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Quail Springs Baptist Church exists to lead people throughout the OKC metro to follow Jesus as Lord. Through gospel-centered worship, community, and service, we aim to gather together, build up in service, and send out with the good news of Christ.

  1. 6d ago

    Logical & Christological | Galatians Ep 6

    In Galatians 3, Paul is in the middle of an argument with enormous implications for the gospel. The Judaizers were teaching that faith in Christ was not enough—that certain practices from the Old Testament law still needed to be observed. While their particular argument centered on circumcision, their deeper error was attempting to add human obedience to the grace God had already provided through Christ. And while we may be nearly 2,000 years removed from their controversy, the temptation remains: we can still find ourselves more comfortable trying to measure up than simply trusting what Jesus has done for us. 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … Paul begins with a logical argument about God’s promise and the law. Using the example of a legal covenant, he explains that if even a human agreement cannot simply be rewritten after it has been ratified, God's covenant certainly cannot. God made His promise to Abraham centuries before the law was given through Moses, so the law could not come later and cancel or rewrite that promise. The Abrahamic covenant centered on what God promised to do; the Mosaic law emphasized the obedience required of God's people. The law was legitimate, but God's promise remained paramount. 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … But Paul's argument isn't merely logical—it is Christological. He draws attention to God's promise concerning Abraham's “offspring” and identifies that offspring as Christ. The promise was always moving history toward Jesus. From humanity's fall into sin to God's covenant with Abraham and the giving of the law through Moses, the story ultimately points to the One who would accomplish what sinful humanity could never accomplish for itself. Jesus' death and resurrection fulfilled the promise and defeated the enemy in a way the law never could. 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … That naturally raises the question: If God's promise is paramount, why did He give the law? Paul explains that the law was added because of transgressions. It establishes God's boundaries and exposes the reality of our rebellion. Like a road sign clearly marking the speed limit, the law removes our ability to claim ignorance. It reveals what is right while simultaneously showing us just how far short we fall. The law is not the means of salvation; it reveals our need for salvation and drives us toward Christ. 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … That remains important for Christians today. We can become comfortable with our own sin, comparing ourselves with others and convincing ourselves that our failures aren't particularly serious. Instead of allowing God's truth and the conviction of the Holy Spirit to expose us, we can become skilled at explaining, minimizing, or defending our behavior. The proper response isn't to ignore God's boundaries, but neither is it to believe keeping those boundaries can make us righteous. The law reveals the problem; only Jesus provides the solution. 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … Paul finally asks whether the law and God's promise are somehow opposed to one another. His answer is emphatic: absolutely not. The law is good and has a legitimate purpose, but it is limited. It can reveal sin, but it cannot give life. It can show us God's standard, but it cannot make sinners righteous. Scripture places everyone under the reality of sin so that the promise of salvation might be received through faith in Jesus Christ. 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … That's the freedom at the heart of the gospel: you don't have to measure up because Jesus measured up for you. The danger of legalism is that it turns our attention backward toward our own performance instead of toward Christ's finished work. But there's an opposite danger as well—claiming faith in Christ while becoming casual about the life He calls us to live. On this side of the cross, believers are called neither to legalism nor fickle faith, but to rest in God's grace and faithfully follow Jesus. 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … 9-27 Sermon Video Timestamps & … CHAPTERSIntroduction: The Argument in Galatians (0:00–6:56) Understanding the Judaizers and Paul’s Argument (6:56–12:00) God’s Promise Comes Before the Law (12:00–18:58) Why Did God Give the Law? (18:58–26:32) The Law Reveals Our Sin and Need for Christ (26:32–35:01) The Law Cannot Give Life (35:01–39:30) Living on the Other Side of the Cross (39:30–End) REFERENCED SCRIPTURESGalatians 3:15–22Genesis 3:15Genesis 12Romans 5:20Matthew 23James 1Acts 7:53Hebrews 2:2Deuteronomy 33:2

