What Am I Reaping? — Galatians 6:7–10
In this message, Pete unpacks Paul’s challenge to the Galatians: you always reap what you sow. Written to a church drifting toward legalism, Paul reminds believers that the gospel frees us—not for self‑indulgence, but for Spirit‑led fruitfulness.
Pete explores three key themes:
1. You Reap What You Sow
Every choice is a seed. Sowing to the flesh leads to emptiness; sowing to the Spirit produces life. The harvest always matches the seed—you can’t plant anger and expect peace.
2. Trial in the Waiting
Weariness is normal, but quitting is optional. The greatest threat to the harvest is giving up too soon. God promises a harvest “at the proper time” if we persevere.
3. Seizing the Season
Paul calls us to recognise kairos moments—God‑given opportunities to do good. We are to bless all people, especially the family of believers, through our time, words, compassion, and generosity.
The Takeaway
A fruitful life is built on three P’s:
Planting • Patient Perseverance • Promised Payoff
If we want the right fruit, we must sow the right seed—and live from the harvest Christ has already planted within us.
Jen shares from the Gospel of Mark that is often called the “action gospel” because Mark repeatedly uses the word immediately, giving his account a sense of urgency and momentum.
This theme of action connects powerfully with Jesus’ teaching in Mark 4:26–34, where He describes the Kingdom of God through the imagery of sowing. Sowing is fundamentally about expansion—the Kingdom grows as seed is scattered. The seed itself carries an inherent power to grow, even when the sower cannot see the end result.
Jesus reinforces this principle in Matthew 17, teaching that faith as small as a mustard seed carries extraordinary potential. The issue is not the size of our faith but whether we are willing to sow it. The challenge we face is aligning our faith with God’s desire for Kingdom expansion—an expansion that should be tangible, visible, and measurable in transformed lives, communities, and culture.
Isaiah 40:3–5 calls God’s people to “make way” by clearing anything that hinders His work—just as ancient roads were cleared for a king’s arrival. The “wilderness” reflects today’s noise and distractions, and the real preparation begins internally: removing unforgiveness, bitterness, pride, self‑reliance, compromise, and deception.
Valleys represent low places like depression or poor self‑esteem; mountains represent attitudes that elevate self.
As we align our inner world with God’s kingdom (Romans 12:2), our outward witness becomes clear to a watching world. This isn’t about doing more for God, but removing the obstacles that distort our walk.
Scriptures like Ephesians 4:23–32, Galatians 5:19–21, Colossians 3:5, and Romans 12:3 help shape this transformation. When the path is made straight—then God’s Kingdom is revealed through us.