Story Audio

1. Too Much - Hera and Zeus - "you were bought with a price"2. Not Enough - Hera and Competitors - "do not become slaves of men"3. Needing More - Hera and Bastards - "in whatever condition...remain with God

1. Humble Obedience or Throwing Off Authority2. Loving Sacrifice or Subjugating Equality3. Securely Exalted or Fear of Losing Superiority

1. From Truth to Lie2. From Weighty to Worthless3. From Life-giving to Draining

1. warning of Prosperity - "lived on the earth in luxury and self-indulgence"; 2. waiting in Patience - "be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord"; 3. wanting to Pray - "prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working"

1. so Not Fighting for Place - "passions are at war .. so you fight"; 2. but Needing More Grace - "he gives more grace ... to the humble"; 3. and Noticing each case - "speaking evil against ...; not knowing what tomorrow ..."

1. Problems for Speech - "bridle ... rudder ... fire ... beast ... spring"; 2. Purpose for Speech - "wisdom ... truth ... righteousness ... peace"

1 Even When It is Hard - "trials of various kinds"; 2. And You Don't Want To - "tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires"; 3. Because the Truth is Real - "doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."

1. Law; 2. Leaven; 3. Love

1. Contrary Desires; 2. Dead Desires; 3. Live Desires.

1. Father's Redeemed Sons - "redeem ... adoption as sons ... crying, "Abba! Father!""; 2. Parental Concern - "again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!" ; 3. Mother's Sons of Freedom - "Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother".

1. The Promise (still valid) - "the law ... does not ... make the promise void" 3:17; 2. The Law (added proof) - "the law was our guardian until Christ came ..." 3:24; 3. The Impacts (confirmed) - "heirs according to promise" 3:29

1. Wanting Blessing - "by works of the law or by hearing with faith" 2:2,5; 2. Taking Curses - "Cursed be/is everyone ...", "Christ redeemed us from the curse" 3:10,13.

1. The Branch - 2:16 "justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law"; 2. Cutting It Off - 2:14 "conduct was not in step with the truth of the Gospel"; 3. Falling Away - 2:21 - "not nullify .... then Christ died for no purpose"

1. Gospel of Grace (not slavery) - 1:6 "the grace of Christ";2. Gospel of God (not man) - 1:11 "not man's gospel";3. Gospel of Good (not evil) - 2:10 "remember the poor".

1. Unhindered by Circumstances; 2. Unhindered by People; 3. Unhindered by Us.

1. Take Courage, When You Are Down; 2. Because Jesus is Up, Take Courage.

1. Why is Christianity Not Liked? - "there are no little disturbance about the Way" v 23; 2. Why is Christianity Liked? - "no cause that we can give to justify this commotion" v40.

1. Hurting - "provoked - full of idols" v16; 2. Helping - "What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you" - v23; 3. Hoping - "So Paul went out of their midst... but some joined him and believed" - vv33-34.