Slave or Free?
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Slave or Free?
Slave or Free?
What Jesus Says of Himself
What Jesus Says of Himself
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Becoming a Disciple
Becoming a Disciple
As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Becoming a Disciple
Becoming a Disciple
Abide in the word
Abide in the word
Learn the truth
Learn the truth
Discover freedom
Discover freedom
Who You Calling Slave?
Who You Calling Slave?
They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
Who You Calling Slave?
Who You Calling Slave?
These Jews believed in Him
These Jews believed in Him
“Slave” has a bad vibe to it
“Slave” has a bad vibe to it
Why do we need freedom?
Why do we need freedom?
You Don’t Know?
You Don’t Know?
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.
You Don’t Know?
You Don’t Know?
You are what you do:
You are what you do:
Psalm 14:3
Everyone has turned away. Together they have
become rotten to the core. No one,
not even one person, does good things.
Sinners have turned from God
Sinners have turned from God
Become “rotten to the core”
Become “rotten to the core”
Don’t even know how to do right
Don’t even know how to do right
Slaves Aren’t Sons
Slaves Aren’t Sons
The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
Slaves Aren’t Sons
Slaves Aren’t Sons
Jesus proclaims emancipation
Jesus proclaims emancipation
Only His truth can set us free
Only His truth can set us free
His freedom is “Amen!”
His freedom is “Amen!”
Set Free means
Set Free means
Free to be God’s children
Free to be God’s children
Free to do what is right
Free to do what is right
The Status Quo is Slavery
The Status Quo is Slavery
I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
The Status Quo is Slavery
The Status Quo is Slavery
Some like slavery more than truth
Some like slavery more than truth
We’ve been captured
We’ve been captured
Beaten down
Beaten down
Enslaved
Enslaved
Forced to obey
Forced to obey
Don’t Rest on Heritage
Don’t Rest on Heritage
They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
Don't Rest On Heritage
Don't Rest On Heritage
Behaviors prove whose we are
Behaviors prove whose we are
Truth doesn’t settle in a trapped mind
Truth doesn’t settle in a trapped mind
We’ve been so abused by sin
We’ve been so abused by sin
We only know sin’s mastery of us
We only know sin’s mastery of us
A slave-master blocks truth
A slave-master blocks truth
The Truth of God Leads Us to Accept His Son
The Truth of God Leads Us to Accept His Son
Finally find release from sin’s slavery
Finally find release from sin’s slavery
Finally learn to follow God’s love
Finally learn to follow God’s love
Finally learn to heed God’s word
Finally learn to heed God’s word
Slave or Free?
Slave or Free?
What we practice becomes our master
What we practice becomes our master
Jesus is a different kind of master
Jesus is a different kind of master
To be freed from sin we have to admit we are held captive by it
To be freed from sin we have to admit we are held captive by it
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!