sermon on galatians 6:9

Was it not love, to form man after the image of God, and to breathe into him a thinking, reasonable, immortal spirit? vi. (2)The rearing of a generation of worship-loving people. Now, the duty of "well-doing" embraces much of inner thought and of outward action; it embraces every Christian virtue that can be mentioned every good work that is worthy of the name; and among the many good things it includes, it most assuredly numbers among them the duty of supporting, of advancing the interests of "the house of God," as a means to an end, as an agency which the Almighty is pleased to adopt for the accomplishment of His own Divine ends, whether in the way of His Spirit or of His providence. We cannot calculate the hour nor the nature of our triumph, but we know that the Word of God standeth sure, and that the due season draweth nigh.(H. A Christian will not be weary of service, that hath the crown in his eye. Then, secondly, this weariness often arises from a sense of our own insufficiency. 13, 15), or a regulative principle of Christian life (Gal. Christ Himself lives and works within the Christian by the power of His Spirit.III. Nor is this all there is the spirit of self-complacency. The expression there is the same that is found here; His own Father; God was His own Father. 17. V. What is not proof of growth in grace. In these cases there is distress, indeed, but no disgrace; pity, but not scorn: but let a work be begun, and left through vacillation of purpose a great work be undertaken, and be unfulfilled through childish waywardness, and no wonder if they that go by "begin to mock," while the artificer is ashamed and distressed. Well-doing is is the broad evidence of the Christian calling. By receiving the residue of the Spirit.3. The language was written, as we find, under inspiration, by Paul to the Church at Galatia. I have done so much that at least I may be satisfied. We are too ready to be "weary in well-doing," because we observe the apathy, the obstinacy, the carelessness, the ingratitude of those whom we seek to benefit.III. It is something more than attention to our personal condition.2. To fully realize our obligation to do good.II. Believer! vi. The beauty of a thing is when it comes to be finished; the beauty of a picture is, when it is drawn out in its full lineaments, and laid in its orient colours; the beauty of a Christian is, when he hath finished his faith.(T. (3)Reaping is your reward, but sowing is your work.II. )Unwearied in errorH. Stevenson.)I. Christians are the pledged disciples of the Great Worker in this field of holy exertion. Diverse dispositions in those with and for whom we work.5. Take heed of those things which will stop the current of tears. A MOTIVE TO WELL-DOING. WE HAVE ABUNDANT ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE PROSPECT OF REWARD.1. And, "let us not be weary," etc. (c)You strike at the root of sin in seeking the regeneration of a child.2. WebThe unmistakable theme of Galatians 6:7-9 is Sowing and Reaping. In these three verses, the word sow is used three times, while the word reap is employed four times. "Even the youths shall faint and be weary but they that wait on God shall renew their strength" (Isaiah 60:30).4. It was David's prayer, "hold Thou me up and I shall be safe;" and it was Beza's prayer, "Lord, perfect what Thou hast begun in me." VI. And this brings me to the second thought suggested by this part of our text, namely: That the reward connected with the fulfilment of the Christian vocation awaits its bestowment at an appropriate period. M. Merry.I. There may be, of course, work left unfinished through necessity. The expression "due season," then, I conceive refers to a time which is known only to the Father, who hath put the times and seasons in His own power. One of my Sunday-school teachers came to me to resign her class, because she said she was doing them no good. Because this evil, as described, is a fatal symtom of an unregenerate state. Differently to be admonished are those who are bound in wedlock and those who are free from the ties of wedlock. R. Reynolds, B. A.Let us not be weary in well-doing in consequence of I. In all the well-doing of the Christian, in all the toil of the earnest worker for God, there is alliance with the power of the Holy Spirit, and with the purposes of God; and it would seem that the sovereignty of God has included the labours of man in its own far-reaching penetration. The PROSPECT OF REWARD. The original sense, "a straight rod" or "line," determines all its religious applications, which begin with St. Paul's use of it for a prescribed sphere of apostolic work (2 Cor. Another principle of unwearied well-doing and increasing righteousness, is the conviction that holiness is necessary as a qualification of the Christian fellowship. vii,--one of the longest in the Bible, and one full of repetition. "We must be doing good."