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To lead people into a new life of freedom in Jesus.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.\\xa0Stand firm,\\xa0then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 (NIV)

\\u201cI have the right to do anything,\\u201d you say\\u2014but not everything is beneficial.\\xa0\\u201cI have the right to do anything\\u201d\\u2014but not everything is constructive.\\xa01 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NIV)

No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NIV)

Before your freedom will ever be EXPERIENCED, it will be SPOKEN.

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21-22 (NIV)

He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the\\xa0Lord. Proverbs 18:21-22 (NIV)

\\u201cNo good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.\\xa0Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.\\xa0People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers.\\xa0Luke 6:43-45 (NIV)

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. Luke 6:43-45 (NIV)

For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.\\u201d Luke 6:43-45 (NIV)

1. To change what\\u2019s coming out, you have to change what\\u2019s going in.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable\\u2014if anything is excellent or praiseworthy\\u2014think about such things\\u2026 Philippians 4:8\\xa0 (NIV)

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,\\xa0and we take captive every thought to make it obedient\\xa0to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5\\xa0(NIV)

2. Give up your right to say whatever comes to your mind.

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.\\xa0Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.\\xa0James 3:3-8\\xa0(NIV)

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.\\xa0James 3:3-8\\xa0(NIV)

Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.\\xa0The tongue also is a fire,\\xa0a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,\\xa0sets the whole course of one\\u2019s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. James 3:3-8\\xa0(NIV)

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,\\xa0but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. James 3:3-8\\xa0(NIV)

3. Learn the language of Freedom.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it\\xa0by their good life, by deeds\\xa0done in the humility that comes from wisdom.\\xa0James 3:13-17 (NIV)

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition\\xa0in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such \\u201cwisdom\\u201d does not come down from heaven\\xa0but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.\\xa0For where you have envy and selfish ambition,\\xa0there you find disorder and every evil practice. James 3:13-17 (NIV)

But the wisdom that comes from heaven\\xa0is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy\\xa0and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:13-17 (NIV)

Peacemakers\\xa0who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:13-17\\xa0(NIV)

\\u201cPeace follows purity, and depends upon it. Those who are truly wise do what they can to preserve peace, that it may not be broken; and to make peace, that where it is lost it may be restored. In kingdoms, in families, in churches, in all societies, and in all interviews and transactions, heavenly wisdom makes men peaceable.\\u201d \\u2013 Matthew Henry

4. Become whole.

\\u201cNot he who thinks well, or he who talks well, is in the sense of the scripture allowed to be wise, if he do not live and act well.\\u201d \\u2013 Matthew Henry

So Christ himself gave\\xa0the apostles,\\xa0the prophets,\\xa0the evangelists,\\xa0the pastors and teachers,\\xa0to equip his people for works of service\\u2026 Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV)

\\u2026so that the body of Christ\\xa0may be built up\\xa0until we all reach unity\\xa0in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God\\xa0and become mature,\\xa0attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV)

Then we will no longer be infants,\\xa0tossed back and forth by the waves,\\xa0and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.\\xa0Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV)

Instead, speaking the truth in love,\\xa0we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,\\xa0that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV)