FREE to be ME!. FREE to be ME Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

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FREE to be ME!

FREE to be ME Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

FREE to be ME Freedom is the ability to choose what is right and to refuse what is wrong. Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

FREE to be ME When we lose this ability - we've lost freedom. Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

FREE to be ME If our will is enslaved to something that controls us - we've lost our freedom. Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

FREE to be ME "Everyday things" that control us Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

FREE to be ME Are you REALLY free to be YOU? Controlling, compulsive behaviors can come up any time, any place, any age

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved?

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? #1, Everybody's doing it - its socially acceptable

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? peer pressure

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? rebellion

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? status symbol

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? excitement

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? ".....let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us,.." -Hebrews 12:1

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? #2, Seeking Pleasure, Avoiding Pain

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? "He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich." -Proverbs 21:17

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? "I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this also was vanity." - Ecclesiastes 2:1

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? "There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death." -Proverbs 14:12

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? #3, DENIAL - refusing to accept that we are losing our freedom

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? DENIAL Don’t Even Notice I Am Lying

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? Rationalization

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? Justification

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? Minimization

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? Procrastination

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? Victimization

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? Blame

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? Excuses

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? #4, ENSLAVED - sometimes we are so far gone, that we have become captives

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? We remain enslaved because we are powerless in ourselves to break free.

FREE to be ME WHY do we get enslaved? "and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will." -2 Timothy 2:26

FREE to be ME What do these “PRISONS” do to us?

FREE to be ME What do these “PRISONS” do to us? #1, Limit our true potential

FREE to be ME What do these “PRISONS” do to us? #2, We waste away - slowly but steadily

FREE to be ME What do these “PRISONS” do to us? #3, Rob us of our destiny

FREE to be ME Facing up with reality

FREE to be ME Facing up with reality There is no shame in facing up with reality - and admitting where we really are.

FREE to be ME Facing up with reality Whatever your prison is (or prisons are) - you need to face up to it.

FREE to be ME Facing up with reality We need to "come to our senses".

FREE to be ME "and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will." -2 Timothy 2:26 Facing up with reality

FREE to be ME What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Adultery What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME " Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?” - Proverbs 6:27-29,32 What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME “So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.” - Proverbs 6:27-29,32 What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME “ Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.” - Proverbs 6:27-29,32 What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Pornography What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Lust for the opposite sex What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Drinking, Drugs, Smoking What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Lying, Cheating, Stealing What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Power/Control/Manipulativ e What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Money/Wealth/Riches What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Laziness What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Violent temper / Untamed tongue What is Your PRISON?

FREE to be ME Our chains can be broken !

FREE to be ME Jesus came to set us FREE!

FREE to be ME JESUS came to set us FREE! "...To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; -Isaiah 61:1

FREE to be ME JESUS came to set us FREE! "To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.“ -Isaiah 42:7

FREE to be ME There is a new life awaiting you!

FREE to be ME A new life awaiting you! “..if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation ; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." – 2 Corinthians 5:17

FREE to be ME A new life awaiting you! "...Behold, I make all things new..." -Revelation 21:5

FREE to be ME A new life awaiting you! “….just as Christ was raised from the dead…., even so we also should walk in newness of life." -Romans 6:4

FREE to be ME A new life awaiting you! "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

FREE to be ME A new life awaiting you! "nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

FREE to be ME A new life awaiting you! "And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

FREE to be ME TODAY is your day to walk out of your prison!

FREE to be ME Walk out of your prison TODAY! "Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners." - Psalm 146:7

FREE to be ME #1, RECEIVE His empowering! Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME Walk out of your prison TODAY! "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:16

FREE to be ME #2, CUT OFF – break away from your attachments. Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME Whatever you tolerate will dominate. Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME Walk out of your prison TODAY! "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell." - Matthew 5:29,30

FREE to be ME Walk out of your prison TODAY! "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell." - Matthew 5:29,30

FREE to be ME #3, COME OUT! Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME Be willing to go through pain temporarily, in order to receive the reward of being permanently set free. Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME No pain, no gain. No guts, no glory. Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME Walk out of your prison TODAY! "Therefore "COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM AND BE SEPARATE, SAYS THE LORD. DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN, AND I WILL RECEIVE YOU." - 2 Corinthians 6:17

FREE to be ME #4, WALK DAILY - in freedom. Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME Walk out of your prison TODAY! "For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light." - Ephesians 5:8

FREE to be ME He will give you the grace to do this, if you are willing. Walk out of your prison TODAY!

FREE to be ME JESUS came to set us FREE! "To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.“ -Isaiah 42:7 COME TO JESUS!