“Maintaining Your Freedom”

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“Maintaining Your Freedom”

“Maintaining Your Freedom” Reality of our Freedom? How Do I Maintain my Freedom in Christ?

“Maintaining Your Freedom” Some Simple Steps to maintaining our freedom in Christ… 1. BE INVOLVED IN A LOVING, CARING CHURCH Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV) And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

“Maintaining Your Freedom” 2. READ AND MEDITATE ON THE BIBLE DAILY Psalm 27:4 (NIV) One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.

“Maintaining Your Freedom” 3. PRAY CONTINUALLY ABOUT EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV) pray continually…

“Maintaining Your Freedom” Ephesians 6:18 (NIV) And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Prayer indicates dependence upon the Lord – not self sufficiency

“Maintaining Your Freedom” 4. LEARN TO MAKE EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE TO CHRIST 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NIV) The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

“Maintaining Your Freedom” Philippians 4:7-8 (NIV) Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

“Maintaining Your Freedom” 5. BE IN ACCOUNTABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS James 5:16 (NIV) Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed… Life Group.

“Maintaining Your Freedom” 6. SPIRITUALLY BREATHE 1 John 1:9 (NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

“Maintaining Your Freedom” Ephesians 5:18 (NIV) Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 (NIV) Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

“Maintaining Your Freedom” DAILY PRAYER AND DECLARATION BEDTIME PRAYER PRAYER FOR CLEANSING HOME/APARTMENT/ROOM PRAYER FOR LIVING IN A NON- CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT

“Maintaining Your Freedom”