Forgive us for not having a recording of the first half of this week's service! We had some unexpected technical issues on Sunday. Here is the service from the start of the sermon to the end. Thanks for being patient with us!

Sermon Summary: This exploration of Galatians challenges us to examine what we truly base our acceptance before God upon. We discover that from the very beginning, God's promise to Abraham came 430 years before the law was given, revealing that our inheritance has never been about perfect obedience to rules. The law itself is holy and good, but it pronounces a curse on all who fail to keep it perfectly—and that includes every one of us. Here's where the beauty of the gospel shines: Christ didn't abolish the law, but fulfilled it by bearing its curse on our behalf. This means our acceptance into God's family rests entirely on faith in Christ, not on our performance. Yet this freedom isn't a license to live however we want. Instead, it's freedom FROM the crushing slavery to law-keeping and freedom TO love and serve others through the power of the Holy Spirit. We're called to walk according to the Spirit, which requires our active cooperation through spiritual disciplines like prayer and fasting. These practices weaken our flesh, deepen our dependence on God, and create space for the Spirit to produce fruit in our lives. The internal battle between our old self and new self is real, but we're not passive in this struggle—we actively crucify the flesh with its passions while keeping in step with the Spirit who lives within us.