Summer with Friends, pt. 4—The Road to True Freedom

Galatians 5:1 NIV
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

The more you use, the less you’ll need.

True freedom is the ability to be who you were to be.

Freedom comes from submitting to the right , not from it.

Galatians 5:13 NIV
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

John 8:31-32 NIV
If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

We give up some “freedoms” in exchange for freedom.

Isaiah 41:10 NIV
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Letting go seems at first, but when the consequences roll in, our lack of restraint becomes chains of .

Luke 12:7 NIV
The very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

Ephesians 2:10 NLT
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Romans 8:28 NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

There is freedom in walking through adversity with God. Freedom from , from , from .

God has a purpose for you that goes way your career.

Answer Key: Self-control, external control; created; restraint, resisting; greater; freeing, bondage; fear, anxiousness, despair