Sermon Tone Analysis

Sharing is caring!

You know the term “Sharing is caring.”

And as we look at our passage tonight there is no doubt that this is what Paul is addressing.

We have previously seen the Spirits fruit, such things at love, kindness, goodness and gentleness.

And as a result of that fruit we are able to help restore the fallen and help carry the burden of the heavy laden brother.

Paul in our passage tonight goes on from carrying spiritual burden to physical burden.

Then from physical burden to spiritual blessings and physical blessings.

Sharing is caring when we share with those who teach (Gal6:6)

Sharing is caring in what we sow we will reap (Gal6:7-9)

Sharing is caring when we do good to all men (Gal6:10)

Before getting to the passage let me touch on sharing just a little more.

I think we can agree that “one another” is a common thread in the New Testament as is the word “fellowship” and in our passage today fellowship comes from the word Koinonia here in (v.6) which means to share in common, and that is one of the marks of Christianity as displayed in scripture;

All things in common (Act2:41-47)

Souls added, and they were devoted to one another, they had all things in common and began selling and sharing with one another as needed.

And they did it not from compulsion but from sincerity of heart and they had favor with all men.

Common fellowship (Gal2:9)

Paul extended the right hand of fellowship by the apostles in Jerusalem

Common faith (Jude3)

in Jude 3 it says his intentions were to write about their common salvation, common faith depending on version you read.

Common suffering in Christ (Php3:10)

To share in the fellowship of His suffering.

Paul’s precept tonight is here in (v.6) see if you can identify it.

What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?

Share with those who teach

Faith comes by hearing, hearing from the word of God.

Maturity comes by continuing to dwell in the apostles doctrine and applying it.

Preachers, teachers share spiritual treasures, now look at Paul’s precept and let’s discuss it.

Did you catch the precept (v.6) - share all good things with those who teach.

What is shared in the material is evidence of how we value the Spiritual things.

(Mt6:21)

Where your treasure is so is your heart

Jesus taught about giving for the teaching (Lk10:7)

Why is the laborer worthy of his wage?

Paul further explains on sharing (1Tim5:17-18; or look at 1Cor9:3-11)

This precept is practiced in various churches (2Cor11:8-9)

Corinth did not have the money to support Paul, his support came from other churches so he would not be a burden on them.

Sharing in the material because of the Spiritual that was given.

Now moving on from the material blessings to the spiritual blessings, sharing.

Sharing in the Spiritual blessings

Those in Jerusalem shared with the Gentiles (Rom15:26-27)

Why did they share in the material?

= because the saints in Jerusalem shared the spiritual with them.

Paul demonstrated to the church at Corinth (1Cor9:11)

Paul shared spiritual things with those in Corinth and they were to share material blessings with Paul.

May we share the blessings we have in Christ (1Cor15:1-2)

You have heard, received, believed and standfast in the spiritual!

May we apply these truths in our lives (Jm1:21; 1Pt2:1-3)

So be willing to receive and share the implanted word, putting aside the things of this world.

Put aside the things of this world so you can grow in respect to your salvation.

May we be a people who share the blessings of God’s Word with others.

Give so that you may receive a greater blessing (Gal6:7-8)

Don’t give so that those who teach have material needs met, but so that you may receive a greater blessing.

Let’s press on and see what the blessing, greater blessing is.

This leads us from the precept to the principle.

Let’s see if we can find it in the passage.

do you see the principle?

It is “sow” evident

We reap what we sow!

Paul goes from sharing good, to sowing good.

Living in an agriculture rich area here we know the principle of sowing and reaping.

(Reap what you sow picture)

I read a elongated quote that is, in my opinion worthy of sharing with you.

It is from Madame Chiang Kai-shek she was a Chinese political figure who was the first lady of China back in the late 1900’s and early 2000’s.

“If the past has taught us anything it is that every cause brings its effect, every action has a consequence.

We Chinese have a saying: “If a man plants melons he will reap melons; if he sows beans, he will reap beans.”

And this is true of everyone’s life; good begets good, and evil leads to evil.

True enough, the sun shines on the saint and the sinner alike, and too often it seems that the wicked prosper.

But we can say with certainty that, with the individual as with the nation, the flourishing of the wicked is an illusion, for unceasingly, life keeps books on us all.

In the end, we are all the sum total of our actions.

Character cannot e counterfeited, nor an it put on and cast off as if it were a garment to meet the whim of the moment.

Like the markings on wood which are ingrained in the very heart of the tree, character requires time and nurturing for growth and development.

Thus also, day by day, we write our own destiny; for inexorably . . .

we become what we do.”

Indication of the principle (2Cor5:10)

What we are today is due to what we did yesterday

Input impacts output, our position, our attitude, our character is a direct result of our input, our actions in the past

We cannot put the blame on others, blame others for our choices

We are impacted, influenced by the things that we allow in, again input impacts output.

We must accept responsibility for our actions.

For one day we will stand alone before the throne of God and give an account.

I think you would agree that the present oftentimes represents the past, or reveals much about the past.

What we are tomorrow, will be due to what we do today (2Cor5:17; Rom12:1-2; 1Pt2:1-2)

We are already subject to change when we turn to Jesus

We are not a remade, remodeled version of ourselves we are a new creature, a new creation, the old is gone, the new has come.

We are being transformed by the renewing of our mind (Rom12:1-2) not to the best version of us, but into the likeness of Him.

Again, we are reminded that input impacts output.

So be sure you are renewed daily by His Word and allow God to transform you.

Be renewed so that you may grow in respect to your salvation!

Change comes slowly, it is a process not an event

We must be sowing today so that we an reap tomorrow

We cannot go about “sowing our wild oats” and expect to reap a mature Christian

We become what we do!

So now may we look at some applications of the principle

God gave us the precept of sharing with one another, God has sown the seed and the principle of reaping and sowing too, but He has also told us to be careful where we sow, that is where Paul comes now for some application.

Reaping and sowing, we have two options

Sow to the flesh (Gal6:8; Gal5:19-21; Eph5:5-7)

Reap corruption, and you can read the partial list Paul gives of the things of the flesh in Gal5:19-21)

Sowing in the flesh results in experiencing the wrath of God.

The Warning given

The instructions given - do not partake with them!