Sermon & Bible study series

Galatians

The Gospel of Grace

Each topic brings together a Sunday sermon and its companion Bible study, with videos and downloadable notes for both.

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Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
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We are walking through Galatians verse by verse because this letter will not let us treat the gospel as something we already know and can safely move past. Paul takes us back to the grace of God in Christ, then shows us what that grace means for the way we live, the way we love one another, and the way the church stands firm in the truth.

We are taking our time with the text. Each topic includes a Sunday sermon followed by a companion Bible study where we can slow down, work through the details, and answer the questions we could not cover in the message. Choose a topic below to find the videos and notes for both.

01Galatians: An Introduction, Part 1How a Church Almost Lost the GospelAn introduction to the crisis behind Galatians and the gospel of grace Paul fought to preserve for the church.Introduction→02Galatians: An Introduction, Part 2Where We’re GoingA guide to the interpretive framework and theological questions that prepare us to walk carefully through Paul’s letter to the Galatians.Introduction→03The Gospel Revealed, Part 1By Whose Authority?Paul opens Galatians by establishing that he, the gospel he preached, and the Word we hold were sent, signed, and shared by divine authority.Galatians 1:1–2→04The Gospel Revealed, Part 2God’s Rescue PlanPaul reveals the heart of the gospel: Christ paid the price, delivered us from this present evil age, fulfilled the Father’s plan, and receives all the praise.Galatians 1:3–5→05The Gospel Revealed, Part 3The Danger of DesertionPaul sounds the alarm over abandoning the grace of Christ for a distorted message, reminding the church that there is only one gospel, one Savior, and one way.Galatians 1:6–7→06The Gospel Revealed, Part 4The Gospel You Cannot ChangePaul draws an uncompromising line around the gospel: no messenger, authority, or spiritual claim has the right to alter the good news God has revealed.Galatians 1:8–9→07The Gospel Revealed, Part 5The Approval TrapPaul exposes the conflict between pleasing people and serving Christ, calling believers to a gospel-shaped faithfulness that refuses to live for human approval.Galatians 1:10→08The Gospel Revealed, Part 6The Traditions of My FathersPaul contrasts the gospel revealed by Jesus Christ with traditions handed down by men, warning that adding to God’s Word or cutting away from it can give sincere zeal to the wrong cause.Galatians 1:11–14→09The Traditions of My Fathers, Part 2The ScaleBefore examining Rome’s claims for Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium, the church first places its own traditions on the scale of God’s Word, then returns to the finished work of Christ as the decisive standard.Galatians 1:11–14→10The Traditions of My Fathers, Part 3It Is WrittenPaul’s claim that the gospel came by revelation brings every tradition and authority under the written Word, answering the strongest objections to Scripture’s sufficiency, authority, and place in the life of the church.Galatians 1:11–12→11The Gospel RevealedScripture AlonePaul’s testimony points beyond human authority to the God who set him apart, called him by grace, and revealed His Son, grounding the church’s confidence in God’s revealed Word.Galatians 1:15–16a→
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How we are studying Galatians

No verse gets hurried past.

Our goal is not simply to cover Galatians. We want to understand what Paul actually said and why he said it. That means every verse is carefully and painstakingly exegeted. We pay attention to the words, the grammar, the historical setting, the flow of Paul’s argument, and how each part fits within the whole message of the letter.

I consult a wide range of trusted commentaries and study tools. They do not replace the biblical text, and they do not always agree with one another. They help us ask better questions, see where the difficult interpretive decisions are, and test our conclusions before we bring the teaching to the church. The resources currently being used in this series are displayed below.

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Galatians Commentaries

Cover of The Epistle to the Galatians by F. F. BruceNIGTCThe Epistle to the GalatiansF. F. BruceOpen in LogosCover of The Letter to the Galatians by David A. deSilvaNICNTThe Letter to the GalatiansDavid A. deSilvaOpen in LogosCover of Galatians: A Commentary by Craig S. KeenerAcademic CommentaryGalatians: A CommentaryCraig S. KeenerOpen in LogosCover of Galatians by Douglas J. MooBECNTGalatiansDouglas J. MooOpen in LogosCover of Galatians Verse by Verse by Grant R. OsborneOsborne NT CommentariesGalatians Verse by VerseGrant R. OsborneOpen in LogosCover of Galatians by Thomas R. SchreinerZECNTGalatiansThomas R. SchreinerOpen in LogosCover of Galatians by Bruce B. Barton and othersLife Application Bible CommentaryGalatiansBruce B. Barton and othersOpen in LogosCover of The Epistle to the Galatians by James D. G. DunnBlack's New Testament CommentaryThe Epistle to the GalatiansJames D. G. DunnOpen in LogosCover of Galatians by Richard N. LongeneckerWord Biblical Commentary 41GalatiansRichard N. LongeneckerOpen in LogosCover of Galatians by John MacArthurMacArthur New Testament CommentaryGalatiansJohn MacArthurOpen in LogosCover of The Message of Galatians by John R. W. StottThe Bible Speaks TodayThe Message of GalatiansJohn R. W. StottOpen in LogosCover of Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living by Todd WilsonPreaching the WordGalatians: Gospel-Rooted LivingTodd WilsonOpen in LogosCover of The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible by Leadership Ministries WorldwideGalatians–ColossiansThe Preacher's Outline & Sermon BibleLeadership Ministries WorldwideOpen in LogosCover of Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive by Adrian RogersLove Worth FindingAdrian Rogers Sermon ArchiveAdrian RogersView resource ↗

Acts and Historical Background

Cover of Acts by Darrell L. BockBECNTActsDarrell L. BockOpen in LogosCover of Acts: An Exegetical Commentary by Craig S. KeenerFour-Volume CommentaryActs: An Exegetical CommentaryCraig S. KeenerOpen in LogosCover of The Book of Acts by F. F. BruceNICNTThe Book of ActsF. F. BruceOpen in LogosCover of Acts Verse by Verse by Grant R. OsborneOsborne NT CommentariesActs Verse by VerseGrant R. OsborneOpen in LogosCover of Acts by Eckhard J. SchnabelZECNTActsEckhard J. SchnabelOpen in Logos

Whole Bible and Supporting Tools

Cover of The Bible Knowledge Commentary by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, eds.Old & New TestamentThe Bible Knowledge CommentaryJohn F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, eds.Open in LogosCover of Fire Bible by Donald C. Stamps, ed.Study BibleFire BibleDonald C. Stamps, ed.Open in LogosCover of Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew HenryComplete and UnabridgedCommentary on the Whole BibleMatthew HenryOpen in LogosCover of The Letter of James by Douglas J. MooPillar New Testament CommentaryThe Letter of JamesDouglas J. MooOpen in LogosCover of Assemblies of God Resources by The General Council of the Assemblies of GodDoctrine and Position PapersAssemblies of God ResourcesThe General Council of the Assemblies of GodView resource ↗

Maps and Media

Cover of Galatians Overview by BibleProjectVideo and Visual OverviewGalatians OverviewBibleProjectView resource ↗Cover of Asia Minor in the Greco-Roman Period by Historical mapRegions and Main SettlementsAsia Minor in the Greco-Roman PeriodHistorical mapView resource ↗