True Freedom

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True Freedom

• Text
• 2nd Corinthians 312-17

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• True freedom is only available when Jesus is
  reigning supremely in your life.
• And when He is...

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True Freedom means

• I can speak plainly.

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HOPE

• Titus 213- Looking for that blessed hope, and
  the glorious appearing of the great God and our
  Saviour Jesus Christ

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HOPE

• Ephesians 212-13- That at that time ye were
  without Christ, being aliens from the
  commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the
  covenants of promise, having no hope, and without
  God in the world But now in Christ Jesus ye who
  sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood
  of Christ.

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True Freedom means

• I can speak plainly.
• I can come out of hiding. (I can be me!)

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Come out of hiding

• Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed
  glory.

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Come out of hiding

• Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed
  glory.
• Some people hide behind curtains of rules and
  regulations.

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Come out of hiding

• Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed
  glory.
• Some people hide behind curtains of rules and
  regulations.
• Some people hide behind curtains of religion.

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Come out of hiding

• Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed
  glory.
• Some people hide behind curtains of rules and
  regulations.
• Some people hide behind curtains of religion.
• Some people hide behind curtains of guilt from
  sin and self.

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• Romans 81- There is therefore now no
  condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,
  who walk not after the flesh, but after the
  Spirit.
• John 836- If the Son therefore shall make you
  free, ye shall be free indeed.

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True Freedom means

• I can speak plainly.
• I can come out of hiding. (I can be me!)
• I can now serve God.

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• Galatians 24- And that because of false
  brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily
  to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ
  Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage
• Galatians 51- Stand fast therefore in the
  liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and
  be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

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• Galatians 513- For, brethren, ye have been
  called unto liberty only use not liberty for an
  occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one
  another.

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FREE AT LAST

• Do you know that liberty?
• Are you abusing that liberty?
• Are you TRULY FREE?