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Mar 11, 2018

Freedom

Freedom

Passage: Galatians 5:1-15

Speaker: Brian Land

Series: Galatians

Category: Grace Brevard

Keywords: freedom, hope, love

Order of Worship

Call To Worship: Isaiah 61:1-2a;10 ESV

Reading: Matthew 11:28-30 ESV

Songs: 

Music Special - You Will Find Me by Andrew Ripp

Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken by Indelible Grace

Freedom Reigns by Jesus Culture

Great Are You Lord by All Sons and Daughters

Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone by Chris Tomlin

Prayer: Continual Repentance (adapted from The Valley of Vision)

ALL: O God of Grace. You have imputed our sin to Christ.  And have imputed His righteousness to our souls. Clothing us with a bridegroom’s robe.

But often in our walk we return to our rags. Stand in filthy garments. Boast in false works. Grant us each day to repent and believe 

the exceeding depth of our sinfulness

the exceeding glory of Christ

the exceeding beauty of holiness.

the exceeding wonder of grace.  

Work in us the image of Jesus.

Sermon Title: Freedom

Central Text: Galatians 5:1-15 ESV

1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. 7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. 11 But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. 12 I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves! 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

  3.11.18 Sermon Slides

Illustration: Seinfeld - Kramer on Life

Illustration: Drama - My Burden Has Been Lifted

Written by Peculiar People

Actors - Brad Owen, Caroline Owen 

Illustration: CS Lewis chapter on killing the sin lizard

Response: John 8:31b-32;36 NIV

Benediction: 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 ESV

Discussion Questions & Applications:

  1. How have you (or do you) feel trapped?
    1. By what?
    2. How have your enslaved/trapped yourself?
  2. How do you define “freedom”?
    1. What are we freed FROM?
    2. Does our behavior matter? Why “should” we be good?
    3. Is this making light of sin? (or making much of Jesus?)
  3. If the extent of Gospel Freedom doesn’t cause us to say “this is too good to be true,” then we didn’t really hear how great it is.
    1. What are we freed FOR?
  4. Why do you suppose Paul is so passionate about this?
  5. How and Why is it so easy for Christians to fall back into a performance-based faith?
    1. What does that look like?

Docs & Quotes:

“Saved by faith alone but not a faith that is alone”

“You can’t do anything to make God love you any less

You can’t do anything to make God love you anymore”

Sermons:

The Freedom of Hope by Timothy J. Keller

Galatians 5:1-12

For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free by John Piper

Galatians 5:1-15

Media:

3.11.18 Album