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The phrase you keep hearing around Redemption Church is “Gospel Centered / Outward Focused.” This slogan has powerfully shaped who we are and who we are becoming across all of our congregations.
At the heart of the gospel is the grace of God—free, unmerited favor and blessing from God. Though grace is a gift, people have always tried to earn it to get it or repay it once they have it. This is not a new problem, but one that Christians have always had to fight against. A whole book of the Bible—Galatians—is devoted to helping Christians fight their legalism and embrace grace. That’s why we’ve given our study of Galatians the title, “Fighting for Grace.”
It’s a strange concept, isn’t it? Fighting for grace? Almost seems like a contradiction.
But we know that for the grace of the gospel to sink in deep, we must fight for it. This is why Martin Luther, in his influential commentary on Galatians, writes that the doctrine of the gospel of grace “can never be taught, urged, and repeated enough.” Through this series, we will fight to understand, experience, and delight in the grace of the gospel of God.
This study guide, designed for individual study, for use in Redemption Communities, or in other smaller group environments, is intended to help us dive deeper into the Scripture and apply what we learn. Each week’s study contains the following sections:
Study the Text – questions primarily for individual Bible study
For Deeper Reflection – powerful articles challenging you to think seriously about the truth
Discussion Questions – questions for use in group environments
Sermon Notes – space to take notes as you listen to the series’ sermons
As we study this book across all of our congregations, our prayer is that the gospel of grace would electrify us and that God would give us power by his Spirit to more richly understand the gospel and live out its implications.
