Introduction A. When Stephen’s preaching creates a stir in the Greek-speaking quarters of Jerusalem, they take him b...
Freedom! (PM)
Introduction A. What does it mean for us to have freedom in Jesus Christ? B. If we still have to follow a set of rules, are w...
The Cost of Liberty
Introduction A. We should be grateful for the liberties we enjoy as citizens of the United States, because were gained at great cost. B. In spite of the costly sacrifices that others “have laid upon the altar of freedom,” freedom still comes at a cost to each of us. C. It is good for us to set aside time to celebrate our civil liberties, but it is far more important that we remember the cost of our liberties as citizens of that heavenly kingdom. I. Heaven has...
Counterfeit Liberty
Introduction A. Adolf Hitler promised Germany “work, freedom, and bread,” but what he gave them was something radically different. B. There are some who peddle freedom today which is really just despotism in disguise (2 Peter 2:17-22). I. The devil will promise you freedom from all restraint. A. We first need to understand that not all restraint is necessarily bad (Jeremiah 5:22). B. The devil will promise you the freedom to live however you...
Slaves of God
Introduction A. A slave is one who renders service not as a matter of choice, but because he is subject to a will other than his own. B. If the thought of slavery is despised in modern America, it was utterly detested by the people of Greece and Rome. C. To men who cherish freedom, Paul says we must be slaves (Romans 6). I. Whether we like it or not, we are all slaves. A. At some point in our lives we all become slaves to sin (John 8:31-34...