We begin our study of the book of Galatians. Galatians is a powerful and concise letter that passionately defends the truth of the gospel: that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Paul defends the gospel, proclaims the gospel, and shows us how important the gospel is to ongoing Christian growth and life together. The gospel is not simply the way into the Kingdom of God, but also the way of living in the Kingdom of God. This week, we'll look at Galatians 1:1-5. 

As we begin, we will be asking our church to read through the entire book several times. Each month, we will also encourage everyone to memorize a verse from Galatians. This month, we're encouraging everyone to memorize Galatians 1:8: "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed."