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11/01/2026 | Free Indeed | Free To Love Others | Galatians 5:1-15 BIG IDEA: Christ sets us free so that we can love and serve others. What if you could be completely free, and still choose to live like a prisoner? What does it actually mean to be free? What does it look like to live free? 1. Stand firm in the freedom that Christ gives (vs 1-6). Jesus is sufficient for everything. The Gospel produces people whose lives begin to change. 2. Don’t let anyone steal your freedom (vs 7-12). Small distortions of the Gospel don’t stay small. The loudest voice in your head is too often your own voice. 3. Don’t use your freedom to serve yourself (v13). Freedom isn’t the same as self-indulgence. Freedom in Christ means you can stop making everything about you. 4. Use your freedom to love others (vs 13-15). See Leviticus 19:18. What are you doing with your freedom? 1. Where are you tempted to go back to slavery? 2. Where are you using your freedom mostly for yourself? 3. Who is one person in your life, that you can use your freedom to love this week?

10/25/2026 | Free Indeed | Free From Self-Reliance | Galatians 4:21-31 BID IDEA: Freedom comes through God’s promise. Not human effort. What are you trying to accomplish that you don’t have the power to accomplish? TWO WAYS TO LIVE: SELF-RELIANCE OR GOD’S PROMISE 1. Our effort cannot replace God’s promise (vs 22-23). The fact that something works doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re trusting God. 2. Self-reliance leads back to slavery (vs 24-27). Our freedom comes from God’s promise, not from our performance. 3. God’s children live by His promise (v 28). God is faithful to always keep His promise. 4. Freedom means letting go of self-reliance (vs 29-31). You cannot build your standing with God on two different foundations. THREE QUESTIONS TO MOVE BEYOND SUNDAY… 1. Where in my life am I trying to control the outcome? Am I being faithful to God, or am I trying to control what only God can control? 2. Where am I tempted to compromise because God seems to be too slow? Waiting can make obedience uncomfortable. We need to learn to wait patiently on God. God always delivers on His promises at the right time. 3. What would it look like for me to let go of the rope? Surrender the outcome to God.

10/18/2026 | Free Indeed | Free To Be God’s Child | Galatians 4:1-20 BIG IDEA: In Christ, you don’t have to earn your place in God’s family, you already belong. What kind of relationship do you think God wants to have with you? Do you really have a place with God? Are you living as God’s child, or are you still trying to earn your place? What changes when God Becomes Your Father? 1. Jesus gives us a new place to belong to (vs 3-5). Jesus came to bring us into his family. 2. God gives us a new relationship to enjoy (vs 6-7). Your earthly father may shape your view of God, but he doesn’t define the heart of God. 3. God gives a new freedom to live in (vs 8-11). You are no longer a slave to sin. We don’t obey to become God’s children, we obey because we are God’s children. 4. God gives us a new life to grow into (vs 12-20). Security in Jesus becomes the soil where transformation grows. Three questions to move beyond Sunday:  1. What are you still trying to prove to God? He chose you because He loves you! 2. When you fail, do you run to God, or away from Him? (See Hebrews 4:16) You cannot hide from God, so instead approach Him with boldness and humility. 3. Are you living from your place in God’s family? Stop trying to find a way to earn a spot where you already belong.

10/11/2026 | Free Indeed | Free From Misplaced Identity | Galatians 3: 15-29 BIG IDEA: Where are you finding your identity? Hello, my name is _______, and I am a ______. 1. God’s promise does not depend on your performance (vs 15-18). A promise depends on the faithfulness of the one who made the promise. 2. The Law shows our need for Jesus (vs 19-24). The Law can only show us that we fall short. Only Jesus can make it right. 3. Faith in Christ gives us a new identity (vs 25-29). A lot of things describe you. Only Jesus gets to define you. Your worth is not determined by what you achieve, but by whose you are.

10/04/2026 | Free Indeed | Free From Earning God’s Favor | Galatians 3: 1-14 BIG IDEA: The Gospel frees us from living like we have to earn salvation. THE GOPEL FREES US FROM EARNING 1. We begin by faith, not by performance (vs 1-5). Effort is not the enemy, earning is. 2. Faith has always been God’ way (vs 6-9). We are justified by faith, not by works. 3. Performance can never make us right with God (vs 10-12). Our faith is counted as righteousness. 4. Jesus accomplished what we can never do. (vs 13-14). Our debt is paid in full. You cannot earn what Jesus has already secured | “It is finished”. Three questions to move beyond Sunday: 1. Are you still trying to make payments on God’s grace? You cannot pay for a gift. 2. What is motivating your obedience? Obey out of love, not out of obligation. 3. Where do I need to depend on the Spirit instead of yourself? Examine yourself daily, learn to be transparent before God.

