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For the last three weeks Paul has been illustrating his doctrine of grace found in the Gospel through real life stories. This week he has a confrontation with his friend and fellow-Apostle Peter when he divided with a diverse group of believers out of fear. Paul calls him back to the freedom found in the perfect love of Jesus.

We continue our walk through the book of Galatians this fall trying to understand why the Apostle Paul is fighting so hard to protect what he calls "the freedom we have in Christ." This week he takes us through a story that helps illustrate what it looks like to have full assurance in the grace of Jesus Christ and how that changes how we relate to God, ourselves, and one another. 

The Apostle Paul defends his Gospel to the church in Galatia that is in danger of believing a false gospel. To do this he shows how the Gospel of Jesus Christ transformed his own story by the way God graciously drew Paul to himself, saved him, and equipped him for ministry. This text invites us to see how God can transform and use our own broken stories through his grace. 

This semester we are going through a series on Galatians where we are looking at how Paul is showing us that the Gospel provides for us a freedom that is worth fighting for. A freedom in Jesus Christ that liberates us from our enslavement to sin and all of the burdens it places upon us. 

God loves us enough to show us the ending of this story we live in.  And we are all invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.  As for so much of this series, thank you specifically to Ricky Jones for the insights, illustration and application. 

Satan is trying to battle the church and Jesus kingdom in a last ditch effort and one of the main weapons Satan uses is the allure of the world.  As has been said so much in this series, big thanks to Ricky Jones for so much insight into this as well as Way Rutherford and Alex Watlington. 

Incoming RUF Ole Miss Campus Minister Austin Braasch looks at John 20 and invites us to bring our doubts to Jesus.  

John sees in picture book fashion, the behind the scenes story that shapes and informs the story we see.  What John "sees" will begin to make sense of world history and your life.  Thank you Ricky Jones for insights, etc. 

Big thank you to Rickey Jones for most of the thoughts and applications behind this message.   The trumpets show us world history from the perspective of the world. Hear the trumpets! They are mercifully calling for repentance.   

What John sees next is an overwhelming view of God's people throughout all time. They are sealed, diverse and sheltered by God's presence.

The lamb opens the scroll and we see what world history will be like from the church's perspective.  Come Jesus Come is the cry!

John continues to look into heaven. There he looks at the crisis of world history.  If no one is able to open the scroll and enact the plan of God to heal the world, then weeping is all we have.  But there is someone!  Thank you Rickey Jones for much of this

In a world that seems out of control, God lets John see into heaven where indeed there is someone on the throne.  It's what we all need to know!  Thank you Rickey Jones and Alex Watlington for insights into this passage

In the letter to the church in Laodicea, Jesus sees behind the masquerade to lovingly call for change in them and in us.  

What is most needed for John, for the confused and suffering churches, and for us...is to see the reality of Jesus. 

Revelation peels back the curtain to capture your imagination and show you a fuller picture of history and God's work in the world. 

The resurrection of Jesus vindicates everything Jesus taught and did.  If the resurrection is true, it changes everything. If it's not, let's all quit wasting our time.   Thank you Ricky Jones for insights into this passage

The hero is put on trial.  The gospel shines forth through Jesus interaction with Pilate, Barabbas, and the Crowds. Thank you Ricky Jones for a lot of content in this sermong...especially the last point. 

If the Hero is going to set the world to rights then he must judge the world with perfect justice.  Thank you Rickey Jones for much...much of this material

Jesus begins last travel into Jerusalem.  As Jesus publicly proclaims to be a king, it forces the issue.  Jesus is coming to conquer, but as a humble king.  - Thank you Tim Keller, Rickey Jones, Way Rutherford.