New Life, New Community | Message Title: Don't Fall Alone | Pastor Bryan Powe

gonna fall in the future and the Bible instructions

just don't fall alone but you realize some of

our standards have to adjust in order for us

to not find ourselves falling alone another one

here right you know just go with me to Galatians

Galatians 6 · chapter mention

chapter 6 We'll be starting at verse 1 but first

Corinthians 13 one says when I was a child I

Spoke as a child. I thought as a child a reason

like a child, but when I become a man I Gave

up childish ways and this message is most certainly

going to make it clear that it is time for us

to give up some childish ways. If you haven't

heard, a childish way of thinking is considering

that just because someone has fallen, they no

longer have the ability to help somebody get

back up. It's childish to think that because

someone has messed up, they have lost the capability

of helping someone else get up. That's childish

thinking. I'm gonna say it again. It's childish

to think that just because I've messed up I no

longer am qualified to help anybody get up News

flash, I know we have to do this every once in

a while, but everybody in the church has an issue

Everybody But thanks be to God We don't all have

the same mission That's what makes us community

Because prayerfully what you fell to ate what

I'm falling to so that when you fall I can help

you get back up But then when I fall you can

help me get back up, right? We working together

towards this thing called godliness That Christ

likeness isn't developed in isolation It's truly

developing community. We need each other in order

to become like Christ. That's the news flash.

That's the revelation. Many of us have been trying

to come like Christ alone. The problem is we're

not perfect yet. So as we're pursuing Christ,

we fall. But if you're trying to become like

him alone, you end up falling. Alone and so we

must come become like him in community so that

when we fall someone else can what There we go

Like you got it, bro You got it, bro. Just just

just dust that off dust that off Keep it moving

Look at your neighbor say dust that off Keep

it moving Because it's childish to think that

because you've fallen, you're no longer qualified

to walk like him. Give me two more before we

start Galatians 6. This is what I was telling

y 'all I had, you know. But this is good news.

And it's a foundation for you to truly unpack

Galatians chapter 6 the right way. But Galatians

Galatians 6 · chapter mention

5 and 24 says, and those who belong to Christ

Jesus have crucified the flesh and its passions

and its desires. If we live by the spirit, let

us also keep in step with the spirit. What Galatians

5 is revealing to us is a reality we all walk

in today. Say, look at your neighbor, say neighbor.

You. Belong to Christ And what that means is

is that I have been crucified to my flesh That

means that I acknowledge that I have I'm a three

-part being spirit soul and body that I have

a Body I have a spirit that spirit was was Regenerated

through salvation. It is perfect, but I also

have a soul, right? That's my mind my will and

my emotions and sometimes I don't want you guys

to get too confused right that that soul can

sometimes a lot of times Renew our mind daily

can be also the seat in which our flesh right

our flesh shows up And so what happens is, as

a believer, you are forever in a battle we like

to call spirit versus flesh. And that there are

things the spirit is drawing on you to do, and

there's a flesh that fights against that very

activity. But as believers, look at me say, as

believers, the power of the cross is this, that

that flesh no longer has dominion over your life.

It doesn't have the power to overcome the good

that God wants to do. Matter of fact, the words,

the Bible says that that flesh has been crucified.

And so it's speaking of us no longer look at

this neighbor being childish and understanding

that if we're giving way to something, it isn't

because it's more powerful than the way that

lives in us. It's childish to think that your

flesh is causing you to do things that you don't

wanna do. It's childish to think that your flesh

will cause you to do things that you don't want

to do. Why? Because you've been crucified to

the flesh. You no longer live, but it's Christ

Jesus who lives in you that has given you the

power to crucify the desires, the wants, and

the wills of your flesh. The greater power lives

on the inside of you. Look at your neighbor and

say the greater lives on the inside. you and

this is how godly community sounds you know when

you call them up like man I didn't did it again

you be like cuz you want it to no no no no no

no no your top five we were talking about our

top five your top five would be like bruh cuz

you wanted to you wanted to do it no I was surrounded

no no Because greater is he that lives on the

inside of you than he that's in the world You

are in this world, but you're not of this world

There's a power that lives on the inside of you

and the power that you're saying in that flesh

It has already been crucified. It is dead That

you are alive to Christ Jesus looking there said

I'm alive to Christ Jesus I am dead to sin. Look

at somebody else and say, walk like it, talk

like it, believe like it. I'm getting excited.

