Sunday Message, 29/1/2023, 9.30am

Know the Truth, and be Set Free

<Jn 8:31-36; Ro 8:1; 1Co 6:12, 10:23>

Introduction

· If there is a choice, everyone would want to be free, instead of being bound and restrained

· Since young, we have constantly been subject to many limitations and restrictions

· However, not all limitations and restrictions are bad

· What truly matters is we must not become slaves to sin

Read <Jn 8:31-32>

1.    We must know the truth

1)   What is “knowing the truth”?

· The truth is God’s word, and also Lord Jesus Christ <Jn 14:6>

· Knowing the truth starts from becoming a disciple of the Lord

2)   What is meant by being a disciple of the Lord?

· Do not doubt God, live out the teachings of the Lord

· Imitate Christ; have the same mindset as Christ Jesus

3)   Knowing the truth and obeying the truth are two different things

· Any transformation in life?

2.   Be set free in the Lord Jesus

1)   What exactly is man bound by?

① Are you bound by your past?

② Are you bound by your own ideals, ego, “face”?

③ Are you bound by sins?

Read <Jn 8:31-36>

2)   What kind of freedom is the freedom given by the Lord?

· Satan no longer can control us

· We are also no longer condemned

· Read <Ro 8:1; 1Co 6:12, 10:23>

· We have the freedom to choose what to do and what not to do; what to say and what not to say

3.   What are the things we should do?

1)   We must know that our identity is a child of God

· Should be set apart and be sanctified

· Will surely be attacked and slandered by Satan

2)   We must know what our roles and responsibilities are

· Based on the roles the Lord has given us, discern what is best

3)   We will surely want to share the gospel with others

① Sharing the gospel with non-believers

· What do non-believers dislike most about believers?

· Before the world hates us, it hated Christ first <Jn 15:18>

② “Sharing the gospel” with believers

· So that believers can have a closer relationship with God