May 21st, 2015

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Before/After

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

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I can’t remember the name of the product but do you remember the commercial that took place in a junkyard where they did a before/after using a car wax?

We are inundated with before/after pictures of people who use weight loss products.

Our country before/after the Revolutionary War and Civil War is most definitely a study of contrasts. The contrast is striking.

This Sunday’s message is from Galatians 3: 23-29 and I’m focusing on the before/after picture of a person coming to Christ.  As you read these verses it is easy to see how Paul attributes trying to live according to the Law as being in prison and under a guardian. He uses some pretty strong words: “held captive” and “imprisoned” (hemmed in or cooped up). Talk about a vivid picture!

But he also spends even more time on the “After Christ” aspect. We are no longer under a tutor. The Law was never intended to be anything more than a temporary means of showing men their sin and leading them to the Savior. The incriminating tutor is gone and it has been replaced by a loving Teacher.

One of the greatest testimonies is someone who has a Before/After story. Some are more dramatic than others, for sure, but every Christ-follower has one. Tell your story.

Thanks for your prayers this weekend. See you late Sunday or sometime Monday.