Independence Day

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Independence Day
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Independence Day

• July 4, 1776
• It is the anniversary of the day on which the
  Second Continental Congress adopted the
  Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. The
  Congress declared the American Colonies free and
  independent states. (World Book Encyclopedia
  Deluxe 2004)
• Physical independence from an oppressive
  government

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Independence Day

• Declaration of Independence Declared
• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
  all men are created equal, that they are endowed
  by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
  that among these are Life, Liberty and the
  pursuit of Happiness.
• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of Happiness

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Independence Day

• We celebrate these God given rights and need to
  be thankful for them
• We became a free nation
• Free from tyranny
• Freedom to worship God in Spirit and Truth
• Free pursue our happiness

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Independence Day

• Physical Independence Day
• Worldly Freedoms and Rights
• New Nation was Born The USA
• July 4th

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• (John 831-32) Then said Jesus to those Jews
  which believed on him, If ye continue in my word,
  then are ye my disciples indeed And ye shall
  know the truth, and the truth shall make you
  free.

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• Day of Pentecost
• (Luke 2446-49) And said unto them, Thus it is
  written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer,
  and to rise from the dead the third day And that
  repentance and remission of sins should be
  preached in his name among all nations, beginning
  at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these
  things. And, behold, I send the promise of my
  Father upon you but tarry ye in the city of
  Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on
  high.

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• Day of Pentecost
• (Acts 18) But ye shall receive power, after
  that the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye
  shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and
  in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the
  uttermost part of the earth.
• The Apostles were told to stay in Jerusalem and
  wait for the Holy Spirit to fall on them

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• Day of Pentecost
• (Acts 21-4) And when the day of Pentecost was
  fully come, they were all with one accord in one
  place. And suddenly there came a sound from
  heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled
  all the house where they were sitting. And there
  appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of
  fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they
  were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to
  speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
  utterance.

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• Day of Pentecost
• filled all the house
• Baptized with the Holy Spirit they were
  surrounded on all sides
• (Acts 14-5) And, being assembled together with
  them, commanded them that they should not depart
  from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the
  Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
  For John truly baptized with water but ye shall
  be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days
  hence.

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• Day of Pentecost
• (vs. 2)and it filled all the house where they
  were sitting The Apostles
• (Acts 213) These men are full of new wine.
• (Acts 214-16) But Peter, standing up with the
  eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them,
  Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at
  Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to
  my words For these are not drunken, as ye
  suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the
  day. But this is that which was spoken by the
  prophet Joel

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• Day of Pentecost
• Peter and the eleven preached the spiritual
  declaration of independence The Gospel
• They Preached the Death, Burial, Resurrection,
  and Ascension of Christ
• They Preached Salvation through his Name
• (Acts 236-38)

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A Spiritual Independence Day

• Day of Pentecost
• The Church of Christ was born!
• (Acts 241) Then they that gladly received his
  word were baptized and the same day there were
  added unto them about three thousand souls.
• (Acts 247) And the Lord added to the church
  daily such as should be saved.
• Made up of Christians those that were saved
• Peter referenced it as the beginning
• (Acts 1115) And as I began to speak, the Holy
  Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

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Independence Day

• Physical Independence Day
• Worldly Freedoms and Rights
• New Nation was Born The USA
• July 4th
• Spiritual Independence Day
• Spiritual Freedoms and Rights
• New Nation was Born The Church of Christ
• Day of Pentecost

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Independence Day

• What do we have independence from?
• Independence from tyranny

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Independence From Tyranny

• Sin
• (John 834) Jesus answered them, Verily, verily,
  I say unto you, whosoever committeth sin is the
  servant of sin.
• (Rom 616) Know ye not that to whom ye yield
  yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are
  to whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of
  obedience unto righteousness.
• Serve sin Death
• Obedience - righteousness

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Independence From Tyranny

• (James 114-15) But every man is tempted, when
  he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
  Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth
  sin and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth
  death.

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Independence From Tyranny

• We are now independent and free from this tyrant
  called SIN
• (Rom 61-6) henceforth we should not serve
  sin.
• (Rom 67) For he that is dead is freed from
  sin.
• We no longer serve sin
• We no longer are held down by sin

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Independence From Tyranny

• Does this mean that well never sin?
• Of Course not Only human will stumble
• Need to get back up and now have the ability
• (1 John 16-10) If we say that we have
  fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we
  lie, and do not the truth But if we walk in the
  light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
  one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ
  his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say
  that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and
  the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins,
  he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
  and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If
  we say that we have not sinned, we make him a
  liar, and his word is not in us.

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Independence Day

• What do we have independence from?
• Independence from tyranny
• Independence from fear

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Independence from Fear

• (Rom 831-32) What shall we then say to these
  things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
  He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him
  up for us all, how shall he not with him also
  freely give us all things?
• How can we be afraid?
• He will give us all things needful to us!

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Independence from Fear

• Independent from fear because
• (John 316) For God so loved the world, that he
  gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
  believeth in him should not perish, but have
  everlasting life.
• Theres no longer anything to truly fear!
• (Matt 1028) And fear not them which kill the
  body, but are not able to kill the soul but
  rather fear him which is able to destroy both
  soul and body in hell.

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Independence from Fear

• This independence from doesnt mean that things
  that we portray to be bad will not happen to us,
  cause they may.
• Its in Gods hands Let Gods will be done!
• Need to have the confidence of Paul
• (2 Tim 46-8) For I am now ready to be offered,
  and the time of my departure is at hand. I have
  fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I
  have kept the faith Henceforth there is laid up
  for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
  the righteous judge, shall give me at that day
  and not to me only, but unto all them also that
  love his appearing.

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Independence from Fear

• (Phil 46-7) Be careful for nothing but in
  every thing by prayer and supplication with
  thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto
  God. And the peace of God, which passeth all
  understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
  through Christ Jesus.
• Put your fears to rest in Gods care!

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Independence Day

• What do we have independence from?
• Independence from tyranny
• Independence from fear
• Independence from Hell

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Independence From Hell

• (Rev 35) He that overcometh, the same shall be
  clothed in white raiment and I will not blot out
  his name out of the book of life, but I will
  confess his name before my Father, and before his
  angels.
• Christ was speaking to the early Christians

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Independence From Hell

• If youre a Christian, youre name is in the book
  of life name written in Heaven
• (Heb 1223) To the general assembly and church
  of the firstborn, which are written in heaven,
  and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits
  of just men made perfect.
• Written from the Greek apographo - enroll
• (New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance
  with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary)

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Independence From Hell

• (Rev 2012-15) And I saw the dead, small and
  great, stand before God and the books were
  opened and another book was opened, which is the
  book of life and the dead were judged out of
  those things which were written in the books,
  according to their works. And the sea gave up
  the dead which were in it and death and hell
  delivered up the dead which were in them and
  they were judged every man according to their
  works. And death and hell were cast into the
  lake of fire. This is the second death. And
  whosoever was not found written in the book of
  life was cast into the lake of fire.

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Is Your Name in The Book of Life?