Finishing "Fit To Be Untied"

This weekend we will conclude our 3-part series called Fit to Be Untied after a brief break for Resurrection Day. In this series we've been examining the subject of freedom in Christ.

In the first message we looked at Isaiah 61 and saw how Jesus came to proclaim freedom to the captives and release those bound in darkness. We talked about how, apart from Christ, we are powerless to do anything about our sinful condition. We need to be delivered by someone with greater authority than the sin which holds us captive. Since all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Christ, then when he sets you free, you are free indeed!

In the second message we looked at how there's more to freedom than just being set free. We have to choose to live in that freedom every day. Sometimes, in our humanity, we end up having to learn things the hard way twice, or more than twice :) We don't have to ever go back to our old lives because we've been set free. We saw from Galatians 5 that we can stand firm in our freedom and resist going back into bondage. Freedom is maintained and sustained through a daily interactive relationship with Jesus.

So we've looked at getting free, staying free, and now this week we will be looking at freeing others. This chain reaction is not meant to stop with us. God wants to use us to spark the same reality in the lives of others!