Title: Rest Restores
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0:00 - What Does it Look Like When a Church Rests in the Grace of God?
1:00 - Do Not Use Freedom for the Flesh
7:00 - Reading Galatians 5:26-6:5
8:00 - Let Us Keep in Step with the Spirit
11:00 - What Does it Mean to Bear One Another's Burdens?
16:00 - We Need Grace to Be Able to Help Others
20:00 - What Does Fulfill the Law of Christ Mean in the Context of Grace?
25:00 - Some Examples: Someone is Caught in a Sin
32:00 - Restore Them Gently
35:00 - Some Warnings
36:00 - Lest You Also Be Tempted
39:00 - Don't Evaluate Yourself by Comparison
42:00 - We All Bear Our Own Load
46:00 - Some Practical Ways We Can Bear One Another's Burdens
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Galatians 5:26-6:5
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load. (ESV)
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In Rest Restores, Jed Gillis walks through Galatians 5:26 to 6:5 to show what life looks like in a church that truly rests in God’s grace. When your soul is safe in the gospel, you stop living off comparison, conceit, provocation, and envy, and you become free to come alongside others with steady, humble love. Paul’s command to “bear one another’s burdens” means helping make heavy things lighter, including the burden of being caught in sin. That is why restoration must be gentle, and why it comes with warnings: watch yourself so you are not tempted, do not measure yourself against someone else, and remember that each person still carries their own “load” before God. The sermon presses the point that grace is not a way to dabble in sin without consequences. Grace is God’s rescue that steadies you so you can help others, point them back to Christ, and practice burden-bearing through committed relationships, honest questions, hospitality, and prayer.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
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