Sherry Arthur - 8/23/26

What if the very things holding us back from a deeper walk with God are the same things we have been carrying for years without realizing it? This message cuts straight to the heart of that question. Drawing from Galatians 5, we are confronted with the very real and ongoing battle between the flesh and the Spirit. The flesh is not simply about obvious sin. It is about anything we place before God, anything that quietly crowds out our time with Him, dulls our hunger for His Word, or keeps us locked in the same cycles year after year.

The striking moment of honest self-examination at the core of this message challenges us to ask ourselves the same question that appears in Bible study workbooks across decades: what is hindering our relationship with God? The answer may surprise us. It may not be what we expect. But the invitation here is not one of condemnation. It is one of freedom. Because the good news is that the battle has already been won, and we are being called to live like it.