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“Living in Freedom”. Galatians 5:1 NIV. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery .”. Truth #1. God doesn’t want us to remain bound-up and enslaved. Luke 4:18-19 NIV.
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Galatians 5:1NIV “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Truth #1 God doesn’t want us to remain bound-up and enslaved
Luke 4:18-19NIV “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
Luke 4:18-19NIV He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
Luke 4:18-19NIV to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Galatians 5:1bNIV “Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Truth #2 Freedom is simply choosing who controls you
Romans 7:19, 21-26NLT “I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
Romans 7:19, 21-26NLT I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.I love God’s law with all my heart.
Romans 7:19, 21-26NLT But there is another powerwithin me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
Romans 7:19, 21-26NLT Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 7:19, 21-26NLT So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.”
The Process • Admit your need and come to Jesus for help—Matthew 11:28
The Process • Admit your need and come to Jesus for help—Matthew 11:28 • Daily Receive God’s Strength and empowerment.—Eph. 6:10-11 & IICor. 10:4
The Process • Admit your need and come to Jesus for help—Matthew 11:28 • Daily Receive God’s Strength and empowerment. • Keep yourself entwined in relationship with Jesus.—Is. 40:31
The Process • Daily Receive God’s Strength and empowerment.—Eph. 6:10-11 & II Cor. 10:4 • Keep yourself entwined in relationship with Jesus.--Is. 40:31 • Remain—resisting the forces that are trying to displace you.—John 15:4-5 &7
The Process • Keep yourself entwined in relationship with Jesus.--Is. 40:31 • Remain—resisting the forces that are trying to displace you.—John 15:4-5 & 7 • Live by the Spirit—Gal. 5:16-17 & 19-23
Galatians 5:1NIV “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
I Corinthians 11:25NIV “In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’”