Ekklesia Churches Sermons

Galatians 1:1–5 – An Authentic Messenger

What qualifies someone to speak for God? In this opening message from Galatians, we explore Paul’s credentials and what they teach us about authentic gospel messengers today.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan Morse on February 2, 2025, this message unpacks Paul’s unique calling as an apostle and how his greeting challenges both ancient and modern standards of authority in ministry.
We explore three key markers of an authentic messenger: godly character, submission to Scripture, and prioritizing the gospel. Along the way, we consider how to navigate the clutter of modern Christianity—celebrity influencers, social media preachers, and denominational confusion—by holding fast to these biblical qualifications. This episode sets the tone for the rest of the series through a strong foundation rooted in Scripture and centered on Christ.
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Galatians 1:6–10 — The Authentic Message

How do we spot a distorted gospel today? In a world eager to reshape truth, Paul’s fierce warning to the Galatians still rings out clearly.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on February 9, 2025.
This message from Galatians 1:6–10 challenges listeners to recognize distortions to the authentic Gospel — whether through addition, attraction, or subtraction — and calls us to guard the purity of Christ’s message with wisdom and courage.
Teaching Highlights:
Adding rules (legalism) distorts the Gospel of grace.
Prioritizing charisma or entertainment over truth leads to confusion.
Subtracting hard truths to seek cultural approval compromises the message.
The authentic Gospel alone has the power to save and transform.
As we stand in a culture eager to soften or reshape biblical teaching, Paul’s urgent words call us back to clarity, faithfulness, and courage.
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Galatians 1:11–24 — Called to be Disciples

What does it really mean to follow Jesus? In a world of easy labels and shallow faith, Paul’s story reminds us that true discipleship calls for radical transformation.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on February 16, 2025.
This message from Galatians 1:11–24 examines Paul’s personal testimony to show how God initiates salvation, calls us to genuine repentance, and empowers us to live as new creations.
Teaching Highlights:
Discipleship means personally following Jesus, not just His teachings.
True repentance involves forsaking the old life and stepping into new obedience.
Our transformation becomes a powerful testimony to God’s grace.
God initiates salvation, and we are called to respond with surrendered lives.
Paul’s radical turnaround is not just his story — it’s the pattern for every believer.
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Galatians 2:1–10 — United Around the Gospel

What does true unity in the church require? Paul’s bold defense of the Gospel shows us that real unity is not found in compromise, but in truth and shared mission.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on February 23, 2025.
This message from Galatians 2:1–10 walks us through Paul’s private meeting with the Jerusalem leaders, revealing key principles for gospel-centered unity in the face of pressure and distortion.
Teaching Highlights:
Unity requires rejecting any false version of the Gospel.
True fellowship embraces diversity in mission while maintaining one Gospel.
Christian unity flows into practical care for the needy, beginning with the household of faith.
Real unity demands work, discernment, and a commitment to the truth.
As our culture offers countless substitutes for the Gospel and cheap versions of community, the church is called to a better, Christ-centered unity.
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Galatians 2:11–21 — Peter’s Struggle, Failure, and Hope

What happens when even leaders fall short of the Gospel they preach? Peter’s failure in Antioch shows that our hope is not in our performance but in Christ alone.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on March 2, 2025.
In this powerful message from Galatians 2:11–21, Dan walks through Paul’s public confrontation of Peter, showing how gospel truth must be lived out, not just believed — and how our justification before God rests entirely on Jesus, not our own efforts.
Teaching Highlights:
Even leaders need correction when their lives drift from gospel truth.
Our justification is by faith in Christ alone — not by works of the law.
Fear of man leads to compromise; faith in Christ leads to freedom.
Our hope is anchored in Christ’s finished work, not in our perfect performance.
Peter’s struggle is a reminder that while we may stumble, our standing before God is secure in the righteousness of Jesus.
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Galatians 3 — The Blessing of Christ

What is the foundation of our blessing and salvation? Many cling to heroes, rules, or identity, but Paul boldly redirects our hope to Christ alone.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on March 16, 2025.
In this sweeping study of Galatians 3, we see how Paul lovingly but firmly dismantles the Galatians’ misplaced hopes — in Abraham, the law, and even their ethnic identity — to reveal the full sufficiency of Christ’s work for salvation.
Teaching Highlights:
Abraham was saved by faith, not by perfect law-keeping.
The law reveals sin but cannot save; Christ alone redeems us.
Cultural, social, and even ethnic distinctions are secondary to identity in Christ.
Our blessing rests securely on Christ’s performance, not our own.
In every generation, the church must be called back from self-reliance to the unshakable hope found only in Jesus.
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Galatians 4:1–11 — No Turning Back

Why would we ever want to go back to slavery after becoming sons and daughters of God? Paul’s urgent warning reminds us that salvation in Christ must never be mixed with old patterns of performance, law, or self-reliance.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on March 23, 2025.
This message from Galatians 4:1–11 calls believers to rejoice in their full adoption as heirs with Christ — and to resist every temptation to return to empty, enslaving ways of life.
Teaching Highlights:
In Christ, we are adopted as sons and heirs — fully free and fully loved.
Maturity in faith means leaving behind childish slavery to sin and self.
God’s Spirit within us moves our hearts to cry out, “Abba, Father!”
Turning back to legalism or old idols is a rejection of the freedom Christ purchased.
When we fix our eyes on Jesus, the lure of our old lives grows dim.
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Galatians 4:12–31 — Trusting God

Where are you tempted to trust yourself instead of waiting on God? Paul’s heart for the Galatians overflows as he calls them to reject self-reliance and cling to the promises of Christ.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on March 30, 2025.
This message from Galatians 4:12–31 draws a striking contrast between trusting human effort and trusting God’s sovereign timing and promises, using the powerful example of Sarah, Hagar, and the life of Abraham.
Teaching Highlights:
Discipleship is built on loving investment and relational trust.
Trusting God’s promise means resisting the temptation to fast-track His timing.
Our salvation is by grace through faith — not by effort, tradition, or law.
In Christ, we are children of promise and freedom, not slavery.
The good news is that God is always faithful to His promises, even when we stumble — our hope rests securely in Him.
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Galatians 5 — Walking in Freedom

What does it really mean to walk in the freedom Christ gives? True freedom isn’t license to sin — it’s joyful obedience to Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on April 6, 2025.
This message from Galatians 5 urges believers to stand firm in Christ alone, reject every form of self-reliance or religious bondage, and walk step-by-step by the Spirit, bearing fruit that only God can produce.
Teaching Highlights:
Freedom comes by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
Standing firm on Christ prevents slipping back into slavery.
Running the race of faith looks like active obedience to Christ.
Walking by the Spirit produces genuine transformation, not forced performance.
When we turn from our old patterns and turn toward Christ daily, we find that His Spirit is faithfully working in us, making us new.
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Galatians 6:1–10 — Sowing in the Spirit

What are you planting with your life today? Paul reminds us that the seeds we sow — into the flesh or into the Spirit — will bear a harvest we cannot escape.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on April 13, 2025.
This message from Galatians 6:1–10 focuses on living out gospel freedom within a Spirit-led community: restoring others gently, bearing one another’s burdens, investing in eternal things, and persevering in doing good.
Teaching Highlights:
Restoration, not condemnation, is the goal when addressing sin in the church.
Bearing burdens and building each other up fulfills the law of Christ.
Generosity with our lives, resources, and time is a mark of a Spirit-led heart.
We reap what we sow — so sow to the Spirit, not to the flesh.
The harvest of godly investment may take time to appear, but God’s promises are sure: we will reap eternal life if we do not give up.
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