FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM (8 OF 10)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Galatians 5:1-12
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Fighting for Freedom (8 of 10)
Series: Live Free
Craig Smith
Galatians 5:1-12
Introduction
We're in the midst of a series that's all about narrowing the gap between our expectation and our experience of freedom as followers of Jesus. We know that freedom is a big part of the Christian life. Jesus himself said, ''if I set you free, you are free indeed'' and the Apostle Paul, writing to the church in Corinth said ''now the Lord is the Spirit, an where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.'' So clearly, freedom is a big part of the Christian life. But many of us struggle to actually experience...or, let's be real here: we struggle to allow others to experience...the freedom that God tells us we should all expect as His people.
Today we're going to talk about one of the big reasons why that is, which is that freedom isn't free and it's not automatic. Freedom is something we have to intentionally fight for every day. Fortunately, God gives us a number of weapons that we can use in that fight. And actually today we're going to learn about four powerful weapons that will help us fight hard to live free.
Let me show you what I mean. Why don't you go ahead and grab a bible and start making your way to Galatians 5:1.
And while you're doing that, let me either remind your or bring you up to speed on a couple of things you need to know about Galatians. Galatians is basically an argument by a man named Paul - the Apostle Paul - against something called legalism. And as we've defined legalism throughout this series, legalism says believing + behaving -> belonging. It says if you believe...meaning you put your faith, your trust in Jesus...and you behave in certain ways, then you can belong to God and His people. And throughout Galatians, Paul is arguing against that, because it's not the Gospel. It's not the Gospel - or the good news - taught by Jesus or his Apostles. The Gospel says believing -> belonging -> behaving. It says if we believe in Jesus, ...
Series: Live Free
Craig Smith
Galatians 5:1-12
Introduction
We're in the midst of a series that's all about narrowing the gap between our expectation and our experience of freedom as followers of Jesus. We know that freedom is a big part of the Christian life. Jesus himself said, ''if I set you free, you are free indeed'' and the Apostle Paul, writing to the church in Corinth said ''now the Lord is the Spirit, an where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.'' So clearly, freedom is a big part of the Christian life. But many of us struggle to actually experience...or, let's be real here: we struggle to allow others to experience...the freedom that God tells us we should all expect as His people.
Today we're going to talk about one of the big reasons why that is, which is that freedom isn't free and it's not automatic. Freedom is something we have to intentionally fight for every day. Fortunately, God gives us a number of weapons that we can use in that fight. And actually today we're going to learn about four powerful weapons that will help us fight hard to live free.
Let me show you what I mean. Why don't you go ahead and grab a bible and start making your way to Galatians 5:1.
And while you're doing that, let me either remind your or bring you up to speed on a couple of things you need to know about Galatians. Galatians is basically an argument by a man named Paul - the Apostle Paul - against something called legalism. And as we've defined legalism throughout this series, legalism says believing + behaving -> belonging. It says if you believe...meaning you put your faith, your trust in Jesus...and you behave in certain ways, then you can belong to God and His people. And throughout Galatians, Paul is arguing against that, because it's not the Gospel. It's not the Gospel - or the good news - taught by Jesus or his Apostles. The Gospel says believing -> belonging -> behaving. It says if we believe in Jesus, ...
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