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You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

What does God require of me? What is truly good for me? And what is my responsibility to others? Jesus answers these life-defining questions with a call that challenges everything our culture tells us: the good life is found in giving your life away. Following Jesus isn't about pursuing our own comfort or simply growing in our own faith. It's about sacrificially loving others, even when it comes at a significant personal cost. Every follower of Jesus is called to make disciples, investing their lives so others can know and follow Him. God didn't save you just to fill you. He saved you and filled you so you could pour into others. The question is, are you willing to sacrifice your comfort so someone else can experience the life-changing love of Jesus? You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Who is walking beside you as you follow Jesus? We were never meant to follow Him alone. God designed the local church to give us more than a crowd to worship with, He gives us people to walk with. And the people closest to us will inevitably shape who we become: “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise” (Proverbs 13:20). We need Christ-centered friendships with brothers and sisters who know us, sharpen us, encourage us, and are willing to labor for Christ to be formed in us. Those friendships can’t be forced, but they can be discovered as we faithfully share life with others over time. Find your people, open your life, and pursue Jesus alongside friends who are becoming more like Him, and helping you do the same. You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Who are you following as you follow Jesus? Christianity was never meant to be lived in isolation. You came to faith because someone kept the chain of discipleship going, passing the gospel from one person to the next until it reached you. Now you are part of that chain. God uses people ahead of us to offer wisdom, expose our blind spots, and show us what faithful obedience looks like. Spiritual growth requires the humility to admit we don’t know it all, laying down our pride, and learning from those God has placed ahead of us. You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Following Jesus was never meant to be a solo pursuit. We were created to know God and to be deeply connected to His people, working together to fulfill the mission He has given us. The Great Commission defines what we do, and the Great Commandment shapes how we do it: loving God and loving one another. Healthy, authentic relationships aren’t optional to the life of the church; they are how the body of Christ grows strong and moves together. We have a big job to do, and we were never meant to do it alone. You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Following Jesus was never meant to be an independent life. Galatians 6 calls us to shed our self-centered independence and become people who are willing to step into the mess, carry one another’s burdens, and restore those caught in sin with gentleness and love. We bear burdens not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but because Jesus carried the greatest burden we never could, taking our sin upon Himself and bringing us freedom. In a world that tells us to look out for ourselves, what would it look like to become a people known for carrying one another? You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Why is real change so hard? We know who we want to become, but willpower alone never seems to be enough. The world promises transformation through self-improvement, but Scripture points us to something entirely different. In Galatians 5, Paul reveals that the Christian life isn’t about producing better behavior. It’s about the Holy Spirit producing His fruit within us as we learn to walk in step with Him. Real change isn’t found in trying harder, but in trusting the Spirit to do what we never could on our own. What would your life look like if you stopped striving to change yourself and started walking with Him? You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Every Christian is in a fight. Galatians 5 exposes the conflict taking place within every believer: the flesh pulls us toward self-rule, while the Spirit leads us into the life and freedom of Christ. The battle is real, but so is the victory God provides. Verse 16 says, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” It’s only through the Holy Spirit that we are empowered to fight the war of sin in our lives. Victory isn’t found in our own strength and competencies, but in deeper dependence on the One who loved us, gave Himself for us, and now lives in us by His Spirit. You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

Everyone wants freedom, but what does true freedom actually look like? Is it getting whatever you want? Living without limits? Galatians 5 reveals that the freedom Christ offers is far greater than the world’s definition. Jesus didn’t simply set us free from something. He set us free for something. Free from the endless cycle of performance and the power of sin, we are invited into a life that is secure in His grace and marked by love. What if true freedom isn’t found in living for yourself, but in becoming who Christ has set you free to be? You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

What does it really mean to be free? In Galatians 4:21–5:1, Paul communicates a powerful contrast between a life of striving to earn God's approval and the freedom that comes through trusting in Christ. Through the story of Hagar and Sarah, we see two paths presented to every human being - a path of self reliance and slavery, and a path of trusting God's promise and freedom. The gospel of Jesus invites us to lay down our self-reliance, embrace God's grace, and experience the joy and security of living as His beloved children. You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

What does true gospel ministry actually look like? In Galatians 4:8–20, Paul moves from theology to tears. His goal isn’t applause, popularity, or performance—it is that Christ would be formed in people. True gospel ministry calls us out of slavery and into intimacy with God, invites us to become relatable examples of Christ, and requires the courage to open our hearts to others even when it costs us. You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com

What comes to mind when you think about how God feels toward you? For many people, it’s disappointment, distance, or the feeling that they have to prove themselves. But Galatians 4 reveals a radically different picture. Through Christ, God doesn’t simply forgive sinners. He adopts them. The Father pursued you, not because you earned His love, but because He wanted you. Jesus came to bring us out of slavery to sin and into the security, intimacy, and joy of being sons and daughters of God. What if the Christian life is about far more than being forgiven? What if it’s about knowing the Father who has wanted you all along? You can join our OneLife Sunday morning gatherings via livestream at 9am and 11am CST every Sunday morning. Or if you’re local to the Bay Area of Houston, we’d love to have you join us in person Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9am and 11am! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to join us live on Sunday mornings: / @onelifehouston Listen to more messages from OneLife Church at https://www.onelifehouston.com/messages If you would like to give to OneLife Church, you can do that here: https://www.onelifehouston.com/give At OneLife, we want to be and make disciples of Jesus who love God, one another, and our world. We are God’s people making much of Jesus in everyday life for the good of the neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston and beyond. For more information about us and our gatherings, visit https://www.onelifehouston.com