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href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwordpetaluma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pentecost-7-07-28-19.mp3\">http:\/\/www.livingwordpetaluma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pentecost-7-07-28-19.mp3<\/a><\/audio>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">July 28, 2019<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">What\u2019s Left on Your \u201cTo Do\u201d List?<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;tab-stops:13.5pt .5in 2.5in 238.5pt 337.5pt\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\">Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Carry each other&#8217;s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Each one should test his own actions.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Do not be deceived:<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>God cannot be mocked.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>A man reaps what he sows.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, even to the Israel of God.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>(NIV1984)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">I would be willing to guess that most of us are very familiar with have a \u201cTo Do\u201d list.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Even if we don\u2019t actually write it out we often times have a \u201cTo Do\u201d list in the back of our minds, don\u2019t we?<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Personally I all but live by my \u201cTo Do\u201d list.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Every week I have a list of what <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">must<\/b> get done, what <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">should<\/b> get done and what I would <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">like<\/b> to get done during the course of that particular week.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>And unless my phone rings and something unexpected gets added to my \u201cTo Do\u201d list I usually have things pretty well planned out as to <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">what<\/b> gets done <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">when<\/b>.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>It\u2019s on my \u201cTo Do\u201d list!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">The sermon text that we have before us this morning is once again from Paul\u2019s letter to the Galatians.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Now when I first began studying this text I was not sure what I was going to do with it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>At first it seemed as though Paul was grouping together a number of important yet seemingly unrelated points.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Then I think I figured it out!<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Since Paul was getting to the end of his letter to these fellow Christians he wanted to show them how they could take the central message of his letter and apply it in various aspects of their daily lives.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>In essence, Paul was giving the Galatian Christians a \u201cTo Do\u201d list! With that perspective in mind let\u2019s see how this portion of God\u2019s holy Word gives us an opportunity to ask the question:<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">What\u2019s Left On Your \u201cTo Do\u201d List?<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Now normally I like to start at the beginning of our sermon text and work my way through to the end.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Today, however, I think we need to do just the opposite.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Since the final portion of our text\u2014 Galatians 6:14-16\u2014 gives us the proper <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">motivation<\/b> that we need to correctly understand and apply the first portion of our text we\u2019ll start at the end.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">If you were asked to pick one word that captures the essence of Paul\u2019s letter to the Galatians, what word would you pick?<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>I would pick the word \u201cfreedom.\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Throughout this entire letter Paul emphasizes that through the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ we have been set free!<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We have been set free from our greatest enemies:<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>sin, death and the devil.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We have been set free from the rules and regulations of the Law.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We have been set free to live <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">for<\/b> Jesus while we are here on this earth as well as to live <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">with<\/b> Jesus forever in heaven.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The glorious freedom of the Gospel is illumed for us in the closing verses of our text.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Paul writes, <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cMay I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. <span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;<\/span>Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, even to the Israel of God.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">As we mentioned last week everything that Jesus won for us on the cross became our personal possession at the time of our Christian baptism.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Because of our Baptism we are not the same person that we once were.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Because of our Baptism we are a <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cnew creation\u201d<\/i> of God!<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>As God\u2019s <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cnew creation\u201d<\/i> we now possess and daily enjoy true, inner, eternal <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cpeace\u201d<\/i>\u2014 the <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cpeace\u201d<\/i> that comes from knowing that all of our sins are completely forgiven.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>As God\u2019s <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cnew creation\u201d<\/i> we also possess and daily rely on God\u2019s <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cmercy\u201d\u2014 <\/i>the <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cmercy\u201d<\/i> that is proclaimed to us by the cross.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cmercy\u201d<\/i> and the <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cpeace\u201d<\/i> that we have received from God now enables us to say with the apostle Paul, <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cMay I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>(Pointing to the cross)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">With our focus on the cross of our Savior, with our hearts overflowing with the motivation that only the cross of Jesus Christ can give to us now let\u2019s turn and look at the \u201cTo Do\u201d list that Paul gives to us here in our text.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Let\u2019s start with verse one, <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cBrothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>All too often Satan deceives us into thinking that we don\u2019t have the \u201cright\u201d to confront someone with their sin because after all we are sinners ourselves.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>As a result of this deception many Christians simply sit back and watch as a redeemed child of God wanders farther and farther away from the Lord until eventually they may be lost for all of eternity.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">The Lord shatters that satanic deception by repeatedly telling us in His Word that we not only have the <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">right<\/b> but we also have the <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">responsibility<\/b> to confront someone who has fallen into sin.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>To help us understand this important responsibility we need to look at the original Greek of Galatians 6:1.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The Greek word that is translated here in our text as <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201ccaught in\u201d<\/i> very literally conveys the picture of being <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201covertaken by surprise.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>In this portion of Scripture Paul is not talking about someone who goes out and willfully rebels against the God of heaven.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>No, rather, Paul is here talking about someone who wanders away from the Lord and is <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201covertaken by surprise\u201d<\/i> by that roaring lion, the devil.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Have you ever known someone who fits this description?<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Have you ever known someone who started out \u201cexperimenting\u201d with something that they knew was wrong\u2014 drugs, sex, shoplifting\u2014 and before they realized it they became \u201ctrapped\u201d in that sin.