Preached by Chris Broom, 7/5/2009

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Many Worshiped God at the beautiful Independence Day Service

We gather to celebrate Independence Day and our freedom. In light of that victory, what will you do with your freedom?

Jude 1:20
- Be focused on snatching people from the fires of evil. Do you share your faith within your free time?
- Are you grateful for the spiritual relationships in your life? Have a mission team mindset.

Genesis 1
- Man and woman are created. Then they broke God’s rules–wanted freedom. People want freedom.

Ephesians 6
- Obey your parents so it goes well with you and have long life. But rules are for your protection.
- You are free, but there are consequences of breaking rules within that freedom.
- Imagine a world without death. But that’s the consequence of sin.

Genesis 4:1
- Cain and Abel born. Abel kept flocks, Cain kept the soil.
- You decide what you work at, and what you give back to God. Abel gave God fat portions.
- Every disciple needs to have a full time heart for God. Give God your best.
- Cain just gave some of crops. He became angry at his brother. Cain was sad too.
- You have to be totally committed to God.
- God disciples Cain.

Genesis 4:6
- God ask Cain, “Why are you angry?”
Genesis 4:7 “If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
- Then Cain murders and lies about it. We lie because we want to look good. You’ll never be your best until you’re willing to admit your worst.
- That’s the extent God’s discipling time with Cain.

Psalm 51
- Desire truth in your inmost parts. Be truthful. Will you be truthful and pure with your freedom?

Genesis 4:7
- Is sin crouching at your door? Is there envy and jealousy in your life? Are you respectful of all? God gives Cain a choice to choose good or evil.

Psalm 36:1-2 Fear God.

Matthew 3:8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.
- See your sin, hate your sin, confess it all and repent.
- Start your discipling times with “My worst thought was [fill in the blank].

John 2:13-17
- Jesus at Jerusalem, drives money changers out of temple.
- Have zeal to oppose sin in your life and others.
- Are you consumed with zeal for your house or for God’s house?
- Jesus used his freedom to die for us–to lay down his life.

1 Corinthians 9
- You’re free but what will you do with the freedom that Jesus bought for you with his own life?

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