05/15/2026
Last week, we established that the gospel makes companions out of competitors β this week, Paul asks what those companions do when one of them falls.
It's a question we'd rather not face. When someone in the community stumbles β morally, spiritually, publicly β the temptation is to observe from a distance and call it discernment. To shake our heads, say "I saw that coming," and move on. Paul names that impulse for what it is: not wisdom, but abandonment.
In Galatians 6:1β5, Paul lays down Christ's standard of success for the spiritually mature β and it has nothing to do with the quality of your own walk. It has everything to do with whether you go after the one who has fallen. Gently. Humbly. Aware of your own susceptibility to the same failure.
This Sunday, we're asking what that kind of restoration actually costs β and what it reveals about what we believe about the gospel. Because you don't gently restore someone you quietly believe deserves what they got. And you don't approach them with humility unless you're honest about what you are apart from grace.
We'd love to have you with us this Sunday as we continue considering our commitment to GROW together.
π Lone Oak Baptist Church β Cunningham, TN
π Sundays at 9:00 AM
π loneoakbaptist.com
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