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Someone will pay for your sin, and the only question is who. Continuing through Galatians, Mark shows that Christ became a curse in our place so we could receive the blessing promised to Abraham: full forgiveness and the gift of the Holy Spirit, who gives us power to live a new life by faith.

Do you believe in God, or do you believe God? Mark continues our series in Galatians by unpacking three big words: justification, faith, and Abraham, to show that salvation was never Jesus plus something else, but Jesus alone.

Why do we live one way around some people and another way around everyone else? Troy kicks off a new series in Galatians by showing why Paul fought so hard for a gospel of faith alone in Christ alone and calling believers to bring the way they live in line with what they believe.

More people than ever are calling themselves spiritual, but there's a big difference between being spiritual and being born again. Mark answers the question, "Who is God the Spirit?", and shows how the Spirit brings God's presence to his people, turns our attention to Jesus, and gives new life to everyone who trusts in Christ.

We live in a culture that affirms us customizing everything, even our own personal version of God, but Scripture says otherwise. Mark shows that Jesus is not a life coach who simply affirms our desires but the sovereign Lord and great physician whose blood heals our sin sick hearts.

If God is truly as big as scripture says, that's not distant or scary, it's actually the thing that right sizes every problem you're carrying. Tony continues the Gospel Way Catechism series by walking through Matthew 7 to show that God the father is great, good, and knows exactly what we need, even when our own earthly fathers left us with a different picture of who he is.

When the world's monuments to human power tower over you, it's easy to start believing God seems small by comparison. Mark continues the Gospel Way Catechism by tracing God's name from Exodus to Revelation, showing that every tower man builds is small next to the great I AM, whose kingdom can never be shaken.

You're not the star of your own story, and everything falls into place once you stop trying to be. Mark opens The Gospel Way Catechism series with Genesis 1, showing that God alone is the uncreated Creator with rights over his creation, and that real freedom is found not in self-rule but in living as we were made to.

Endurance in the Christian life isn't about gritting your teeth, it's about who you're clinging to. Mark unpacks six marks of spiritual stamina in Philippians 4:1-9, showing that standing firm flows not from toughness but from the Spirit of God.

What's the one defining pursuit of your life, and is it big enough to reorder everything else around it? Troy Nesbitt walks through Philippians 3 to show that when Christ becomes our highest pursuit, every other relationship falls into place.

You can outrun every religious rule and still miss Jesus if your righteousness is your own doing. What does it actually mean to know Christ? Mark walks through Philippians 3:1-11 to warn against the twin dangers of legalism and license, showing how Paul traded a righteousness earned through law-keeping for one received by faith, and discovered that the deepest knowledge of Christ comes not despite suffering but through it.

What kind of king would leave his throne to save people rebelling against him? Lance walks through Philippians 2:5-11 to show how Jesus stepped down in humility, suffered in obedience even to death on a cross, and was exalted above all, calling believers to trade pride for the same humble surrender.