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\\u201cTHIS IS FREEDOM.\\u201d

We exist to lead people into a new life of FREEDOM in Jesus.

\\u201cLet there be Light\\u201d Bridge:

Good news embracing the poor

Comfort for all those who mourn

For the broken hearted we sing louder

Release from prison and shame

Oppression turning to praise

For ev'ry captive sing louder

Restoring sight to the blind

Breaking the curse of the night

For all in darkness sing louder

Proclaiming freedom for all

This is the day of the Lord

Beauty for ashes

\\u201cThe Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news\\xa0to the poor. Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)

He has sent me to proclaim FREEDOM for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord\\u2019s favor.\\u201d Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)

FREEDOM from the PRISON of SIN.

When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.\\xa0Romans 6:20-23 (NLT)

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.\\xa0Romans 6:20-23 (NLT)

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:20-23 (NLT)\\xa0

We can\\u2019t appreciate the JOY of freedom, unless we remember the COST of slavery.

We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God\\u2019s glorious standard.\\xa0Romans 3:22-24 (NLT)

Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. Romans 3:22-24 (NLT)\\xa0

You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.\\xa0He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.\\xa0Colossians 2:13-15 (NLT)

In this way, he disarmed\\xa0the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. Colossians 2:13-15 (NLT)

FREEDOM from a SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS.

The god\\xa0of this age\\xa0has blinded\\xa0the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,\\xa0who is the image of God.\\xa02 Corinthians 4:4-6 (NIV)\\xa0

For what we preach is not ourselves,\\xa0but Jesus Christ as Lord,\\xa0and ourselves as your servants\\xa0for Jesus\\u2019 sake.\\xa02 Corinthians 4:4-6 (NIV)

For God, who said, \\u201cLet light shine out of darkness,\\u201d\\xa0made his light shine in our hearts\\xa0to give us the light of the knowledge of God\\u2019s glory displayed in the face of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:4-6 (NIV)

The greatest tragedy of the Christian life is not any circumstance you will go through, but when you stop viewing everything through the LIGHT of the Cross.

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.\\xa0In him was life,\\xa0and that life was the light\\xa0of all mankind.\\xa0The light shines in the darkness,\\xa0and the darkness has not overcome\\xa0it. John 1:3-5 (NIV)\\xa0

FREEDOM from the SHAME of your PAST.

Just because we WERE guilty, doesn\\u2019t mean we ARE guilty.

The\\xa0Lord\\xa0is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever. He does not treat us as our sins deserve\\xa0or repay us according to our iniquities. Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV)

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love\\xa0for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions\\xa0from us. Psalm 103:8-12 (NIV)\\xa0

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)

FREEDOM from a LIFE without GOD.

The greatest tragedy of humanity\\u2019s story\\u2026 is NOT having a relationship with God.

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.\\xa0God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.\\xa0Ephesians 1:5-19 (NIV)

So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.\\xa0He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.\\xa0He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding\\u2026 Ephesians 1:5-19 (NIV)

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,\\xa0may give you the Spirit\\xa0of wisdom\\xa0and revelation, so that you may know him better.\\xa0Ephesians 1:5-19 (NIV)

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened\\xa0in order that you may know the hope to which he has called\\xa0you, the riches\\xa0of his glorious inheritance\\xa0in his holy people,\\xa0and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Ephesians 1:5-19 (NIV)

Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want, but is the complete surrender of your life to the one who knows why you were created.\\xa0