Freedom Church

(2 Timothy 1:12) “I am suffering…Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed , and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.”   The “I Know” of Dreaming Again:   1. I know that God loves me. (Lamentations 3:21-23) “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORDʼs great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never f...

(Revelation 1:18) (NLT) “ I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.”   (Romans 8:11) (NLT) “ The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.”   Is there anything in your life that is d...

What are you doing to let them know where He can be found?    (2 Corinthians 5:14-15) “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”    (2 Corinthians 5:16-20) “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point...

(Acts 11:21) “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.”   Title of Message: The Cause Decided   (Mark 16:15) He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.   Will you follow Jesus?   I Have Decided:   1.     To Let Go (2 Corinthians 4:4) “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they can...

(Acts 11:21) “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.”   Never confuse activity for significance or impact.   Title of Message: The Cause Distractions   The Cause Distractions: 1.     Unchecked Priorities   Unchecked priorities can lead us to a surviving mentality and keep us from a thriving reality.      (Ephesians 5:15-16) “Be very careful, th...

(Acts 11:21) “The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.”   Title of message: The Cause Defined   (Acts 17:26) From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.   A transforming cause is never about you.   It is always about using...

Title of message:   Amazing Love   (Hosea 1:2-3) When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, "Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the Lord." So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.   What I’m missing is better than what I have.   (Hose...

Title of message:   Faithful or Faithless   What do you want out of your marriage? (Genesis 12:1-2) “The Lord had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing."   (Hebrews 11:8) By faith Abraham, when called to go to a...

(Genesis 29:16-17) “Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was lovely in form, and beautiful.”   When marriage is your answer: 1)    You compromise more than you should. (Genesis 29:18) Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel…"   2)...

(Proverbs 17:24 GN)   “An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.”   (Jeremiah 6:16)   This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”   (Luke 21:34) “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and...

Title of message:   Five Friendships   (Proverbs 17:24 GN)   “An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.” (Psalm 40:2) “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”   (Luke 6:39-40) “He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?...

(Proverbs 17:24 GN)   “An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.”   (Matthew 6:33)   “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”   Title of my message:   Freedom’s Five   1. Prayer.   (1 Thessalonians 5:17)   “Pray continually.”   “I never pray more than 20 minutes but I never go more than 20 minu...

"The goal isn’t behavior modification it’s life transformation." - Pastor Ryan Vinson   Title of message:   The Rule of Five   (Jeremiah 6:16)   This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”   We base our resolutions and goals on the success stories we see in people instea...

  (Luke 2:8-14)   And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.   An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.   But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.   Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to...

Title of message:   Seeker or Spectator?   Top Christmas Gifts:   o    1930 – Mickey Mouse Hankercheif o    1938 – Monopoly o    1943 – Slinky o    1952 -- Mr. Potato Head o    1959 – Barbie   o    1975   -Pong –ATARI o    1977 – Green Slime   1980 –Rubicks Cube o    1983 –Cabbage Patch Kids o    1989 –Nintendo Gameboy o    1992 –Barney o    1996   --Tickle Me Elmo o    2009 –Notebook E-Reader o  ...

Title of message:   Now’s the Time   “Healthy things grow, Growing things change, Changing things challenges us, Challenge leads us to trust God, Trusting leads us to obedience, Obedience leads us to health, Healthy things grow.”   The Church is NOT:   o    The Church is not a building o    The Church is not a music style o    The Church is not a location   What is the Church?     The Church:   1....

(2 Corinthians 4:2) (MSG) “We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don't maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes… Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open…”   (James 5:16 ) “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”   (Proverbs 14:13 TLB) “Laughter cannot mask a heavy heart. When the laughter ends, the grief remains.” The Tit...

(2 Corinthians 4:2) (MSG) “We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don't maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes… Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open…” "Live your life as if there are no secrets."   Title of message:   Unmasking Our Relationships   “If you try to build intimacy with another person before you have done the work of getting whole on your own, all your relati...

(John  10:10 ) “… I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (Revelation 2:2-4) I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance…Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.” (Psalm 90:12) “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a   heart of wisdom.” Title of message:   (Ephesians  5:15-17 ) “Be very careful, then, how you live--not as un...