The Weight We Carry

Galatians 6:1-5

Recap:

• No Other Gospel (Galatians 1:1-10)
• God Made Not Man Made (Galatians 1:11-2:10)
• The Wrong Compromise (Galatians 2:11-15)
• Living by faith (Galatians 2:17-21)
• Faith Over Flesh (Galatians 3:1-14)
• Why Grace Still Reigns (Galatians 3:15-25)
• Living as Heirs in Christ (Galatians 3:26-4:7)
• Personal Plea (Galatians 4:8-20)
• Living in Freedom (Galatians 4:21-5:1)
• Standing Firm in Freedom (Galatians 5:2-12)
• Freedom to Love (Galatians 5:13-15)
• The Path to Freedom (Galatians 5:16-18)
• The Litmus Test (Galatians 5:19-26)
  • The Works of the Flesh (vv. 19-21)
  • The Fruit of the Spirit (vv. 22-23)
  • Crucifying the Flesh (v. 24)
  • Living and Walking by the Spirit (vv. 25-26)

Recap:

• Galatians 6:1-5
• Have you ever watched someone stumble under the weight of a burden they were never meant to carry alone? Maybe it was grief, guilt, addiction, or shame. Maybe it was you.
• In Galatians 6:1-5, Paul invites us into a sacred rhythm of restoration and responsibility. He does not just call us to “be nice” or “help out” he calls us to embody the heart of Christ by gently restoring the broken and humbly bearing the burdens of others. This is not surface level kindness; it is soul level compassion.
• But Paul also draws a boundary: while we carry one another’s burdens, we must also carry our own load. There is a difference between helping and enabling, between restoration and rescue. And in this tension, we discover the beauty of Spirit led community where grace meets truth, and healing begins.
• Today, we are going to explore what it means to be burden bearers in a world that is heavy with hurt. We will ask: How do we restore someone caught in sin without judgment? How do we carry burdens without losing ourselves? And how do we live with humility, accountability, and love?