Galatians 6:1-2

"If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted."

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

"Carry each other's burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."

"Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the..."

"Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ."

"Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be..."

Inspirational illustration of Galatians 6:2 -- Carry each other's burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Inspirational illustration of Galatians 6:1 -- If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

How can you explain this away so nonchalantly? A mother's lame explanation for child abuse makes us realize how easy and horrible it is to explain away our own responsibility.

"Dear Father, lifter of our heavy loads, Fill my heart with love for my brothers and sisters in Christ. If someone is overtaken in some misdeed, help...."

How can we ever overcome humiliation? If we don't bring back sinners whose sin has humiliated themselves, and if we we don't reach out to those who have been humiliated by others, then how can we claim we wear the name of Jesus?

How open are you to others who want to bless you? We must be open with each other, transparent, for this is the only way we're going to grow in the Lord.

Find someone you can talk to. Don't wait any longer. Get the conversation started! Teresa Bell Kindred opens up about her struggle with anxiety and depression, a secret hidden in her family for multiple generations, and she urges us to open up and get help.

Do you know them enough to help? So often we don't know each well enough to even know the burdens we all carry, but we must step in and help by listening more carefully to those around us.

How open are you to others who want to bless you? Paul Faulkner reminds us how desperately we need to be in a loving relationship with someone with whom we can be fully transparent.

Would you be willing to help Britney if you could? Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we may not know Britney Spears, we do know someone like her and we need to ask if we are willing to be a friend to these people?

I wonder if they ever got the shoe box back? Rubel Shelly tells a funny story about a sad situation and reminds us to help each other carry our burdens.

Is there ever a time we are not responsible for these things? Even when we are away from our normal responsibilities, we are still responsible for these things!

More Kingdom work is done in hospitals than in church buildings Dying and death come at inconvenient times, interrupting life. Yet, I have become convinced it is at precisely those times that one can see firsthand Christian Graces. Walking with the real people as death interrupts their living, by listening, preparing

How long are you going to keep carrying all that luggage? Alan Smith tells a story about a man who disappeared who was very, very tired and needed to lay down his burdens; and we've got to trust we can can lay down ours at the feet of Jesus.