  2. Sep 22

    A Foolish Trade | Galatians Ep 5

    As Paul continues confronting the false teaching spreading through the Galatian churches, his tone becomes intensely personal. The Galatians had received the gospel of grace, but now they were being persuaded to add works of the law to what Christ had already accomplished. Paul essentially looks them in the eye and asks, “What happened to you?” Why would anyone trade faith in Jesus and His finished work for a system that depends upon their own effort? Paul first makes his case personally. Rather than beginning with an abstract theological argument, he asks the Galatians to remember their own experience with Christ. How did they receive the Holy Spirit? Who began the work of salvation in them? Who continues that work? What about the suffering they had endured because of their faith or the ways they had seen God work in their lives? Every question points toward the same answer: their relationship with God began through faith and the work of the Holy Spirit, not through their ability to keep the law. If the Spirit began the work, it makes no sense to believe human effort must now sustain it. That personal argument also forces an important question: Do you have your own experience with Jesus? Faith cannot be inherited from parents or grandparents. Paul is asking the Galatians to remember what happened to them, because every person must personally place his or her faith in Christ. Like an attorney questioning an eyewitness, Paul isn't asking what they have heard about someone else's experience; he's asking them to testify to what God has done in their own lives.  Paul then makes his case biblically. Personal experience matters, but it isn't the final authority. Paul turns to the Old Testament—the very Scriptures the Judaizers would have valued—to demonstrate that justification has always been by faith. Abraham believed God and was counted righteous. The Law and the Prophets agree that “the righteous shall live by faith.” The law cannot rescue sinners from its curse because no sinner can perfectly fulfill its demands. Instead, Christ redeems us by taking that curse upon Himself. From Genesis and Abraham to Deuteronomy, Leviticus, and Habakkuk, Paul builds his case from multiple biblical angles. Pastor Connor compares it to instant replay in football: one camera angle may tell part of the story, but multiple angles establish what was true all along. Paul looks first at the Galatians' personal experience and then at the testimony of Scripture, and both point to the same conclusion—right standing with God comes through faith, not works.  At the center of that faith is Jesus. We aren't declared righteous because we're good people, come from good families, or hope our good deeds outweigh our bad ones. We can be declared righteous because Jesus was perfect where we have failed. On the cross, He took what our sin deserved so that those who believe in Him could receive what they could never earn for themselves. The question, then, isn't whether we've done enough. The question is whether we have placed our faith in Christ. Every angle has been examined. The personal evidence and the biblical evidence lead to the same verdict: sinners are declared righteous by faith in Jesus Christ. So the question Paul ultimately places before each of us is deeply personal: What do you believe, and to whom do you belong? CHAPTERSIntroduction: A Foolish Trade (0:00–8:34) Paul Makes His Case Personally (8:34–19:53) Paul Makes His Case Biblically (19:53–End) REFERENCED SCRIPTURESGalatians 3:1–14Genesis 15:6Genesis 12:3Deuteronomy 27:26Habakkuk 2:4Leviticus 18:5Deuteronomy 21:23John 3:16

  3. Sep 15

    Jesus + Anything = Nothing | Galatians Ep 4

    As Paul continues defending the Gospel of grace, he recounts a difficult confrontation with Peter. Although Peter knew the truth of the Gospel, fear of what others might think caused him to withdraw from Gentile believers. His actions became a public failure with personal consequences, even leading Barnabas astray. Pastor Connor challenges us to consider how fear can compromise our own witness and reminds us that people are watching the way our faith shapes our lives. Paul then moves to the heart of his argument: justification by faith. Sin leaves every person unrighteous, and no amount of obedience or works of the law can change that standing before God. We are declared righteous only through faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation is God's gift of grace, received through faith—not something we can earn for ourselves. Finally, Galatians 2:20 shows the freedom that comes from the Gospel. For the Christian, the "old me" has been crucified with Christ, and the "new me" now lives with Christ in me. The power to live differently doesn't come from ourselves; it comes entirely from Jesus, who loved us and gave Himself for us. Sermon OutlineGalatians 2:11–21 There is FEAR that compromised Peter — Galatians 2:11–14Peter knew the Gospel, but his fear of the circumcision party caused him to change his behavior and separate himself from the Gentile believers. This was a PUBLIC failure — Both Jews and Gentiles were watching Peter's actions. One group was left feeling entitled while the other was left feeling defeated.This had PERSONAL implications — Peter's hypocrisy influenced others, even leading Barnabas astray.Our witness is both public and personal. Sometimes its impact is wide, and other times it runs deep. There is FAITH that justifies sinners — Galatians 2:15–19, 21Paul makes the theological case for justification by faith. To be justified means to be "declared righteous." Because sin makes us unrighteous, we need something outside ourselves to change our standing before God. We are not justified by works of the law.We are justified through faith in Jesus Christ.Our faith is a belief in God's grace to save.If righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.Ephesians 2:8–9 reinforces the same truth: salvation is by grace through faith and is not the result of our works. There is FREEDOM that defines Paul — Galatians 2:20Paul describes how the truth of the Gospel changes everyday life. As a Christian, the "old me" died with Jesus.As a Christian, the "new me" is Christ "in me."The life Paul now lives is by faith in Jesus. His ability to live rightly comes entirely from Jesus, through Jesus, and because of Jesus. Christ took our wickedness and gave us His righteousness because He loved us and gave Himself for us. Practical TakeawaysHas FEAR compromised me in any way?Is my FAITH certain because the object of it is Jesus?Do I live with FREEDOM because the "old me" died with Jesus so the "new me" can live for Him?Referenced ScripturesGalatians 2:11–21Ephesians 2:8–9