He says, but we live by the spirit. Let us also

keep in step with the spirit that is giving us

a description that the spirit has you on a journey.

journey to be like Christ and so we want to keep

step with that Spirit look at your neighbor say

keep step with the Spirit Galatians 5 and 13

says for you were called to freedom brothers

only do not use your freedom an opportunity for

what? Put it on the screen for me. I know I told

y 'all to go to Galatians 6 and 1 but we unpacking

this a little deeper than I thought. I thought

we was with the power of God to hit this right

here. For we were called to freedom. So let me

say you are free and whom the Sun sets free is

free indeed. What is it acknowledging? It is

acknowledging that God isn't gonna force you

to choose the Spirit You are free But Paul is

instructing the Church of Galatians to realize

But do not use your freedom as an opportunity

to choose The flesh in other words you can be

free choose bondage it doesn't have the power

it can't call you it can't draw you it can't

make you but you can use your freedom to choose

it look you never say that's just a bad idea

bruh why would you use the freedom to choose

bondage You've been set free we're gonna this

why we're gonna slow down because I I'm not gonna

try to rush it. There is a reason why People

use their freedom to choose bondage. We may get

there today. We may not I'm not gonna rush it

but Through love Serve one another Through love

serve one another This is so beautiful and I

believe we've gone past this too fast because

what we are not Realizing is is Paul is laying

the foundation for us to finally realize that

it takes community It takes community It takes

us walking together To not start using our freedom

for the flesh That One of the reasons we use

our freedom for the flesh is because our top

five Doesn't understand the bondage of sin And

when your top five doesn't understand the bondage

of sin They'll allow you to use your freedom

to choose sin Not knowing what it means to choose

it not knowing that it's literally taking the

sacrifice and Not walking in what its birth you

to receive Y 'all all right So here we go Galatians

Galatians 6 · chapter mention

chapter 6 the foundation has been laid And I

I did want to throw in a little This is Pentecost

Sunday, right? And I wanna throw it in just to

connect some dots because for those who don't

know, Pentecost Sunday is when we celebrate the

falling of the Holy Spirit and the receiving

of new life. Look at neighbor say, you have new

life. Look at him and say the Holy Spirit. is

the agent of new life. But look, your neighbor

says, but we about to mature a little bit today.

Because Galatians chapter six actually comes

in 20 years after Pentecost Sunday. And at this

point, Paul is addressing what has now become

of the falling of the spirit, right? That on

that Sunday is when they came together as one.

We read it last week in Acts chapter two, and

they became united that this Holy Spirit brought

unity amongst the community. that the Holy Spirit

brought freedom amongst the community, that the

Holy Spirit brought direction and ability and

power and strength and wisdom amongst the community.

But 20 years later, the community, look at the

community, was having some issues. And so Paul

in Galatians chapter six was helping the community

to understand that yes, we can have the spirit.

But many of us still choose that freedom to pick

the flesh And if we don't know how to handle

Sin as believers we can find ourselves destroying

the very community that came together on Pentecost

Sunday And so as believers we must understand

and it's in this message to look and they say

we're gonna talk about how to handle people who

see Well talk about a lot maybe because we over

we we still trying to do it on Y 'all should

be comfortable by now You know, sometimes you

got so much going on in your own life there ain't

capacity to be concerned About what somebody

else got going on That's I got enough issues

faster But what Paul is wanting them to understand

is which is so beautiful is That community was

not only designed to help you overcome those

issues But to help you stay strong with your

issues I'm gonna say it again. That community

is not only there to help you overcome those

issues, but to stay strong while you still got

some issues. We actually need each other to overcome.

