1. “True Freedom” Text: 2nd Corinthians 3:12-17

2. True freedom is only available when Jesus is reigning supremely in your life. And when He is...

3. “True Freedom” means: I can speak plainly.

4. HOPE Titus 2:13- “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”

5. HOPE Ephesians 2:12-13- “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”

6. “True Freedom” means: l I can speak plainly. l I can come out of hiding. (I can be me!)

7. “Come out of hiding” l Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed glory.

8. “Come out of hiding” l Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed glory. l Some people hide behind curtains of rules and regulations.

9. “Come out of hiding” l Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed glory. l Some people hide behind curtains of rules and regulations. l Some people hide behind curtains of religion.

10. “Come out of hiding” l Some people hide behind curtains of borrowed glory. l Some people hide behind curtains of rules and regulations. l Some people hide behind curtains of religion. l Some people hide behind curtains of guilt from sin and self.

11. l Romans 8:1- “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” l John 8:36- “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

12. “True Freedom” means: l I can speak plainly. l I can come out of hiding. (I can be me!) l I can now serve God.

13. l Galatians 2:4- “And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage” l Galatians 5:1- “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

14. l Galatians 5:13- “For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”

15. FREE AT LAST Do you know that liberty? Are you abusing that liberty? Are you TRULY FREE?