1. Governed By the Consent of the Governed The Cry Freedom Workshop

2. Overview Statement God, not man, is sovereign over the universe. Government exists for the good of the people, not the people for the government. A people is most free when people establish the government and the government is accountable to the people.

3. Introductory Questions On the leadership scale below, what is the functional ideal of a leader in your community or country? Describe your answer: Servant-----------------------------------------Authoritarian Would you describe your country as economically free? Why or why not? Would you describe your country as politically free? Why or why not?

4. Post Video Discussion What is the opposite – antithesis - of this principle? On a scale moving from 1-10 with 1 being the opposite of this principle and 10 being the perfect application of this principle, where does your nation fall. Give illustrations or stories to demonstrate your answer. These can be for the principle or the antithesis as you have observed it.

5. Discovery Scripture Read: – Set # 1: Exodus 19: 17-26; Deut 1:13 – 17; Titus 2: 1-8 – Set # 2: Deut. 5:1-4; Judges 8:22-23; 1 Cor. 6: 1-11; 1 Tim 3: 1-5 – Set # 3: Proverbs 11:14; 29:2; Matt 28:19-20; Romans 16:25-26; Questions – What set of principles of government can be established by these passages. – What characterizes Godly leadership? – What is the character of a godly nation?

6. God Has Instituted Civil Government Three God-ordained institutions: – Family – Civil Government – Church The Bible: – Institutes civil government – Does not prescribe a particular form of gov. – Establishes principles of governance

7. Government of the Free God is Sovereign The Family Civil Government The Church Free Citizens