Category: Galatians

Psalm 100—Not Just for Thanksgiving Day Anymore!

It is not unusual that we keep things for “special times.”  We have a set of dishes that we get out just for Christmas, or a meat platter just for the turkey on Thanksgiving.  We do that with so many things, but somethings are meant for more than that singular use.  We do that with …

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The Choice is Yours

Galatians 5:1, 13-25 In helping the Galatians build a fully inclusive church, the Apostle Paul warns them of the other side of the coin, the chance of being entangled in sin again.  We are being warned that there are two forces battling within us.  These are “the flesh”, our desires and self-gratification, and the Spirit …

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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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What is One Great Hour of Sharing?

For over 75 years, the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering (OGHS) has been helping Christians bring God’s hope and healing to hurting people both in the US and around the world.

OGHS’s mission is to support domestic and international development, fight poverty and its consequences, bring aid and relief to communities torn by war or ravaged by national disaster, provide advocacy and resettlement assistance for refugees and displaced persons, and combat injustice in its many forms. OGHS provides funding and hands-on assistance in collaboration with local and international partners.

Each year, OGHS is gathered by several denominations and Church World Service (CWS) under a single theme developed by the ecumenical OGHS Committee.  In the United Church of Christ, the Global H.O.P.E. team oversees the distribution of the offering. You can learn more about this team at www.ucc.org/global-hope.

Thank you for supporting One Great Hour of Sharing for over 75 years. You continue to embody a love offering to the world.

Learn more at www.ucc.org/oghs

Offering is March 15