November 1 - Galatians 3:1-14

The scripture was as follows:

 

1You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? 3Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? 4Have you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing? 5Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard?

 

6Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."[a] 7Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. 8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you."[b] 9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

10All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law."[c] 11Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."[d] 12The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."[e] 13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."[f] 14He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Songs were:

• Kindness
• I Give You My Heart
• Empty Me
• Live For You
• Light the Fire Again
• You Are My King
• All I Really Want
• Your Grace is Enough

Points to ponder:

• What was the main thing that you think God was wanting to do on Sunday?
• How did the worship time an message strengthen each other?
• Were there particular songs that especially touched you?
• Were there other elements of the time that either enhanced or distracted?
• It was Reformation.  Did our service pick up on this?  We didn't sing "A Mighty Fortress".  Is that OK?

These are just a few questions to consider.

My own thought is that whether or not we sang a hymn which might be expected on Reformation Sunday is less important than that we have our ears attentive to what the Spirit of God is speaking to us.