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Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Proper 8C

It comes up repeatedly in our conversations with our Jewish friends and acquaintances. “How can you live without God’s law to guide your life?” The observant Jews we know and love can’t imagine living without the structure Torah gives them. “Doesn’t it lead to some kind of anarchy?” is one form of the questions they…

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Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Proper 8C

This week’s national celebrations in North America give Canadians and Americans opportunities to think about freedom.  July 1 is, after all, the Canada Day that at least some people think of as Canada’s birthday.  July 4 is the day on which Americans celebrate the anniversary of their declaration of independence from Great Britain. So one…

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Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Proper 8C

Most of Galatians can be summed up through a subtle reversal of a traditional saying: “Don’t just do something, stand there!” Paul has whacked and whacked away at the false teaching that infiltrated Galatia—the teaching that we can and must add something to the cross of Christ for salvation to be truly effective. Get circumcised,…

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Galatians 5:1-15

Comments and Observations: Unity is often confused with uniformity.  When every individual within a group has the same opinion, practices the same habits, and has the same preferences; unity seems to be natural.  What happens, however, when individuals come from different racial, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds? We can be tempted to believe that unity…

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Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Sermon

2011-07-01

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