New Teaching Series begins this Sunday - The New Normal ... a study of the book of Galatians

This coming Sunday - I launch a new teaching series at NRN.  I am ready to open the Word of God as we walk through the Book of Galatians.  

There are moments in life that change us forever. Whenever someone becomes a Christian, they are completely transformed. We used to number our goodness in deeds, words, and thoughts. But grace unsettles everything. In The New Normal we will study the book of Galatians to examine the reality of this transformation and the new way of living that comes with it. 

The problem is that we tend to want to keep doing what we’ve always done – we are constantly trying to improve on God’s way. What Paul told the Galatians over 2000 years ago is the same message we need to hear today: the Gospel is the new normal.

We begin in Galatians 1: 1-10

Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers and sisters with me,

To the churches in Galatia:

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!

10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

When was the last time that you had to adjust to a new normal in your life? A new normal is when we find ourselves in a new set of circumstances and have to adjust our lives accordingly. The hard thing about a new normal is that we often find ourselves drifting back into our old way of doing things. If you have ever moved to a new house in the same city, you have probably found yourself one day driving absentmindedly to your old home – it is what feels natural! 



The Gospel is the biggest new normal of all. It changes every aspect of our life, and Paul’s letter to the Galatians is written to help the churches there adjust. When you became a Christian, what was the biggest adjustment you had to make, or are still making?