Sunday Service Notes
May 24 2026
Galatians
Bearing Each Other’s Burdens
Scoping Out Yourself (Galatians 6:1)
Using an objective mindset (Galatians 6:1).
Wisdom and understanding in shown by good works done with objectivity of wisdom (James 3:13).
We are to always be ready to defend our hope with objectivity of mind (1 Peter 3:15).
We are to receive the word of God with objectivity (Colossians 3:12).
An aspect of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:23).
Does not mean humility (Ephesians 4:2) or gentleness (2 Corinthians 10:1).
Considering means to pay careful attention to.
We are to scope out those who cause divisions among us and avoid them (Romans 16:17).
We do not scope out the things seen regarding how we live (2 Corinthians 4:18).
We are to be scoping out for the interest of other saints (Philippians 2:4).
We are to scope out those who walk properly as examples for our conduct (Philippians 3:17).
No Temptation has overtaken us than what is common to man (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Knitting Together
Identify the desire, not the result.
Do not us the philosophy of men (Colossians 2:8).
Do not use the principles of the world system (Colossians 2:20–22).
Focus on the defense, not the action.
Properly applying the Truth (Romans 6:3–6, 11, 13).
Putting on the armor of God (Ephesians 6:10–18).
Rejecting the world system’s desires (Galatians 6:14; 1 Corinthians 7:31).
Bearing One Another’s Burdens (Galatians 6:2)
Bearing expressing a sustained effort or burden-bearing.
It is distinguished from picking up and carrying something.
The strong in the faith are to bear the inabilities of the weak (Romans 15:1).
Not permitting your freedom to harm another person’s conscience (1 Corinthians 8:7).
Not allowing our food to cause a fellow saint to sin (Romans 14:15, 23).
Jesus uses the term “bear” when speaking to the Jews about following Him.
Those who did not bear their cross and follow Him could not be His disciple (Luke 14:27).
The bearing of their cross was the loss of family relations, national identity, and being ostracized by the Jews (Luke 14:26).
Those who followed Christ as the Messiah risked losing everything in this life (Matthew 10:34–39).
The Christian is not called to bear a cross.
He cannot follow Christ as the Messiah.
Christ has been raised from the dead, making Him both Lord and Christ–the resurrected, glorified one (Acts 2:36).
Christians are graciously given to suffer for Christ because they are living out the righteousness they have in Christ (Philippians 1:29).
Christians are to be luminaries in the world (Philippians 2:15).
The bearing of another’s burden is out of love (Galatians 6:2)
This fulfills the law of the Christ–caring for those in the body.
The Christ is the new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).
We are equal in the Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13).
When a member of the body suffers, we all suffer with him (1 Corinthians 12:26).
We are members of one body (1 Corinthians 12:27).
If anyone considers himself to be someone (Galatians 6:3).
He is to become nothing so that his frame of mind is not deceived.
Knowledge puffs up where love edifies (1 Corinthians 8:1).
Your perceived position has no value with God (Galatians 2:2).
The greatest serve others out of love (Matthew 23:11).
Examining Your Own Works (Galatians 6:3)
We are to put our works to the test to determine if they are of good quality (Galatians 6:3).
This examination is rooted in testing for approval, not failure.
Our works will be examined by fire at the Bema seat of Christ (1 Corinthians 3:13).
Examine your faith (2 Corinthians 13:5).
What is the basis for your salvation?
The only way to be saved is to believe that Christ died on behalf of our sins and was raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).
If you are basing your salvation on anything else, it does not meet the test for salvation is by grace through faith, not works (Ephesians 2:8).
We are to examine all things and hold to what is proper (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
The testing of our faith is beneficial ( James 1:3).
Our tested faith is more precious than gold (1 Peter 1:7)
We are to rejoice in ourselves, not boast before others (Galatians 6:3).
We are not to boast about others (Galatians 6:3).
Each One is to Carry His Own Burden (Galatians 6:4)
We are not to lay our burden on other saints.
Those who do not work, do not eat (2 Thessalonians 3:10).
We are not to impose the standards we hold ourselves to on others (Romans 14:22).
This does not permit sin, division, or heresy among the saints (Romans 16:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; 1 Corinthians 5:11).
We bear with each other out of love
We are not to be expected to bear your burden.
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