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