Finding Freedom in Jesus Through the Resurrection

But the good news of the gospel is this, that when Jesus got up, he nailed every mistake you made to the cross. He nailed every shortcoming, everything you did in your past. He nailed it to the cross, and when Jesus got up that morning, he rose to grant us forgiveness. That's why I love what Romans eight and one says, there is no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus. Do you realize that when Jesus Christ died and was raised from the dead, because of a relation with him, he has wiped your past clean. [00:44:11] (40 seconds)  #ForgivenAndFree

If God can handle a dead Jesus, then surely he can handle any dead situation in your life, any problem in your life, any pain in your life. He has come to set you free of your fears. The bible says this, don't fear. Give everything to God, and watch God give you the strength to deal with your fears and to have faith that God is working even through this. He frees us from some things, but he frees us to some things. [00:50:46] (32 seconds)  #FaithOverFear

Sin. You know what sin is, friend. All of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. It was just one click that led us down along the wrong place. It was one drink. It was it was one compromise. It was one text message. It was one DM. It was one hour longer. It was one too many. It was one yes when I should have said no that took us in the direction of our lives. And sometimes sin is so powerful that it consumes our lives, that it it begins to consume us. It begins to to rule us. [00:46:35] (35 seconds)  #SinStartsSmall

Do you know that God knew you while you were still in your mother's womb? Do you know that God already had a plan for your life? You are worthy. But here's the last one, you are purposed. You are here for a purpose. The bible says in Jeremiah, I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Mary Magdalene went into that room, and she came in with grief, but she left with a purpose because Jesus said, listen, go tell everybody that I have risen. [00:53:13] (43 seconds)  #KnownAndPurposed

It has been said that we live in the age of anxiety, that all around us there are things that may cause us to be anxious. I mean, you scroll on social media and you get anxious. You watch news reports and you get anxious. You hear about what's happening in the world and you get anxious. There are so many things that can keep us anxious, our jobs and our families and our friends and sickness, all these things. But Jesus rose on that day to free us from our fears. [00:49:08] (34 seconds)  #FreedomFromAnxiety

See, when you're in bondage, when we are weighed down with life, it keeps us from walking in the purpose God has for us. Can I tell you three things that are foundational, and he frees you too? Here's the first one. He frees you to know that you are loved. I want you to know, friends, that the enemy in this world wants you chasing for approval, wants you chasing for somebody to love you. But when you've been freed and you know that you are loved by God, when you understand John three sixteen that for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son for you, [00:51:18] (39 seconds)  #FreedAndLoved

You can leave guilt, and you can walk in victory. You can leave negative thinking. You can walk in powerful thinking. You can leave who you used to be. You can walk into who God has called you to be. You can leave what they used to say about you. You can walk into the victory that God has promised you. Friends, when you are free, everybody ain't gotta cosign on every decision that you make. When you are free, whether you have a date or not, you still happy. it gives you a whole new frame of mind. [00:54:33] (46 seconds)  #WalkInVictory

He is risen just like he said he would. And when Jesus got up from that grave, he got up to set you and I free. You and I no longer have to be bound to the things that have chained us, but the resurrection means we have access to freedom. Let me share with you just a few things, then I'll take my seat today. The first thing that the resurrection frees us from. First of all, it frees us from our past. It frees us from our past. [00:42:26] (34 seconds)  #ResurrectionFreedom

When you understand that nothing can separate you from the love that is in Christ Jesus. When you understand no matter what the enemy throws at you, nothing can block you from what God has for you. When you understand you are love, it will stop you from chasing love from somebody else because you're already loved by what God has told you. You are loved. Not only you love, but you are worthy. Tell your neighbor, you are worthy. You are worthy. You are worthy. [00:51:57] (29 seconds)  #SecureInGodsLove

God has a purpose over your life. He didn't call you. He didn't allow you to make it through all the things you've made it through just to exist, just to survive, but he called you, has a purpose on you for you to thrive. There there's a work he wants you to do. There's people he wants you to impact. There's a change he wants to use you. You have a purpose on your life. This is the reality, friends, that when you're free, you can walk, leave shame. You can walk in the purpose. You can leave weakness. You can walk in strength. [00:53:56] (37 seconds)  #CalledToThrive

Friends, I want you to understand that when Jesus rose from the dead, that those women that morning, that first Easter morning, they made their way to that grave. And as they made their way to that grave, they made their way there because they were expecting to anoint the body. They were expecting to to anoint the body, but instead, the stone had been rolled away. The angel sat up on the stone and told them, he is not here. [00:41:57] (29 seconds)  #StoneRolledAway

Friends, even today, there are people that are still in bondage, people still that are stuck, people still that are trapped, and I want you to know that freedom is available. Matter of fact, the number one thing that traps many of us is the bondage to sin. Because the bible says this, that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. But it's not just sin that traps us. Sin shows up in a variety of ways in our life. First of all, there is internal bondage, which is fear and anxiety and shame and negative thinking. [00:39:06] (32 seconds)  #BreakBondage

Some of us in the room, we're we're trapped because fear is running rapid in our lives. We are so afraid about life, about the world, for our kids, about our future. We are so anxious and worried about what might happen, what won't happen that we are trapped right where we are. Some of us ashamed about our past or something we've done that has us restrained. Some of us are suffering from relational bondage. Sometimes the bondage that you're facing is because of who you connected to. [00:39:38] (32 seconds)  #BreakFear

you become free through your relationship with Jesus Christ, it changes everything for you. Doesn't mean everything comes automatically, but it does mean God can help you to step into the purpose, the calling, the work, the relationship, the thought process, and the mindset that God wants to do for you in your life. [00:55:56] (23 seconds)  #ChangedByJesus

But at the end of that game, they were interviewing him, and he said these where he said, listen, I made a mistake. He said, I cost our team the season. I felt so bad for that young man putting all that weight on him because the truth be told, although he made a tone over then, that didn't lose the whole game. But all of us has been sitting in that same seat where you made a mistake and that one mistake impacted your life, impacted your family, impacted your future. [00:43:41] (30 seconds)  #MistakesDontDefine

If we ran a background check on everyone in this room, all of us would be flagged. Because all of us have done something wrong. All of us have said something we shouldn't have said. All of us have been places we shouldn't have been. All of us have hurt people that we didn't intend to hurt. But all of us have some sins and some deeds and some mistakes that we've made. I was watching the game last week when Duke was playing Yukon, and at the end of the game, Caden Guzer, their starting point guard, he made a turnover with about thirteen seconds left in the game. [00:43:00] (41 seconds)  #WeAreAllFlawed