What to Do with Your Burdens

March 11, 2015 Save Article

Galatians 6:1-5
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BURDENS WE WILLINGLY TAKE UP (Galatians 6:1)
1. The ministry of restoration
  1. A broken person doesn’t need
    1. A lecture
    2. To be ignored
    3. To be reported
    4. To be shot down
    5. To be cut off or cast away
2. The manner of restoration (Galatians 6:1-2)
  1. Do it gently
  2. Do it humbly
  3. Do it sympathetically
    1. A person needing restoration experiences
      1. A broken fellowship with God (Psalm 51:4)
      2. A guilty conscience (Psalm 32:4)
      3. Satanic accusation
      4. Public shame
3. The motives of restoration
  1. He’s our brother (Galatians 6:1)
  2. We’re members of the same family
  3. To fulfill the law of Christ which is love (Galatians 6:2)
  4. To mend the broken net; to repair our witness for Christ
BURDENS WE FAITHFULLY STAY UNDER (Galatians 6:4-5)
1. This type of burden is one that is necessary and useful
2. There are certain responsibilities that nobody can do for us
  1. It is our responsibility to repent and trust Christ
  2. Prayer burdens
  3. To be a witness for Christ
BURDENS WE GLADLY LAY DOWN (Psalm 55:22)
1. Cast your burden upon the Lord; He will sustain you