Jan. 28, 2024

“THE ROAD TO FREEDOM”

“LIVING IN THE FREEDOM OF THE GOSPEL”

Galatians 5:7-12

3.   You Lose Your Direction (The Runner) Galatians 5:7-12

Acts 20:24 “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”

Galatians 5:7 “You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?”

Galatians 5:8-10 “This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.”

Paul changes from athletics to cooking, and he introduces the idea of yeast (leaven).

Yeast or leaven is a good illustration of sin; it is small, but if left alone it grows and permeates the whole.

Galatians 5:11-12

Do they want to circumcise you? I wish they themselves were cut off.” vs.11-12

And the only way to become a winner is to “purge out the leaven,” the false doctrine that mixes law and grace, and yield to the Spirit of God.

We are “called to liberty” vs.13 to freedom to live by grace! Living in the freedom of the gospel.

Are freedom in Christ is worth fighting for, don’t slip back into slavery:

*How Highly Do You Value Your Freedom In Christ? Does it mean more than money, home, family, friends, job or reputation?

*How Strongly Do You Resist Having Your Freedom Stolen?

*How Tolerant Are You Of Others And Their Exercise Of Freedom?