Pastor Hogan

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What is No Longer in Christ

Galatians 3:1-9;23-29 Is the Gospel of Inclusion also one of exclusion?  Yes it is.  For there are many things that are not compatible with the Gospel of Grace.  In our passage this week, Paul includes some of these in his exhortation to the Galatians that salvation is all of grace and not of the law.  …

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Accept No Substitutions

Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21 Last week’s sermon examined the first church council in Jerusalem.  Where it was recognized that the Gentiles have full acceptance by faith alone in Jesus Christ.  Shortly after this Council, Paul wrote the letter to the Galatians.  This was probably the first book in our New Testament that was written.  For the …

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Faith Formation on the Wilderness Road

Acts 8:26-39 When you hear “evangelize or evangelist” what do you think of?  Often the idea of someone pointing a finger into someone’s chest and saying if you do not believe, you are going to hell.  I think the Scriptures this week is helping us realize that we are involved in “faith formation” in our …

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Was-faith OR Is-faith?

Luke 24:13-35 Some of the saddest words in the Gospels is in verse 21 “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.”  Have you ever noticed that some of the saddest words in our language begin with the letter D?  For example, disappointment, doubt, disillusionment, defeat, despair and death.  All of …

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