Galena Bible Church

The Story: Hang out the Scarlet Thread of Faith

 Joshua 2:21  And she said, "According to your words, so be it." Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.For the last couple hundred years there has been a tension felt in the Church between Faith and Works. On the surface the Apostle Paul seems to say that we are saved by Faith alone, while the Apostle James seems to say we are not saved by faith alone. So who's right? Both of course as we'll see in the life of Rahab the prostitute who hung the scarlet thread of faith in the window of her life. And you should too.Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday November 22nd 2015 by Pastor Chris Kopp.

The Story: Moses

Moses reminds us that God can use even a stuttering nobody who thinks his life is over and worthless. Do you believe God can use you?Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church by Martin Hornfischer, Elder at GBC, Sunday November 15th, 2015.

The Story: God fights for Us

1Samuel 17:45-47  Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand.....that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,  and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hand."David fought the fight, but the battle belonged to the Lord. Keep struggling in your fight against your sin and flesh. It is God who fights for you. And wins!Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday November 8th, 2015 by pastor Chris Kopp.

The Story: Grace for the Undeserving

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me." But Jonah rose to flee... Jonah 1:1-3aJonah didn't believe that the Assyrians in Nineveh deserved grace from God. What he didn't understand was that he didn't either. And neither do you. That's what makes it Grace. The story of Jonah is the story of God's relentless pursuit of an undeserving people. And it's still the story of God today.Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday November 1st, 2015 by pastor Chris Kopp.

The Story: The Righteous Live by Faith

Genesis 6:8  But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.The story of Noah and the Ark is classic children's church material. Who doesn't love cute little animals going on a boat ride with rainbows? But the children's books tend to miss the dead bodies of all humanity floating against the surface of the water that batters the hull of the ark. The ark didn't save Noah. God did, by giving His Son in Noah's place on the cross. Noah was a "preacher of righteousness" (2Peter 2:5) and his righteousness had come by faith. Do you believe God like Noah?Sermon Delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday October 25th, 2015 by Pastor Chris Kopp.

The Story: When the Goodness of God is all you have.

Job 1:8-9  And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?"  (9)  Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for no reason?The story of Job is one that at different levels everyone can relate to. We've all experienced loss, hurt, or evil at some point or another. But the story of Job isn't about Job. The story of Job is about God. Is God true? Is God good? This is what Satan accused against. It's a story that imparts to us that evil is not ultimate. God is. Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church by Pastor Chris Kopp, Sunday October 18th, 2015.

The Story: A Serious Thing In a Causal World

Judges 16:6  So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you."What was Samson thinking?!!! He wasn't, and a lot of the time we aren't either. The Gospel is a serious thing in us, to a world that is so casual. Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday October 4th, 2015.

The Story: Sometimes You Stand Alone

Daniel 3:16-18  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.  (17)  If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.  (18)  But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up."You may stand alone in the crowd, but you will never stand alone in the fire.Sermon delivered to the Galena Bible Church, Sunday September 27th, 2015.

Can we believe the Bible?

Sunday Sermon for September 20th, 2015. Delivered by Pastor Chris Kopp.

Sorrow, Suffering, and the Soverenty of God

Sunday Sermon for Galena Bible Church, Sunday September 13th, 2015. Delivered by Pastor Chris Kopp