09/27/2026 | Free Indeed | Free From People-pleasing | Galatians 2: 11-21 BIG IDEA: When Christ defines who you are, other people no longer have to. THE GOSPEL FREES US FROM LIVING FOR APPROVAL 1. People pleasing makes us live inconsistently (vs 11-14). The Gospel is supposed to reshape how we live right now. In Jesus, we have nothing left to prove. 2. The Gospel removes our need to prove ourselves (vs 15-16). We are not accepted by God because we performed well enough, we are accepted by faith in Jesus. 3. The Gospel ends the performance (vs 17-19). 4.Our identity is now found in Jesus (vs 20-21). When Christ defines who we are, no one else has to. Three questions to move beyond Sunday… 1. Whose approval has too much power in your life? 2. Where are you tempted to pretend? 3. Who gets the final say as to who you are?

09/20/2026 | Free Indeed | Free To Defend The Gospel | Galatians 2:1-10 BIG IDEA: The Gospel is worth protecting because adding anything to Jesus takes away the freedom Jesus gives us. Jesus is enough.  Hold the Gospel tightly. Hold convictions carefully. Hold preferences loosely. When the Gospel is at stake: 1. Protect the Gospel (vs 1-5). Not every disagreement deserves a fight, but the Gospel is always worth protecting. 2. Hold truth with humility (vs 6-9). Biblical unity is being centered together around Jesus and His Gospel. 3. Let the Gospel unite (vs 7-9). One Gospel, one mission. 4. Let the Gospel produce love (v10). Gospel truth should produce Gospel love. Stand firm against those who try to change the Gospel. Three questions to move beyond Sunday: 1. Have you turned a preference into a Gospel issue? 2. Have you treated a Gospel issue into a preference? Doctrine matters. 3. Why are you taking that particular stand?

09/13/2026 | Free Indeed | Free From Your Past | Galatians 1:11-24 BIG IDEA: Grace forgives our past and gives us an entirely new story. When Grace changes your story: 1. Grace meets you where you are (vs 13-14). Grace allows us to tell the truth about our past, without continuing to live under its control. 2. Grace changes your direction ( vs 15-16). We are taken from a life of separation from God to a life with God as our destination. 3. Grace gives you a new center. (Vs 16-20). Christianity is about being made new in Christ. It’s about receiving god’s gift of grace. 4. Grace points your story to God. (vs 21-24). How we go through the hard times proves the authenticity of our faith. Who gets the final word on our story? 1. What part of your resume are you still letting define you? 2. Let grace reframe your past. 3. Let your story point you to Jesus. You can’t change your past, but Jesus can change the place your past occupies in your future.

09/06/2026 | Free Indeed | Free From False Gospels | Galatians 1: 1-10 BIG IDEA: The Gospel is too important to change Jesus has done for us what we could never do for ourselves. THE GOSPEL WE CANNOT CHANGE: 1. The Gospel is something we receive, not something we create (vs 1-5).  The Gospel frees us from trying to earn God’s favor. The Gospel is the Good News about what Jesus has done, not what we do. Salvation is God’s work. 2. Adding to the Gospel changes the Gospel (vs 6-9). Jesus plus anything equals nothing. Jesus plus nothing equals everything. 3. The Gospel must matter more than the approval of people (v 10). Jesus gave Himself for our sins to rescue us, and salvation is received by grace through faith in Him. MAKING IT PERSONAL: 1. What are you actually trusting in? “God accepts me because…” 2. Identify your ‘Jesus plus’. I know Jesus is enough, but sometimes I live as though I also need … 3. Trust in Christ alone. He is sufficient for everything.

08/30/2026 | Asking For A Friend | Is Jesus Really The Only Way? Matthew 7:13-14 Big Idea: Jesus isn’t just the only way to life; He is the only way to live. 1. Two ways (paths) lead to two destinations. See Luke 9:23 & Rom 3:23. “Enter by the narrow gate…” - Matthew 7:13 Every road leads somewhere. The issue isn’t how good we are, it’s about what path we are on. 2. Only Jesus leads us to the Father. “I am the way…No one comes to the Father except through me.” - John 14:6  We couldn’t find a way to God, so He made a way for us! See Romans 6:23 3. Only Jesus gives us life. “Whoever abides in me…bears much fruit…” John 15:5  Only Jesus can give you what your soul is looking for. The better question is are we actually living like we believe that Jesus is the only way?

