Church Is Messy: Galatians - Fluency or Gibberish

In this episode Rick and Svea dig really deep into gospel fluency vs gospel gibberish. The gospel isn't just trusting Jesus for salvation, it's trusting Jesus for and with the rest of your life.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:57 Garrison Keillor and fake spring.
• 02:29 "You foolish Galatians..."
• 04:49 The Christian life is NOT trusting Jesus for salvation and then living the rest of your life doing things on your own and following rules.
• 10:40 The problem with trusting in something or someone other than the Holy Spirit to fill the various "holes" in our lives.
• 14:52 Digging in: The gospel isn't just for salvation, it's for the rest of your life.
• 20:56 Series Thesis: The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Antithesis: The only thing that counts is self-reliance expressed through law.
• 24:32 Self-esteem: If you are in Christ you are fully-delighted in by God. Until you believe it, it's going to ring hollow and you won't experience the freedom Paul is talking about in Galatians.
• 30:52 The will power approach to life vs believing the gospel.