Understanding Freedom Through Faith and Obedience
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "You're choosing to believe that God is who he says he is and what he says is true. And you're choosing to turn from your old life, allow him to make you into something new, and you're focusing your eyes on him and you're choosing to follow him for the rest of the days of your life. Allowing him to make you into what he designed you to be, something special and unique that would leave a mark on this world and a mark on his kingdom." [49:44]
2. "Maybe you're looking for something else to make you happy. Maybe you're in bondage. But the good news is that Jesus sets you free. And so we're going to sing this chorus one last time. And I invite you to come down. Or like I say, we're back in the back. We've got prayer partners back there. I invite you to go to a prayer partner and say, I'm drawing a line in the sand today. And I'm saying no more to an area in my life that's taken advantage of me for too long. And I'm choosing to walk forth in freedom." [52:55]
3. "Guys, God wants you to be free. We've talked about the lust of the eyes. We've talked about the pride of the lust of the eyes. We've talked about the pride of life. We're going to talk about the lust of the flesh here in a week or two. But I believe there are many of you here that you're recognizing more and more of the bondage and the things in your life that maybe you had just begun to, that's what I felt with them. You just began to recognize some things that maybe were weak. You just thought were kind of weaknesses in your life that you've just kind of made." [51:49]
4. "He'll keep talking and keep talking and get you to keep questioning, keep questioning, keep questioning until he gets his foot in the door. And we'll begin to say things like, well, yeah, I know the Bible says not to have sex before marriage. But that was a different day and age. That was law. That's Old Testament. That's not for today. God understands. We're getting married anyway. He'll get us to say things like, I know the Bible commands us to give. I know I'm supposed to tithe. But that's an Old Testament principle. Right? I'm not supposed to do that. That doesn't apply to me. The enemy tries to get us to doubt." [09:57]
5. "And faith is backed up by action. He blesses us when we live by faith. He tells us to do something. We do it. And we're blessed. It's a test. But as a matter of fact, if you look at the word tithe, many people think the word tithe, it means like an offering. It doesn't mean offering at all. The little translation is what? Tenth. It simply means one-tenth. And the number 10, all through Scripture when you look at it, the word 10 refers to a test." [12:57]
### Quotes for Members
1. "And so the whole series is based on John 8, 36 that says, So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. The New King James says you are free indeed. So if you haven't heard the previous messages, guys, please go back. Go online. Go to our Facebook page. Go to our website. Go to YouTube. Go back and look at these because we are building into something here." [00:40]
2. "And many, if not most believers today are walking around thinking they're free and they can't be in bondage. But yet they're in bondage to all kinds of different things in their life. If you want true freedom, you've got to recognize the fact that you can be in bondage. We've been talking about open doors to the enemy. We talked about how if a thief comes to your door and you look through the peephole, are you going to be in bondage? Are you going to walk up and look through there and realize it's a thief, unlock the door, crack it open and walk away and think he won't come in? No, of course not. He's coming, right? He's coming. You opened the door to him. You allowed him place. You allowed him space. He will come in." [01:55]
3. "Guys, this is a picture of giving. This is a picture of the tithe. And we're going to talk about this a bit this morning. Because there's even church leaders out there today that will say, You won't be cursed. You're not cursed. What are you talking about? And it will completely contradict the word of God. It's exactly the same here. No, no, no, no. That's not what God meant. That's not true. That's not for today. Satan said, You won't surely die. No. Let's keep going." [07:06]
4. "Guys, this is the first sin. Taking what belongs to God because of the lust of the eyes. You see something and you want it. You want it so bad. New car, new house, a new TV, tickets to the big game, whatever it may be that gets your attention. You lust for it with your eyes, but you haven't returned to God what belongs to him. And God says it's stealing." [20:50]
5. "Guys, it's amazing to me because it's completely clear here that we can open ourselves up to a curse. And that's what happens. And here's the deal, guys. God doesn't curse us. But we open ourselves up to a curse in a number of different ways. What I want to talk about today is taking what belongs to God." [07:06]
6. "And faith is backed up by action. He blesses us when we live by faith. He tells us to do something. We do it. And we're blessed. It's a test. But as a matter of fact, if you look at the word tithe, many people think the word tithe, it means like an offering. It doesn't mean offering at all. The little translation is what? Tenth. It simply means one-tenth. And the number 10, all through Scripture when you look at it, the word 10 refers to a test." [12:57]
7. "And the question is, are you going to believe God or are you going to believe him? And then what happened? Guys, their children do the same thing. At least Cain did, right? Cain took the tree from the tree of life. We'll look at that in a second. But I want to show you a couple more scriptures because I want you to understand the picture of the tithe. I want you to understand the picture of the firstborn and the first fruits." [14:13]
8. "And so he said, don't eat of this tree. It's not good for you. It's mine. He says, don't eat of it. You will surely die. And Satan comes in and goes, no. It's okay. You can take of it. You can keep that for yourself. It's not going to hurt you. And the question is, are you going to believe God or are you going to believe him?" [14:49]
9. "And the word is desire. When you look at it, it says sin lies and wait at the door and its desire is for you to rule over you. And guys, that's what we're talking about. Remember we talked about damonizomai, possessed. It doesn't mean ownership. It means to gain rulership. To gain influence over. This is what he's talking about. He's saying he's right there at the door and he wants in." [20:50]
10. "Guys, this is the first sin. Taking what belongs to God because of the lust of the eyes. You see something and you want it. You want it so bad. New car, new house, a new TV, tickets to the big game, whatever it may be that gets your attention. You lust for it with your eyes, but you haven't returned to God what belongs to him. And God says it's stealing." [20:50]