(C. Let us consider it, secondly, As URGING HIM TO PERSEVERANCE IN THAT VOCATION BY THE PROMISE OF ULTIMATE REWARD. vii,--one of the longest in the Bible, and one full of repetition. But to the other, set as he was amid the libidinous frenzy of the Sodomites, who would dare to say, "Although thy guests in thine own St. God knows this tendency of man's mind, and has provided for it for what is there that does not change? And surely that is not a small thing. Then I add, you shall reap Divine approbation. We find Jacob wrestling with the wondrous angel of God's covenant through the entire night, and prevailing not till the morning began to break. VII How to grow in Charles Grandison FinneyLectures on Revivals of ReligionPrincely Service. Was it not love, to fill the universe with animated beings, and to pour the riches of beauty and happiness over creation? "We shall reap, if we faint not."2. If a man should set himself to improve his mind and manners simply out of a desire to be something better than he had been, he would still, in the doing, be helping others, for he would become a more valuable member of society. M. YOU WILL MEET WITH EVILS IN YOUR SERVICE, AND BE LIABLE TO WEARINESS AND FAINTNESS.1. (4)Saturating the whole population with religious truth.(C. Faith keeps from fainting; faith gives a substance to things not seen, and makes them to be as it were present, As a perspective glass makes those things which are at a distance near to the eye, so doth faith: heaven and glory seem near. M. Merry.I. v. 6. "Well-doing." As to the "WELL-DOINGS" of the apostle, scarcely any doubt can be left on the mind with reference to these, if we attentively peruse the records of his commission. As they skirt a perilous precipice he cannot pray, Lord, hold up my goings in a safe path, that my footsteps slip not, but as to my guide and companions, they must look out for themselves.' M. The sailor thinks it a tame voyage if he never has a storm; it is the storm that rouses him to action; and the battle that brings out the soldier's energies. A. Was there any symptom of yielding, of inconstancy there?3. The human body, therefore, must be regarded. My little nephew was out in the garden one evening with his father sowing peas; next morning he took a basket and was going out to gather the crop, and was greatly disappointed when told the peas were not yet grown. Whatever power can afford to rest, the power of evil never grows weary.3. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Doing Good to All'As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all. (3)Mere duty.These will engender disappointment and therefore weariness.IV. .'--GAL. Now in all cases sympathy is a powerful spring of action; it interests the heart and raises every power of the soul.4. The great battle of life is with this heavy, weard, languid flesh, that ties us to the dust. If you say a man is doing well, you mean to say that a man is increasing in his wealth, his influence, or his connections. The original means "loosened." Our sentiments may embrace the beyond, our opinions, actions, plans, purposes are too much controlled by the example set us by the men whose creed is "let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die." Kanon, as an ecclesiastical term, has a very interesting history. "In Due Season we Shall Reap if we Faint Not" (Gal. An active creature as man is, there is still in him a love of ease, of repose, of luxurious rest. Many say, if I were but sure of doing good, God knows I would try. And now let me request your attention to the last suggestion derivable from this text: That the assurance of certain reward, in connection with the fulfilment of the Christian vocation, is a sufficient motive to perseverance therein under every temptation to weariness.(C. Kanon, as an ecclesiastical term, has a very interesting history. We find St. Paul praying thrice that the thorn in the flesh might be extracted, before he received that answer which caused his soul to thrill with holy joy. )Perseverence in religious duties enforcedG. Differently to be admonished are those who are bound in wedlock and those who are free from the ties of wedlock. In the former chapter we have shown, from Scripture and from reason, that our Church teaches only the plain truth, when she confesses that: "After Adam's fall, all men, begotten after the common course of nature, are born with sin." Then I might urge the exhortation by a reference to the self-discipline which is secured by perseverence especially perseverence in a course of self-denial.4. I reply something is to be attributed in this tendency to the love which the human mind has for novelty. By well-doing here we are to understand, in general, the duties we owe to God, our neighbour, and ourselves. Help others. Hope animates the spirits: it is to the soul as cork to the net, which keeps it from sinking. The months before the ingathering may often seem long and wearisome, and verily be heart-breaking things, but God's "seasons" are not always measurable by our forecastings, even though the harvest is pledged by His oath and His promise. An active creature as man is, there is still in him a love of ease, of repose, of luxurious rest. There is a reward promised by Him who cannot lie, and preserved by Him who cannot be turned from His purpose. Now, from the sense of all this goodness, will not the man, who is not dead to every generous feeling in human nature, love the Lord his Maker and Saviour with all his heart, and soul, and strength? We all desire change, Monotony is irksome. The second thing to regard is, the manner in which this duty is to be performed; that is to say, unweariedly: "Let us not be weary in well-doing." It is something more than attention to our personal condition.2. That season may not be ours, as, doubtless, many times it is not: that season may not be ours, not the one which we, in our fleshly wisdom, should choose; but it is the season which God chooses, the season which is best adapted, which is most peculiarly suited for the purpose of mercy and truth meeting together, and righteousness and peace kissing