The AL PASTOR podcast

People pleasing is not just an awkward social habit or a harmless personality quirk; it is a form of spiritual slavery that compromises your integrity and distorts your calling. When you live for the applause of the crowd, you inevitably sacrifice t…

Paul had just called down the curse of God on false teachers. Twice. And the very next thing out of his mouth is a question about himself: do I seek to please men? Somebody had called him a people pleaser. In one verse Paul answers the charge, and in answering it he exposes a trap every one of us walks past. The bait is not money. It is not power. The bait is approval. Is the crowd's approval worth it? The Pull. Why the crowd is so hard to resist. It took down a king and silenced men who beli

When the Apostle Paul writes to the Galatian church, he pronounces a severe warning against anyone who alters the core message of Christianity. Surprisingly, the very first name he places on his divine judgment list is his own. In this deep dive, re…

Paul says it twice: let him be accursed. So who has the right to change the gospel? Nobody. Not the man who brought it to you. Not an angel from heaven. Not anyone who comes after him. This is the Bible study companion to Sunday's sermon. We slow down on two verses, hear what the scholars say about every move Paul makes, and find out why he hands the measuring stick to the people in the pew. WHAT WE COVER Why the first name on Paul's curse list is his own, and what that proves about who owns

When examining biblical authority, believers often wonder if heavenly messengers hold the power to update sacred teachings. This detailed exploration examines Galatians to prove why even an angelic visitor lacks the divine clearance to alter core Ch…

If there is only one gospel, then somebody has to be in charge of it. So who signs off on it? Who has the authority to bring it current, or soften it a little, or make it fit the times we are living in? That is the question these two verses answer, and Paul answers it three times without blinking. Twice he says the same word over anyone who would preach another gospel: let him be accursed. Anathema. And every time you ask who is allowed to change the message, the answer comes back the same. No