Jason Velotta

Episodes

1. 11

   Galatians 6:11-18 What Really Matters

   Galatians 6:11-18 is the final section in the letter. Paul has made his case against the false teachers pushing circumcision in the Galatian churches. They said that faith in Jesus was not sufficient for Gentiles to be saved. They must also be circumcised to be right with God and heirs to…

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   Aug 20, 2023
2. 10

   Galatians 6:6-10 Sowing & Reaping

   Sunday we look at Paul’s final exhortations before closing the letter to the Galatians. He is continuing to show us what keeping in step with the Spirit looks like in the body of Christ. In chapter 5, Paul pictured the Christian life as a battlefield. The flesh wars against the Spirit and the...

   Aug 6, 2023
3. 9

   Galatians 6:1-5 Am I My Brother's Keeper

   I am still trying to decide what the title of Sunday’s sermon should be. It will either be "Am I my brother’s keeper?" or "A Spirit-Filled Church." Honestly, both of these titles bring out Paul’s teaching in this final chapter of Galatians. After telling the Galatians not to use their freedom as…

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   Jul 30, 2023
4. 8

   Galatians 5:19-26 (pt 2) The Fruit Of The Spirit

   This Sunday, we will finish Galatians chapter 5. Last week we looked at the first of Paul’s two lists in v. 19-26, the works of the flesh. As we examine the fruit of the Spirit, there are several things we need to keep in mind. First, as we saw last week, this is not a list of laws to fulfill in...

   Jul 23, 2023
5. 7

   Galatians 5:19-26 pt 1 - The Works Of The Flesh

   Toward the end of Galatians, Paul brings this idea of walking in the gospel down to where we live. Last week in 5:13-18, Paul told us that the freedom of the gospel is not to be used as an opportunity for the flesh. Instead we are to walk in the Spirit and we will not gratify the desires of the...

   Jul 16, 2023
6. 6

   Galatians 5:13-18 Free To Walk In The Spirit

   Throughout Galatians we have been hearing that we are free in Christ. We are free in the gospel. We are free from slavery to the law and now we are under grace. We have also seen how that message of freedom is offensive to the pride and self-righteousness of mankind. The gospel says you can do...

   Jul 10, 2023
7. 5

   Galatians 5:7-12 Stand Firm In Freedom Pt 2

   As I type this, fireworks are going off around my neighborhood. Next Tuesday is July 4, the day we celebrate our independence as a nation. All weekend people will be celebrating freedom, so it is fitting that we find ourselves in Galatians 5:7-12 this Sunday. Verses 1-12 are a unit so we will…

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   Jul 2, 2023
8. 4

   Galatians 5:1-6 Stand Firm In Freedom

   Sunday we begin the final two chapters of Galatians. Through chapter 3 & 4, Paul has made his case that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone. He has shown that God’s covenant has always been through faith, even in Abraham’s day. At the end of chapter four, Paul used Abraham…

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   Jun 25, 2023
9. 3

   Galatians 4:21-5:1 Children Of Promise

   Fathers’ Day is a wonderful day of thanksgiving and celebration as people thank God for the gift of our dads. It is a blessing from the Lord when a father leads his family in the Lord. Fathers’ Day is also a day of remembrance and mourning for those whose fathers have passed away. And Fathers’…

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   Jun 18, 2023
10. 2

    Galatians 4:12-20 Until Christ Is Formed In You

    Sunday we will examine Galatians 4:12-20. Paul has been arguing forcefully from the Old Testament Scriptures that God’s promise to Abraham is fulfilled to the nations by faith alone in Jesus Christ. He has defended salvation by faith against those teaching the Galatians that works of the law were...

    Jun 11, 2023
11. 1

    Galatians 3:25-4:11 From Slavery To Sonship

    Sunday we will work through another section of Galatians. Last week we saw the relationship between the law and the promise in 3:15-26. Paul showed us that the law was never intended to give life but was added because of transgressions. He described the law as a guardian or disciplinarian that…

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    Jun 4, 2023
12. Galatians 3:15-26 Why Then The Law?