each other. Jesus Christ, to whom it is abandoned, and whom it follows as the Way, whom it hears as the Truth, and who animates it as the Life, impressing Himself upon it, imparts to it His own condition. Our sentiments may embrace the beyond, our opinions, actions, plans, purposes are too much controlled by the example set us by the men whose creed is "let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die." Listen to what Job says: "When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.II. "Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard." We become discouraged and weary when we do not see immediate fruits of our labour. One of my Sunday-school teachers came to me to resign her class, because she said she was doing them no good. B. "Be not weary in well-doing," BECAUSE AN UNFINISHED ENTERPRISE, OR A WORK INCOMPLETE THROUGH INCONSTANCY IS BOTH A DISTRESS AND A DISGRACE. Supposing that Sunday School teacher had built the pyramids, it would have been undeniably a great result of persistent labour, but it would have been such labour as would last at the longest for a limited time, and its use would be problematical, for we are not very sure why and for what the pyramids were built. Go, learn yourself, before you teach others; how can you place yourself in such a position, to teach others the way to heaven?" The causes of weariness. As to the "WELL-DOINGS" of the apostle, scarcely any doubt can be left on the mind with reference to these, if we attentively peruse the records of his commission. It was when Peter looked on the waves that he began to sink.2. Man's life progresses, and each age has its character. Differently to be admonished are those who are bound in wedlock and those who are free from the ties of wedlock. Weariness in well-doing is part of the universal weariness; the slow movement of the flesh under high compulsions; the deadness of the soul itself to truth, and Christ, and the eternal world. THE NECESSITY OF PERSEVERANCE IN WELL-DOING. Merry. H. (1)Some think their work less important than at first. It was when Peter followed from afar that he denied Him. See Westcott's account of it, On the New Testament Canon, p. 498 ff. Clay Trumbull The pious Quesnel says that "God Edward M. BoundsThe Essentials of PrayerExcursus on the Use of the Word "Canon. The reward promised to patient labour. R. Reynolds, B. Who are we, that the Lord of all should let us labour for Him? )Exhortation and assistanceWilliam Scott.Our great want is confessedly staying power. (3)Mere duty.These will engender disappointment and therefore weariness.IV. All the conditions of his existence are training for his activity. could say, when commanded to deny Christ, "I have served Him these six and eighty years, and He has never hurt me, and shall I deny Him now?" (5)The difficulty of the work.III. The first principle of stedfast and abounding righteousness is a constant sense of the obligation of the Divine law. It is very important when we hear an exhortation to consider the character of the person who gives it. The energies of goodness never rest nor take their ease. . First, you shall reap spiritual advantage. 'For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.'--GAL. A. 9). I have done so much that at least I may be satisfied. Coming to this country about 1895 he was appointed pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Metropolitan Tabernacle, New York. And, "let us not be weary," etc. 2 and 3.) (Reuen Thomas. vii,--one of the longest in the Bible, and one full of repetition. "(1)Be graciously abundant. )PeopleGalatians, PaulPlacesGalatiaTopicsAbate, Courage, Desponding, Due, Faint, Faint-hearted, Grain, Grow, Harvest, Heart, Lose, Proper, Reap, Reward, Season, Tired, Weariness, Weary, Well-doingOutline1. Brethren, it is true with regard to the world, "so long as thou doest well to thyself, men will speak good of thee;" it is true with regard to God, so long as you do well in His sight, shall you have His sanction and His smile.1. There is infinite goodness in this arrangement, inasmuch as it opens to us one of the richest sources of happiness; for what joy is comparable to that of bringing joy to others?II. One more occasion of inconstancy in well.doing may be adverted to, and that is the most powerful of all the natural disinclination of the mind to doing well at any time.1. The language was written, as we find, under inspiration, by Paul to the Church at Galatia. We all desire change, Monotony is irksome. Further incentives to perseverance may be found in the peculiar and insidious character of the temptations to which well-doing is exposed.1. Then there is another reason which ought to excite us to perseverance: the account we must render. Humble worker, make up for your want of ability by continuous effort, and your lifework will not be trivial.Sowing and reapingMr. We found also in the conclusion of the same chapter the overflow of GOD'S love in the rich and comprehensive blessing which so appropriately follows, and forms the connecting link between Nazarite separation and the princely service set forth in Chap. Reap Divine approbation progresses, and one full of repetition. sermon on galatians 6:9 C ) strike... Now in all cases sympathy is a constant sense of the longest the... Not proof of growth in grace be trivial.Sowing and reapingMr the expression there is another reason which ought to us. Truth. ( C less important than at first to the dust spring of action it! 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