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1. "You're choosing to believe that God is who he says he is and what he says is true. And you're choosing to turn from your old life, allow him to make you into something new, and you're focusing your eyes on him and you're choosing to follow him for the rest of the days of your life. Allowing him to make you into what he designed you to be, something special and unique that would leave a mark on this world and a mark on his kingdom." [49:44]
2. "Maybe you're looking for something else to make you happy. Maybe you're in bondage. But the good news is that Jesus sets you free. And so we're going to sing this chorus one last time. And I invite you to come down. Or like I say, we're back in the back. We've got prayer partners back there. I invite you to go to a prayer partner and say, I'm drawing a line in the sand today. And I'm saying no more to an area in my life that's taken advantage of me for too long. And I'm choosing to walk forth in freedom." [52:55]
3. "Guys, God wants you to be free. We've talked about the lust of the eyes. We've talked about the pride of the lust of the eyes. We've talked about the pride of life. We're going to talk about the lust of the flesh here in a week or two. But I believe there are many of you here that you're recognizing more and more of the bondage and the things in your life that maybe you had just begun to, that's what I felt with them. You just began to recognize some things that maybe were weak. You just thought were kind of weaknesses in your life that you've just kind of made." [51:49]
4. "He'll keep talking and keep talking and get you to keep questioning, keep questioning, keep questioning until he gets his foot in the door. And we'll begin to say things like, well, yeah, I know the Bible says not to have sex before marriage. But that was a different day and age. That was law. That's Old Testament. That's not for today. God understands. We're getting married anyway. He'll get us to say things like, I know the Bible commands us to give. I know I'm supposed to tithe. But that's an Old Testament principle. Right? I'm not supposed to do that. That doesn't apply to me. The enemy tries to get us to doubt." [09:57]
5. "And faith is backed up by action. He blesses us when we live by faith. He tells us to do something. We do it. And we're blessed. It's a test. But as a matter of fact, if you look at the word tithe, many people think the word tithe, it means like an offering. It doesn't mean offering at all. The little translation is what? Tenth. It simply means one-tenth. And the number 10, all through Scripture when you look at it, the word 10 refers to a test." [12:57]
### Quotes for Members
1. "And so the whole series is based on John 8, 36 that says, So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. The New King James says you are free indeed. So if you haven't heard the previous messages, guys, please go back. Go online. Go to our Facebook page. Go to our website. Go to YouTube. Go back and look at these because we are building into something here." [00:40]
2. "And many, if not most believers today are walking around thinking they're free and they can't be in bondage. But yet they're in bondage to all kinds of different things in their life. If you want true freedom, you've got to recognize the fact that you can be in bondage. We've been talking about open doors to the enemy. We talked about how if a thief comes to your door and you look through the peephole, are you going to be in bondage? Are you going to walk up and look through there and realize it's a thief, unlock the door, crack it open and walk away and think he won't come in? No, of course not. He's coming, right? He's coming. You opened the door to him. You allowed him place. You allowed him space. He will come in." [01:55]
3. "Guys, this is a picture of giving. This is a picture of the tithe. And we're going to talk about this a bit this morning. Because there's even church leaders out there today that will say, You won't be cursed. You're not cursed. What are you talking about? And it will completely contradict the word of God. It's exactly the same here. No, no, no, no. That's not what God meant. That's not true. That's not for today. Satan said, You won't surely die. No. Let's keep going." [07:06]
4. "Guys, this is the first sin. Taking what belongs to God because of the lust of the eyes. You see something and you want it. You want it so bad. New car, new house, a new TV, tickets to the big game, whatever it may be that gets your attention. You lust for it with your eyes, but you haven't returned to God what belongs to him. And God says it's stealing." [20:50]
5. "Guys, it's amazing to me because it's completely clear here that we can open ourselves up to a curse. And that's what happens. And here's the deal, guys. God doesn't curse us. But we open ourselves up to a curse in a number of different ways. What I want to talk about today is taking what belongs to God." [07:06]
6. "And faith is backed up by action. He blesses us when we live by faith. He tells us to do something. We do it. And we're blessed. It's a test. But as a matter of fact, if you look at the word tithe, many people think the word tithe, it means like an offering. It doesn't mean offering at all. The little translation is what? Tenth. It simply means one-tenth. And the number 10, all through Scripture when you look at it, the word 10 refers to a test." [12:57]
7. "And the question is, are you going to believe God or are you going to believe him? And then what happened? Guys, their children do the same thing. At least Cain did, right? Cain took the tree from the tree of life. We'll look at that in a second. But I want to show you a couple more scriptures because I want you to understand the picture of the tithe. I want you to understand the picture of the firstborn and the first fruits." [14:13]
8. "And so he said, don't eat of this tree. It's not good for you. It's mine. He says, don't eat of it. You will surely die. And Satan comes in and goes, no. It's okay. You can take of it. You can keep that for yourself. It's not going to hurt you. And the question is, are you going to believe God or are you going to believe him?" [14:49]
9. "And the word is desire. When you look at it, it says sin lies and wait at the door and its desire is for you to rule over you. And guys, that's what we're talking about. Remember we talked about damonizomai, possessed. It doesn't mean ownership. It means to gain rulership. To gain influence over. This is what he's talking about. He's saying he's right there at the door and he wants in." [20:50]
10. "Guys, this is the first sin. Taking what belongs to God because of the lust of the eyes. You see something and you want it. You want it so bad. New car, new house, a new TV, tickets to the big game, whatever it may be that gets your attention. You lust for it with your eyes, but you haven't returned to God what belongs to him. And God says it's stealing." [20:50]
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