Embracing Freedom: Letting Go and Moving Forward
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Through Christ, we are offered a path to healing, restoration, and hope. This journey is about breaking free from the chains of sin and embracing the freedom that God desires for us. Understanding the heart of God is the first step. God’s heart is for us to live in freedom, not to be enslaved by sin. [00:01:04]
The reality of what Jesus did on the cross for you and me is a game changer because we all have our personal baggage, we all have things and toxic relationships that we have, but Jesus came so that we would have that we don't have to deal with it ourselves. [00:02:13]
Hebrews 12:1-3 encourages us to throw off everything that hinders and run the race marked out for us with perseverance. By fixing our eyes on Jesus, we can endure the challenges and remain steadfast in our faith journey. [00:06:24]
There is a getting rid of and it's a putting on of something, so get rid of the old and put on the new. We've heard this talked about in scripture all over the place, but so often we just kind of focus on getting rid of the bad and not focus near enough on putting on the new. [00:07:03]
Proverbs 13:20 says this: He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. What the author of Proverbs is saying is we become like those we surround ourselves with. So our question out of this is who are you surrounding yourself with? [00:11:29]
Freedom isn't just about emptying out, getting rid of the bad; it is actually about filling it up. Because the reality is if we just empty out and get rid of the bad, we still have a void. We need to fill that up with God's presence. [00:19:32]
Hiding that word in our hearts so that we will be reminded when temptation comes—and it will—that we will not fall to it because we know what God says. [00:19:32]
Our freedom is actually best sustained by serving, not all these other things, but serving one another. [00:24:15]
Freedom, our own freedom, is best sustained by serving, but also serving others. You help them find their freedom as well. [00:24:15]
Investing in others actually helps keep us accountable in our faith. I don't know how many Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, youth group leaders, whatever, have shared with me—and I've shared this with other people too—that man, I learn so much as I'm teaching. [00:26:38]
Our freedom in Christ actually grows when it's given away to others. This is how we stay out of the rut of sins that so easily entangle us. We surround ourselves with godly relationships, not neglecting those that are not good, but we need to have godly people in our lives pointing us to Jesus. [00:27:38]
The reality is God gives us the road map to be able to do that, and yeah, we're all going to slip up, but if you have godly friends around you, they're going to come around you and say, "Darren, you're slipping up. You're picking up some baggage. Darren, turn. God has good for you. You can stay out of that rut. I'll pray with you. I'll pray for you." [00:31:55]
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The reality of what Jesus did on the cross for you and me is a game changer because we all have our personal baggage, we all have things and toxic relationships that we have, but Jesus came so that we would have that we don't have to deal with it ourselves. [00:02:13]
Hebrews 12:1-3 encourages us to throw off everything that hinders and run the race marked out for us with perseverance. By fixing our eyes on Jesus, we can endure the challenges and remain steadfast in our faith journey. [00:06:24]
There is a getting rid of and it's a putting on of something, so get rid of the old and put on the new. We've heard this talked about in scripture all over the place, but so often we just kind of focus on getting rid of the bad and not focus near enough on putting on the new. [00:07:03]
Proverbs 13:20 says this: He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. What the author of Proverbs is saying is we become like those we surround ourselves with. So our question out of this is who are you surrounding yourself with? [00:11:29]
Freedom isn't just about emptying out, getting rid of the bad; it is actually about filling it up. Because the reality is if we just empty out and get rid of the bad, we still have a void. We need to fill that up with God's presence. [00:19:32]
Hiding that word in our hearts so that we will be reminded when temptation comes—and it will—that we will not fall to it because we know what God says. [00:19:32]
Our freedom is actually best sustained by serving, not all these other things, but serving one another. [00:24:15]
Freedom, our own freedom, is best sustained by serving, but also serving others. You help them find their freedom as well. [00:24:15]
Investing in others actually helps keep us accountable in our faith. I don't know how many Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, youth group leaders, whatever, have shared with me—and I've shared this with other people too—that man, I learn so much as I'm teaching. [00:26:38]
Our freedom in Christ actually grows when it's given away to others. This is how we stay out of the rut of sins that so easily entangle us. We surround ourselves with godly relationships, not neglecting those that are not good, but we need to have godly people in our lives pointing us to Jesus. [00:27:38]
The reality is God gives us the road map to be able to do that, and yeah, we're all going to slip up, but if you have godly friends around you, they're going to come around you and say, "Darren, you're slipping up. You're picking up some baggage. Darren, turn. God has good for you. You can stay out of that rut. I'll pray with you. I'll pray for you." [00:31:55]
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