1. Winning Life’s Battles
Through Jesus Christ

2. Jesus Christ is the only Source of freedom that lasts.
Motto
Jesus Christ is the only Source of freedom that lasts.

3. Change Principle
You do what you do because you are what you are. To change what you do, you must cooperate with God to change what you are.

4. Key Verses
And beside this, giving all diligence add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge [self-control]; and to [self-control endurance]; and to [endurance] godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness [love]. . . For if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.
2 Peter 1:5-7, 10

5. How can I live like the new creature that I am in Christ?
New Creature Reality
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
How can I live like the new creature that I am in Christ?

6. Free to Go!

7. Two problems:
Condemned to die
Behind bars

8. Guilt Bitterness Despair Deceit Anger Greed Addiction Sexual Lust
Two problems:
Condemned to hell
Bound by sins

9. When a person becomes a child of God. . .
He is freed from the penalty of sin in hell (the sentence is commuted).

10. Me_ _
Murderer
Adulterer
Thief
Liar
Rebellious
Death

11. Me_ _
Murderer
Adulterer
Thief
Liar
Rebellious
Death
Jesus_ _
Holy
Loving
Generous
Truth
Humble
Life

12. Me_ _
Murderer
Adulterer
Thief
Liar
Rebellious
Death
Jesus_ _
Holy
Loving
Generous
Truth
Humble
Life

13. Jesus_ _
Murderer
Adulterer
Thief
Liar
Rebellious
Death
Me_ _
Holy
Loving
Generous
Truth
Humble
Life

14. Jesus_ _
Murderer
Adulterer
Thief
Liar
Rebellious
Death
Me_ _
Holy
Loving
Generous
Truth
Humble
Life
For [God] hath made [Jesus] to be sin for us, [He] who [had committed] no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
(2 Corinthians 5:21)

15. Forgiven Jesus_ _ Murderer Adulterer Thief Liar Rebellious Death Me_ _
Holy
Loving
Generous
Truth
Humble
Life
Forgiven

16. When a person becomes a child of God. . .
He is freed from the penalty of sin in hell (the sentence is commuted).
Forgiven

17. When a person becomes a child of God. . .
Deceit
Anger
Addiction
When a person becomes a child of God. . .
He is freed from the penalty of sin in hell (the sentence is commuted).
He is freed from the power of sin to enslave him (the door to freedom is opened).
He is free to go!
Bitterness
Despair
Sexual Lust
Greed
Guilt

18. Deceit Addiction Anger Bitterness Sexual Lust Despair Greed Guilt
If the sentence is commuted and the door is opened, why would anyone choose to live in bondage to life-dominating sins and stubborn habits?
Bitterness
Despair
Sexual Lust
Greed
Guilt

19. Deceit Addiction Anger Bitterness Sexual Lust Despair Greed Guilt
He believes a lie!
“I can have more freedom living life on my own terms and pleasing myself.”
Bitterness
Despair
Sexual Lust
Greed
Guilt

20. Deceit Addiction Anger Bitterness Sexual Lust Despair Greed Guilt
Does anything in you ever whisper this to you?
Anger
Addiction
Though you are free to go,
come in and please yourself.
Bitterness
Despair
Sexual Lust
Greed
Guilt

21. Though you are free to go, come in and please yourself.
Deceit
You now have a choice!
You are free to go.
Anger
Addiction
Though you are free to go,
come in and please yourself.
Bitterness
Despair
Sexual Lust
Greed
Guilt

22. Romans 6:12-14
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God. . . For sin shall not have dominion over you. In Christ you are free, so choose to live free!

23. What is your next step?
Do you need freedom from the penalty of your sin?
Jesus offers salvation to you.
Do you need freedom from the power of your sin?
Jesus offers change to you.

24. Winning Life’s Battles
Through Jesus Christ