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Jul 31, 2022

John - Abiding Freedom

Passage: John 8:31-38

Speaker: Brian Land

Series: John: Come and See

Category: Grace Brevard

Keywords: freedom, slavery

We love our freedom, but have very little understanding of what that actually means. We usually think of freedom as having no rules, being able to do what we want and when we want (like a kid whose parents leave him alone at home for the first time). But True Freedom is being ransomed FROM the prison of sin, fear, death and our own selfish hearts; Set Free BY Christ on the cross exchanging himself for us; Set Free For True Life, living Freely into the image in which we have been made, and re-made.

CENTRAL TEXT: John 8:31-38

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

 

Theme: We love our freedom, but have very little understanding of what that actually means. We usually think of freedom as having no rules, being able to do what we want and when we want (like a kid whose parents leave him alone at home for the first time). But True Freedom is being ransomed FROM the prison of sin, fear, death and our own selfish hearts; Set Free BY Christ on the cross exchanging himself for us; Set Free For True Life, living Freely into the image in which we have been made, and re-made.