STRONGHOLDS HINDERING OUR FAITH

10/12/21 • 19 min

We are saved by the power and glory of Jesus Christ through His death on the cross, the shedding of His blood for our redemption, and His resurrection giving us victory over sin and death!
But through the sanctifying work of His word by the power of His Holy Spirit, we are to destroy the strongholds of our flesh that we might take every thought captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ!
When we allow half-truths, speculations, and lofty things to be raised up against the knowledge of God, we are allowing those strongholds to be built higher and not torn down.
From the time we took our first breaths in this world, the family we were born into, the culture we were raised in, and even some of the religious groups we were a part of have given us half-truths and sometimes outright lies, that have become strongholds preventing us from walking in faith and knowing God's freedom!
Let's open up the gospel together and let the word of God through the Holy Spirit reveal to us those strongholds robbing us of the intimacy God has called us to!

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THE FALSE FACE OF FREEDOM

Freedom! What does that mean to you? What does that freedom look like? What is freedom from? In a world of great diversity, there is a diversity of answers to those questions.
God has given us a free will in order that we may have a relationship with Him based upon the choice of mutual love. People, in general, have taken that free will and have convinced themselves that they can attain their own freedom by exercising that free will. What a fine web of corruption we have weaved!
With everyone exercising their freedom of choice, speech, and distorted view of who they are and how they want to live is it any wonder we find ourselves heading over the cliff of distorted freedom.
Jesus said that if we abide in Him we can know the truth and that truth will make us free! It was for freedom that Christ died and we are warned not to turn our freedom into an opportunity for our flesh. Our flesh will corrupt anything it touches. We are called to die to ourselves that we may live in the freedom that Christ died for.
Let's open up the gospel and discover the freedom that Christ died for!

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ENDURING FAITH

Perseverance! Endurance! Life was never meant to be a sprint. But a matter of getting up every day and moving forward toward the goal.

When it comes to being a follower of Jesus Christ, endurance is a must! Endurance implies there is an opposite force pushing back against us to quit.

When we have things in our lives that are valuable to us, we are willing to push past the conflict, obstacles, or people in our way.

This core value of perseverance is critical to our finishing our calling. Let's discover in the gospel our ability to live an enduring faith in a conflicting world.