freedom in Christ

Freedom. That was the word that William Wallace in Braveheart screamed. That scene has stuck in my mind for years.

John 8:36 NLT

So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

There are many ways that we can talk about and explain freedom, and every one of them deal with a condition of the heart and mind. So many people in bondage or that need release live in a kind of prison not made of bars or concrete.

Often those are the structures of habits, of bad relationships, of choices piled upon bad choices that have led to being held down and held back from other things and from living life. This can be the description of the battle of addiction and much more. It is a place so many of us need freedom from.

God offers us freedom. His way for us is life, abundant life and brings a sense of joy and of enjoying the life He has given us. Some people don’t enjoy their lives at all. Some of us, yes including me, have found that some of the things of life get very hard to care and almost impossible to deal with.

This Sunday The Community Fellowship will celebrate “Recovery Sunday” with testimonies, special music, a message of freedom and more. Please join us at 10:10am if you can. We believe that recovery is possible through the life giving truth of Christ.

We don’t have to remain in bondage or in addiction or in the lives or in slavery or in the prison, self build or given by others, that surrounds so many lives. In fact your story may be one that needs to be told so that others can see that there is hope, there is life to be lived.

God offers life, abundant life, to all of us. It is our choice to accept that freedom or not to accept it.

2 Corinthians 3:17 NLT

For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Galatians 4:5 NLT

God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.

Galatians 5:1 NLT

So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.

Choose freedom. Choose Christ.

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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