Freedom Church

"In my view, people are never closer to living out the teachings of Christ than when they are adding value to someone else's life.  And people who are far from God are rarely more impacted than when they see 21st-Century Christ-followers behaving as Christ behaved." ~Bill Hybels Title of my Message:  The Power of Doing Good (Titus 3:8)  "I want you to stress these things, so that those who have tr...

"A spiritual gift is a special supernatural ability that God gives to each of His children, so that together they can advance His purposes in this world." (Romans 12:1)  "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." What do I need in order to use my spiritual gifts?  You need to...

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What?  Me a Priest? (Romans 12:3-6)  "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.  Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.  We have...

The Great Gamble (Ecclesiastes 2:3)  I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives. (Ecclesiastes 2:4-6)  I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I...

For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org .

For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org .

For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org .

(Job 42:5-6)(Msg) "I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! I'm sorry—forgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor." Week 3 – Rumor: Jesus doesn't want me. Two Rumors of Jesus – How We See Jesus 1.  A locked gate.         We believe:  God can't be reached. 2.  An endless ladder.    ...

(Job 42:5-6)(Msg) "I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! I'm sorry—forgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor." Message title:  Following Jesus is Boring. VINTAGE JESUS VIDEOS #2 & #3 4 attributes of Jesus. 1.    "I am the bread of life." (John 6:35)  Then Jesus declared, "I am...

The title of message: Rumor #1: Jesus isn't real (Mark 8:27-29)  Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"  They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."  "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"  Peter answered, "You are the Christ." (Proverbs 4:...

For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org .

For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org .

(James 1:22) (NKJV) "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." (Mark 3:25) (NIV) "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." (Deuteronomy 6:6 -7) (NLT) "And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands I am giving you today.  Repeat them again and again to your children.  Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on...

(Genesis 2:24) (Amplified Bible) "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."   (Genesis 2:18) "The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.""   (Genesis 2:24) (Amplified Bible) "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become unit...

(Exodus 34:6-7) And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."  ...

Title of the message is:  Going back to go forward   (Deuteronomy 30:19) "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live"   (Romans 3:23) "..for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"   (Psalm 51: 1-3) (NLT) " Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfa...

(Isaiah 61:1-3) "The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion--t...

Clip 01 The Bucket List – Opener and first movie segment   (Psalm 39:4-5 NLT)  "LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away. My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath."   1.      Today matters.   (Psalm 90:12)  "Teach us to number our days...

And from that moment forward – Johnny always battled the feelings that no matter how hard he tried – he simply wasn't ever going to be good enough. (First movie clip) If you only had one song to sing – one message to give – what would that song – what would that life message be? (Second movie clip) What's your life song?  (Acts 20:24) "I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish t...

Things that separate us from God   ü Neglect.   (Psalm 106:13-14)  "But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.  In the desert they gave in to their craving."   ü Disappointment.   (Psalm 10:1)  "Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?"   ü Sin.   (Isaiah 59:2)  "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins hav...

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(2 Corinthians 1:8-9)  " We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.  Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God." (1 Peter 4:12)  " Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you." The title o...

TRUE WORSHIPERS What is the one thing that God desires from us and we have the ability to freely give it or withhold it from Him? Why is worship so important to God?      1.     You are a worshipper       2.     You will become like what you worship.           "It behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming." Ralph Waldo Emerson (John 4:23) "Yet a time is...

War for our Worship What is the one thing that God desires most from you and you have the ability to freely give it or withhold it from Him? (Isaiah 14:13-14)  ' I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly… I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' (Matthew 4:8-9) "…the devil took (J...