08/23/2026 Asking For A Friend | Can I Lose My Salvation? John 10:27-30 Your salvation is not secured by the strength of your grip on Jesus, but by the strength of His grip on you. What it means to belong to the Shepherd: 1. Salvation begins with Jesus. v27a Jesus found us, we didn’t find Him. See John 6:44 & John 4:19 2. Eternal life is Jesus’ promise toHis sheep. v28 See Romans 6:23; 8:38-39. 3. Our sin cannot undo what the Cross accomplished. v29 See Heb 10:12; Romans 8:1; Col 2:14; Phil 1:6 …But Jesus… 4. Genuine salvation produces genuine change v27b See Eph 2;8; 2 Cor 5:17.  The fruit of your life reveals what has taken root in your heart. Is there evidence your life of spiritual life in Jesus? The better question is “Who is keeping you saved?” You, or Jesus? So, how do we respond? 1. Stop looking at yourself for assurance. 2. When you fail, run to Jesus. See 1 John 1:9 3. Rest is His grip.

08/16/2026 | Asking For A Friend | Why does God allow good people to suffer? John 9:1-3 When suffering doesn’t make sense, can I still trust the goodness of God? We suffer because we live in a broken world. None of us gets through life without suffering. God is good, God is near. Suffering is not the end. John 9 - The Man Born Blind - what we need to understand about suffering. 1. Suffering is part of a broken world. Not all suffering is punishment. Not all suffering is caused by sin, but all suffering exists because we live in a world broken by sin. 2. God can bring good out of what is broken. (See Rom 8:28) God doesn’t have to call something good in order to bring good from it. 3. God entered our suffering. (See John 1: 1-4a & 1 Peter 3:18a) 4. Suffering will not have the final word. (See Rev 21:4). Can I trust God when I don’t understand why He allows me to suffer? In the face of pain and suffering:  1. Be honest about your pain 2. Look to the Cross. The Cross does not explain everything God allows, but it settles whether God loves us. 3. Trust God with what you don’t understand. I don’t know why it happened, but I do trust the One who allows it to happen.

08/09/2026 Asking For A Friend | Can I Really Trust The Bible? Is the Bible trustworthy enough for you to build your life on? “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) “All of Your commands can be trusted.” Psalm 119: 86 (NCV) I Can Trust The Bible Because: 1. It’s historically accurate! “The Word of the Lord is right and true.” Psalm 33:4 (NIV) Eye-witness accounts; manuscript evidence; extreme care in copies; archeological accuracy. 2. It’s scientifically accurate! “Every word of God is flawless.” Proverbs 30:5 (NIV). “The words of the Lord are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay and purified seven ties.” Psalm 12:6 (NIV) 3. It’s prophetically accurate! “No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God’s direction.” 2 Peter 1:21 (GW) | “But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” Matthew 26:56 (NLT) | “The angel said to me, ‘These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord…sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.’” Rev 22:6 (NIV) 4. It’s thematically accurate! “Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, Jesus explained to them what was said in ALL the Scriptures concerning Himself.” Luke 24: 27 (NIV) | “You search the Scriptures because you believe they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!” John 5:39 (NLT) 5. It’s confirmed by Jesus! “Jesus said, ‘Tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished!’” Matt 5:18 (NIV) 6. It’s survived all attacks! “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” Matt 24:35 (NIV) | “The Grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of the Lord stands forever.’ 1 Peter: 24-25 (NIV) 7. It has transforming power! “Jesus said, ‘If you continue in my Word, then you are my disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!’” John 8:31-32 (KJV) THE BIG QUESTION: What will be the authority for my life? “Do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is - His good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (NIV) | “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly.” Colossians 3: 16 (NIV)

08/02/2026 | Asking For A Friend  | Matthew 25:31-46 BIG IDEA: A loving God does not ignore sin, He judges it justly, and through Jesus offers mercy freely. God is not intimidated by your questions. Whois this King? 1. The King appears in glory (v31).  See Isaiah 6: 3b, 5 2. The King’s standard reveals every heart (v32).  See Romans 3:23, 28. Our works reveal the reality of our hearts. 3. The King renders a perfect verdict. How will you stand before God?  See Romans 3:10a 4. The King who judges is the King who took our judgment.  See 2 Cor 5:21; Romans 5:8. The Cross is proof of God’s love for us. 5. The King’s invitation is still open.  See 2 Peter 3:9 and John 6:37 The better question is “Why would a Holy God make a way for sinners like us to spend eternity with Him? The King who invites us will one day judge us. So, how do you respond? 1. Come honestly before God. (Transparency) 2. Look to the Cross continuously. 3. Surrender to the King every day.

07/26/2026 Forgiveness Matthew 18:21-25 Forgiveness and Reconciliation Forgiveness vs Unforgiveness See Mark 11:25 Forgiveness is not excusing, true forgiveness is freedom See 1 John 1:9 Pride is a barrier to forgiveness Holding a grudge is a barrier to forgiveness Continual prayer will induce forgiveness