Galatians 6:1-10 Doing Good to the Household of Faith (May 10, 2025 AM, Dr. Michael Grasso)

About this episode

This sermon explores true spirituality as taught by Paul in Galatians 6:1-10, emphasizing community, humility, and the importance of doing good to fellow believers.

"What does true spirituality actually look like? In Galatians 6:1–10, Paul teaches that life in the Spirit is not primarily seen in outward impressiveness, but in humble love, gentleness, burden-bearing, and service toward others. The Christian life is lived in community, and genuine sanctification manifests itself in how we treat fellow believers. This sermon explores Paul’s exhortations to restore those caught in sin, carry one another’s burdens, reject pride and comparison, support the ministry of the Word, and persevere in doing good. Paul warns that God is not mocked: whatever a person sows, that he will also reap. Those who sow to the flesh reap corruption, but those who sow to the Spirit reap eternal life. At the heart of this passage is the truth that justification by faith leads to Spirit-produced holiness. The Spirit creates a people marked by humility, mercy, perseverance, and love. In this sermon: What true spirituality looks like Restoring sinners with gentleness Carrying one another’s burdens Pride, comparison, and self-deception Supporting the teaching of the Word Sowing to the flesh vs. sowing to the Spirit Persevering in doing good The relationship between…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michael Grasso

Topics covered

• spirituality
• community
• burden-bearing
• restoration
• sanctification
• doing good

Keywords

• spirituality
• Galatians
• burdens
• restoration
• sanctification
• doing good
• humility
• mercy
• eternal life

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Galatians 6:1-10

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