We actually need each other to stay faithful

when we falling. We actually have to be there

to help you get back up. Woe to him who falls

alone. For some reason, we carry this assumption

that we won't ever fall. The Bible never speaks

of that. So y 'all ready? Galatians chapter 6

Galatians 6 · chapter mention

and verse 1 says brothers Bruh y 'all are hilarious

If If anyone if anyone we both be talking about

sin today y 'all ain't supposed to be laughing

But when you have a right understanding About

let me let me not get ahead of myself. Let's

take our time He says brothers if Anyone is caught

in any transgression. I just love that right

there Sometimes like see you can't go too fast.

It said if anybody is caught you ever caught

somebody Y 'all need to talk to me they you ever

caught somebody they lied to you got him They

stole from you on camera. They have a little

thing that says no face no case, right? You got

the face so you know the case like That the deed

was done I'm trying to get you to understand

this is he's Paul's not helping them to reconcile

how to deal with people who are innocent Paul

is educating them Asking them to mature so they

can deal with people who did it And not just

strangers But their brothers and their sisters

He's saying listen, I know y 'all are filled

with the spirit and you were free But that doesn't

mean that at times you don't use your freedom

to pick what is wrong And when you do we need

to know how to treat each other You who are spiritual

should restore him in a spirit of gentleness

Now I'm gonna make another large assumption that

we're all gonna put away some childish things

consider ourselves those who are spiritual raise

your hand if you ready to mature today I'm not

gonna ask if you are mature but he's saying those

who are spiritually mature should be able to

handle this I'm gonna describe what Paul is unpacking

as spiritual mature so you don't have to have

blinders on for that but the first thing he's

wanting you to see without clearly is a spiritually

mature person doesn't receive doesn't seek condemnation

when someone has fallen a spiritual mature people

doesn't seek to separate from someone who has

fallen the spiritually mature actually seek first

to restore Someone who's fallen That the spiritually

mature seek restoration not separation That you

are still I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it is

revealing truth that you are still operating

in a childish capacity Spiritually if if you

catch somebody Transgressing or sinning your

first thought is separation not restoration The

spiritually mature seek restoration when they

discover transgression not separation I'm gonna

say it another way. They don't kick you out They

re -up on the invitation I'm gonna say this again

because I think it's important to understand

that man God really wanted us to teach this message

at this time because he showed me says I'm going

to grow my church that I'm gonna start bringing

in people from the highways and the hedges and

I'm gonna start bringing people back towards

me and So we're teaching this message so that

we know how to treat people First of all so that

we can repent for how we've been treating each

other and secondly know how to treat people who

are still trying to discover how to walk like

Christ. They are going to fall. And when they

do, it shouldn't be separation, it should be

restoration that's on our hearts. We shouldn't

see the transgressions as the problem. It just

was a misuse of your freedom. Oh, come on, y

'all got to look at me better than that. Some

of y 'all thinking of five people right now you

got to go repent to and you should Because you

kick them out when you should have been inviting

them in Look at was let's just do it again Look

at your neighbor everybody got a church in the

church everybody in the church Got a issue prayerfully

not the same one That we assemble together not

because we're perfect but we are pressing towards

a mark Collectively a mark that we realize we

will never reach it to reach to if we're in isolation

That we have to collectively because I am going

to fall but I can't fall alone He says restore

them in the spirit of gentleness Gentleness what

is Paul wanting us to get out of these words?

