Manchester Church of Christ

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Weekly Sermons at the Manchester Church of Christ in Manchester, CT

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  1. 4d ago

    The Fruit

    In Galatians 5:22-26, Paul is writing to churches who are being pressured to earn their place in God’s family through external markers that can be summed up as walking by the flesh. Instead, Paul calls the Christians then and us today to a new life: that of walking with the Spirit. What exactly does that life look like? Paul describes it from the inside out in the fruit of the Spirit. From root to fruit, being grounded in Christ is The post The Fruit appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    36 min

  2. May 24

    Finish the Race

    In Galatians 5:7-15, Paul uses the image of a race to describe the Christian life: “You were running a good race” (v. 7). The Galatians had started off well. They had received the gospel with joy and lived out their freedom found in Jesus Christ. Yet, somewhere along the way, they found themselves distracted, slowed down, and pulled off course. The reality is that the same danger exists for us today. The Christian life is not a spring of private The post Finish the Race appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    32 min

  3. May 17

    Set Free

    “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1).” Freedom is not an additional perk of salvation, but is one of the key purposes that Jesus came. Yet, Paul provides a warning too. The Galatian Christians were being tempted to return to a system of law-reliance; to believe that they needed Christ+. They had begun their new life in grace, but The post Set Free appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

  4. May 10

    Grace to the Barren

    In Galatians 4:27-31, Paul continues to build off his present allegory. Hagar or Sarah? Children of slavery or children of freedom? Law-reliant or grace-reliant? With each expansion, Paul is asking us: which reality are we going to live into and out of? To be a child of slavery and law-reliant means to depend on our own performance or ability for righteousness. In times of uncertainty, when faced with the impossible, the first question a child of slavery asks is: what The post Grace to the Barren appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    36 min

  5. May 3

    Four Types of People

    In Galatians 4:21-26, Paul offers a way of understanding the human condition, one that may be more revealing than we expect. This Sunday’s sermon, “Four Types of People,” invites us to consider not just what we do, but what we rely on. Paul contrasts two ways of living: life under the law and life in the freedom of God’s promise. From this, we can begin to see four broad categories. Some are law-obedient and law-reliant; doing the right things, yet trusting their obedience The post Four Types of People appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    32 min

  6. Apr 26

    Two Gospels, Two Ministries

    In Galatians 4:12-20, Paul reaches the climax of his argument. In the simplest terms, there are two gospels and two ministries placed before the Galatians. Which one are they going to choose? There’s the gospel that Paul preached “because of an illness,” and there’s the gospel that the false teachers preach “to win you over, but for no good.” Which one will you have? Now when I say “ministry,” I don’t want you to narrow the field that ministers engage The post Two Gospels, Two Ministries appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    35 min

  7. Apr 19

    New Exodus

    New Exodus In Galatians 4:1–11, Paul speaks with both urgency and tenderness to believers who are in danger of turning back. Using the language of slavery and sonship, he reminds them of who they once were, and who they now are in Christ. Before Christ, they were enslaved and bound under the basic principles of the world. But in the fullness of time, God sent His Son to redeem them, to bring them out, to adopt them as His own The post New Exodus appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    38 min

  8. Apr 12

    Heirs through Christ

    “You’re rooting for clothes when you get right down to it… I’m rooting for an outfit. That’s what it’s come down to. I want my team’s clothes to beat the clothes from another city… It’s laundry. We’re rooting, we’re screaming about laundry here!” These are the words of comedian Jerry Seinfeld when he was hosted by David Letterman, and, if you can’t tell, he’s talking about the absurdity of team loyalty. You cheer for one player, you adore him or The post Heirs through Christ appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    36 min

  9. Apr 5

    Pointing to the Promise

    One of my favorite hymns begins like this: Low in the grave He lay, Jesus, my Savior, waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord… Up from the grave He arose! While we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus every Sunday, there is something knowing that on the Sunday of Passover about 2,000 years ago, Jesus our Lord and Savior defeated death and rose from the grave. This Easter, we’re going to allow Paul’s letter to the Galatians to bring us to celebrate the The post Pointing to the Promise appeared first on Manchester Church of Christ.

    35 min
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Weekly Sermons at the Manchester Church of Christ in Manchester, CT

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  • Creator
    Manchester Church of Christ
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
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