  4. Sep 9

    Why Your Christian Life Feels Off

    God’s Presence — The Christian Life Is Designed to Live in the Presence of God It’s possible to look the part of a Christian while living far from the place God designed us to be. Dylan Bone illustrates this by imagining himself dressed head-to-toe in OU gear but driving past Norman and ending up at a Texas game in Austin. He might look like he belongs at an OU game, but he’s in the wrong place to experience its purpose, satisfaction, or enjoyment. In the same way, we can know the language of faith and wear the “church clothes” while neglecting our true home base: the presence of God. In Haggai 1, God's people had returned to Jerusalem after exile, but the temple—the place associated with God's presence among Israel—remained in ruins while they devoted themselves to building their own homes. Their priorities revealed an indifference toward God. Dylan reminds us that our opinions, schedules, and excuses don't supersede God's purposes for our lives. Our highest purpose isn't ultimately to be the best parent, spouse, employee, or anything else. Our purpose comes from God, and our first priority is to dwell in His presence. Through Christ, believers don't have to travel to a temple to encounter God; His Spirit dwells within His people, and He invites us to commune with Him.  Our satisfaction is also found in God. Haggai tells the people to “consider your ways.” They were sowing but harvesting little, eating without being filled, drinking without having their thirst quenched, and earning money only to put it into a bag with holes. They were constantly pursuing more but never finding enough. The same pattern can define our lives when we chase promotions, status, approval, appearance, success, or anything else in creation to satisfy what can ultimately be satisfied only by the Creator. Dylan challenges us to take an honest inventory of what we're pursuing and recognize that a life centered on anything other than God's presence will leave our souls hungry.  But God doesn't simply expose their dissatisfaction; He calls His people back to Himself. He tells them to rebuild His house so that He might take pleasure in it and be glorified. God takes pleasure in meeting with His people. Because of what Jesus has accomplished, we have access to the Father and can seek His presence through Scripture, prayer, and worship wherever we are. The God who alone can satisfy our souls actually desires fellowship with us. Finally, our flourishing flows through God. The Israelites had busied themselves with their own lives while neglecting God's presence, and their spiritual condition reflected it. Dylan connects their experience to the “dry seasons” Christians sometimes describe. Often, what we experience as distance from God accompanies our own neglect of time with Him. Busyness can quietly reorder our priorities until everything else receives our attention while communion with God receives whatever is left. This flourishing isn't a promise of material prosperity, nor is it something we manufacture through greater effort. It's the spiritual fruit that grows from a life rooted in God's presence. Like a tree bears fruit because its roots are nourished, believers bear spiritual fruit as God nourishes their souls. We were designed to live with Him, and when we dwell in His presence, He forms us into people who increasingly display the fruit of His Spirit through every circumstance of life. The challenge of Haggai remains deeply personal: consider your ways. What are you pursuing? What are you asking to satisfy you? For believers, the invitation is to return to the design God has given us—to find our purpose in Him, our satisfaction in Him, and our flourishing through Him. And as individual believers make God's presence the priority of their lives, Dylan challenges us to imagine what God might do collectively through a church increasingly marked by people who dwell with Him. CHAPTERSIntroduction: Designed for God’s Presence (0:00–4:54) Your Purpose Comes from God (4:54–15:05) Your Satisfaction Is Found in God (15:05–26:05) Your Flourishing Flows Through God (26:05–End) REFERENCED SCRIPTURESHaggai 1:1–11Revelation 3:15–16Romans 10:91 Corinthians 6:19

