Galena Bible Church

Do you Believe? -- We are fallen.

Romans 5:17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
Evil is real. No one can honestly deny that. So how is it that God allows evil? Ultimateally it's because he loves us enough to give us grace and not wipe us off the face of the earth. Do you believe we are fallen?
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday February 12th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

Do you Believe? -- Created in His Image

Colossians 3:9-10 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices (10) and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
When we ask someone to believe the Gospel there are certain things that we are secifically asking them to believe. In this series we will be looking at those and answering the common push backs that we recieve. In this sermon we look at our source of truth, the Creator in whos Image we are made.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday February 5th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

When Love Actually Wins

Matthew 19:8 He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
Marriage is viewed as the highest expression of love. And yet love has been minimized to simply a feeling to be felt, instead of an act of the will to be chosen. No wander most people don't think of the Gospel when they think of marriage.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday January 29th, 2017 by pastor Chris Kopp.

Racial Harmony Through the Gospel

Revelation 7:9-10 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, (10) and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
Racial strife and disharmony are the social norms of our world today. What is the answer? The Gosple! Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday January 22nd, 2017 by Pastor Chris Kopp.

Sanctity of Life Sunday

Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, by Martin Hornfischer Sunday January 15th, 2017.

Advent of Hope: Christmas Eve Service

Our advent of hope comes as we look to the second coming of Christ through the certainty of the first coming of Christ.
This sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday December 24th, 2016 by pastor Chris Kopp.

The Christmas Gift: He removes the presence of sin.

Sermon delivered by Martin Hornfischer, Sunday December 18th, 2016 at the Galena Bible Church.

The Christmas Gift: He breaks the power of sin!

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.
It's trur that in Christ all sin of a believer has been paid. They are FREE. So why do we struggle with sin AFTER becoming a Christian. Time for us to understand the second gift of the Gospel.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday December 11th, 2016 by pastor Chris Kopp.

The Christmas Gift (1): The Penalty of Sin PAID!!!

Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
Everyone loves presents. But not everyone loves presents equally. If you recieve a gift that you don't really think you need, you might not even bother opening it. When Jesus was born he accomplished three progressivly better things. He paid the penalty for our sin. He, through the Holy Spirit, breaks the power of sin in our lives, and one day he will remove the presence of sin from his Kingdom. But none of this is glorious news if we don't believe we have sin.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday December 5th, 2016 by pastor Chris Kopp.

Acts: Christian Like Us

Acts 15:11  But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will."
 
In a nation so divided, the Church has to be different.
Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday November 13th, 2016 by pastor Chris Kopp.