Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for October 14, 2018

Guest Speaker: Dr. David Norman

Justified by Faith; Now What?
Galatians 6:1–10

This morning’s lesson looks at the sixth chapter of Galatians. Following Paul’s plea that the believers in Galatia return to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to cease their reliance on their own works for salvation, but instead rest in faith in Christ—following his teaching in chapter five where he discusses what it looks like to walk in the Spirit—Paul’s verbs shift from indicatives to imperatives. Now that he has covered the truth of the gospel, he wants to leave them with the manner in which they are to live in response to the gospel. And as he does, he turns to the manner in which they act among the believers.

I. Care for your brothers and sisters in Christ (v. 1–5)

• Who does Paul mean by “You who are spiritual?”
• Carry one another’s burdens
• Each person will have to carry his own load

II. Invest in your pastors and teachers (v. 6–8)

• The unwarranted paragraph division
• You give to what you value
• Michelin-rated chef or McDonalds?
• 1 Corinthians 9:14
• Hebrews 13:17
• Pastor appreciation month

III. Persevere in Prioritizing the Local Church (vv. 9–10)

• Relationally
• Weekly
• Prayerfully
• Financially
• Sacrificially

God has opened the way for you to be justified—by faith in his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who was crucified, dead, and buried and was resurrected on the third day. And we who have believed on him have been given his Spirit, who teaches us to walk in a new way of life and who cultivates in us love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. And that same Spirit calls us to care for one another—binding up the broken-hearted, investing in the good of our pastors and teachers, and prioritizing the local assembly of believers; and all this with expectation that, at the proper time, our efforts and striving will not be in vain, but we will reap a harvest of blessings as the result.