Reflecting on Our Story of Faith (Galatians 3:1-5)
SERMON NOTES
Sermon Series: What Makes Us Family
Sermon Title: Reflecting on Our Story of Faith
Sermon Text: Galatians 3:1-5
Big idea: Reflecting on your story of faith reveals God as one leading you closer to Him
Reflecting on the 1st question reveals the cross as central to our story of faith (v1)
Reflecting on the 2nd question reveals the origin of our story of faith (v2)
Reflecting on the 3rd question reveals our growth on our journey of faith (v3)
Reflecting on the 4th question reveals our growth during the trials on our journey of faith (v4)
Reflecting on the 5th question reveals the miracles we encounter on our journey of faith (v5)
SERMON FOOTNOTES
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QUOTE: Tertullian, a second/third century African Church Father from Carthage (AD155-220), wrote about outlining the cross on his forehead with his thumb in Chapter III of his work De Corona. which you can read online at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
APPLICATION: Take some time this week to write out your story of faith. To guide you along this journey, feel free to download this resources: LIFELINE - AN EXERCISE IN SPIRITUAL BIOGRAPHY that was provided to me during seminary as I wrote out my story. It will guide you in thinking through significant events in your life (your achievements and failures, your turning points and freezing points) and important relationships in your life (your friends and family, your peers, mentors, and even villains). I’d love to help in any way I can, and when you’re done I’d love to read or listen to your story. You grab the time, I’ll grind the coffee!