Treasure Hunt In Galatians

30 Day Bible Study

Day 1 – Directions for Riches in Romans

Directions for Riches in Romans Bible Study   We have taken teachings from different sections of each chapter, but there are many other riches in the book of Romans for you to discover. Here are a few study tips as you go through this study. Study Tips: The Holy Spirit is your teacher, so ask…

Day 2 – Obedience that Comes from Faith – Julie Earl

Romans 1:5 “Through him [Jesus] and for his name’s sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.” We are called to live in “the obedience that comes from faith.” #1: We all want to be holy. We want to have victory over our temptations and…

Day 3 – I Want Futile Thinking and a Foolish, Darkened Heart – Julie Earl

Romans 1:21-22 No one simply wakes up one day and says, “I want futile thinking and a foolish, darkened heart!” Since this isn’t typically a conscious decision to allow your heart to become foolish and darkened, how does a person get to that point? Romans 1:21-22 answers that question. “For although they knew God, they neither glorified him…

Day 4 – Our Loving God’s Thoughts on Homosexuality – Julie Earl

Romans 1:22-32 God loves all of us beyond our comprehension, which is why He clearly warns us of behaviors that will cause us harm. Those behaviors are called sins. Just as a loving parent doesn’t want their child to play in the middle of a busy highway, God doesn’t want us engaging in sinful behavior because it…

Day 5 – Judging or Speaking the Truth in Love? – Julie Earl

Romans 2:1-4 I’ve heard people criticize Christians for lovingly speaking the truth and telling folks that sin is wrong and harmful to them and others–sins such as homosexuality (see my post on homosexuality), sex outside of marriage, lying, cheating and killing unborn babies. These people take certain verses from the Bible, such as those in Romans 2:1-4, out of context. They tell Christians…

Day 6 – Is God Full of Love or Anger? – Julie Earl

Romans 2:4-8 We are studying in Romans chapter 2 and wouldn’t you know such a huge topic of God’s wrath and judgment would pop up on a day when I feel yucky? LOL I will have to be brief, but please study this more for yourself. Here is a site to consider this author’s perspective, and there are many others…

Day 7 – Fake Christian? – Julie Earl

Romans 2:28-29 Is there such a thing as a fake Christian? Romans 2:28-29 says there is: “A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the…

Day 8 – Does Our Lack of Faith Nullify Truth? – Julie Earl

Romans 3:3-4 “What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar.” If someone doesn’t believe in gravity, does that mean it doesn’t exist? If someone doesn’t believe they need oxygen, does that mean they don’t need it?…

Day 9 – Is Your Mouth an Open Grave? – Julie Earl

Romans 3:10-18 In this passage, Paul quotes from the book of Psalms and reiterates the fact that none of us are righteous on our own. He explains later in Romans 3 that we are made righteous through faith in Jesus (which we’ll discuss in tomorrow’s blog). But I’d like to look at Paul’s quote from Psalms and…

Day 10 – Give Up On Good Deeds – Julie Earl

Romans 3:21-31 If you want to be in right standing with God (righteous), then you need to give up on good deeds and let go of your efforts. Your good deeds and effort won’t make you right with God – in fact, they can keep you from God. “How can that be?” you ask. The book of…

Day 11 – Righteous by Faith or Works? – Julie Earl

Romans 4:1-17 There are many people, who once they believe in Jesus for their salvation, feel they have to take over from there. They feel faith in God gets them into God’s family, but that they have to obtain a certain level of holiness in order to stay in God’s family. Romans 4:1-17 addresses this issue, and is rich with examples…

Day 12 – 3 Keys to Growing Your Faith (Abraham Style) – Julie Earl

Romans 4:18-21 Some people who are believing God for healing have the mistaken notion that we aren’t allowed to mention our illness to others, or even admit it to ourselves, because that indicates a lack of faith. Abraham is our example that it is okay to face the facts and be honest. “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed….Without weakening…

Day 13 – Rejoice in the Midst of the Stinky Stuff – Julie Earl

Romans 5:1-5 It’s much easier to gripe than be grateful. (I speak from experience.) We can focus on the faults of those around us, our financial shortages, our health issues and on and on. But sadly, the more we gripe, the more miserable we become. Romans 5:1-5 has wonderful truths about God’s peace, grace, glory, hope…

Day 14 – God Will Love You Forever – Even if You Choose to Spend Eternity Without Him – Julie Earl

Romans 5:7-8 “Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” God is constantly demonstrating His love for us. He sent Jesus (who is God with…

