08/30/2026
Sermon Recap
August 30, 2026
Beacon Hill Church
Pastor Michael Moore
I’ve entitled today’s message “The Cure for Spiritual Weariness.”
I think about Richard Foster, fresh out of seminary, taking over his first church — full of big dreams, ready to show the world what he could do. It took him only three months to come back down to earth, spiritually bankrupt. I tell you, at my first pastorate, you could’ve just replaced his name with mine. Visions of grandeur ran right into the reality of trying to live for Christ in a broken world.
I know many of you are weary this morning. Physically weary. Mentally weary. But this message is for those of you who are spiritually weary. Are you in a low place and you don’t know how to get out of it?
Before I even dive into the text, I want to encourage you: God is aware of your circumstances. He knows your pain, your emptiness, every wound and scar. He knows when you’re ready to throw in the towel — and He’s there to grab it and tell you, “I’m not done with you yet.”
Let’s dig in. Our text is Galatians 6:9 — “Don’t grow weary in doing good, for you will reap the harvest at the proper time if you do not give up.”
First, the Christian life is not going to be easy. John 16:33 tells us that in this world we will have trials — that’s just the fact of living in a fallen world, and it gets amplified when you step out for Jesus. Ephesians 6:10-20 reminds us to put on the full armor of God so we can withstand the devil’s schemes. I want you to look at the life of Jesus — at twelve, He’s having the time of His life in the temple (Luke 2:41-50); at thirty, He’s baptized and hears His Father say, “You are My beloved Son, with You I am well-pleased.” Those are spiritual high moments. But then we see Him in the garden saying, “My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death” (Matthew 26:38). Paul plants churches all through Galatia in Acts 13-14 with joy and the Holy Spirit — but then in Galatians 4:11 he says, “I am fearful for you that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.” That’s weariness. None of us are immune — not Jesus, not Paul, not your pastor.
Second, the Christian life is about perseverance. We live in an immediate-gratification society, but there’s a time between planting the seed and reaping the harvest, and in the interim we have to cultivate the land. James tells us to consider it a great joy when we face trials, because the testing of our faith produces endurance — and endurance, having its full effect, makes us mature and complete, lacking nothing. You have to persevere through your immature years to enjoy your mature years.
Third, the harvest is going to come. The middle of verse 9 is a promise — we will reap at the proper time. It takes time to grow as a Christian, to grow a healthy church, to build strong relationships, to raise godly children. But we have a reaping season, and it’s coming. Galatians 4:4 says, “When the time came for completion, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” And at the proper time, Jesus will return. I think about meeting Kim — I knew she was the one, but we were both in other relationships. I persevered through the waiting, and I’ve been blessed beyond measure for 29 years. Your time is coming, and it’s in God’s timing, not your own.
Fourth, the Christian must not give up. The only thing that can stop us from our harvest is ourselves. I love what H.B. Charles Jr. said: the only way you can miss the harvest is if you faint, lose heart, or give up. Satan cannot stop you from your harvest. Heavy burdens cannot stop you. Personal failure cannot stop you. Inadequate resources, mean people, government — none of it can stop you. The only thing stopping the harvest is you.
