Are We Really Free?

Are we really as free as we think we are? Drawing on Romans 6, this sermon explores why we so often return to the very habits, patterns, and behaviors that diminish us. While our instinct is usually to try harder, exercise more control, or develop better strategies, Paul offers a surprising alternative: trust the promise. Through Christ's death and resurrection, the old self has already died and sin no longer has dominion over us. True freedom comes not through greater self-mastery but through surrender, reception, and trusting what God has already done. The gospel is not ultimately about getting our lives under control—it's about receiving the freedom Christ has already secured for us.