8 “Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? 10 You observe days and mont...

No Nanny Needed

Galatians 3:23-4:7

Tim Nay

Part of Galatians

October 19, 2025

23 “Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.” —Galatians 3:23 16 “You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.” —Leviticus 19:16 

17 “You shall not hate your brother in y...

Standing in the Courtroom of Heaven

Galatians 3:15-22
Mike Maglish

Part of Galatians

October 12, 2025

STANDING IN THE COURTROOM OF HEAVEN 
(Not Guilty By Abraham Solomon) 

 —Romans 3:19–20 

The Law SHOWS our GUILT 
19 “Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. 20 N...

Foolish, Bewitched and Cursed - Without the Cross

Galatians 3:1-14
Mike Maglish

Part of Galatians

October 5, 2025

“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.” —Galatians 3:1 

τίς ὑμᾶς ἐβάσκανεν 
tis hymas ebaskanen 
→ “Who has bewitched you?” 
• ἐβάσκανεν = “to cast an evil eye on, cast a spell, bewitch, deceive.” Paul u...

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.