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Stott, John - Freedom

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Freedom
by John Stott
Text: John 8:36; Matthew 10:39
Topic: The meaning of freedom
Big Idea: Jesus Christ sets us free from sin, guilt, and self-centeredness.
Keywords: Forgiveness; Freedom; Free will; God, omnipotence of; Guilt; Love; Love, divine; Self-centeredness; Self-will; Sin


Introduction:
  • Everybody thinks and talks about freedom.
  • Freedom is a great Christian word.
Tyrannies from which we need liberation.
  • We must take our guilt seriously.
  • Nobody is free who is unforgiven.
  • Self-centeredness enslaves us to sin.
  • Illustration: William Temple wrote that the horizon depends on where we stand.
  • Jesus liberates us from guilt and self-centeredness.
The nature of our freedom.
  • God's freedom is perfect, not absolute. He is constrained by his nature.
  • Our freedom is limited.
  • Illustration: A fish out of water is free, but doomed.
  • True freedom is living to love.
Conclusion:
  • If we give ourselves away, we find life and freedom.
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