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Sowing & Reaping

  Listen for Godā€™s word to you from Galatians 6:6-10ā€¦   Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.   Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.   Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.   Three Principles of Sowing and Reaping   This section of Galatians is all about sowing and reaping. The principle is a basic one that most people can understand, at least at some level. Even people like me who are not farmers, can understand the principle of sowing and reaping.   As many of you know, I have b...
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Treating Each Other Right

Listen for Godā€™s word to you from Galatians 5:26-6:5ā€¦   Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.   Carry each otherā€™s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.   If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.   Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else,   for each one should carry their own load.    Last week, in our examination of Galatians 5, we saw how all of us are engaged in a spiritual battle between the flesh and the Spirit. Now in Galatians 6, Paul gets down to brass tacks. He shows us how Christians should and should not treat each other if they are keeping in step with the Spirit.   How Chri...

Christian Conflict & Victory

Listen for Godā€™s word to you from Galatians 5:16-26ā€¦   So, I say walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever  you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;   idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified t...