The Burdens of Life
A. WE ALL HAVE OUR BURDENS.
B. SOME CLAIM A CONTRADICTION.
1. Gal. 6:2. baros, "load, this may be a load of difficulty, sorrow or pain."
2. Gal. 6:5. phortion, "something carried, not necessarily burdensome."
Responsibility.
C. THE BIBLE TELLS US TO DO THREE THINGS WITH OUR BURDENS.
A. THE LORD HAS GIVEN TO EACH THEIR OWN WORK( Gal. 6:4 ).
B. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ABILITY( Rom. 12:4 ).
C. EACH MAN'S WORK IS IMPORTANT( 1 Cor. 12:14-22; Eph. 4:15-16 ).
D. GOD WORKS AS WE WORK( Phil. 2:12-13 ).
E. WE MUST ANSWER FOR OUR STEWARDSHIP( 1 Cor. 4:1-5 ).
A. CONCERN FOR OTHERS IS OUR JOB( Phil. 2:1-5 ).
B. WHAT ARE SOME BURDENS WE SHARE?
1. Sin( Heb. 3:12-13; Gal. 6:1-2; 2 Cor. 2:5-6; 2 Thess. 3:14-15 ).
2. Sorrow( Rom. 12:15; 1 Cor. 12:26; 1 Pet. 3:8-9 ).
3. Hardship( 1 John 3:16-18 ).
4. Leadership.
a. Elders( Heb. 13:17 ).
b. Preachers( Eph. 6:17-20 ).
c. Civil rulers( 1 Tim. 2:1-2 ).
5. Philem. 4-7. Fellowship and hospitality.
6. 1 Thess. 5:14.
A. SOME BURDENS ARE BEYOND THE HELP OF EARTHLY FRIENDS.
1. Some burdens will be removed( Psa. 145:18-19; Isa. 59:1-2 ).
2. If not, God gives strength( 1 Cor. 10:13; 2 Cor. 12:7-10 ).
B. SO WITH LIFE'S UNBEARABLE BURDENS ...( 1 Pet. 5:6-7; Phil. 4:4-7 ).
A. ONE BURDEN ALL CARRY. JESUS OFFERS RESPITE( 1 Pet. 2:24 ).
B. WE MAY FELLOWSHIP HIS DEATH( Rom. 6:3-4 ).
C. Matt. 11:28.