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Free and Clear God’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living. Free and Clear God’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living. Times are Tough Credit Card Debts Soar Jobs are Lost Churches are Struggling The Answer?. Free and Clear God’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living. Acts 13:13-52 (pew Bible p848-849)
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Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living Times are Tough Credit Card Debts Soar Jobs are Lost Churches are Struggling The Answer?
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living Acts 13:13-52 (pew Bible p848-849) Free and Clear “God’sRoadmap to Debt-Free Living” • Where We’ve Been—v 16-25 • Where We’re Going—v 26-37 • The Roadmap—v 38-52
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • Where We’ve Been—v 16-25 • Jewish people and God-fearing Gentiles • We need to have faith as the starting point • How’s your faith? • Who is your faith in? • God? • Self? • World values?
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • Where We’ve Been—v 16-25 • Our History • How did you come to have faith? • What is your story? • The Law & The Prophets—OT • It all points to the Messiah—Jesus • It points out our sin/rebellion • It points to repentance—to turning from sin God’s work in your past, works to bring you to Jesus—the Messiah
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • Where We’re Going—v 26-37 • The OT fulfilled • Good News—Messiah has come • The church has done a good job of trying to destroy His work—the Jews put Him to death • Why?—He gave them grace over works • Freedom from religious bondage • He Rose from Death—He gives life! My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • The Roadmap—v 38-52 • The Law • Do this and live • Don’t do this and be cursed • You’ve tried to keep the Law and failed • You’ve kept the Law and got it wrong • To live by the Law and to use it as your roadmap is to live in debt—the harder you work the more you see you’ll never pay it off!
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • The Roadmap—v 38-52 • Therefore
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • The Roadmap—v 38-52 • Therefore—Believe in Jesus and His work • He loved you enough to die for your sin/debt • He paid the debt—in full • He has forgiven your debt • He declares you made right—you are in a right standing—you no longer have to pay Be careful!
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • The Roadmap—v 38-52 • Therefore—Believe in Jesus and His work • He loved you enough to die for your sin/debt • He paid the debt—paid in full • He has forgiven your debt • He declares you made right—you are in a right standing—you no longer have to pay Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you.
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • The Roadmap—v 38-52 • Therefore—Believe in Jesus and His work • He loved you enough to die for your sin/debt • He paid the debt—paid in full • He has forgiven your debt • He declares you made right—you are in a right standing—you no longer have to pay Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said, ‘Look, you mockers be amazed and die! For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it.
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living • The Roadmap—v 38-52 • Jesus loves you—even before you believe • Your debt is paid in full—forgiven • Accept the payment—it is free! • Live in his forgiveness, love—live right! • Stop accumulating debt—stop sinning • Allow Him to show you how to live debt free • Share that forgiveness with others—even though they don’t deserve it—just like us
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles” Is it possible that the church has picked up where the Jew left off? Are we still trying to work our way into a right relationship with God?
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living Are we guilty of killing Jesus by not allowing Him to live through us? Are we allowing Him to live hope through us—Are we living life debt free? Free and Clear—God has provided for us to live debt free!
Free and ClearGod’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living “When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers” “And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” Are you one of the believers?