JOHN 8: Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

JOHN 8: Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

HOLDING ON TO THE WORD 1. Make it the foundation of our life.

THINGS PEOPLE BUILD LIFE ON 1. Popular culture. 2. Tradition.

MARK 7:8 8 For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”

THINGS PEOPLE BUILD LIFE ON 3. Reason.

PROVERBS 16:25 25 There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

THINGS PEOPLE BUILD LIFE ON 4. Feelings.

JUDGES 21:25 25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.

TWO QUESTIONS: 1. What do I do when I don’t understand? 2. What do I do when I don’t like it?

HOLDING ON TO THE WORD 2. Make it the first part of my day.

MATTHEW 6:33 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

PSALMS 119: Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

HOLDING ON TO THE WORD 3. Make it grow deeper in my life.

COLOSSIANS 3:16 16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

HOLDING ON TO THE WORD 4. Make it a weapon in the challenges of my life.

EPHESIANS 6:13 13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.

EPHESIANS 6:17 17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

MATTHEW 4:3-4 3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

PHILIPPIANS 4:19 19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

II CORINTHIANS 3:6 6 He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life.

PSALMS 27:1 1 The L ORD is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The L ORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

I JOHN 4:4 4 But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

ROMANS 8:37 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

PSALMS 119: How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word. 10 I have tried hard to find you— don’t let me wander from your commands. 11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.