1. Celebrating Our Freedom Celebrating Our Freedom -Week 1- Give me liberty or give me death

3. “Give me liberty or give me death”

5. John 8:31-36 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." 33 They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?" 34 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no

6. John 8:31-36 permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

7. John 8:34 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

8. Romans7:14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.

9. Sin is sin in God’s eyes

10. Every sin carries with it bondage & death Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

11. Every sin carries with it bondage & death Romans Romans 8:21 - that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

12. Every sin carries with it bondage & death Romans 8:2 - because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

13. It’s not freedom to just do what we want, when we want. Romans 6:18 - You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

14. It’s not freedom to just do what we want, when we want Romans 6:22 - But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

15. We must realize people in the church are not immune from sin Galatians 5:1 - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

16. We must realize people in the church are not immune from sin It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

17. We must realize people in the church are not immune from sin Stand firm, then

18. We must realize people in the church are not immune from sin do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

19. John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.