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  5. Aug 31

    Unyielding | Galatians Ep 3

    What does it look like for the Church to stand firmly on the gospel when its truth is challenged? In Galatians 2, Paul recounts a meeting with Peter, James, and John in Jerusalem where they affirmed that the gospel Paul preached among the Gentiles was the same gospel they proclaimed among the Jews. Titus, a Gentile believer who was not required to adopt Jewish practices such as circumcision, became living evidence that salvation comes through faith in Christ rather than religious works. Paul first reminds us that gospel ministry will face opposition. Surprisingly, the threat he describes doesn't come from outside the Church but from “false brothers” who had slipped in and were attempting to add religious requirements to the freedom believers have in Christ. Pastor Connor compares this kind of internal threat to termites inside the walls of a house or an autoimmune disease in which the body begins attacking itself. Adding human traditions or works to the finished work of Jesus doesn't improve the gospel; it replaces freedom with spiritual bondage. Because the gospel will face opposition, gospel ministry will demand courage. Paul says he refused to yield to the false teachers “even for a moment” because the truth of the gospel was worth preserving. That same conviction is required of believers today. We must be willing to stand up against teachings that distort the gospel while also standing firmly on what the gospel actually says: God created us, sin fractured His good creation, Jesus came to rescue sinners through His perfect life, sacrificial death, and resurrection, and everyone who trusts in Him receives forgiveness and eternal life. The gospel itself may be offensive to the world, but Christians do not have to be offensive in the way we communicate it. Finally, gospel ministry will create partnerships. Paul, Barnabas, Peter, James, and John were called to reach different people, but the same Holy Spirit empowered their work and the same gospel united them. Pastor Connor reminds us that gospel ministry isn't competition; it's cooperation. Bible-believing, Christ-exalting churches are not competing to see who can reach the most people. With so many people who still need Jesus, we should celebrate and partner with others faithfully proclaiming Christ. That partnership also becomes especially powerful when believers share a passion for serving people the world often overlooks. Peter, James, and John encouraged Paul to remember the poor—something Paul was already eager to do. When God's people unite around proclaiming the gospel and serving others in Jesus' name, fellowship grows stronger and God receives the glory. The Church must therefore be prepared to face opposition with courage while embracing the partnerships the gospel creates. We stand firm because the gospel of grace is worth defending: Jesus has accomplished everything necessary for sinners to be saved, and nothing needs to be added to His finished work. CHAPTERS Introduction: Standing Firm on the Gospel (0:00–7:50) Gospel Ministry Will Face Opposition — “Foes” (7:50–15:05) Gospel Ministry Will Demand Courage — “Fortitude” (15:05–16:29) Standing Up Against Heresy (16:29–17:59) Standing on the Truth of the Gospel (17:59–24:41) Gospel Ministry Will Create Partnerships — “Fellowship” (24:41–27:33) Gospel Ministry Isn't Competition, It's Cooperation (27:33–28:40) Serving Together for the Glory of God (28:40–End) REFERENCED SCRIPTURES Galatians 2:1–10 Galatians 1:10 Genesis 1–3 Romans 6:23

  6. Aug 25

    When Grace Rewrites Your Story | Galatians Ep 2

    What does a life transformed by grace actually look like? As Paul continues his letter to the Galatians, he points to his own story as undeniable evidence that the gospel is not something manufactured by people. The man who once persecuted Christians became the man preaching the faith he had tried to destroy. His life became a dramatic before-and-after picture of what only the grace of God can do. Paul begins with who he was before Jesus. He was deeply religious, accomplished, and zealous for his beliefs—and yet he was still lost. Pastor Connor describes two forms that lostness can take: rebellion that openly runs from God and religion that mistakenly believes good behavior, church involvement, or spiritual accomplishments can make us right with Him. Whether our past is marked by religion or rebellion, every Christian has a before-and-after story because everyone needs the saving grace of Jesus. But Paul didn't rescue himself. He was called by Jesus. Like a lost hiker who is found by rescuers, salvation begins with God moving toward us in grace and our responding to Him in faith. And God's work doesn't stop when He saves us. Jesus is revealed not only to us, but in us, so His grace can work through our lives for the sake of others. From there comes a lifetime of maturing in Jesus. Paul explains that his spiritual growth, like his salvation, was ultimately the work of God. Pastor Connor reminds us that every time we open God's Word with a heart ready to hear from Him, we have an opportunity to meet with the God who gave it to us and allow Him to continue shaping our lives. Transformation also produces evidence of Jesus that other people can see. The churches heard that the man who once persecuted believers was now preaching Christ. That raises a personal question for every follower of Jesus: spiritually speaking, what do people say about us? Genuine grace produces change that reaches beyond what happens inside a church building and becomes visible to our families, neighbors, classmates, coworkers, and others we encounter. Ultimately, however, the glory belongs to God. Pastor Connor compares God's transforming grace to an artist redeeming an old, unwanted tattoo—not simply erasing what was there, but incorporating it into something new and beautiful. Grace doesn't pretend our past never happened; God redeems it and writes a story that points beyond us to its true Hero. When grace rewrites our story, the credit at the end belongs to Jesus. CHAPTERS Introduction: The Transforming Work of Grace (0:00–6:28) Me Before Jesus: Lost in Religion or Rebellion (6:28–12:57) Called by Jesus (12:57–17:10) Maturing in Jesus (17:10–21:39) The Evidence of Jesus in a Changed Life (21:39–25:47) The Glory Belongs to God (25:47–End) REFERENCED SCRIPTURES Galatians 1:11–24 Acts 22:3–4 Philippians 3:4–6 Luke 15 John 11 Matthew 7

