Till Death Do Us Part

The Covenant of Our Love; Galatians 6:1-10

Background:

• Galatians 5:22-23, “The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”

• Galatians 5:25, “If we live by the Spirit, let us walk by the Spirit.”

• John 13:34-35, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

 

The Covenant of Our Love, Galatians 6:1-10

1. Love is active

• Restoring the wayward believer to the covenant community, Galatians 6:1

• Bearing the burdens of struggling believers within the covenant community, Galatians 6:2

1. Love is humble, Galatians 6:3-4

• Having loved others, we must guard our deceptive hearts from thinking were more than we are

1. Love takes personal responsibility, Galatians 6:5
2. Love takes care of ministers of the gospel, Galatians 6:6
3. Love avoids sin and seeks life, Galatians 6:7-8

• Biblical principle: we reap what we sow

1. Love produces a reward for those who stick with it, Galatians 6:9
2. Love takes advantage of the opportunity to do good, Galatians 6:10

• To all people

• Especially to believers

 

 

 

Till Death Do Us Part

The Covenant of Our Love; Galatians 6:1-10

Scripture Reading and Prayer by Greg Anderson, Galatians 6:1-10 (slides)

1.   What Is Saving Faith in Christ?

• Our Saving Faith

• Our Calling

• Our Love

• Read (Slide )

1.   Conclusion: How this truth unites our church, how does this Gospel faith unite?

• Love is active

• Same Kind of Different as Me – Denver said to Ron about fishing