William Taylor - When it comes to confidence, qualifications matter–that’s why people spend so long and so much, in gaining them. What qualifications does Jesus have to be God’s chosen saviour? And do these qualifications stack up? Luke’s record of God’s announcement to Mary provides compelling answers to these questions.

William Taylor - When it comes to confidence, qualifications matter–that’s why people spend so long and so much, in gaining them. What qualifications does Jesus have to be God’s chosen saviour? And do these qualifications stack up? Luke’s record of God’s announcement to Mary provides compelling answers to these questions.

Phil Hudson - Why would the apostle Paul record the details of the time he opposed the apostle Peter in public, and write about it to the Galatian church? As we see the passion of Paul’s defence of the truth of the gospel, we have even more confidence that Jesus' work alone is sufficient for us to be right with God.

Drew Balch - A disagreement between two apostles, two thousand years ago, over where one sat at a Sunday lunch...it’s not exactly the stuff to get our pulses racing! However, these verses begin to show us that Galatians is not an irrelevant book for just the original audience, but a book which is relevant to every Christian in every generation. We could all so easily fall into a Galatian mistake!

William Taylor - Luke tells us that his aim in writing is so that his reader has certainty about the gospel. The first major scene in Luke's gospel is not necessarily the way we might imagine him introducing the action–but on close examination, at every point, his introduction provides deep assurance about what God is doing.

William Taylor - Luke tells us that his aim in writing is so that his reader has certainty about the gospel. The first major scene in Luke's gospel is not necessarily the way we might imagine him introducing the action–but on close examination, at every point, his introduction provides deep assurance about what God is doing.

Phil Hudson - What if you had just one letter to save the gospel? As Paul wrote to the Galatian church the message of the gospel of grace seemed in jeopardy, so he gets on the front foot to show that the gospel he preached was God’s gospel–we must listen to it!

Drew Balch - At first glance Paul’s autobiographical story, which includes some of his travel blog, hardly sets the pulses racing and theological cogs revving. But Paul wrote these chapters to persuade us of one very profound point: that he received his gospel directly from God. That should enable us to trust him, over and above anything.

William Taylor - Confidence matters! Being sure of the ground on which we stand not only banishes insecurity but also fuels courage. Luke tells us that his aim in writing his gospel is that we have certainty. To achieve this aim, Luke explains the way that he has gone about collecting evidence for his gospel.

William Taylor - Confidence matters! Being sure of the ground on which we stand not only banishes insecurity but also fuels courage. Luke tells us that his aim in writing his gospel is that we have certainty. To achieve this aim, Luke explains the way that he has gone about collecting evidence for his gospel.

Phil Hudson - The Galatian church has received the one true gospel of deliverance from this present evil age, by the Lord Jesus at who gave himself for our sins, by grace. As we begin this rich letter we are shown the sufficiency of the one true gospel and are confronted with the deadly consequences of distortions so that we, like Paul, might resist them.