Family of Faith

Galatians 3:1 - 14

Family of Faith• Who is part of the family of faith?• Who is in? Who is out?• God’s Chosen People• How can you tell?

Family of Faith• Galatian’s Experience

of the Spirit• Abraham’s Example

of faith• The Great Exchange

from curse to blessing

Experience of the Spirit

You Foolish Galatians!

Experience of the Spirit

Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? . . . Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by your observing the law, or by your believing what you heard?

Observing the Law

Believing the Gospel

Abraham• Ancestral Father of the Family• “You have given me no children”

Abraham• Ancestral Father of the Family• “You have given me no children”• “Count the stars”• “Abram believed the LORD...”• “... and He credited it to him as

righteousness.”

Children of Abraham• Lineage, circumcision, Torah• Faith = Children of Abraham• “All nations will be blessed”

Law and FaithWay of the Law• Under a Curse• Impossible to keep• Action and attitude

Way of Faith• Blessing• Righteous will live• Change of heart

The Great Exchange• Jesus took on a curse• We receive a blessing• “He redeemed us in order that the

blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.”

Family of Faith• Inclusive

–Gender–Socio-Economic Class–Language and Culture

University Chapel!

Family of Faith• Faith in Jesus

–Don’t just do something, stand there!–Door to righteousness–Homegroup

Family of Faith• Inheritance is the Holy Spirit

–Makes it possible to live differently–Comforter and Teacher–Life, Truth, Freedom

Family of Faith• Where is the Spirit working in your life

today?• What do you sense He is calling you

to do – or to believe?