It Just Might Not Be Your Season…

Pastor Ernest L. Williams, Sr. • January 20, 2023

It Just Might Not Be Your Season…

GALATIANS 6:9

(Subtext: Luke 10:38–42)


May 17, 2022 [for June 5, 2022] Ernest L. Williams, Sr.



And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (Gal 6:9, KJV)


Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary. (NASB)


We must not become ·tired [or discouraged] of doing good. We will receive our harvest of

eternal life ·at the right [or in due] time if we do not give up. (EXB or Expanded Bible)


1. Some who are so blessed that they began to spend more time concentrating on what they

don’t have until they forget how blessed they are already. They become bitter. Greed,

pride, and jealously are some of the possible factors behind this behavior.


2. Some who are so blessed spend more time trying to occupy their time in doing things

until they become bitter and resentful of others who don’t do as they do. A person who

worships with great emotions can become resentful of others around them at church who

does not participate in worship on their level. A person may be excited about learning and

cannot imagine why others are not as equally excited about learning. A person who is a

“giver” can become resentful or discouraged when others don’t reciprocate as they do.


a. Martha, the sister of Mary was of this type. Martha was so busy working and

serving the guests in their home, that she became resentful of her sister who only

wanted to sit at the feet of Jesus. When Martha complained to Jesus that her sister

was not helping “in the kitchen,” Jesus identified the root. “Martha, Martha,” the

Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,  but few things are

needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be

taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41–42). [The Greek needs to be interpreted.]


b. Jesus identified the root cause of Martha’s frustration: it wasn’t that it was too

much work, Martha was jealous of her sister. Martha envied Mary because Mary

chose to worship the Lord. In truth: Martha had a problem with her sister. We are

not told what. The situation of attending to the guests only brought out was

already there. Sometimes situations can reveal our true character. Typically, when

a loved one dies, you might see a side of your family members that you probably

weren’t aware of before. That nature was there before. Situations and tensions

have a way of revealing our true selves. Jesus makes it clear: we will battle many

things within our minds, but you must choose the good part. Martha chose one

way, but Mary chose the “good part.” What part will you choose? Some people do

things to have a reason to complain. So, it was the case with Martha.


3. The blessing of our current situations is in perseverance. “In due season we shall reap if

we don’t give up.” Looking at the current tide will cause anyone to be discouraged. Peter

took his eyes off of Jesus and saw the stormy sea and became discouraged. Our future

hope is in Christ. We are instructed by the word of God to look to Jesus. “Looking unto

Jesus, who is the author and finisher of our faith.” Our joy is not in the present situation

but in our future hope. Our current situation according to 2 Cor 4:8–9,

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not

in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;


However, our future hope is this: (2 Cor 4:17–18)


17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far

more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things

which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are

seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.


Further, (Rom 8:18)


18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be

compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.


4. If you are not reaping your harvest now, now just might not be your season. Paul’s

accommodation to the Galatian Christians in chapter 6 draws parallel to harvest season. If

this is not your season, Paul is saying don’t give up and don’t get bitter. Your season is

coming!!!Just as Jesus had to make it to the cross when the Bible said, “he set is face as

to go to Jerusalem.” The Jews saw the cross, Jesus saw the empty tomb. Yes, we must

focus on the cross. But the cross without the tomb is but futile, dismal, and gray. But give

me the cross and the empty tomb and I will raise you love, joy, peace, faith, long-

suffering, gentleness, meekness, perseverance…


a. If things have not changed for you in a while, the Bible is saying, it just might not

be your season. Be patient. Wait on the Lord, and in due time he will strengthen

thy heart. Trust in the Lord…They that wait upon the Lord. And let us not be

weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Please be

patient with me. God is not through with me yet. When God gets through with

me, I shall come forth as pure gold.

Our Sermons

How do I project Jesus through me in my community?

