HOW TO BE A BROTHER/SISTER IN CHRIST
Galatians 6:1-10
GIVE GODLY COUNSEL
V:1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
A. Do unto others as you would have them do to you.
1. We all have faults.
2. None of us is ever free from sin.
3. We all need correcting from time to time.
4. We should never see the sins of others and claim we are not
guilty of the same.
5. In the sight of the Lord all faults carry an equal punishment
which is death.
B. Our job is to come along side a brother and sister with love and
compassion to aid them in restoring their fellowship with Jesus.
1. It is easy to point the finger at another person without seeing
your own need for redemption.
2. We never know why a person is doing what they are doing because
we are not walking in their shoes.
3. By pointing out another persons fault, we ignore the law of Christ
which is to love your neighbor as yourself.
SUPPORT EACH OTHER
V:2-3 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
A. We are not he judge or jury of anyone, may it never be.
1. Christ is the judge.
2. We should not judge so we want be judged.
3. By the same measure, we measure others, we will be measured.
B. When we judge someone, we placing ourselves above them in
character and worth.
1. The biggest lie that Satan tells us is that we are better than “that”.
whatever “that “ is.
2. We deceive ourselves when we think we are above the faults of others.
3. God will take us through difficulties, to make us see ourselves in the
true light.
V:4-5. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, 5 for each one should carry his own load.
A. Everyday we should look in the mirror and see what reflection we see.
1. Are we the person that we are complaining about?
2. Are we the person that we are judging?
3. Are we worse than the person we are judging?
B. Have we taken our faith from Jesus and placed it in the actions
of the one we are complaining about?
1. Does the situation that we are in define who we are?
2. Have we done all we can to be at the place we desire to be?
3. Have we done all we can to be the person we desire to be?
C. We are God’s children. Our big brother is Jesus.
1. Jesus said that if our works glorify the Father, we can ask what we
want and it will be done.
2. We should not depend on anyone but Jesus.
3. Depending on Jesus has it’s requirements.
a. We must do the right things.
b. We must love our neighbors as ourselves.
4. A lazy person cannot enjoy the fruits of Jesus.
a. We must work to improve ourselves and leave the
rest to Jesus.
5. We are more valuable to ourselves and others when we work
utilizing the gifts and talents God has given us.
SUPPORT YOU PASTOR
V:6. Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor.
A. Your pastor was selected by God through you to be your shepherd.
1. We are commanded to support him and his family financially.
2. You would not go to a restaurant, eat a meal without paying the bill.
3. That is what we do when we neglect to give the pastor a love offering.
4. Our pastor feeds us spiritually each Sunday and through out the week.
B. The Pastor needs more than a handshake and a smile from us.
1. We must remind ourselves that what we do for Christ is rewarded
multifold.
2. When you support your shepherd, you are supporting the ministry of
Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:10-11
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
YOU WILL ANSWER TO GOD
V:7-8. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
A. We serve a God who sees every thing we do.
1. He is tolerant of our ignorance and disobedience.
2. Because He loves us, He chastises us for our disobedience.
3. When we are disobedient, we lose fellowship with Him.
4. It can only be restored with repentance and our asking for forgiveness.
B. We have a choice to make, serve God or serve ourselves.
1. Serving ourselves leads us down a road that ends in sin.
2. The consequences of sin is reaping God’s hand of correction.
3. Serving God leads to blessing untold.
ALWAYS DO GOOD TO OTHERS
V:9-10 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
A. The Christian road is not always easy.
1. Being a child of the king does not eliminate trials and tribulation.
2. In fact following Jesus leads to problems from time to time.
3. God will not allow anything we face to destroy us.
4. He said, He would never leave us or forsake us.
5. I believe that the trials we face, are designed to increase our faith
perfect us into God’s graces.
B. We should bless others with what God has blessed us with.
1. The blessing we share, become a channel for more blessings.
2. If we can be trusted to be faithful with what we have, God
will trust us with more.
3. Our first priority of doing good should be the household
faith.
4. Every brother and sister in Christ is our family.
5. After God, family comes next.
6. Doing good to our neighbors is an important part of the
Christian faith because it draws others to faith.
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston, Texas 77041
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