1. Text: Gal. 6:1-5--Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For each one shall bear his own load. 4/22/20151

2.  SIN  Psalm 38:3-8  PERSECUTION  Psalm 57:4-6  AFFLICTION  Psalm 44:23-26  SIN  Psalm 38:3-8  PERSECUTION  Psalm 57:4-6  AFFLICTION  Psalm 44:23-26 4/22/20152

3.  Materially, Physically, Financially  Acts 11:27-30; Phil. 4:16; Acts 4:34-35;  Emotionally  2 Cor. 2:7; 2 Cor. 2:13; Col. 4:11;  Spiritually  Acts 18:27; Romans 1:11-12; 4/22/20153

4.  GALATIANS 6:1-2--Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. 4/22/20154

5.  Add to their burdens.  Acts 15:10; Matthew 23:4; Col. 2:8; Col. 2:16-23;  Leave them alone.  Luke 10:31-32;  Rejoice  Proverbs 24:17-18;  Reveal it  Proverbs 11:13; 1 Peter 4:8;  Reject him  Romans 15:1; Romans 15:7; 4/22/20155

6.  Doctors used it as a medical term to talk about setting a broken bone.  Fishermen used it to talk about mending their nets. (ref. Matthew 4:21 ;)  Soldiers used the term to refer to equipping an army.  Sailors used the term to refer to outfitting a ship for voyage. 4/22/20156

7.  Two Classes of People  Non-Christians  Christians  Romans 8:1; Romans 8:5;  Two Classes of Christians 4/22/20157 Spiritual : Gal. 5:22-23—But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self- control. Against such there is no law. Carnal : 1 Cor. 3:1-3—And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?

8.  Gal. 6:1-2--Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 4/22/20158 To Fulfill the Law of Christ

9.  Gal. 6:1-2--Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 4/22/20159 In a spirit of gentleness

10.  Meekness/Gentleness—was used by the ancients to describe horses that had been “gentled”.  Lit.—broken to the harness. 4/22/201510

11. Moses was meek, but Moses was not weak. Numbers 12:3; Exodus 32:19-28; Jesus was meek, but Jesus was not weak. Matthew 11:28-30; John 2:13-17; Matthew 21:12-13; 4/22/201511

12. 2 Timothy 2:24-26— And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will. 4/22/201512

13. Gal. 6:3-4— For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 4/22/201513 The Pharisaical Mentality: Luke 18:11- 12— The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men— extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ Paul’s Teaching: Titus 3:1-6— Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

14.  Jesus prayed for Peter when he struggled.  Luke 22:31-32;  Jesus (John 8:1-11;)  Gave a second chance  Showed mercy  Challenged the individual  Believed in the individual  Issued a warning. 4/22/201514

15.  WHAT ARE WE TO DO? RESTORE  WHO IS TO DO IT? THE SPIRITUAL  WHY SHOULD WE DO IT? FULFILL THE LAW OF CHRIST  HOW SHOULD WE DO IT? WITH MEEKNESS  CONSIDERING SELF, LEST WE BE TEMPTED. 4/22/201515