Sunday School: A People Returned

The Lord moved a leader to fulfill His word

King Cyrus’s decree

Giving back what Nebuchadnezzar had taken

A foreign king rebuilding the temple

What do Cyrus’s actions teach us about God’s sovereign power to fulfill His promises?

God never fails.

Nebud: CAPTIVE

Cyrus: free

The Devil: captive

God promised to set captives free

God fulfilled his promise through Cyrus

God promised to save people from sins

God fulfilled his promise through Jesus

How does God make us free through Jesus?

All of the freedoms in the Bible point towards the ultimate freedom found in Jesus

Jesus IS freedom.

Give some examples of what we’ve been freed from and set free for in Christ

Guilt