Day 15 – Throw that Carcass Back in the Grave – Julie Earl

Romans 6:1-14 Have you ever seen a grave robber walking around carrying the carcass of a dead person, trying to get that carcass (or cadaver) to function? To eat with him at a restaurant? to shop at the mall? or play a round of golf? This picture is ludicrous and disgusting. No one would drag death around and expect to live a happy, fulfilled…

Day 16 – When Slavery is a Good Thing – Julie Earl

Romans 6 Who would have thought slavery could be a good thing? It is if your Master is passionately in love with you. I can’t think of a greater Master than a God who loves me so much that He suffered and died for me. Romans 6 tells us that once you receive Jesus’ forgiveness, you are free from your sinful…

Day 17 – Created for Love – Not Law – Julie Earl

Romans 7:4-6 Have you ever noticed that as soon as you tell yourself you’re going on a strict diet, all you think about is food and how much you want to eat? Or when you tell yourself you’re going to start a strict Bible reading plan, how the joy of reading quickly gets lost? Why is it…

Day 1 – Rescued from this Evil Age ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 1:1-5 1 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…

Day 2 – How to Come Under a Curse ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 1:6-9 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…

Day 3 – Whose Approval Do You Want? ~ Dane Earl

Galatians 1:10-12 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. 11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. 12 I did…

Day 4 – You Have Been Set Apart ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 1:13-16 13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when God, who…

Day 5 – Who is Your Go-To Person? ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 1:16-20 16b my immediate response was not to consult any human being. 17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus. 18 Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed…

Day 6 – Praising God Because of You ~ Dane Earl

Galatians 1:21-24 21 Then I went to Syria and Cilicia. 22 I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23 They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they praised God because of me. Danes Nugget Verse 24 “And they praised God because of me”…

Day 7 – Don’t Be a Freedom Thief ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 2:1-5 1Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. 2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was…

Day 8 – God’s Not Impressed With Titles ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 2:6-9 6 As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a] just as Peter had been to the…

Day 9 – Steward Your Anointing ~ Galatians 2:9-10 (Dane Earl)

Day 9 ~ Galatians 2:9-10 9 James, Cephas[a] and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. 10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,…

Day 10 – Sometimes We Must Confront ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 2:11-14 11 When Cephas [Peter] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to…

Day 11 – Faith is All That Works ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 2:15-19 15 “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works…

Day 12 – Living a Life of Faith ~ Dane Earl

Galatians 2:20-21 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could…

Day 13 – Why Miracles Haven’t Ceased ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 3:1-6 1You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means…

Day 14 – Let Jesus Take Your Curse ~ Dane Earl

Galatians 3:7-14 7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. 10 For all…

Day 15 – God Wants Us Under Love, Not Law ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 3:15-20 15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning…

Day 16 – What Are Your Nuggets ~ (You)

Galatians 3:21-25 21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ,…

Day 17 – More Powerful Than a Sumo Wrestler ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 3:26-29 26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong…

Day 18 – You Are an Heir (or Heiress) ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 4:1-7 1What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the…

Day 19 – He Knows You! ~ Dane & Julie

Galatians 4:8-11 8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10 You are observing special days…

Day 20 – Treat Everyone Like Jesus~ Julie Earl

Galatians 4:12-16 12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. 13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, 14 and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with…

Day 21 – Don’t Birth Ishmaels~ Julie Earl

Galatians 4:17-23 17 Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them. 18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you. 19 My…

Day 22 – Remember God’s Promises ~ Dane Earl

Galatians 4:24-31 24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem…

Day 23 – Fallen From Grace? ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 5:1-6 1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare…

Day 24 – Trust the Coach ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 1:7-12 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other…

Day 25 – How to Overcome Addictions ~ Dane Earl

Galatians 5:13-18 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or…

Day 26 – Not Your Fruit – the Spirit’s ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 5:19-26 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But…

Day 27 – Unwise Comparisons ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 6:1-5 1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when…

Day 28 – On the Hunt for Opportunities ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 6:6-10 6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor. 7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will…

Day 29 – Identity in Christ or in You? ~ Julie Earl

Galatians 6:11-14 11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand! 12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those…

Day 30 — How Much Suffering Are You Willing to Endure ~ Julie

Galatians 6:15-18 15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation. 16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to the Israel of God. 17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with…

Lifting the Spirits of the Lyft Drivers ~ Marie (Texas)

I was in Atlanta recently and it was my first time using Lyft (a car ride service offered by individuals). I took Lyft 2 times a day (to and from my conference) and I made small talk with each person. I don’t know if Lyft trains drivers to be open to conversation, but they were…