Gentleness is a form of meekness He's saying

that that you are restoring them not because

you think it's right but because it's Christ

-like. That you are gentle in the restoration

because Christ was gentle in yours. That you're

not deciding if they deserve it because you didn't

even deserve it. So in the spirit of meekness

and gentleness, in the spirit of Christ himself,

I seek restoration and not separation because

he sought restoration and not separation. He

gave up heaven so that he could become in flesh

so that restoration could happen. He humbled

himself so that he could do what only he could

do. And the Bible is telling us in that same

spirit that we are as Christ people to humble

ourselves when the case arises to restore others

because we were restored. I don't want to do

the other side of this. I'm going to go ahead

and do it. Nah, Pastor Childish. That's what

he's saying. To think otherwise, you still need

maturing. And that's OK. But to those who are

mature, uh -uh. I need you. God needs you. Some

of you guys are mature in your faith. And God

needs you. He knows you still got issues. But

the issues have never been the problem. He needs

your understanding of what it means to be Christ

-like. He doesn't need your perfection. He needs

your understanding of what it means to be saved.

You've matured to the point of realizing already

we all have fallen short of the glory That man,

it's you're gonna fall, but you mature to the

fact to realize just don't do it alone That the

falling isn't the problem. It's falling alone.

That's the problem because when you fall alone

No one's there to stir you to get back up That

when you fall alone, no one's there to remind

you that the greater one lives on the inside

of you. That when you fall alone, no one's there

to remind you that you are not unfit for the

kingdom, but you are still fit for the kingdom.

That all have fall, all have come up short. You're

there to remind you that everybody got an issue.

It ain't the same issue. But we need you. We

need you. I'm saying we need you. We need your

humility. Oh man, let me keep. He gives this

though. He says, keep watch on yourselves. Least

you be tempted. And I want you to realize that

he says, keep watch on yourselves. Keep watch

on yourselves. Why is he saying this? because

Paul is not instructing us to be distant in our

restoration. He's expecting us to be involved

in the restoration. He's not expecting you. OK,

here we go. You may start off praying from a

distance, but at some point you come in proximity

with the issue itself that you aren't afraid

to. slide up your sleeves and go in and get them.

And so he's saying just be watchful that you

don't find yourself overcome by the same thing

that's getting them. Because he's imagining that

we're not shouting true from a distance, but

we are in proximity. In the thick of it with

them. That you're not, hey, there's some good

ideas. No, you like NABRA. How many of you guys

ever played sports? Any people play sports? Some,

a few. Look, more and more hands is raising.

Y 'all unsure? Was it that far ago? I don't understand

how it's escalating in numbers. That's amazing.

Some of y 'all like, whoa. I did play kickball

when I was passive. If I didn't get a trophy,

is that still considered participation in the

org? You mean an organized sport? Or you mean

like, did I support your brother? Just put your

hand up. What am I saying this at? A good coach

will start off by showing you the play. He'll

show you the play. I need you to do this. Draw

it, show it to you. He'll then observe you. But

if you don't execute well, a great coach will

go beyond just showing it to you. They'll display

it in front of you. Now I needed you to cut right

but it seems as though you didn't understand

the instructions So hand me the football. I played

football Let me show you How I'm gonna use a

word with this while we preach this follow me

Let me show you how You are to make these cuts

Let me show you how to run this play cuz I'm

not gonna stop at just giving it to you, I am

more than willing to jump in and show you. And

if you got in top tier excellent coach, he'll

ask for your helmet and the pads, because I see

you afraid of contact. And you can't be afraid

of contact. You have armor, y 'all. put on your

armor and attack it was designed to protect you

from collision but you'll never score trying

to avoid collision y 'all got to hear me and

you got to understand that you can't become Christ

-like while avoiding conflict But the mature

know that we put on our breastplate of righteousness.

We got our sword of the spirit, our helmet of

salvation. We don't avoid conflict. We put on

our armor so that we can face it head on. You

keep trying to run from things that you've been

built to overcome. Let me show you how to do

it. Hand me the ball. Spiritually mature aren't

afraid to put on their armor to show those who

aren't mature how to really do it He says verse

number two Because here's the truth is you may

love God But your community often determines

how far you follow him May God really put this

word in my heart Because I know also many people

listening in this room listening online You've

restarted many times You've restarted many times

a walk of faith. And I want you to hear what

the Spirit of God is saying to you this morning.

