FREEDOM

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FREEDOM
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• And you will know the truth, and the truth will
  set you freeI tell you the truth, everyone who
  sins is a slave of sin. A slave is not a
  permanent member of the family, but a son is part
  of the family forever. So if the Son sets you
  free, you are truly free. John 832-36 NLT

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• Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
  huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let
  us strip off every weight that slows us down,
  especially the sin that so easily trips us up.
  And let us run with endurance the race God has
  set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on
  Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects
  our faith. Hebrews 121-2 NLT

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• So how do you get free?
• F Focus on the Freedom Giver
• We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the
  champion who initiates and perfects our faith.
  Hebrews 122 NLT

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• The downward spiral of losing your focus.
• Dishonored his Parents
• Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young
  Philistine woman. When he returned, he said to
  his father and mother, I have seen a Philistine
  woman in Timnah now get her for me as a wife.
  His father and mother replied, Isnt there an
  acceptable woman among your relatives or among
  all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised
  Philistines to get a wife? 141-3 NIV

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• The downward spiral of losing your focus.
• Dishonored his Parents
• Distorted his Purpose
• On the fourth day, they said to Samsons wife,
  Coax your husband into explaining the riddle for
  us, or we will burn you and your fathers
  household to death. Did you invite us here to
  rob us? Then Samsons wife threw herself on
  him, sobbing, You hate me! You dont really love
  me. Youve given my people a riddle, but you
  havent told me the answer. 1415-16 NIV

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• The downward spiral of losing your focus.
• Dishonored his Parents
• Distorted his Purpose
• 3. Defiled his Purity One day Samson went to
  Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to
  spend the night with her. 161 NIV

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• The downward spiral of losing your focus.
• Dishonored his Parents
• Distorted his Purpose
• Defiled his Purity
• 4. Diluted his Power Having put him to sleep on
  her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven
  braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.
  And his strength left him. 1619 NIV

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• The downward spiral of losing your focus.
• Dishonored his Parents
• Distorted his Purpose
• Defiled his Purity
• Diluted his Power
• 5. Disgraced his Profession Then the
  Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and
  took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze
  shackles, they set him to grinding in the prison.
  1621 NIV

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• The downward spiral of losing your focus.
• Dishonored his Parents
• Distorted his Purpose
• Defiled his Purity
• Diluted his Power
• Disgraced his Profession
• 6. Diminished his Potential Then Samson prayed
  to the Lord, O Sovereign Lord, remember me. O
  God, please strengthen me just once more, and let
  me with one blow get revenge on the
  Philistines...Samson said, Let me die with the
  Philistines! Then he pushed with all his might,
  and down came the temple on the rulers and all
  the people in it. 16 28, 30 NIV

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• So how do you get free?
• F - Focus on the Freedom Giver
• R - Remove the weights

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• So how do you get free?
• F - Focus on the Freedom Giver
• R - Remove the weights
• E - Emotions control your feelings

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• So how do you get free?
• F - Focus on the Freedom Giver
• R - Remove the weights
• E - Emotions control your feelings
• E- Endure - the race
• And let us run with endurance the race God has
  set before us. Hebrews 121 NLT

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