Galena Bible Church

Speak Life or Death

"But no human can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Wit it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so." James 3:8-10
Out tounge has incredible power. We speak life and death with it. So what do you speak? Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday April 30th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

What Now?

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19–20.
 
So you've believed the Gospel of Jesus and the grace of God has saved you...now what? Becoming a Christian isn't the pinacle. It's the starting line.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday April 23rd, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

The Armor of God

Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday April 9th, 2017 by Martin Hornfischer.

Do you Believe? _ Who do you serve?

Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
Every Christian has a choice, whether they will serve the flesh or serve the Spirit. Who you obey is who your master is. In this sermon we look at the work of God in sanctification or the process of changing our life to be what God intended.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday April 2nd, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

Do you Beleive? - You must be born again

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3
It is a supernatural thing when God changes a human heart. No less miraculous than the recreation of the universe at the end of the age. This is what Jesus points to when he says we must be born again.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday March 26th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

Do you Believe? _ Why the Cross?

16 Thus he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel and because of their transgressions, all their sins. Leviticus 16:16.
The Cross of Christ is the central point of history. But why? Why the cross? In this sermon we'll look to the Old Testament forshadowing of the cross in the Day of Atonement.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday March 19th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp. 

Do you Believe? -- A Historical Jesus

Daniel 9:24-27 "Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. (25) Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time. (26) And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. (27) And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."
 
The Gospel hinges on the historical person of Jesus. To believe the Gospel is to believe Jesus. But what does it mean to believe in Jesus?
Sermon delivered to the the Galena Bible church, Sunday March 12th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

Do you Believe? -- God has spoken

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 
When we call people to believe the Gospel, on what grounds can we claim that what the Bible says is authoritative. It takes belief in the truth that God has spoken through special revelation in the Bible. In this sermon we look at Psalm 19 and are called to believe that God has in fact spoken.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday March 5th, 2017 by Pastor Chris Kopp.

What we pray for

Guest preacher, Pastor Caleb Richardson shares the importance of what we pray for from Acts 4. Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, February 26th, 2017.

Do you Believe? -- God's Covenant Love

Galatians 3:13-14 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"— (14) so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
God's love is neither conditional, nor unconditional. It is always covenental. And this is Good News!
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday February 19th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.