FREEDOM THROUGH THE CROSSSunday 25th March 2013

Understanding the cross

Freedom through the cross!Bible words: REDEMPTION & RANSOM

Eph 1:7 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins”

Mk 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Freedom through the cross!

Bible words: REDEMPTION & RANSOM

Eph 1:7 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins”

Eph 1:13 “When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.”

“It is finished”

TETELESTI = “PAID IN FULL”

Key Message...

Jesus died to set us free! Luke 4:18: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Key Message...

AND He did it! Rom 8:1-2: “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”

Living in freedom

Phil 3:12 “... I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me”

Phil 3:16 “Only let us live up to what we have already attained”

Through the cross, we are free from...

SIN

(Col 1:13-14, Rom 6:6-23) It’s penalty & power

LAW

(Rom 7:4-6, Gal 5:1-13) DEATH, DECAY & DISEASE

(Rom 8) FEAR

(Heb 2:15, Rom 8:15-17) CURSES

(Gal 3:13, 1 Pet 1:18) Legal curse & human inheritance

Keys to walking in freedomJohn 8:32“Then you will know the truth,

and the truth will set you free.”

YOU ARE DEAD! (Rom 7:1-6)

YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN! (1 Cor 6:19-20)