FREE. So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free John 8:36 NLT

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1 FREE So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free John 8:36 NLT

2 FEELING TRAPPED Alone Defeated Unworthy Hopeless Depressed

3 THE LANGUAGE OF CAPTIVITY No one cares about me They will never change I will always I will never Everyone else has And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord s arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not. Numbers 11:23 NKJV

4 UNAPOLOGETIC FUNDAMENTALIST I believe in the fundamentals of the faith (See Third Day s song Creed) I believe God completely controls the Bible So each word is true Its meaning is revealed to us I believe God created us as His family I have faith in His promises

5 WORKING TO FIND TRUTH The world says: God helps those who help themselves. The Bible says: My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NKJV

6 The world says: Don t start fights, finish them The Bible says: WORKING TO FIND TRUTH But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:44-45a NLT

7 A FAMILIAR FEELING

8 HOPEFULLY LESS FAMILIAR

9 THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH Don t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. Romans 6:16 NLT

10 REMEMBER WE CAN CHOOSE We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. Romans 6:6-8 NLT

11 REMEMBER WE CAN CHOOSE We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. Romans 6:9-11 NLT

12 THE FRUITS OF THE FLESH When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 NLT

13 THE FRUITS OF THE FLESH When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 NLT

14 THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 NLT

15 SO WE ARE FREE CHANGE OUR LIVES TOGETHER I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. 1 Corinthians 1:10 NLT

16 THE TWO HARMONIES Full Definition of harmony plural harmonies 1 archaic : tuneful sound : melody 2 a : the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord b : the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords c : the science of the structure, relation, and progression of chords 3 a : pleasing or congruent arrangement of parts <a painting exhibiting harmony of color and line>b : correspondence, accord <lives in harmony with her neighbors>c : internal calm : tranquillity Both Are Pleasing Relationships

17 MUSICAL HARMONY 2 a : the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord b : the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords c : the science of the structure, relation, and progression of chords We know it when we hear it

18 BEAUTIFUL WORSHIP HARMONY

19 TO CREATE MUSICAL HARMONY YOU MUST Agree on the song Understand tonal relationships Work out the parts Understand the relationships between musicians Work out your part Practice your music Practice together

20 OTHER HARMONIES 3 a : pleasing or congruent arrangement of parts <a painting exhibiting harmony of color and line> b : correspondence, accord <lives in harmony with her neighbors> Or b: direct relationship, in agreement c : internal calm : tranquility A Pleasing Peaceful Arrangement Of Different and Diverse Parts

21 ALL HARMONY IS OF GOD God determines: The mechanics What is pleasing Gifts the participants Empowers leadership Enables the arrangements

22 TO CREATE HARMONY IN THE BODY Agree on the direction Understand right relationships Work out the parts Understand the relationships between members Work out your part Examine and adjust your behavior Practice together

23 THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said to him, You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:35-40 NKJV

24 THE COMPLETE COMMANDMENT Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet, and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Romans 13:8-10 NKJV

25 THE TRUTH For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Galatians 5:14 NKJV

26 THE WARNING For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! Galatians 5:13-15 NKJV

27 MAKE THE CHOICE

28 JESUS S EXTRAORDINARY PRAYER I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. John 17:20-23 NKJV

29 JESUS S EXTRAORDINARY PRAYER Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them. John 17:24-26 NKJV

30 MY PRAYER FOR YOU ALL