Sermon Tone Analysis

Bear One Another’s Burden

We began this series with a heavy emphasis on Paul’s concern for the Galatians to avoid

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I told you that

One of the great novels of the nineteenth century is Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

The letter to the Galatians could be given a similar title: A Tale of Two Gospels.

Paul’s ‘tale’, however, is factual, not fictional, and warns us that of the two gospels being heard in Galatia (and still being heard today), only one is true.

We talked about

Judaizers - These people taught that a christian must also be live as a Jew.

The law and works were still required.

If you have ever read any commentary on the Epistles you have likely seen this word.

We talked about the Jerusalem Council

We talked of the agreement of scripture

Here we find agreement among all the books of the Bible.

James and Paul

Main Point

I told you that the Main point of Galatians was

Faith has fruit, not Faith is fruit

Martin Luther once wrote

The world bears the Gospel a grudge because the Gospel condemns the religious wisdom of the world.

Jealous for its own religious views, the world in turn charges the Gospel with being a subversive and licentious doctrine, offensive to God and man, a doctrine to be persecuted as the worst plague on earth.

Luther, Martin.

Commentary on Galatians .

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We need to be reminded that we are free in Christ.

Free to pursue Him, not free to sin in Him

So, here we are in Chapter 6

The end of the book.

Opening Up Galatians (Chapter 9: What Does It Mean in Practice?

(6:1–10))

Paul’s burden has been that we should walk in the Spirit (5:16), that we should keep in step with the Spirit (5:25)—in other words, that we should look to the Spirit for guidance and strength and follow him as he directs us how to live.

But what does that mean in practice?

In the first half of chapter 6 he gives us an important part of the answer.

Opening Up Galatians (Restoring Those Who Have Fallen (v.

1))

In secular Greek the word translated ‘restore’ was a medical term for the setting of a broken or dislocated bone.

Three types of people in church

The flock

The helper

The heavy

The Flock

That’s the flock.

We are going to stumble. the flock will be needy.

We are sheep after all.

Sheep are needy

Fun fact for you

Sheep have unique rectangular pupils that allow them amazing peripheral vision - it’s estimated that their field of vision is between 270 and 320 degrees!

Humans, in comparison, average 155 degrees.

Even sheep can see trouble coming quicker than we do.

We should expect sheep.

The Helper

This is the person who is always trying to help us lift the weight we carry.

We are all supposed to be doing this.

The Hurter

I know it is not good grammar, but it is a good descriptor.

The Extorter

Which do you think you are?

the flock, the helper, the hurter, or the extorter?

Every lost person in this city needs to meet the flock.

They all need to meet the helper.

But none of them want to meet the hurter or the extorter.

When we really understand the simplicity of the Gospel, and the freedom we have in Christ, it should produce in us a heart much more like the flock and the helper.

He has set you free!