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. \xa0Galatians 5:1 (NIV)
\n\u201c\u2026I am the\xa0Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.\u201d Exodus 6:6-7 (NIV)
\n\u201cI will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem\xa0you with an outstretched arm\xa0and with mighty acts of judgment.\u201d \xa0Exodus 6:6-7 (NIV)
\n\u201cI will take you as my own people, and I will be your God\u2026\u201d \xa0Exodus 6:6-7 (NIV)
\n\u201cI will bring you out\u201d = Salvation
\n\u201cI will free you\u201d = Freedom
\n\u201cI will redeem you\u201d = Redemption
\n\u201cI will take you as my own people\u201d = Fulfillment
\nThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,\xa0and have it to the full. John 10:10 (NIV)
\nThe results we want hinge on our commitment to the process the results require.
\nTo truly walk in Freedom, we have to move past our PROBLEMS by discovering AND living out our PURPOSE.
\n\u201c\u2026I will redeem\xa0you with an outstretched arm\xa0and with mighty acts of judgment.\u201d Exodus 6:6 (NIV)
\nRedeem:
\nIf the devil can\u2019t keep you out of Heaven, he will try to make you ineffective on Earth.
\n\u201c\u2026I will redeem\xa0you with an outstretched arm\xa0and with mighty acts of judgment.\u201d Exodus 6:6 (NIV)
\nHe lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. Psalm 40:2 (NLT)
\n\u2026Your right hand has held me up, your gentleness has made me great. Psalm 18:35 (NKJV)
\nINFERIORITY leads to INSECURITY, which affects our IDENTITY.
\nFor we are God\u2019s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
\n\u201c\u2026I will redeem\xa0you with an outstretched arm\xa0and with mighty acts of judgment.\u201d Exodus 6:6 (NIV)
\nSo now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.\xa0Romans 8:1-2 (NLT)
\nAnd because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you\xa0from the power of sin that leads to death. Romans 8:1-2 (NLT)\xa0
\nRegardless of how\u2026 the enemy is trying to prevent us from living out our full purpose.\xa0
\nAnd we know that God causes everything to work together\xa0for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 (NLT)
\nGod\u2019s gifts and God\u2019s call are under full warranty\u2014never canceled, never rescinded. Romans 11:29 (MSG)
\nYour DEISGN will reveal your DESTINY.
\nWe have different gifts,\xa0according to the grace given to each of us\u2026 Romans 12:6 (NIV)
\nGrace = Charis (Divine enablement)
\nFollow the way of love\xa0and eagerly desire\xa0spiritual gifts\u2026 1 Corinthians 14:1 (NIV)
\nWhen you discover how God has designed you\u2026 you discover your pathway to making a difference with your life.
\nYou made all the delicate, inner parts of my body\xa0and knit me together in my mother\u2019s womb. \xa0Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous\u2014how well I know it. Psalm 139:13-14 (NLT)
\nHow you were made\u2026 points to WHAT you are suppose to do.\xa0
\nIt\u2019s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. Ephesians 1:11-12 (MSG)
\nFor everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible... everything\xa0got started in him and finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (MSG)
\nOur job as a church\u2026 is to help you DISCOVER, DEVELOP, and EQUIP you to live out your redemptive purpose.
\nSo 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\xa0may be built up\u2026 Ephesians 4:7,11-12 (NIV)
\nGod has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)
\nYour real purpose is to serve GOD by serving OTHERS.