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July 4, 2010
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FREEDOM
Our National Freedom
The Price of Freedom
The Responsibility of Freedom
A. Treasure and Protect your Freedom
B. Don’t use your Freedom to abuse those
who are not free.
C. Celebrate your Freedom by Remembering
and Honoring those who sacrificed and
those who died for your freedom.
Freedom in Christ
The Price of Freedom
When we were utterly helpless, Christ
came at just the right time and died for
us sinners. Now, no one is likely to die
for a good person, though someone might
be willing to die for a person who is
especially good. But God showed his
great love for us by sending Christ to
die for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 5:6-8
For you know that God paid a ransom to
save you from the empty life you
inherited from your ancestors. And the
ransom he paid was not mere gold or
silver. He paid for you with the
precious lifeblood of Christ, the
sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
1 Peter 1:18-19
Be careful not to forget the LORD, who
rescued you from slavery.
Deuteronomy 6:12
The Responsibility of Freedom
A. Treasure and Protect your Freedom
Now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus
as your Lord, you must continue to live
in obedience to Him. Let your roots grow
down into Him and draw up nourishment
from Him, so you will grow in faith,
strong and vigorous in the truth you
were taught. Let your lives overflow
with thanksgiving for all He has done.
Don't let anyone lead you astray with
empty philosophy and high-sounding
nonsense that come from human thinking
and from the evil powers of this world,
and not from Christ. For in Christ the
fullness of God lives in a human body,
and you are complete through your union
with Christ.
Colossians 2:6-10
So Christ has really set us free. Now
make sure that you stay free, and don't
get tied up again in slavery to the law.
Galatians 5:1
B. Don’t let your Freedom to hinder
those who are not yet free.
For you have been called to live in
freedom — not freedom to satisfy your
sinful nature, but freedom to serve one
another in love. For the whole law can
be summed up in this one command: "Love
your neighbor as yourself." But if
instead of showing love among yourselves
you are always biting and devouring one
another, watch out! Beware of destroying
one another.
Galatians 5:13-15
You must be careful with this freedom of
yours. Do not cause a brother or sister
with a weaker conscience to stumble.
1 Corinthians 8:9
C. Celebrate your Freedom by Worshiping
and Honoring the one who died and lives
to set you free!
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