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+# Devotion 1 - Galatians 6:1-6
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+1. Context
+    
+    1. Paul writing to the Galatian churches to counter influence of Judaizers
+    2. Last section of the book, Paul defending freedom of the gospel of justification by faith
+    3. Just described fruits of the Spirit--the power of walking by the Spirit
+2. Be Humble
+    
+    1. In dealing with sin (weakness of others), v1
+        
+        1. Such a picture of the difference between walking by the Spirit and walking under the Law
+        2. Caught: catch unawares (not looking for it)
+        3. Restore: mend a broken bone
+        4. Watch ourselves: we're weak too
+        5. More generally: dealing with the weaknesses of others
+    2. In bearing one another's burdens, v2
+        
+        1. In contrast to legalist: bury others under the law to look more righteous by comparison
+        2. Under the Spirit: bear each other up by carrying each others burdens together
+    3. In our view of ourselves, v3
+        
+        1. Humble: "not proud or haughty: not arrogant or assertive"
+        2. Proud: "having or displaying excessive self-esteem"
+        3. Arrogant: "exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner"
+        4. Humility: having the _right_ view of yourself, not exagerrated
+        5. NLT: "If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important."
+    4. In examining works, v4-5
+        
+        1. We examine our OWN works
+        2. Bear his own load? Be accountable for our own works
+    5. Summary j
+ 
+# Devotion 2 - Galatians 6:6-10
+ 
+1. Do good…to your teachers
+    
+    1. Paul teaching them to value their teachers
+    2. Application: what you're doing here is worthy of reward in the Lord's eyes
+2. Do good…to reap eternal life
+    
+    1. John 17:3
+    2. 1 John 1:2
+    3. We can experience some aspect of eternal life now through:
+        
+        1. Knowing God
+        2. Growing in following Christ
+    4. Application
+        
+        1. Teaching here (devotions, messages, etc)
+        2. Mostly character development, develop the qualities of Christ
+3. Do good…with perseverance
+    
+    1. Keeping up this mindset is hard!
+    2. The reaping is in God's time, but the promise is there
+    3. Maybe not on earth?
+4. Do good…with a sense of urgency and priority
+    
+    1. Won't always have time to do these things
+        
+        1. Christ is coming back
+        2. We may not always have freedom to run camps
+        3. We won't always know these kids
+ 
+# Devotion 3 - Galatians 6:11-16
+ 
+Be honest
+
+1. Be honest…in your outward appearance, even if it means persecution
+    
+    1. Jews causing the persecution (who else would stop persecution after they adopted the law?)
+    2. Believers are doing this false teaching (why else would be escaping persecution for Christ's sake?)
+2. When we are not being honest
+    
+    1. It's hypocrisy
+    2. Boasting in flesh
+3. What we can boast in - Christ
+    
+    1. No differences based on outward appearance anymore
+    2. It is the inward, new creation that matters