Galatians 6:1-18 CSB
RESTORE (1)
1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so that you also won’t be tempted.
Romans 15:1 Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to please ourselves.
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BEAR (2-5)
2 Carry one another’s burdens; in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 Let each person examine his own work, and then he can take pride in himself alone and not compare himself with someone else. 5 For each person will have to carry his own load.
Philippians 2:3-4 CSB: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look not to his own interests but rather to the interests of others.”
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DO GOOD (6-10)
6 Let the one who is taught the word share all his good things with the teacher. 7 Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap,
James 1:22 CSB – But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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8 because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
Hebrews 12:3 CSB – For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, so that you won’t grow weary and give up.
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10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.
Colossians 4:5 CSB – 5 Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.
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THE AUTHORSHIP OF PAUL (11)
11 Look at what large letters I use as I write to you in my own handwriting.
FINAL WORDS ABOUT LEGALISM (12-13)
12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones who would compel you to be circumcised — but only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 For even the circumcised don’t keep the law themselves, and yet they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.
1 Corinthians 1:22-25 CSB – 22 For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. 24 Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, 25 because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.
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PAUL’S MOTIVE (14-18)
14 But as for me, I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world has been crucified to me through the cross, and I to the world. 15 For both circumcision and uncircumcision mean nothing; what matters instead is a new creation. 16 May peace come to all those who follow this standard, and mercy even to the Israel of God! 17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. 18 Brothers and sisters, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Galatians 2:19-21 CSB – 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live for God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
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Living in Grace and Walking in the Spirit is about God and His Glory alone
Galatians 1:3-5 KJV
3 Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Community Life Group Questions
- What is one thing that you learned from the sermon today?
- Why should we engage in restoring another brother or sister?
- What does bearing someone’s burden mean? What does that look like?
- Why is it important that you are engaged at church? What distracts you?
- How can we pray for you?