    This Sunday we jump back into the heart of Galatians 3 after a two week break. Remember that Paul is writing to refute false teachers claiming that Gentiles must trust in Jesus and submit to circumcision according to the law of Moses in order to be right with God. In 3:1-5, Paul began by…

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    May 28, 2023
13. Galatians 3:1-14 Faith From Beginning To End

    Through the first two chapters of Galatians, Paul has given testimony of the origin of the gospel he preached, the authenticity of his call as an Apostle, and the authority of the gospel over even other Apostles. As we begin Galatians 3, Paul turns his attention back to the Galatians who are…

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    May 7, 2023
14. Galatians 2:15-21 A Call To Remember

    Sunday we will jump back in to the middle of Paul’s rebuke of Peter. In verses 11-14, we saw that Peter was not walking in step with the gospel. He drew back from fellowship with the Gentiles because he feared those of the circumcision party. Paul called this hypocrisy and said Peter stood...

    May 1, 2023
15. Galatians 2:11-14 In Step With The Gospel

    As we continue in Galatians Sunday, we come to the central passage of the book. In verses 11-21, Paul rebukes Peter for not walking in step with the gospel and then gives one of the clearest presentations of the gospel in the New Testament. Galatians 2:11-21 is a single unit, so we will read it…

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    Apr 23, 2023
16. Galatians 2:1-10 Gospel Preserved For You

    "...so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you" (Galatians 2:5) This Sunday will be our first week meeting in the gym. As I write this, half the chairs are set up for the start of DNow. I am so proud of our staff who have worked diligently to make sure we are able to worship…

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    Apr 16, 2023
17. Galatians 1:11-24 God's Gospel Not Man's

    As we continue in Galatians, Paul begins to make the case that he is indeed an apostle of Jesus Christ, and the gospel that he preaches is directly from God. Remember the issue in Galatia. False teachers had come in corrupting the gospel. They claimed that Gentiles had to trust in Jesus and be...

    Mar 26, 2023
18. Galatians 1:6-10 No Other Gospel (Part 2)

    Last week we read the first ten verses of Galatians 1, but we only worked through Paul’s introduction (1-5). Sunday we pick up with Paul stern and urgent warning in verses 6-10. Paul is amazed by the report that the Galatians are giving ear to false teachers so quickly. He can’t believe that they...

    Mar 19, 2023
19. Galatians 1:1-5 No Other Gospel

    I am excited to begin studying Galatians this Sunday. Galatians is a short but very powerful letter. Paul writes to the churches he and Barnabas planted in Acts 14 because false teachers had begun corrupting the gospel. These teachers, commonly known as Judaizers, taught that Jesus was indeed the...

    Mar 12, 2023
20. Galatians 3 - Living by Law or Gospel

    Paul demonstrates the place of the law to the Galatians. The law cannot change the promise given to Abraham and we are Abraham's children by faith in Christ. If we lose focus on the gospel, nothing else will be right.

    Oct 27, 2016

    46m
21. Galatians 6:1-5 Bearing One Another's Burdens

    Believers cannot grow apart from a local fellowship

    Nov 19, 2015

    42m
22. Galatians 6:7-18 Reaping What you Sow

    Part 2 of Galatians 6

    Nov 17, 2015

    42m
23. Galatians 6:1-6 Bearing One Another's Burdens

    Paul demonstrates how the fruits of the Spirit manifest in the brethren

    Nov 9, 2015

    40m
24. Galatians 5:13-24 Walking By the Spirit

    Paul explains the limits of freedom

    Nov 2, 2015

    44m
25. Galatians 5:1-12 Standing in Freedom

    Paul explains how to stand in freedom

    Oct 27, 2015

    43m
26. Galatians 4:21-31 The True Children of Abraham

    Paul shows the true seed of Abraham

    Oct 20, 2015

    42m
27. Galatians 4:1-20 Living as Sons Instead of Slaves

    Paul exhorts the Galatians to walk as Sons

    Oct 13, 2015

    41m
28. Galatians 3:15-29 Heirs According to the Promise

    Paul presents the case that those in Christ are heirs to God's Promise

    Oct 5, 2015

    41m
29. Galatians 3:1-14 The Gospel of Grace

    Paul proves his gospel is the only gospel

    Sep 28, 2015

    36m
30. Galatians 2:11-21 The Gospel is worth Fighting For

    Paul rebukes Peter for Living apart from the Gospel

    Sep 21, 2015

    43m
31. Galatians 1:11-2:10 Paul Defends His Apostleship

    Paul reviews his history as proof of the gospel

    Sep 13, 2015

    43m
32. Galatians 1:1-10 Departing from the Gospel

    Paul's introduction to the Galatians

    Sep 7, 2015

    40m