gonna fall in the future and the Bible instructions
just don't fall alone but you realize some of
our standards have to adjust in order for us
to not find ourselves falling alone another one
here right you know just go with me to Galatians
chapter 6 We'll be starting at verse 1 but first
Corinthians 13 one says when I was a child I
Spoke as a child. I thought as a child a reason
like a child, but when I become a man I Gave
up childish ways and this message is most certainly
going to make it clear that it is time for us
to give up some childish ways. If you haven't
heard, a childish way of thinking is considering
that just because someone has fallen, they no
longer have the ability to help somebody get
back up. It's childish to think that because
someone has messed up, they have lost the capability
of helping someone else get up. That's childish
thinking. I'm gonna say it again. It's childish
to think that just because I've messed up I no
longer am qualified to help anybody get up News
flash, I know we have to do this every once in
a while, but everybody in the church has an issue
Everybody But thanks be to God We don't all have
the same mission That's what makes us community
Because prayerfully what you fell to ate what
I'm falling to so that when you fall I can help
you get back up But then when I fall you can
help me get back up, right? We working together
towards this thing called godliness That Christ
likeness isn't developed in isolation It's truly
developing community. We need each other in order
to become like Christ. That's the news flash.
That's the revelation. Many of us have been trying
to come like Christ alone. The problem is we're
not perfect yet. So as we're pursuing Christ,
we fall. But if you're trying to become like
him alone, you end up falling. Alone and so we
must come become like him in community so that
when we fall someone else can what There we go
Like you got it, bro You got it, bro. Just just
just dust that off dust that off Keep it moving
Look at your neighbor say dust that off Keep
it moving Because it's childish to think that
because you've fallen, you're no longer qualified
to walk like him. Give me two more before we
start Galatians 6. This is what I was telling
y 'all I had, you know. But this is good news.
And it's a foundation for you to truly unpack
Galatians chapter 6 the right way. But Galatians
5 and 24 says, and those who belong to Christ
Jesus have crucified the flesh and its passions
and its desires. If we live by the spirit, let
us also keep in step with the spirit. What Galatians
5 is revealing to us is a reality we all walk
in today. Say, look at your neighbor, say neighbor.
You. Belong to Christ And what that means is
is that I have been crucified to my flesh That
means that I acknowledge that I have I'm a three
-part being spirit soul and body that I have
a Body I have a spirit that spirit was was Regenerated
through salvation. It is perfect, but I also
have a soul, right? That's my mind my will and
my emotions and sometimes I don't want you guys
to get too confused right that that soul can
sometimes a lot of times Renew our mind daily
can be also the seat in which our flesh right
our flesh shows up And so what happens is, as
a believer, you are forever in a battle we like
to call spirit versus flesh. And that there are
things the spirit is drawing on you to do, and
there's a flesh that fights against that very
activity. But as believers, look at me say, as
believers, the power of the cross is this, that
that flesh no longer has dominion over your life.
It doesn't have the power to overcome the good
that God wants to do. Matter of fact, the words,
the Bible says that that flesh has been crucified.
And so it's speaking of us no longer look at
this neighbor being childish and understanding
that if we're giving way to something, it isn't
because it's more powerful than the way that
lives in us. It's childish to think that your
flesh is causing you to do things that you don't
wanna do. It's childish to think that your flesh
will cause you to do things that you don't want
to do. Why? Because you've been crucified to
the flesh. You no longer live, but it's Christ
Jesus who lives in you that has given you the
power to crucify the desires, the wants, and
the wills of your flesh. The greater power lives
on the inside of you. Look at your neighbor and
say the greater lives on the inside. you and
this is how godly community sounds you know when
you call them up like man I didn't did it again
you be like cuz you want it to no no no no no
no no your top five we were talking about our
top five your top five would be like bruh cuz
you wanted to you wanted to do it no I was surrounded
no no Because greater is he that lives on the
inside of you than he that's in the world You
are in this world, but you're not of this world
There's a power that lives on the inside of you
and the power that you're saying in that flesh
It has already been crucified. It is dead That
you are alive to Christ Jesus looking there said
I'm alive to Christ Jesus I am dead to sin. Look
at somebody else and say, walk like it, talk
like it, believe like it. I'm getting excited.
