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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)

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,\\xa0but I press on to take hold\\xa0of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.\\xa0Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind\\xa0and straining toward what is ahead,\\xa0I press on toward the goal to win the prize\\xa0for which God has called\\xa0me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12-14

Therefore, say to the Israelites: \\u2018I am the\\xa0Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.\\xa0I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem\\xa0you with an outstretched arm\\xa0and with mighty acts of judgment.\\xa0I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.\\xa0Then you will know\\xa0that I am the\\xa0Lord\\xa0your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I am the\\xa0Lord.\\u2019 Exodus 6:6-8 (NIV)

1. He will bring us out

Salvation

At one time\\xa0we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.\\xa0But when the kindness\\xa0and love of God our Savior\\xa0appeared,\\xa0he saved us,\\xa0not because of righteous things we had done,\\xa0but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing\\xa0of rebirth and renewal\\xa0by the Holy Spirit,\\xa0whom he poured out on us\\xa0generously through Jesus Christ our Savior\\u2026 Titus 3:3-6\\xa0(NIV)

2. He will free us

Deliverance

\\u2026Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,\\xa0for it is God who works in you\\xa0to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Philippians 2:12-13\\xa0(NIV)

Therefore confess your sins\\xa0to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.\\xa0The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16\\xa0(NIV)

3. He will redeem us

Purpose

For we are God\\u2019s handiwork,\\xa0created\\xa0in Christ Jesus to do good works,\\xa0which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

I praise you\\xa0because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14\\xa0(NIV)

4. He will take us as His own people

Fulfillment

So Christ himself gave\\xa0the apostles,\\xa0the prophets,\\xa0the evangelists,\\xa0the pastors and teachers,\\xa0to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until 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 4:11-13 (NIV)