You will go further this time if you surround

yourself this time. You were never designed to

get it done alone. You love God. It's what keeps

you coming back. But it takes community to actually

survive the journey. None of us. were built to

become like him alone. He says, bear one another's

burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. I want

to read this to you. Where'd I put it? I don't

know where I put it. Give me a second. Y 'all

can talk amongst yourselves Ask them what they

eating after service if they pause is because

they hearing this message and they don't want

to invite you and Maybe they think they can bear

in each other's burden means I got to pay for

your meal I'm not sure where pastor's going yet.

So I'm gonna let him finish this before I tell

you what I'm doing after service because it that

might obligate me to taking you with me, and

I'm not sure if I'm ready for that type of, I

need to pray about this one is what I'm saying.

Boy, I know, I know I grabbed it. I wanted to

read it is what I'm saying. Maybe we'll read

it next week. But I just want to bring understanding

to what we read here. It says so fulfilled the

law of Christ, right? And what Paul is speaking

of, you always gotta remember Paul is speaking

to an audience that understood the Mosaic Law.

And so there's certain terminology that they

would use to understand what they were to do.

And so what Paul is wanting them to come alive

to is when Jesus mentioned to them that man,

it's in your love for one another that you now

fulfill all of the law. That he's wanting them

to understand that in doing this, you are walking

in a way that is pleasing to God. That there

is one great commandment that we all have, and

it's to love one another. And so he's wanting

them to ask, look at this says, as spiritually

mature. Boy, y 'all falling off on me. Look at

your neighbor say as spiritually mature He's

wanting them to move on from the demands of the

mosaic law and to move into the new life they

have in Christ Jesus and In that new command

that they have from Christ Jesus. He's asking

them to do one thing love one another and Just

because and many of us experience this right

just because it's one it doesn't mean it's simple

I Think that's where we missed it too. We hear

one and we think simple well, it depends on what

the one is and In this case this one is very

complex. Why because it ain't loving God It's

loving you And you, look around here, find you

a you. You ain't always easy to love. Matter

of fact, it's complex loving the yous that are

in the kingdom. So it's only one, but don't sleep

on it. It's a doozy. But just know that in fulfilling

this one, you ain't gotta worry about the rest.

It's enough fulfilling this one. Bear one another's

burdens. And so fulfill the law of Christ. There

ain't no moment to say Jesus. Can I get clarity?

Anybody ever prayed about clarity on that one?

When you say bear one another, what exactly?

What are you saying, church? He's saying what

he's saying. That we should, as spiritually mature,

as people who want to live in a way that is pleasing

to God, that we shouldn't run away. From the

sharing of burdens but realize that as I share

mine That you were sharing I forgot that as you

share yours I am to share mine That we carry

one another's burdens it didn't say that you

carry everyone's and no one carries yours It's

assuming that you are mature at this point and

realize that you have an issue, too You may be

blind to it, but you have an issue and that everybody

has an issue and collectively It isn't that my

load got heavier truthfully my load got lighter

Because we were bearing each other's burdens

So what was heavy on me is no longer? Heavy on

me because you're helping me with what was heavy

on me And what was heavy on you is no longer

heavy on you because I'm helping you with what

was heavy on you No one's increasing in burdens.

We're sharing the burdens But some of y 'all

haven't matured to the point to realize That

takes transparency I'll never forget one of the

moments this hit me dead on and we'll continue

this next week It was a Wednesday night after

church and Man it just it just made these moments

come. I was actually leaving church product 1015

Only thing that was open was Chipotle pulled

into the Chipotle and As I was opening up the

door one of my brothers my bruh Was coming out

And he looked at me he says Brian I need your

help I said, what's up? Almost start crying He

said, I'm afraid to go home by myself because

I'm still struggling with porn. He said, and

I can't overcome it by myself. And he looked

at me and said, I need help. This is 10 -15 on

a Wednesday. outside of Chipotle. He's there

just trying to stall time. I was trying to just

get home. I said, brother, you hungry? I said

yeah. I said, man, let's get something to eat.

