This week’s message comes from Galatians 5:1-6
Freedom has a cost. But we might ask, freedom from what? It can be easy to lose track of the context of freedom. Our independence came at the price of lives, courage, and sacrifice. The founding fathers of the great land had a particular oppressor in mind when they cried for liberty-national freedom from the rule of England. America’s founding fathers struggled not with the authority of kings, but with the consent of being governed; that all men are created equal; that the Creator of the Universe endows them with certain unalienable rights; and among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. What began as a cry for national freedom from foreign rule can quickly turn into a cry for freedom from our own chosen government when it proves to be something we do not like. Our independence came at the price of lives and sacrifice. As you turn this week’s sermon, you will find that at the climax of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, the apostle made his Christian declaration of freedom. Paul writes, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”
Sunday School: 9:00 am
Worship Service: 10:30 am
The Parable of the Brats
True Freedom in Christ
July 5, 2026
Pastor Gary Rebok
For over two centuries The Presbyterian Church Shippensburg has been serving Jesus Christ in both the social and spiritual needs of the community of Shippensburg, PA. We are a congregation within the Presbyterian denomination of ECO: A Covenant Order of Presbyterians, whose purpose is to witness in love the truth that Jesus Christ is Lord and the one true redeeming and healing presence in the world today. Through the presence of the Holy Spirit, Presbyterian Church Shippensburg is a loving and committed church family where God’s Word is preached, faith is grown, relationships are built, and Christ’s work continues.
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