2. Central Gathering -- June 28, 2015 -- WELCOME TO

3. Jenn & Evan Riordan w/ kids Amos & Norah Jenn & Evan Riordan w/ kids Amos & Norah

4. Sheree Abt

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6. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV)

7. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. 4:1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. G ALATIANS 3:29-4:3 (ESV)

8. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV)

11. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV)

12. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV)

13. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV) 4:7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

14. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV)

15. for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV)

16. for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV) No cultural division

17. for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV) No class division

18. for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. G ALATIANS 3:25-28 (ESV) No gender division

19. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. 4:1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. G ALATIANS 3:29-4:2 (ESV)

21. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. G ALATIANS 4:3 (ESV)

22. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. G ALATIANS 4:3 (ESV) “God intended the law to reveal sin and to drive men to Christ; Satan uses it to reveal sin and to drive men to despair. God meant the law as an interim step to man’s justification; Satan uses it as the final step to his condemnation. God meant the law to be a stepping- stone to liberty; Satan uses it as a cul-de-sac, deceiving his dupes into supposing that from its fearful bondage there is no escape.” –John Stott, The Message of Galatians (The Bible Speaks Today) “God intended the law to reveal sin and to drive men to Christ; Satan uses it to reveal sin and to drive men to despair. God meant the law as an interim step to man’s justification; Satan uses it as the final step to his condemnation. God meant the law to be a stepping- stone to liberty; Satan uses it as a cul-de-sac, deceiving his dupes into supposing that from its fearful bondage there is no escape.” –John Stott, The Message of Galatians (The Bible Speaks Today)

23. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV)

24. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) Divine Firstborn

25. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) Fully Human

26. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) Herculean Task

27. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) G OSPEL

28. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) G OSPEL T RUTH

29. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) “The notion that we are children of God, His own sons and daughters… is the mainspring of Christian living… Our sonship to God is the apex of creation and the goal of redemption.” –Sinclair Ferguson, Children of the Living God “The notion that we are children of God, His own sons and daughters… is the mainspring of Christian living… Our sonship to God is the apex of creation and the goal of redemption.” –Sinclair Ferguson, Children of the Living God

30. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) Audrey Armstrong’s Facebook post on June 3, 2015 at 7:05 pm Malachi's response to figuring out that I am Elias's birth mom (and that Elias only has one mom): "That‘s weird!” # ‎ adoptionsuccess ‪ # ‎ normalizingadoption ‪ # ‎ poorbiokid # ‎ adoptionsuccess ‪ # ‎ normalizingadoption ‪ # ‎ poorbiokid Audrey Armstrong’s Facebook post on June 3, 2015 at 7:05 pm Malachi's response to figuring out that I am Elias's birth mom (and that Elias only has one mom): "That‘s weird!” # ‎ adoptionsuccess ‪ # ‎ normalizingadoption ‪ # ‎ poorbiokid # ‎ adoptionsuccess ‪ # ‎ normalizingadoption ‪ # ‎ poorbiokid

31. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) G OSPEL T RUTH

32. crying, “Abba! Father!” 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) G OSPEL C ONDUCT

33. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) G OSPEL C ONDUCT

34. but a son, 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) G OSPEL C ONDUCT

35. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV) G OSPEL C ONDUCT

36. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. G ALATIANS 4:4-7 (ESV)