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Galatians Steve Estes Galatians Steve Estes

When the Time had Fully Come (the Birth of Jesus Christ)

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Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Galatians 4:1-5
December 15, 2024

Galatians 4:1-5, NIV: But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.

Galatians 4:1-5, ESV: But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

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1. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

  • The Father behind the Christmas story

  • God moved toward us

2. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

  • Doctrine of the Holy Trinity

  • Relationship of love

  • Relationship of likeness

  • The self-existent Son

3. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

4. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

  • God sent his Son when he alone knew the time was perfect

  • God sent his Son when the means were in place to spread the good news

  • God sent his Son when the felt need for him had ripened

  • God sent his Son when the time had fully come

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Galatians Richard Goswiller Galatians Richard Goswiller

Our Need for Self-Control

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Speaker: Richard Goswiller
Scripture: Galatians 5: 22-23
January 2, 2022

Galatians 5:22-23: But the fruit of the Spirit is live, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

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  • The fruit of the Spirit is produced by God the Holy Spirit, not by us as his people

  • Branches (believers) have no ability to produce the fruit; they just bear the fruit that the vine (Jesus Christ) is producing through the Holy Spirit

  • The Holy Spirit doesn't just give us self-control with the snap of his fingers; He develops it in relation to other qualities, primarily the wisdom that comes from him

  • In the moment, at a crossroads — heavenly wisdom directs — self-control settles the matter

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