SERMONS ON FREEDOM
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Bringing down the Walls (6 of 15)
by Stan Coffey
I want to continue our thoughts about ''Journey Into Freedom''. We're following the Israelites on a journey into freedom as they claim the Promised Land. Today I want to invite your attention to the book of Joshua chapter 6 and verse 1. Joshua is the book of victory. The Old Testament name Joshua is equivalent to the New Testament name Jesus. As Joshua led the people to freedom in the Promised Land, Jesus leads us to freedom and to the victorious life in this life we live today. It is Jesus who leads us into a Spirit filled life, into a life where we have freedom from sin, where we have freedom from doubt and freedom from fear....
Free Indeed
by Robert Walker
William Knob on July 31, 1838, gathered together ten thousand slaves on the island of Jamaica, for a praise meeting and for the putting into effect the Emancipation Act. An immense coffin was prepared. They filled that huge coffin with whips, branding irons, handcuffs, fetters, slave garments and all other memorials belonging to the horrid enslavement system when human beings were properties in human flesh. having no will but the will of their masters. At the first stroke of a midnight bell, Knob shouted: ''the monster is dying!'' At twelfth stroke, he shouted: ''the monster is dead! Let us bury him!''Then they screwed the coffin lid down, lowered...
Live Free (12 of 23)
by Stephen Whitney
People desire to be free, but laws and regulations take away our individual freedom. Laws and rules are used by governments to control people's behavior. The goal is to make people conform to a certain standard of behavior. Rules can change a person's behavior, but not change their sinful heart. The same is true when people impose their religious laws and rules on others to take away the freedom they have in Christ who died to set us free from the law so that we might live to honor him. John 8:36 Jesus told the people who believed he was the Messiah,'If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.'' Freedom from...
All God's Children Just Want to Be Free
by Terry J. Hallock
'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.'' Freedom! What a powerful word! Along with love and security, freedom is the deepest desire of each human heart. Throughout the ages people have laid down their very lives to win it. In this very hour our best, bravest, and brightest spill their blood on foreign soil so that others might know it. In the words of an old gospel song, ''All God's children just want to be free.''Freedom! We live in the midst of the greatest incarnation of freedom in human history. Though we are surrounded by unmatched political and...
The Freedom in Forgiving
by Ernest Easley
Now join me tonight in Matthew chapter 18. As you are finding Matthew 18, I want to ask you a question: How long has it been since somebody hurt your feelings? Ripped you off? Stolen from you? Slandered you? Gossiped about you? or just plain offended you? Well, if you live long enough, sooner or later, you're going to be hurt by somebody you counted on to be your friend! Here is how Jesus said it in Matthew 18.7, ''Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!'' Plain and simple: you are going to be offended and you are going to offend others! Sometimes...
Freed to Extend Our Freedom
by Christopher Harbin
We like to think of freedom during this week of July. Our fireworks displays and patriotic displays will lend credibility to the theme of a nation founded on principles of ''freedom and justice for all.'' We will wave our flags, enjoy our cookouts, apple pie, watch fireworks, and celebrate the blessings we have come to enjoy and associate with the birthright of every citizen of the United States of America. For many, the celebration will end on this theme. Some will look a little further and wonder about the responsibilities that come with our freedoms. The Jews in the First Century found themselves embroiled in a national heartfelt desire for...
Our Freedom in Christ (1 of 2)
by Jesse Hendley
Our Freedom in Christ! Galatians 4:31 says, 'We are FREE.'' Then in chapter 5, ''Stand fast, therefore, IN THE FREEDOM wherewith Christ hath MADE us free, and be not ENTANGLED again with the yoke of bondage.'' We are free! Christ made us free! Be not entangled again! Verse 31: ''So, then, brethren, we are not children of the BOND-woman but of the FREE.'' Underscore it with your pencil so it stands out: ''We are free!'' It is a wonderful thing to study this freedom as we find it in the Word of God. Freedom is the opposite of being bound, the opposite of bondage. Bondage means slavery. Israel was in bondage in...
The Cost of Freedom
by David Cawston
Freedom is the most sought after commodity. Yet it has an illusive quality about it. When you don't have it you want it! When you do have it, you easily not value it. What freedom is? The power of choice top make responsible decisions for oneself and ones future. What freedom is not! To do what I want regardless of others or consequences? no! I. The Desire for Freedom The desire for freedom is one of the strongest desires of the human soul. Men over the centuries have given their very lives and fortunes for this desire. It was the desire of Hebrew salves in Egypt! It was the desire of Babylonian Captives. It was the...