  7. Aug 25

    Danger of Different Gospels | Galatians Ep 1

    As Paul writes to the churches in Galatia, he is confronting a dangerous problem: teachers have begun adding obedience to Jewish law to faith in Jesus as a requirement for salvation. Pastor Connor compares this distortion to a tiny contaminant that can ruin an entire product. In the same way, even seemingly small additions to the gospel undermine the sufficiency of what Jesus accomplished on the cross. Paul begins by establishing the authority of the gospel. His calling as an apostle did not originate with people, but with God, and the same is true of gospel ministry. Our authority to live and serve as followers of Jesus isn't something we manufacture or wait for others to approve; it is rooted in Christ's atoning work and entrusted to His people by God. There is also an urgency to the gospel. Paul moves unusually quickly from his greeting to confronting the Galatians because eternity is at stake. Pastor Connor illustrates this with a person trapped in a burning house who has been given a ladder to safety. Adding requirements before someone can climb onto the ladder only interferes with the rescue. Christ has already provided what sinners need for salvation, and we must not complicate what He has accomplished. That urgency leads Paul to fiercely defend the purity of the gospel. There are not multiple gospels that save; salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone. Pastor Connor emphasizes that the gospel is exclusive in that Jesus is the only means of salvation, yet inclusive in that every sinner who calls upon Him can be saved. Scripture consistently points to the same good news: we have sinned, Christ died in our place and rose again, and forgiveness is offered freely by God's grace. Nothing can be added to the finished work of Christ. Finally, the gospel becomes the source of our identity. Paul contrasts serving people in search of their approval with serving Christ from the security of His approval. People are constantly changing, making their approval an exhausting and unreliable foundation for life. But Jesus does not change. The Christian therefore doesn't work for Christ's acceptance, but from the acceptance already received through Him. Our confidence comes from knowing not simply who we are, but whose we are. CHAPTERS Introduction: The Danger of Adding to the Gospel (0:00–7:28) The Authority of the Gospel (7:28–12:16) The Urgency of the Gospel (12:16–17:54) The Purity of the Gospel (17:54–28:40) Finding Our Identity in the Gospel (28:40–End) REFERENCED SCRIPTURES Galatians 1:1–10 John 14:6 Isaiah 53:4–6 Romans 3:23–24 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 Colossians 2:13–14 1 Peter 2:24 Hebrews 13:8

  8. Aug 12

    The Man Born Blind | Personal Faves Ep: 9

    Born without arms, Daniel Ritchie knows what it feels like to be seen as different. Growing up, the stares, comments, and feeling that he didn’t belong eventually caused him to question his own worth and even God’s love for him. But at 15 years old, Daniel encountered the truth that God had not made a mistake when He created him—and that his greatest need wasn’t physical healing, but salvation through Jesus. That realization changed not only Daniel’s eternity, but the way he understood his life and his story. In John 9, Jesus encounters a man who had been blind from birth. While the disciples saw his disability as a problem that needed an explanation, Jesus saw a life through which the works of God could be displayed. Daniel connects that encounter to his own story and reminds us that our value isn’t determined by our abilities, accomplishments, failures, circumstances, or what others think of us. Our value is found in the God who made us and the grace of Christ that has redeemed us. But Jesus doesn’t simply give us value—He gives us a mission. Just as Jesus called His disciples, the crowd, and even the blind man to participate in His work, every believer has been sent to make Christ known. Daniel shares how even ordinary moments in his own life, including conversations with strangers curious about his disability, have become opportunities to share the hope of the gospel. Our limitations and brokenness don’t disqualify us from God’s mission; they can become part of the story He uses for His glory. Ultimately, the story of the man born blind calls us to trust Jesus with the story He has given us. We may not always understand His methods or why our lives look the way they do, but we can trust the One who created us, saved us, and sends us. Jesus wants to use our hurt, our brokenness, our victories, and every part of who we are to show the world more of Him. REFERENCED SCRIPTURES John 9:1–7 John 20:31 Psalm 139:13–14 Romans 5:8 John 1:1–4 Romans 8:1 Matthew 28:19–20

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Quail Springs Baptist Church exists to lead people throughout the OKC metro to follow Jesus as Lord. Through gospel-centered worship, community, and service, we aim to gather together, build up in service, and send out with the good news of Christ.

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