Sermon
I Am the Vine
By Tim Keller
Sermon
Grace to the Barren (Part 1)
Tim Keller | March 8, 1998
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The non-English versions of this sermon were professionally translated by Gospel in Life and then recreated in Dr. Keller’s voice using advanced technology, with exclusive permission from his family.
Overview
The difference between a sword and a scalpel at first sight doesn’t seem that great. But you can either cut in order to defeat or in order to heal.
The book of Galatians is counseling, and for Paul, truth is a scalpel. He’s not using truth to bludgeon, but to do surgery. And the reason this truth changed other people’s lives was because Paul brought the truth through the mode and channel of true friendship.
We’re told three things in this passage about transforming friendships: 1) a friend has a vision for who God is making you, 2) a friend has a vision for Christ being formed in you, and 3) a friend is willing to go into labor pains for it all.
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