1. Doing God’s Will God’s Way Galatians 4

2. The “World System” Rules! MORE Rules!

3. The “World System” How To LEGISLATE THIS? Gal. 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

4. Two Ways to Deal With God: Plan A Legal, Impersonal, Ritualistic, Remote Plan B Relational, Accessible

5. Grace Affects Everything! Plan A: Earned by Good Works Plan B: Given by Christ’s Death Acceptance With God Plan A: Legal, Impersonal Ritual (4:1f) Plan B: Personal, Intimate (4:5.6) Ongoing Relationship With God Plan A: Effort, Hard Work Plan B: Empowered by God. Doing God’s Will (Tonight)

6. Grace Affects Everything! Plan A: Earned by Good Works Plan B: Given by Christ’s Death Acceptance With God Plan A: Legal, Impersonal Ritual (4:1f) Plan B: Personal, Intimate (4:5.6) Ongoing Relationship With God Plan A: Effort, Hard Work Plan B: Empowered by God. Doing God’s Will (Tonight) Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, [12] instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, [12] instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age

8. Read Gal. 4:21-31 ‘Bond-Woman’ Flesh Mount Sinai Old Testament ‘Free-Woman’ Promise ‘Jerusalem Above’ US HERE PEOPLE

9. Ishmael Sarah: “God helps those who…” A son through Hagar Plan A: Human Strength Isaac 25 Years Later…Plan B: WAITINGSee Rom.4:18-21

10. Single “I’m SO LONELY! Gonna DIE!!” Plan A: GRAB Someone Plan B: Grow UP! Married “I’m SO Unhappy! Gonna DIE! Plan A: YELL! Plan B: Grow Up!

11. The VOW Trap n REJECT (4:30) Treadmill of Sin Self- Effort Self- Sin Self- Guilt Self- Vow “Children who are to be slaves” 4:24b

12. The VOW Trap n REJECT (4:30) Treadmill of Singles Grab- a-chick SEX !! GuiltVow “Children who are to be slaves” 4:24b

13. The VOW Trap n REJECT (4:30) Treadmill of the Married RULESYELLGuiltVow “Children who are to be slaves” 4:24b

14. Ezekiel 11:19 (NASB) “And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, FREEDOM! Plan B Self- Effort Self- Sin God’s Grace God’s Power

15. Plan B: Relational Approach Exciting B.O.C. “And everyone kept feeling a sense of awe…” (Acts 2:43) Love-Motivation “My children, with whom I am again in labor…” “Have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?”

16. n n Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” n n Galatians 3:3 Have you lost your senses? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? n n Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

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