He says, but we live by the spirit. Let us also
keep in step with the spirit that is giving us
a description that the spirit has you on a journey.
journey to be like Christ and so we want to keep
step with that Spirit look at your neighbor say
keep step with the Spirit Galatians 5 and 13
says for you were called to freedom brothers
only do not use your freedom an opportunity for
what? Put it on the screen for me. I know I told
y 'all to go to Galatians 6 and 1 but we unpacking
this a little deeper than I thought. I thought
we was with the power of God to hit this right
here. For we were called to freedom. So let me
say you are free and whom the Sun sets free is
free indeed. What is it acknowledging? It is
acknowledging that God isn't gonna force you
to choose the Spirit You are free But Paul is
instructing the Church of Galatians to realize
But do not use your freedom as an opportunity
to choose The flesh in other words you can be
free choose bondage it doesn't have the power
it can't call you it can't draw you it can't
make you but you can use your freedom to choose
it look you never say that's just a bad idea
bruh why would you use the freedom to choose
bondage You've been set free we're gonna this
why we're gonna slow down because I I'm not gonna
try to rush it. There is a reason why People
use their freedom to choose bondage. We may get
there today. We may not I'm not gonna rush it
but Through love Serve one another Through love
serve one another This is so beautiful and I
believe we've gone past this too fast because
what we are not Realizing is is Paul is laying
the foundation for us to finally realize that
it takes community It takes community It takes
us walking together To not start using our freedom
for the flesh That One of the reasons we use
our freedom for the flesh is because our top
five Doesn't understand the bondage of sin And
when your top five doesn't understand the bondage
of sin They'll allow you to use your freedom
to choose sin Not knowing what it means to choose
it not knowing that it's literally taking the
sacrifice and Not walking in what its birth you
to receive Y 'all all right So here we go Galatians
chapter 6 the foundation has been laid And I
I did want to throw in a little This is Pentecost
Sunday, right? And I wanna throw it in just to
connect some dots because for those who don't
know, Pentecost Sunday is when we celebrate the
falling of the Holy Spirit and the receiving
of new life. Look at neighbor say, you have new
life. Look at him and say the Holy Spirit. is
the agent of new life. But look, your neighbor
says, but we about to mature a little bit today.
Because Galatians chapter six actually comes
in 20 years after Pentecost Sunday. And at this
point, Paul is addressing what has now become
of the falling of the spirit, right? That on
that Sunday is when they came together as one.
We read it last week in Acts chapter two, and
they became united that this Holy Spirit brought
unity amongst the community. that the Holy Spirit
brought freedom amongst the community, that the
Holy Spirit brought direction and ability and
power and strength and wisdom amongst the community.
But 20 years later, the community, look at the
community, was having some issues. And so Paul
in Galatians chapter six was helping the community
to understand that yes, we can have the spirit.
But many of us still choose that freedom to pick
the flesh And if we don't know how to handle
Sin as believers we can find ourselves destroying
the very community that came together on Pentecost
Sunday And so as believers we must understand
and it's in this message to look and they say
we're gonna talk about how to handle people who
see Well talk about a lot maybe because we over
we we still trying to do it on Y 'all should
be comfortable by now You know, sometimes you
got so much going on in your own life there ain't
capacity to be concerned About what somebody
else got going on That's I got enough issues
faster But what Paul is wanting them to understand
is which is so beautiful is That community was
not only designed to help you overcome those
issues But to help you stay strong with your
issues I'm gonna say it again. That community
is not only there to help you overcome those
issues, but to stay strong while you still got
some issues. We actually need each other to overcome.
We actually need each other to stay faithful
when we falling. We actually have to be there
to help you get back up. Woe to him who falls
alone. For some reason, we carry this assumption
that we won't ever fall. The Bible never speaks
of that. So y 'all ready? Galatians chapter 6
and verse 1 says brothers Bruh y 'all are hilarious
If If anyone if anyone we both be talking about
sin today y 'all ain't supposed to be laughing
But when you have a right understanding About
let me let me not get ahead of myself. Let's
take our time He says brothers if Anyone is caught
in any transgression. I just love that right
there Sometimes like see you can't go too fast.
