Slave to Free, Week 3: Redemption

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.  Galatians 5:1 (NIV) “…I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.” Exodus 6:6-7 (NIV) “I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.”  Exodus 6:6-7 (NIV) “I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God…”  Exodus 6:6-7 (NIV) “I will bring you out” = Salvation “I will free you” = Freedom “I will redeem you” = Redemption “I will take you as my own people” = Fulfillment The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 (NIV) The results we want hinge on our commitment to the process the results require. To truly walk in Freedom, we have to move past our PROBLEMS by discovering AND living out our PURPOSE. “…I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.” Exodus 6:6 (NIV) Redeem: To buy back or repurchase To change for better or reform Repair or restore If the devil can’t keep you out of Heaven, he will try to make you ineffective on Earth. “…I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.” Exodus 6:6 (NIV) Inferiority He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. Psalm 40:2 (NLT) …Your right hand has held me up, your gentleness has made me great. Psalm 18:35 (NKJV) INFERIORITY leads to INSECURITY, which affects our IDENTITY. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) DIVERSION “…I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.” Exodus 6:6 (NIV) So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1-2 (NLT) And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. Romans 8:1-2 (NLT)  Regardless of how… the enemy is trying to prevent us from living out our full purpose.  And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 (NLT) God’s gifts and God’s call are under full warranty—never canceled, never rescinded. Romans 11:29 (MSG) Discover your DIVINE DESIGN Your DEISGN will reveal your DESTINY. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us… Romans 12:6 (NIV) Grace = Charis (Divine enablement) Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts… 1 Corinthians 14:1 (NIV) When you discover how God has designed you… you discover your pathway to making a difference with your life. You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.  Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. Psalm 139:13-14 (NLT) Live out your DIVINE PURPOSE How you were made… points to WHAT you are suppose to do.  It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. Ephesians 1:11-12 (MSG) For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible... everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (MSG) Our job as a church… is to help you DISCOVER, DEVELOP, and EQUIP you to live out your redemptive purpose. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up… Ephesians 4:7,11-12 (NIV) God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT) Your real purpose is to serve GOD by serving OTHERS.