By Pastor Ernest L. Williams, Sr. • January 20, 2023
How do I project Jesus through me in my community? How to take Jesus to the street? Tuesday, September 6, 2022 A. Be Intentional (Ephesians 4) 1. Start by telling the truth (stop lying), vs. 15. 2. Put off the old man and put on the new man, vv. 22, 24, 25. 3. Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, v. 23. 4. Learn how to get angry without sinning, v. 26. 5. Stop being lazy, stealing and get a job, v. 28. 6. If you don’t have anything encouraging to say, shut up! V. 29. “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” B. Be Available (Mark 5:18, 19) 1. How to take Jesus to the street? First, we must get him in the home. 2. Booker T. Washington said, “Cast down your bucket where you are!” No need to do anything extra, in the areas where you reside and work or go to school or serve, live for Christ. In Mark 5, the Lord healed a lunatic man who lived among the tombs. This man wanted to be with Jesus. “Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee” (Mk 5:19). 3. The woman at the well was available. 4. When the Lord got ready to enter into Jerusalem, Jesus told two of his disciples that they would find a colt and its ass tied. Jesus told his disciples to loose him and let him go. The colt was available. A Roman centurion, who had great faith was available. Even the rooster that crowed when Peter denied the Lord, was available. Jesus calmed the waves and the wind one day: even the winds and the sea were availability. 5. Jesus told Peter and John to go into Jerusalem and they would see a man bearing a pitcher of water. The man was available. C. Be Relevant 1. Jesus, the apostles, and the NT writers addressed issues that people were facing and could relate to. Many in our Christian circles are not reaching people because our methods, not message, are out of date. It took a pandemic to force many of our churches to use technology. 2. Why is it that many of our churches are one man shows with just one pastor that is hired by the church. We need to have an elder board with various “paid” pastors on staff to meet the growing needs of our community. Our business model in the church does not work. Here is one reason why it doesn’t work: It's not biblical! 3. Jesus came to die for sinners because that was and still is the current pandemic: sin. However, the church focuses more on the cross and little emphasis is placed on the fact that Jesus will return to receive his church. Our message, if it is to be relevant, must be balanced. Conclusion  Let us learn to pray this prayer before we leave the home: Lord provide the platform for me to let you shine through me. Lord I give my mind, my abilities, my words, and my deeds as service to you in this day. Lord, help me to be available for my spouse, family, pastor, church family, to people in my community, those on my job, school, or to a stranger that I may meet today. Father, I know that no encounter is an accident. So, Lord, help me to be intentional with my words, thoughts, and actions, that I may minister grace to the hearers and so someone will come to know the love of your Son Jesus Christ through me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Three Signs of a Joyful Spirit: Live, Give, and Forgive

By Pastor Ernest L. Williams, Sr. • January 20, 2023
The Three Signs of a Joyful Spirit: Live, Give, and Forgive Luke 6:20 – 38 September 4, 2022 Ernest L. Williams, Sr. In some translations, the word in Greek for “blessed” is translated as “happy.” Could Jesus be saying to the crowd in his sermon on the plains to be happy? (See v. 17 compared to Matthew’s sermon on the Mount, Matt 5). True joy contains living, giving, and forgiving. Illustration Proverbs on laughter. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones (Prov 17:22). A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken (Prov 15:13). All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast (Prov 15:15).  Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad (Prov 12:25). Dea. Jacque’s funnies!  Three surprises in heaven! 1. LIVE a. In verses 21 to 26, Jesus speaks to true blessings, but he also balances a happy life with warnings. 2. GIVE a. In verses 28 – 35, Jesus speaks to the nature of giving. b. A true sign of a person’s joy is seen in their giving. c. Paul speaks of allowing yourself to be defrauded in order to win souls for Christ: Luke 6:28, 29; compare with 1 Cor 6:7. i. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? d. The Golden Rule, v. 31. e. Give, looking for nothing in return, vv. 32 – 35. 3. FORGIVE a. Verses 36 – 36. b. One attribute of forgiveness is giving. Conclusion Vv. 22 – 23. We rejoice because our reward is in heaven. Job said, “my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high” (Job 16:19). Jesus told the disciples after they had returned from preaching and healing, that they should rejoice not because of what they could do, but rejoice because their names have been written in heaven. I sing because I am happy, I sing because I am free. His eyes are on the sparrow, and I know he watches over me!
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