Galatians 4:21-31. We are children of the promise!

In Jess's sermon on Galatians 4:21-31, she took the congregation through a journey of the Old Testament, particularly focusing on the story of Sarai and Hagar. She explained how Sarai, the wife of Abraham, was promised a son by God, but in her impatience, she tried to fulfil this promise through human effort by giving her servant Hagar to Abraham, leading to the birth of Ishmael. Jess highlighted how this story illustrates the danger of striving in the flesh—trying to accomplish God’s plans through our own strength instead of trusting His timing and promises.

Jess emphasised that we, as believers, are called to be children of the promise, like Isaac, the son born to Sarai by God's miraculous intervention. Just as Isaac was the fulfilment of God’s promise, we are also heirs through faith, not by human effort. She urged the congregation to stop striving and trust in God’s grace, reminding them that our identity in Christ is rooted in the promises of God, not in our own works or striving. This call to rest in God's promises was a powerful reminder of the freedom we have in Christ.