Love well, Work Hard, Trust above all

ME

Story about being corrected

sometimes we think that being corrected is a bad thing, but its not!

Sometimes when we correct others though, we can be jerks about it!

WE

Why don’t we help others when they need us?

Because it’s beneath us?

because we “don’t have time”?

because we’re afraid we will make it worse?

the world says to watch out for yourslef, take care of yourself first and let the strongest survive and the weak can die alone.

But what does God say?

GOD

Galatians 6:1–3 (NLT)

1 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

2 Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

3 If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

You are not so important as to be above helping someone in need.

When we see a friend in need, help them!

It doesn’t say to fix everything on your own, but to help, to share!

Galatians 6:4–10 (NLT)

4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.

5 For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

Lock in! Take responsibility for YOUR duties, trust others to do the same.

This will do a few things for us

We grow in responsibility

we grow in confidence

we become free of comparison

6 Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.

Bring your teacher an apple, what happened to that!? come on yall!

7 Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.

8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.

You will reap what you sow!

If you try to get ahead in life by being a cheat, and being rude, than your end will be the same as your means

if you live by the spirit, preferring others and doing thing for God’s glory, not your own benefit, than why wouldnt he bless you in that?

So do Good

be encouraged that your end will be the same as your means too

YOU

How we interact with people is wildly important! How we…

Respect them

trust them

care for them

encourage them

help them succeed

use them to achieve our success

How are you valuing the people around you!?

So how do we set ourselves up for success?

Walk in the spirit

let go of your sinful methods of satisfaction and accomplishments

How do i walk in the spirit? how do i get that?

Not by religion or rule following

Not by being good enough

But rather, By being transformed

its not good enough to just be washed clean

you can just get dirty again!

believe in Jesus and you will be transformed into a new creation

Your very nature has shifted

from death to life

sinner to saint

lost to found

Galatians 6:14–18 (NLT)

14 As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.

15 It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.

16 May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.

17 From now on, don’t let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.

18 Dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

WE

Not by religion

not by doing enough good things

By being transformed into a new creation because of your faith in Jesus as the son of God

We all sin

Romans 3:23 (NLT)

23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Ephesians 2:1–3 (NLT)

1 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.

2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.

it was our identity BEFORE Jesus intervened!

We all need this transforming work, and it’s available to all!

John 3:16 (NLT)

16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Everyone who believes

Do you believe?