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Have you ever known someone who allowed themselves to get so \u201cbusy\u201d that over the course of time they gradually quit coming to church and Bible class, they quit reading their Bible and saying their prayers at home, they quit receiving the Lord\u2019s Supper?<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Without even realizing it they can get <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201ccaught in\u201d<\/i> the sin of apathy.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>If left unchecked this apathy can lead to a point where the Lord says to them what He said to the church in Laodicea, <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cSo, because you are lukewarm\u2014 neither hot nor cold\u2014 I am about to spit you out of my mouth\u201d<\/i> (Revelation 3:16).<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Just as we would not stand there with a life-jacket in our hands and simply watch as someone drowns in a lake so also as Christians we can\u2019t just stand by and watch as someone drowns in their sin.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Motivated by the sacrifice of God\u2019s Son we have been given both the <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">right<\/b> as well as the <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">responsibility<\/b> to do everything we possibly can to <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201crestore them gently\u201d<\/i> as Paul says in our text.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Now look at verses 2-5 of our text.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>There is not one person here today who is not <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cbearing\u201d<\/i> some kind of <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cburden.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>For some of us the burden might be guilt while for others the burden might be jealousy and anger.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>For some of us the burden might be financial in nature while for others the burden might be health related.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Loneliness, temptation, dissatisfaction at work, dissention at home\u2014 there are multitudes of burdens that can weigh us down as we sojourn through this world.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>As Christians, however, we never have to bear those burdens alone!<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The One who died for us on the cross is also the One who gives us the glorious invitation, <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest\u201d<\/i> (Matthew 11:28).<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The One who washed away the burden of our sin\u2014 first through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism and then through the Sacrament of Holy Communion\u2014 has brought us into the \u201cfamily\u201d of believers.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>So if you are feeling <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cburdened,\u201d<\/i> my friends I encourage you to first and foremost kneel at the foot of the cross of the One who <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">can<\/b> and <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">will<\/b> help you.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>At the same time, if you are feeling burdened don\u2019t overlook and don\u2019t underestimate the value of sharing that burden with a trusted Christian brother or a trusted Christian sister.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cCarry each other\u2019s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Now look at verse six of our text.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Paul says, <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cAnyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>As we heard in our Gospel lesson for today (Luke 10:1-12; 16-20) in the days of Jesus and in the days of the apostle Paul the \u201cinstructors in the Word\u201d would travel around from town to town and stay at various people\u2019s homes.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The people who were being instructed in the Word would then <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cshare all good things with his instructor.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Today, since the church operates more on a congregational level we need to apply this text in a way that fits our particular situation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>For example, most congregations provide for and support their Called workers through the offerings that are placed on the Lord\u2019s altar.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Consider this:<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Some of you have been a member of God\u2019s family here at this congregation for a very long time.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Over the course of the years you and your children and perhaps even your grandchildren have received countless blessings from the Lord though the ministry of this congregation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Others of you have just recently come to experience the blessings of being part of a church where the Word of God is taught in its truth and purity and the Sacraments are faithfully administered as the Lord intended them to be.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>But since we all have that old sinful nature that is selfish and stubborn and stingy we need to be reminded of what Paul says here in our text each and every time we place our offering on this altar.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>In the light of the cross of Jesus Christ our offerings need to be an accurate reflection of our thankfulness for all the good things that we have received as well as for all the good things we continue to receive here in our congregation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>That thankfulness will motivate us to see how much we can support God\u2019s ministry instead of trying to see how little we can get by with when it comes to supporting the Lord\u2019s church and still have the church limp along from one month to the next.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">The final item on the \u201cTo Do\u201d list that Paul gives to us here in our text is found in verses 7-10.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Since the picture here is one of <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201csowing\u201d<\/i> and <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201creaping\u201d<\/i> we might use this portion of our text to ask ourselves the question, What\u2019s growing in my spiritual garden?<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>If we <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201csow\u201d <\/i>the seeds of our sinful nature then we will<i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"> \u201creap\u201d<\/i> only destruction.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>But if by the grace of God we <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201csow\u201d<\/i> to please the Holy Spirit then we will indeed <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201creap eternal life.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>And if you ever get to the point where you wonder if it is worth the effort to \u201cweed\u201d your spiritual garden on a regular basis, if you ever get to the point where you wonder if it is worth the time to get rid of those things in your life that are displeasing to your God, remember these words of Paul, <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Well, now, that is quite a \u201cTo Do\u201d list, isn\u2019t it!<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Confronting someone with their sin, carrying each other\u2019s burdens, making sure that our offerings accurately reflect the thankfulness of our heart and watching what we <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201csow\u201d<\/i> in our spiritual gardens\u2014 that\u2019s a lot to do!<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>How do we keep from being overwhelmed by it all?<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We go right back to where we started:<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">\u201cMay I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>When we stay focused on the freedom that we have been given through the cross of Jesus Christ then we are going to have a proper perspective on our Christian \u201cTo Do\u201d list.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>When we are focused on the cross then we will see all these things on our \u201cTo Do\u201d list <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\">not<\/b> as obligations but rather as opportunities!<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>With that in mind may the good Lord grant that each and every day we joyfully ask ourselves and each other:<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\">What\u2019s left on your \u201cTo Do\u201d list?<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">To God be the glory!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line\">Amen<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"postie-attachments\">Download sermon audio ::  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwordpetaluma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pentecost-7-07-28-19.mp3\">Pentecost-7-07-28-19.MP3<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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