Embracing Our Freedom in Christ Through the Holy Spirit
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"I wasn't feeling particularly good and I got to go to Russell's Hall Hospital to collect some equipment for Mick and living in the house we're in, we've been there a very long time. I used to use the rabbit run from where we lived through Dudley to Russell's Hall Hospital and this particular trip holds lots of bad memories." [00:01:17] (26 seconds)
"And I'd just got to, I think it's Springfield and the traffic lights went to red and as I was pulling up I could see there's a convenience store there and I could see this woman and there seems to be a number of children. It's as though they'd all gone in the shop and this lady had been left looking after the children and there was a little girl the size of Millie or Maddie and my eyes were just drawn to her." [00:01:49] (29 seconds)
"But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement upon it and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness. And my heart went, I'm the scapegoat, I'm free, I'm free. And I knew what the dance of joy was, that that little girl was dancing. And I couldn't get up and dance the rain, but in my soul I was, I am free." [00:03:55] (35 seconds)
"You see, before Jesus came as the final sacrifice, the Jews had to offer up a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. And this particular festival we're looking at, because I've been getting quite interested in Jewish history, was the festival of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement." [00:06:04] (23 seconds)
"So, let's take this into the New Testament now. Now, I'm not going to read the whole passage, because of time, but I'm going to look at the story of Jesus and Barabbas. So, in Leviticus, we see the prophetic forerunner of what would happen here with Jesus. None of the Old Testament is wasted. He's telling us something that's going to happen." [00:07:06] (28 seconds)
"Now, Barabbas, what does his name mean? It comes from two Hebrew words. Bar means son, and Abba means father. So, Barabbas' name meant the Son of the Father. So, we had two sons of the Father. And they awaited. I think Pilate was shocked, because he thought, the crowd will go for Jesus. They'll get me out of this mess. I won't have to send an innocent man to be crucified." [00:08:27] (36 seconds)
"So Jesus died and rose again, and he set every one of us free, every one of us, not us, just us in here, everybody out there, the whole world. They just don't know it. Now, while Jesus was with the disciples, he gave them some important information, so it wasn't the end of the story." [00:10:57] (31 seconds)
"And then you go to John 16, verse 7, and he says, It is to your advantage that I go away, because then I can send the helper to you. The Holy Spirit will come, the helper. Now, Katina isn't here tonight, but I think I'm going the word right. The Greek word paraclete is hard to translate into English. You've heard that here before." [00:12:08] (32 seconds)
"Watching animal programs and things like that, I've heard many accounts of animals where they're chained up for a long period of time. Dan, the other week, was talking about elephants, if I remember rightly. And when the chain's removed, they don't run away because they're so used to be chained up that they think they're chained up." [00:13:39] (21 seconds)
"For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. We can't have two masters. And, you know, from talking to people, I think that's one of the biggest reasons that people walk away. Because they're trying to have two masters. You can't sit on the fence with your foot in one field and the other foot in another field." [00:15:58] (50 seconds)
"And the word says that if you invite Holy Spirit into your life, he will come. He doesn't say maybe. Maybe, when you've got a lot better, when you've earned it, it says ask and I'll come and live in you. It's a promise. Now, often when you speak, you can give people information, but you don't say, well, how do you get it?" [00:17:30] (33 seconds)
"So it's listening to the Holy Spirit, who gives us wisdom and supports us. Jesus knew the disciples would need someone after he'd gone. And he knew we would too. I don't know about the words you've been having on a Tuesday evening. But one that came to me when I was preparing was, it's time to go deeper." [00:21:33] (35 seconds)
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"And I'd just got to, I think it's Springfield and the traffic lights went to red and as I was pulling up I could see there's a convenience store there and I could see this woman and there seems to be a number of children. It's as though they'd all gone in the shop and this lady had been left looking after the children and there was a little girl the size of Millie or Maddie and my eyes were just drawn to her." [00:01:49] (29 seconds)
"But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement upon it and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness. And my heart went, I'm the scapegoat, I'm free, I'm free. And I knew what the dance of joy was, that that little girl was dancing. And I couldn't get up and dance the rain, but in my soul I was, I am free." [00:03:55] (35 seconds)
"You see, before Jesus came as the final sacrifice, the Jews had to offer up a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. And this particular festival we're looking at, because I've been getting quite interested in Jewish history, was the festival of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement." [00:06:04] (23 seconds)
"So, let's take this into the New Testament now. Now, I'm not going to read the whole passage, because of time, but I'm going to look at the story of Jesus and Barabbas. So, in Leviticus, we see the prophetic forerunner of what would happen here with Jesus. None of the Old Testament is wasted. He's telling us something that's going to happen." [00:07:06] (28 seconds)
"Now, Barabbas, what does his name mean? It comes from two Hebrew words. Bar means son, and Abba means father. So, Barabbas' name meant the Son of the Father. So, we had two sons of the Father. And they awaited. I think Pilate was shocked, because he thought, the crowd will go for Jesus. They'll get me out of this mess. I won't have to send an innocent man to be crucified." [00:08:27] (36 seconds)
"So Jesus died and rose again, and he set every one of us free, every one of us, not us, just us in here, everybody out there, the whole world. They just don't know it. Now, while Jesus was with the disciples, he gave them some important information, so it wasn't the end of the story." [00:10:57] (31 seconds)
"And then you go to John 16, verse 7, and he says, It is to your advantage that I go away, because then I can send the helper to you. The Holy Spirit will come, the helper. Now, Katina isn't here tonight, but I think I'm going the word right. The Greek word paraclete is hard to translate into English. You've heard that here before." [00:12:08] (32 seconds)
"Watching animal programs and things like that, I've heard many accounts of animals where they're chained up for a long period of time. Dan, the other week, was talking about elephants, if I remember rightly. And when the chain's removed, they don't run away because they're so used to be chained up that they think they're chained up." [00:13:39] (21 seconds)
"For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. We can't have two masters. And, you know, from talking to people, I think that's one of the biggest reasons that people walk away. Because they're trying to have two masters. You can't sit on the fence with your foot in one field and the other foot in another field." [00:15:58] (50 seconds)
"And the word says that if you invite Holy Spirit into your life, he will come. He doesn't say maybe. Maybe, when you've got a lot better, when you've earned it, it says ask and I'll come and live in you. It's a promise. Now, often when you speak, you can give people information, but you don't say, well, how do you get it?" [00:17:30] (33 seconds)
"So it's listening to the Holy Spirit, who gives us wisdom and supports us. Jesus knew the disciples would need someone after he'd gone. And he knew we would too. I don't know about the words you've been having on a Tuesday evening. But one that came to me when I was preparing was, it's time to go deeper." [00:21:33] (35 seconds)
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