Brother Kaung led a ministry session focused on the importance of grace in the Christian faith, particularly as expressed in the letter to the Galatians. He emphasized that grace is not merely a concept but a person—Jesus Christ—who embodies all that believers need for salvation and spiritual growth. Stephen discussed the early ministry of Paul, highlighting how the churches in Galatia were established and the challenges they faced, including a temptation to seek instant spirituality through the law rather than relying on grace. He noted that Paul’s letter to the Galatians was written with deep anguish, as he sought to guide them back to the foundational truths of the Gospel. Stephen explained that true growth in faith takes time and cannot be rushed, contrasting the impatience of modern society with the patient work of the Holy Spirit. He concluded by urging believers to understand that grace is not just about receiving blessings but about having a relationship with Christ, who lives in and through them.
Introduction to the ministry session led by Brother Stephen Collins.
Emphasis on grace as a person—Jesus Christ.
Overview of Paul's ministry and the establishment of Galatian churches.
Challenges faced by the Galatians, including the temptation for instant spirituality.
Paul's anguish in writing to the Galatians to return to foundational truths.
Contrast between modern impatience and the Holy Spirit's work.
Conclusion on the importance of understanding grace in relation to Christ.
1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.