It said if anybody is caught you ever caught
somebody Y 'all need to talk to me they you ever
caught somebody they lied to you got him They
stole from you on camera. They have a little
thing that says no face no case, right? You got
the face so you know the case like That the deed
was done I'm trying to get you to understand
this is he's Paul's not helping them to reconcile
how to deal with people who are innocent Paul
is educating them Asking them to mature so they
can deal with people who did it And not just
strangers But their brothers and their sisters
He's saying listen, I know y 'all are filled
with the spirit and you were free But that doesn't
mean that at times you don't use your freedom
to pick what is wrong And when you do we need
to know how to treat each other You who are spiritual
should restore him in a spirit of gentleness
Now I'm gonna make another large assumption that
we're all gonna put away some childish things
consider ourselves those who are spiritual raise
your hand if you ready to mature today I'm not
gonna ask if you are mature but he's saying those
who are spiritually mature should be able to
handle this I'm gonna describe what Paul is unpacking
as spiritual mature so you don't have to have
blinders on for that but the first thing he's
wanting you to see without clearly is a spiritually
mature person doesn't receive doesn't seek condemnation
when someone has fallen a spiritual mature people
doesn't seek to separate from someone who has
fallen the spiritually mature actually seek first
to restore Someone who's fallen That the spiritually
mature seek restoration not separation That you
are still I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it is
revealing truth that you are still operating
in a childish capacity Spiritually if if you
catch somebody Transgressing or sinning your
first thought is separation not restoration The
spiritually mature seek restoration when they
discover transgression not separation I'm gonna
say it another way. They don't kick you out They
re -up on the invitation I'm gonna say this again
because I think it's important to understand
that man God really wanted us to teach this message
at this time because he showed me says I'm going
to grow my church that I'm gonna start bringing
in people from the highways and the hedges and
I'm gonna start bringing people back towards
me and So we're teaching this message so that
we know how to treat people First of all so that
we can repent for how we've been treating each
other and secondly know how to treat people who
are still trying to discover how to walk like
Christ. They are going to fall. And when they
do, it shouldn't be separation, it should be
restoration that's on our hearts. We shouldn't
see the transgressions as the problem. It just
was a misuse of your freedom. Oh, come on, y
'all got to look at me better than that. Some
of y 'all thinking of five people right now you
got to go repent to and you should Because you
kick them out when you should have been inviting
them in Look at was let's just do it again Look
at your neighbor everybody got a church in the
church everybody in the church Got a issue prayerfully
not the same one That we assemble together not
because we're perfect but we are pressing towards
a mark Collectively a mark that we realize we
will never reach it to reach to if we're in isolation
That we have to collectively because I am going
to fall but I can't fall alone He says restore
them in the spirit of gentleness Gentleness what
is Paul wanting us to get out of these words?
Gentleness is a form of meekness He's saying
that that you are restoring them not because
you think it's right but because it's Christ
-like. That you are gentle in the restoration
because Christ was gentle in yours. That you're
not deciding if they deserve it because you didn't
even deserve it. So in the spirit of meekness
and gentleness, in the spirit of Christ himself,
I seek restoration and not separation because
he sought restoration and not separation. He
gave up heaven so that he could become in flesh
so that restoration could happen. He humbled
himself so that he could do what only he could
do. And the Bible is telling us in that same
spirit that we are as Christ people to humble
ourselves when the case arises to restore others
because we were restored. I don't want to do
the other side of this. I'm going to go ahead
and do it. Nah, Pastor Childish. That's what
he's saying. To think otherwise, you still need
maturing. And that's OK. But to those who are
mature, uh -uh. I need you. God needs you. Some
of you guys are mature in your faith. And God
needs you. He knows you still got issues. But
the issues have never been the problem. He needs
your understanding of what it means to be Christ
-like. He doesn't need your perfection. He needs
your understanding of what it means to be saved.
You've matured to the point of realizing already
we all have fallen short of the glory That man,
it's you're gonna fall, but you mature to the
fact to realize just don't do it alone That the
falling isn't the problem. It's falling alone.
That's the problem because when you fall alone
No one's there to stir you to get back up That
when you fall alone, no one's there to remind
you that the greater one lives on the inside
of you. That when you fall alone, no one's there
to remind you that you are not unfit for the
kingdom, but you are still fit for the kingdom.
That all have fall, all have come up short. You're
there to remind you that everybody got an issue.
It ain't the same issue. But we need you. We
need you. I'm saying we need you. We need your
humility. Oh man, let me keep. He gives this
though. He says, keep watch on yourselves. Least
you be tempted. And I want you to realize that
he says, keep watch on yourselves. Keep watch
on yourselves. Why is he saying this? because
Paul is not instructing us to be distant in our
restoration. He's expecting us to be involved
in the restoration. He's not expecting you. OK,
here we go. You may start off praying from a
distance, but at some point you come in proximity
with the issue itself that you aren't afraid
to. slide up your sleeves and go in and get them.
And so he's saying just be watchful that you
don't find yourself overcome by the same thing
that's getting them. Because he's imagining that
we're not shouting true from a distance, but
we are in proximity. In the thick of it with
them. That you're not, hey, there's some good
ideas. No, you like NABRA. How many of you guys
ever played sports? Any people play sports? Some,
a few. Look, more and more hands is raising.
Y 'all unsure? Was it that far ago? I don't understand
how it's escalating in numbers. That's amazing.
