Cornerstone Wirral Sermon Podcast

The War We Feel

What do you do when you genuinely love Jesus… and yet still feel the pull of sin? In Galatians 5, Paul reminds us that the Christian life involves a real war between the flesh and the Spirit. But the struggle itself is not proof that God has abandoned you, it is often evidence that the Spirit is at work within you. In this sermon we explore: • The battle every believer feels • Why legalism and rebellion both lead back into slavery • What it means to “walk by the Spirit” • Mortification and vivification, putting sin to death and coming alive to God • The fruit the Spirit grows in those who abide in Jesus The Christian life is not about trying harder to earn God’s love. It's learning to live from the love already given to us in Christ.

Set Free By Christ

What does real Christian freedom actually look like? In Galatians 5, Paul reminds the church that Jesus did not save us so that we would return to slavery, whether through legalism or self-rule. We have been set free by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. But freedom in Christ is not freedom to live however we want. It is freedom to walk with Jesus, love one another, and live by the Spirit. In this sermon we explore: • The danger of adding to the gospel • Legalism vs licentiousness • What it means to truly walk in freedom • Why grace leads to love and obedience • The battle between the flesh and the Spirit • How the gospel transforms us from the inside out JESUS + NOTHING = EVERYTHING

Stop Going Back To Your Old Ways

In this sermon from Galatians 4:8–31, we explore Paul’s loving but urgent plea to believers who were drifting back into slavery after being set free by the gospel. The Galatians had begun believing that salvation was not simply Jesus alone, but Jesus plus performance, law, religion, and rule-keeping. Paul reminds them, and us, that in Christ we are no longer slaves, but sons and daughters adopted into the family of God. This passage exposes the “little g gods” we still run to for identity, comfort, control, and approval, and calls us back to the freedom, joy, and security found in knowing God and being known by Him. Through the story of Hagar and Sarah, Ishmael and Isaac, Paul contrasts two ways of living: ‣ slavery or freedom, ‣ flesh or promise, ‣ performance or grace.

From Slavery to Sonship

Do you know who you are? In Galatians 3:23–4:7, Paul takes us from life under the law to life as sons of God. Once we were captive, held under the law, unable to make ourselves right. But through Jesus, everything has changed. Christ has redeemed us. The debt has been paid. And now, through faith, we are no longer slaves… but sons. In this sermon we explore: • The purpose of the law and why it cannot save • What it means to be redeemed by Christ • The difference between living as a slave and living as a son • How we drift into performance and forget the gospel • What it means to cry, “Abba, Father” We don’t earn our place in God’s family. We receive it. The Christian life isn’t about trying harder, it’s about trusting what Christ has already finished.

From Duty to Joy

From Duty to Joy | Galatians 3:1–26 | Galatians – Set Free Series What does the Christian life actually look like? In Galatians 3:1–26, Paul confronts a subtle but dangerous drift, moving from faith in Christ to relying on our own effort. The Galatians hadn’t abandoned Jesus, but they had begun to believe that spiritual growth came through performance rather than dependence on the Spirit. This passage exposes the weight of self-reliance and points us back to the freedom of the gospel. In this sermon we explore: • Why living by the law becomes an unbearable burden • How Christ redeems us by becoming a curse for us • Why we never move on from the gospel • The unshakeable identity we receive as sons through faith • How the Spirit transforms duty into joyful, love-filled obedience The Christian life is not about trying harder, it’s about trusting deeper. From striving to resting. From duty to joy. From self-reliance to faith in Christ.