Good to All // Rev. Matt Kennedy // May 10 2026

Over the last 5 weeks we've surveyed ancient cultural customs, re-examined the stories of Hebrew patriarchs, considered the context of Israelite law, looked at historic heresies, and had plenty of time to reflect on historic doctrine. The book of Galatians is indeed "a crash course" of the gospel and would be an excellent textbook for "Christianity 101." Yet all these challenging thoughts and ideas and beliefs are not just for pondering in the mind, but putting into action.On the final page of Paul's letter to the Galatians he offers some practical application for how the good news of grace finds practice in our lives: be gentle with people who struggle in their sin, bear each other's burdens, don't boast, examine yourself first before complaining about others, and do good to all (Galatians 6:1-14). The Good News isn't a manual for how to live a flawless life, it's the knowledge that helps us bear the conflicts, contradictions, and paradoxes of a world in which we are simultaneously sinners and saints.