Living Free: The Key to America
by Randal Ross
There is one sacred word to Americans: It is freedom. 1. Freedom is the IDEAL of our nation. The ''Holy Grail'' which our forefathers sought 2. There is no other word that matters as much to Americans than the land of freedom. B. America was born of a hunter for freedom. 1. The PILGRIMS risked all to find a place where they could be free. Raise families free. 2. Founding fathers declared that Freedom was more important than life, wealth or comfort. ILL. When they signed the declaration of independence they declared the God-given right for freedom, life, liberty and pursuit of happiness...
Grace: The Price of Our Freedom
by Ken Trivette
One of the worst evils in the history of humanity was slavery. In the first century world in the Roman Empire, there were more than 6 million people who were regarded as slaves. One in five people served as a slave. Therefore, one of the most productive economic businesses at the time of this writing was the buying and selling of slaves. How were these slaves able to be set free? For example: If you had a loved one or a friend who was a slave, you would have to buy that slave for yourself and then give him freedom, granting to him a written certificate of it at the same time. In the various cities and towns in the...
A Taste of Freedom
by Ron Clarkson
Illus: When Ann and I were on our honeymoon in Hawaii, she thought it would be fun and exciting to go para-sailing. I laughed and waited for her to get serious, but I found out all too soon that she was serious. I said, wait a second, there was nothing in the prenuptuals about me having to do this. But she made the reservations anyway, so we proceeded. We arrived on the pontoon and I looked up into the sky and I saw this tiny dot underneath the parachute. The parachute was connected to a three hundred foot rope tied to the back of a power boat. And in my masculinity, I sat there and watched these people being hoisted of the...
Freedom of Forgiveness - Part 1
by Robert Dawson
A mother entered her daughter's bedroom one afternoon and saw a letter on the bed. With trembling hands, she read: Dear Mom, It is with much regret and sorrow that I'm telling you I've run away with my new boyfriend. I know how upset you'll be, but I'm truly happy. So please find it in your heart to be happy for me. I have found real passion with Ahmed. He is so nice, with all his piercings and tattoos and his big motorcycle. But that's not all, mom: I'm pregnant! Can you believe it? Ahmed says we'll be really happy in his trailer in the woods. He wants to have more children, and that's always been one of my dreams. I've learned that...
Financial Freedom
by Ron Dunn
Last Sunday morning we began talking about God's plan for His people to be financially free. There are two verses of Scripture that I want to read again just as a platform for what we're going to say this morning. The first one is a culmination of all that Jesus has been talking about in this particular chapter about our attitude toward material possessions. And there are several attitudes that God wants us to have. Number one, He doesn't want us to worry about them...when He says, "Take no thought..." He doesn't mean to not make any plans or to not take any thought to what we're going to eat or drink, but the word there means don't...
A Celebration of Freedom
by Roger Thomas
William Wallace asked the right question. If you saw the movie Braveheart, you know the story of the Scottish patriot. Mel Gibson directed and starred in the 1995 movie about the Scottish revolt in the 1400's. At one point in the movie, Wallace prepares a rag tag band of rebels for battle. They must face a larger and better-armed English army. His says to his men-''I am William Wallace, and I see before me an army of my countrymen here in defiance of tyranny. You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. You are free, free from badges, free from flesh and free to love. What will you do with that...
Freedom's Foundations
by Joe Alain
There are some institutions that are vital to every civil society, even more so to societies that are founded on the principles of liberty and freedom. Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and the vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with the sanctity of human life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty. These foundations of society transcend all boundaries, politically, socially, economically, and geographically. These are essential foundations to any and all healthy societies and these foundations of society...
Freedom and Forgiveness (1 of 7)
by Rick White
Matt. 18:2: " Then Peter came and said to Him, ''Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?'' 22 Jesus said to him, ''I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23 ''For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a certain king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 ''And when he had begun to settle {them,} there was brought to him one who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 ''But since he did not have {the means} to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be...
Freedom From The Performance Trap
by Adrian Rogers
Take your Bibles and today we're going to find two Bible texts. Put a bookmark first of all in Galatians three three and then turn to First Corinthians fifteen and we're going to start in verse nine there. I'm going to read Galatians three three first and then First Corinthians fifteen beginning in verse nine. Today, I want to speak to you on this subject, Freedom from the Performance Trap. I think many of us have gotten into this problem trying somehow to make ourselves acceptable to God and we've gotten into this thing called perfectionism. Now, you may not think that this applies to you but stay tuned. Alright. We're in a series on...
How to Celebrate our Freedom!
by Marvin D. Patterson
I love the celebration of our independence as a nation. God has been good to us in America, and we look for God's goodness to continue as we see the responsibilities of the Nation that is set apart for God's glory. The fourth of July means many things to many people. We commemorate our Nation for it was established 236 years ago. Our forefathers had a dream to have our own nation that would enjoy freedom and liberty for all! I am reminded of the familiar words of Patrick Henry "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given on...
