Free Indeed

How To Get There… and Stay

Review – Spiritual Warfare Basics “You DO what you BELIEVE.”

Knowing the truth makes you free. Receiving a lie leads to sin… being snared. Obedience is Freedom… Sin is bondage. Peter – Eve – Abraham

Pr 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Review – Exposing The Lie

Meditate on the Word. Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the L-RD; and in his law

doth he meditate day and night. Is there ANY verse you don’t like? That you resent?

Try the spirits 1 Jo 4:1 Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they

are of G-d.” Can you ask the question: “Who are you?” You don’t have to re-live the pain, or seek mystical revelation.

Irrational emotion: anger, strive, fear, envyJames 3:14-15 “…bitter envying and strife… descendeth not from above, but is … devilish.

Review – Let’s Be Perfectly Clear Big Lie: “The devil made me do it.”

You are responsible for WHAT you do. Rev 20:13 They were judged every man according to their works.

You are responsible for WHY you do it.1Co 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

STOP

Truth Not Negotiable

Pr 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Pr 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

What would you trade for truth? Pr 3:13-15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Don’t be afraid to BE wrong… be afraid to STAY wrong.

3 Core Truths

G-d loves you

G-d is in control

You have a unique purpose in His Plan

The Wounded, Craving Heart

“I feel loved” when… I am popular I am right I am in control I have pleasure

“G-d doesn’t love you!” when others reject you when you are wrong when you are vulnerable when you are in pain

Pr 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

3 Core Truths: G-d loves you

Eph 3:19 And to know the love of Yeshua, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of G-d.

1Jo 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of G-d.

Basic human craving: to be loved. You are MUCH more prone to sin when you don’t know G-d’s love.

3 Core Truths: G-d is in control Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an

inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.

Php 2:13 For it is G-d which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

3 Core Truths: You have purpose 2Tim 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us

with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Messiah Yeshua before the world began.

Ro 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love G-d, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

3 Core Dispositions

Unthankfulness

Pride

Despondency

Thankfulness

Humility

Joyfulness

3 Core Dispositions - Thankfulness Ro 1:21 Because that, when they knew G-d, they

glorified him not as G-d, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

2Ti 3:2 For men shall be… unthankful, unholy.

Eph 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto G-d and the Father in the name of our L-rd Yeshua Messiah.

What do you deserve?

3 Core Dispositions - Humility Jas 4:6 G-d resisteth the proud, but giveth grace

unto the humble.

Php 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Ro 12:3 For I say… to every man … not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly.

3 Core Dispositions - Joyfulness 1 Peter 1:8-9 In whom… ye rejoice with joy

unspeakable and full of glory.

Ne 8:10 The joy of the L-RD is your strength.

2Co 6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;

Php 4:4 Rejoice in the L-rd alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

“Be Sober… Be Vigilant”

Eph 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Core truths constantly attacked Suggestion Impression Wrong teaching / Thinking Adversity / Difficulty Trauma - Emotional / Physical

Train Yourself to Hear The Truth “I hate you!!”

“G-d doesn’t love you.” “That person sure is hateful.”

When the wicked prosper… “G-d isn’t just… they’ll never pay!!” Ps 73:16 “…it was too painful for me… until” “If G-d’s not mad at you, I shouldn’t be. And if He

is, I don’t need to be.” “Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.”

Train Yourself to THINK

1 Peter 1:13 “gird up the loins of your mind.” Search without bias

Reason consistently regardless of outcome Pr 20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto

the L-RD; and a false balance is not good. Look for counterexample

If this is false what would have to be true. Is it inconsistent with ANY verse.

Proof: Verse inconsistent if claim is false.

Gird Up The Loins Of Your Mind Beware of

The Bandwagon Technique Guilt by Association Inverse Reasoning: A B ≠ B A Illustration

Pr 26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

An example does not prove something is true. Manipulative anger

Power Tools… Don’t Forget To Plug Them In

Ps 119:27 Make me to understand … so shall I talk…

Ps 119:35 Make me to go in the path…

Ps 19:13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me.

Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua hath made me free from the law of sin

John 15:5 Without me ye can do nothing.