As we move through the book of Galatians, we are faced with the issue of living as believers who still experience temptation and even sin. Now that we have put off our old selves, we must not sit in that void, but rather put on the new self. Sanctification is not a snap of the fingers, but a process we …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 274 Christian Liberty (Galatians 5)
The idea of Christian liberty does not immediately mesh with the world around us, and it didn’t for the Galatians either. It is not the freedom to go on scot-free with nothing and no one to hold us accountable and with no obligations to God and each other, but rather freedom to a new life in which our desires are …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 273 Believing God’s Promises
Before there was Christ, there was the Law, but what was there before the Law? In Galatians 4, Paul refers back to Abraham, who simply believed God’s promise and it was credited to him as righteousness. Once again, there were no works involved; in fact, Abraham’s works were counterproductive! The righteousness of Abraham, like ours, was credited by faith alone. …
Pacific Garden Mission EP 272 Heirs of God’s Grace
“Some of us walk around like spiritual paupers,” as pastor Phil puts it—we don’t know who we are. At PGM one of the greatest messages we remind people of is their identity; we want you to know who you are. You are no longer a slave but a son, a child of God, and if a child, then an heir …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 271 Faith is the Answer (Galatians 3)
When we examine our human condition and reckon with our sin and failures, there is no other conclusion except that we desperately need a Savior—and we can’t save ourselves. The mind-blowing truth is that, just as Moses lifted the serpent in the wilderness so that whosoever might look upon it might be cured, so Christ has been lifted up so …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 270 Freedom in the Christian Life (Galatians 3)
Using texts from Genesis to Paul, Pastor Phil explains what freedom in Christ really entails. We shouldn’t be projecting our personal preferences and convictions onto others as if they were God’s absolute rules, lest we lead our neighbors to stumble under the weight of our burden or descend into legalism. Raphael takes us through his chaotic past in jail and …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 269 That’s Called Grace
Pastor Phil builds up to one of the most important verses of the Bible, Galatians 2:16, the very heart of the Gospel. At the end of the day justification is by grace alone, through faith alone, glory to God! Otis looks back at his gradual decline into the hopelessness and devastation he was in when he came to PGM. It …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 268 God was Always there
Pastor Phil reminds us to look back on our lives and see that, many times, when we thought we were struggling through obstacles and hardships, God was in the midst of it all along. Sometimes we even fought against him without knowing. Surely God was always there and I didn’t even know it! We need to let God do the …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 267 Sustain Your Freedom / John 8
Pastor Phil encourages us to sustain our freedom with the words of John 8. Remember that the truth will set us free, we who are children of the most high God. Renewing our minds continually with the truth of who we are will keep us from falling into old sins. Karen walks us through the story of how she’s had …
Pacific Garden Mission Ep 266 The Final Judgement / Revelation 20
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