Hey everybody and congratulations no matter how many or how few we have with us at this

point, you have officially made it as the first half of our study.

Yeah, it's not for the faint of heart.

Hi everyone.

We're so happy to be here with you today.

Man, are we ever?

I hope that of all the things that you might find challenging about an in-depth study

on Galatians that at least you can say that you are not bored.

Now Melissa, it is hard to get bored with Galatians.

It will keep you awake.

Would you agree with that?

It has cut me awake for a long month, truly.

I think it's kept you awake for three knots in a row as we speak.

That's true.

Okay, so you guys, this is our fourth midweek podcast in our series now that Faith has come,

our six weeks.

In-depth in the letter that Paul wrote to the Galatians, and if you're on a recommended

schedule, then you have just studied Galatians for 16 through 20.

Now, just to remind you, although if you've done it, you won't need much reminding that

this is the part where Paul compares himself to a woman in the pangs of childbirth.

So it may be that some of you are a little squeamish about such things.

I just had to think of something that happened recently, Melissa, and it has to happen on

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