Some of y 'all like, whoa. I did play kickball
when I was passive. If I didn't get a trophy,
is that still considered participation in the
org? You mean an organized sport? Or you mean
like, did I support your brother? Just put your
hand up. What am I saying this at? A good coach
will start off by showing you the play. He'll
show you the play. I need you to do this. Draw
it, show it to you. He'll then observe you. But
if you don't execute well, a great coach will
go beyond just showing it to you. They'll display
it in front of you. Now I needed you to cut right
but it seems as though you didn't understand
the instructions So hand me the football. I played
football Let me show you How I'm gonna use a
word with this while we preach this follow me
Let me show you how You are to make these cuts
Let me show you how to run this play cuz I'm
not gonna stop at just giving it to you, I am
more than willing to jump in and show you. And
if you got in top tier excellent coach, he'll
ask for your helmet and the pads, because I see
you afraid of contact. And you can't be afraid
of contact. You have armor, y 'all. put on your
armor and attack it was designed to protect you
from collision but you'll never score trying
to avoid collision y 'all got to hear me and
you got to understand that you can't become Christ
-like while avoiding conflict But the mature
know that we put on our breastplate of righteousness.
We got our sword of the spirit, our helmet of
salvation. We don't avoid conflict. We put on
our armor so that we can face it head on. You
keep trying to run from things that you've been
built to overcome. Let me show you how to do
it. Hand me the ball. Spiritually mature aren't
afraid to put on their armor to show those who
aren't mature how to really do it He says verse
number two Because here's the truth is you may
love God But your community often determines
how far you follow him May God really put this
word in my heart Because I know also many people
listening in this room listening online You've
restarted many times You've restarted many times
a walk of faith. And I want you to hear what
the Spirit of God is saying to you this morning.
You will go further this time if you surround
yourself this time. You were never designed to
get it done alone. You love God. It's what keeps
you coming back. But it takes community to actually
survive the journey. None of us. were built to
become like him alone. He says, bear one another's
burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. I want
to read this to you. Where'd I put it? I don't
know where I put it. Give me a second. Y 'all
can talk amongst yourselves Ask them what they
eating after service if they pause is because
they hearing this message and they don't want
to invite you and Maybe they think they can bear
in each other's burden means I got to pay for
your meal I'm not sure where pastor's going yet.
So I'm gonna let him finish this before I tell
you what I'm doing after service because it that
might obligate me to taking you with me, and
I'm not sure if I'm ready for that type of, I
need to pray about this one is what I'm saying.
Boy, I know, I know I grabbed it. I wanted to
read it is what I'm saying. Maybe we'll read
it next week. But I just want to bring understanding
to what we read here. It says so fulfilled the
law of Christ, right? And what Paul is speaking
of, you always gotta remember Paul is speaking
to an audience that understood the Mosaic Law.
And so there's certain terminology that they
would use to understand what they were to do.
And so what Paul is wanting them to come alive
to is when Jesus mentioned to them that man,
it's in your love for one another that you now
fulfill all of the law. That he's wanting them
to understand that in doing this, you are walking
in a way that is pleasing to God. That there
is one great commandment that we all have, and
it's to love one another. And so he's wanting
them to ask, look at this says, as spiritually
mature. Boy, y 'all falling off on me. Look at
your neighbor say as spiritually mature He's
wanting them to move on from the demands of the
mosaic law and to move into the new life they
have in Christ Jesus and In that new command
that they have from Christ Jesus. He's asking
them to do one thing love one another and Just
because and many of us experience this right
just because it's one it doesn't mean it's simple
I Think that's where we missed it too. We hear
one and we think simple well, it depends on what
the one is and In this case this one is very
complex. Why because it ain't loving God It's
loving you And you, look around here, find you
a you. You ain't always easy to love. Matter
of fact, it's complex loving the yous that are
in the kingdom. So it's only one, but don't sleep
on it. It's a doozy. But just know that in fulfilling
this one, you ain't gotta worry about the rest.
It's enough fulfilling this one. Bear one another's
burdens. And so fulfill the law of Christ. There
ain't no moment to say Jesus. Can I get clarity?
Anybody ever prayed about clarity on that one?
When you say bear one another, what exactly?
What are you saying, church? He's saying what
he's saying. That we should, as spiritually mature,
as people who want to live in a way that is pleasing
to God, that we shouldn't run away. From the
sharing of burdens but realize that as I share
mine That you were sharing I forgot that as you
share yours I am to share mine That we carry
one another's burdens it didn't say that you
carry everyone's and no one carries yours It's
assuming that you are mature at this point and
realize that you have an issue, too You may be
blind to it, but you have an issue and that everybody
has an issue and collectively It isn't that my
load got heavier truthfully my load got lighter
Because we were bearing each other's burdens
So what was heavy on me is no longer? Heavy on
me because you're helping me with what was heavy
on me And what was heavy on you is no longer
heavy on you because I'm helping you with what
was heavy on you No one's increasing in burdens.