Let's sit down. What's going on? This is after

church. He knew, would some of y 'all have to

come to that realization? He knew something many

mature believers have still not even moved into.

I wasn't called to carry this alone. I said,

brother, not only do I got your back, but I know

some brothers that got your back too. I said,

here's my phone number. Don't you ever hesitate.

using it I don't care what time it is and I said

and if I don't answer here's three other brothers

that I already know without even talking to them

that will sign up for the same thing I said man

do you mind if I tell them what's going on sometimes

you reach a point you don't care no more I want

to be so like Christ that if it takes me getting

through this season of humbling, of submitting,

I don't care anymore. But the shame, the guilt,

the turmoil, he's a past, I feel. unworthy although

I know I am anybody ever been there before you

can have the truth know the truth and still be

in a battle and you have to realize you weren't

meant to battle alone I said if I don't pick

up Called one of them and you keep calling you

keep calling we all jumped on a text thread Here

we are. We got your brother. We're standing with

your brother It's okay What no prayer line It

wasn't a sermon It was honesty transparency trust

knowing that the problem isn't falling. The problem

is falling alone. And he would call up sometimes.

I did it again. Say, hey brother, where you at?

I'm finna come see you. Give him a hug. Give

him in the flesh what was taking place in the

spirit. Y 'all receive the word today. Y 'all

told me y 'all gonna listen next week or come

next week so that I can Keep it going But it's

just time for us to realize We need each other

I'm not talking about that fake That fake stuff

I'm talking about the substance of being the

church and being a fellowship in a community

that truly cares for one another. Amen. Well,

Father God, I thank you for this moment and I

thank you for the opportunity to come and to

minister your word. I pray that this moment is

the seed sown. I pray that as we go about walking

out this word and truly moving into the freedom.

that we have, that we first realize we have been

loved by you. And so there's no shame, there's

no guilt, there's no condemnation, but also pray

that we walk here with the revelation that we

need each other, that none of us have been called

or asked to become Christ -like alone. And I'm

praying for those who have restarted many times,

God. I pray that they are renewed in their strength

today. I pray that they take the understanding

that this time, I'm gonna get me a top five and

I'm going to go further than I ever have before.

I pray that you're with them. Lead and guide

them. In your precious name I pray, amen. Did

y 'all receive anything? Man, I love you guys.

I thank God for you guys. At this time, we'll

receive today's offering. You guys know that

here at Reveal the Truth Ministries, we believe

in what type of givers? Cheerful givers. Cheerful

givers. What does that mean, Pastor Brian? The

Bible tells us as a man, purpose in his heart,

so let him give not grudgingly or of necessity,

because God loves what, church? A cheerful giver.

And so we aren't to be prompted, coerced, or

forced into giving, but we should be responding

to what God has placed in our heart to give,

and we should be cheerful about it, because God

knows where you are, what you have going on,

and he is faithful. The Bible says that he is

just God, that whatsoever a man sows, that shall

he also reap. And so we trust in God's faithfulness

as it concerns giving, but we also do it with

a heart of cheerfulness and gratitude because

he's a faithful provider and we're thankful for

what he's entrusted us with. Amen? Week two,

new life, new community. Pastor Deborah has a

special announcement for you guys today. So I'm

so glad to see y 'all. Y 'all enjoy church and.

Also as she's coming, if you aren't saved and

you haven't received Jesus Christ as your Lord

and personal savior, I want you to know that

it takes a confession and a belief. that Jesus

died and he rose again. And if you wanna make

that decision today, be a part of the community

of faith, the household of faith.