We're sharing the burdens But some of y 'all
haven't matured to the point to realize That
takes transparency I'll never forget one of the
moments this hit me dead on and we'll continue
this next week It was a Wednesday night after
church and Man it just it just made these moments
come. I was actually leaving church product 1015
Only thing that was open was Chipotle pulled
into the Chipotle and As I was opening up the
door one of my brothers my bruh Was coming out
And he looked at me he says Brian I need your
help I said, what's up? Almost start crying He
said, I'm afraid to go home by myself because
I'm still struggling with porn. He said, and
I can't overcome it by myself. And he looked
at me and said, I need help. This is 10 -15 on
a Wednesday. outside of Chipotle. He's there
just trying to stall time. I was trying to just
get home. I said, brother, you hungry? I said
yeah. I said, man, let's get something to eat.
Let's sit down. What's going on? This is after
church. He knew, would some of y 'all have to
come to that realization? He knew something many
mature believers have still not even moved into.
I wasn't called to carry this alone. I said,
brother, not only do I got your back, but I know
some brothers that got your back too. I said,
here's my phone number. Don't you ever hesitate.
using it I don't care what time it is and I said
and if I don't answer here's three other brothers
that I already know without even talking to them
that will sign up for the same thing I said man
do you mind if I tell them what's going on sometimes
you reach a point you don't care no more I want
to be so like Christ that if it takes me getting
through this season of humbling, of submitting,
I don't care anymore. But the shame, the guilt,
the turmoil, he's a past, I feel. unworthy although
I know I am anybody ever been there before you
can have the truth know the truth and still be
in a battle and you have to realize you weren't
meant to battle alone I said if I don't pick
up Called one of them and you keep calling you
keep calling we all jumped on a text thread Here
we are. We got your brother. We're standing with
your brother It's okay What no prayer line It
wasn't a sermon It was honesty transparency trust
knowing that the problem isn't falling. The problem
is falling alone. And he would call up sometimes.
I did it again. Say, hey brother, where you at?
I'm finna come see you. Give him a hug. Give
him in the flesh what was taking place in the
spirit. Y 'all receive the word today. Y 'all
told me y 'all gonna listen next week or come
next week so that I can Keep it going But it's
just time for us to realize We need each other
I'm not talking about that fake That fake stuff
I'm talking about the substance of being the
church and being a fellowship in a community
that truly cares for one another. Amen. Well,
Father God, I thank you for this moment and I
thank you for the opportunity to come and to
minister your word. I pray that this moment is
the seed sown. I pray that as we go about walking
out this word and truly moving into the freedom.
that we have, that we first realize we have been
loved by you. And so there's no shame, there's
no guilt, there's no condemnation, but also pray
that we walk here with the revelation that we
need each other, that none of us have been called
or asked to become Christ -like alone. And I'm
praying for those who have restarted many times,
God. I pray that they are renewed in their strength
today. I pray that they take the understanding
that this time, I'm gonna get me a top five and
I'm going to go further than I ever have before.
I pray that you're with them. Lead and guide
them. In your precious name I pray, amen. Did
y 'all receive anything? Man, I love you guys.
I thank God for you guys. At this time, we'll
receive today's offering. You guys know that
here at Reveal the Truth Ministries, we believe
in what type of givers? Cheerful givers. Cheerful
givers. What does that mean, Pastor Brian? The
Bible tells us as a man, purpose in his heart,
so let him give not grudgingly or of necessity,
because God loves what, church? A cheerful giver.
And so we aren't to be prompted, coerced, or
forced into giving, but we should be responding
to what God has placed in our heart to give,
and we should be cheerful about it, because God
knows where you are, what you have going on,
and he is faithful. The Bible says that he is
just God, that whatsoever a man sows, that shall
he also reap. And so we trust in God's faithfulness
as it concerns giving, but we also do it with
a heart of cheerfulness and gratitude because
he's a faithful provider and we're thankful for
what he's entrusted us with. Amen? Week two,
new life, new community. Pastor Deborah has a
special announcement for you guys today. So I'm
so glad to see y 'all. Y 'all enjoy church and.
Also as she's coming, if you aren't saved and
you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord
and personal savior, I want you to know that
it takes a confession and a belief. that Jesus
died and he rose again. And if you wanna make
that decision today, be a part of the community
of faith, the household of faith.