Victory in Christ

Review

What is sin? Falling short of God’s Way

We used the illustration of a target

Declaration of Freedom - Accepting Christ

Seeking to understand the depth of that freedom

Seeking to fight the RIGHT Battles

Understanding the Battle

Articles of Freedom

Living a life that Glorifies God alone

Seeking to serve and not be served

Victory

We sometime forget WHO WINS —- we read, study and learn but forget at times

We serve GOD

We are HIS alone

He is our ALL in ALL

at Horizon we have a mission —- to Glorify God by Growing Others in Christ

Colossians 1:28–29 ESV

28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

we have a Vision —- to see real growth and change in Others —- Christians Growing to Become more like CHRIST

we have a statement for daily living —- to BE IN CHRIST DAILY

Galatians 2:20 ESV

20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

John 15:7 ESV

7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

and a PRACTICAL MAXIM we use

to Pause, Pray, Ponder, Proceed and Praise

Joshua 1:8 ESV

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

REALITY

we must learn to PAUSE the world, quiet our minds, and focus on Christ

we must seek to pray before all things

and then seek HIS WORD and HIS WAY

before we proceed

I am thankful to God for a blessing HE gave me

My WIFE

You see Cheri grounds me

I would say for years —— if we were sitting in a plane heading to the ISLANDS

and someone said LETS sky dive to the island instead of the traditional landing

I would jump up and BE READY TO GO

it would be my wife reminding me to put on a parachute.

We all have that JUMP to IT mentality at times

We react with out facts

We run when we should stop and think

It is our innate nature

to run from danger

and sprint to safety

Where it is real or not is the key?

THIS IS LIFE......

Understanding the PATH

we have been relating our journey to the Revolutionary War in the Beginning of the US. Thankful for our FREEDOM

We have had a history lesson for the last few weeks

the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

THE ARTICLES OF FREEDOM

But lest we not forget the BATTLE THAT YIELDED VICTORY

the War of Independence was fought from 1775-1783 —- long years of disruption, death, confusion, and struggle

It started with a WANT to BE FREE from TYRANNY

Free from TAXATION with out REPRESENTATION

Our ForeFathers —-drafted a document —declaring that they wanted to be FREE and Independent from the WORLDLY Power over THEM

George Washington - lead our citizens of the NEW NATION through HARDSHIPS, BATTLES, DEFEATS, and a POWERFUL ENEMY that didn’t want to leave go

There were food storages, supply issues, and low depressive times that defeat seemed inevitable

This is much like our Christian journey

once a citizen of a world ruled by Dark Forces —- taxes on sin that we couldn’t pay

Struggling with the chains of sin

Feeling defeated

YELLING “ IT IS NOT FAIR”

Then a group of CHRISTIAN —— told you about a NEW NATION, A NEW BEGINNING, a FREEDOM that existed

You declared yourself FREE

John 8:36 ESV

36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

you had men and women of the new nation come around you to JOIN your fight

you experienced struggles, hardships, defeats, and glaring losses in your life

But like the FRENCH in 1777, an ally arose in you

You search, cried, begged for assistance

and you finally connected with CHRIST IN YOU

Christ supplied all your need

Philippians 4:19 ESV

19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Christ became your Saviour and your NEW LORD

He provided what you could not on your own

LOVE, Protection, Provisions, Care —— your ALL

you remember

Philippians 1:6 ESV

6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

and we finish our MINI SERIES

with

Romans 6:14 ESV

14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

VICTORY UNDERSTOOD

The final major campaign culminated at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, where American and French forces surrounded British General Charles Cornwallis.

With the French navy blocking British reinforcements by sea and Washington's army tightening the siege on land,

Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781.

Although minor military operations continued for nearly two more years, Yorktown effectively ended the fighting.

The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, in which Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States

and granted the new nation territory stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.

VICTORY WAS WON

but as in the Christian LIFE —— the work is never over until Christ Perfects US and brings us home

Following the victory, the United States faced the enormous challenge of transforming from thirteen independent colonies into a unified nation.

Initially governed by the Articles of Confederation, the federal government proved too weak to effectively collect taxes, regulate commerce, or maintain national security.

Economic instability, interstate disputes, and events such as Shays' Rebellion revealed the need for a stronger national government.

In 1787, delegates gathered in Philadelphia and drafted the United States Constitution, creating three branches of government

with a system of checks and balances designed to protect liberty while ensuring effective governance.

The Constitution was ratified in 1788, and George Washington was unanimously elected as the nation's first president in 1789.

Soon afterward, the Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the Constitution—was adopted in 1791,

guaranteeing essential freedoms such as religion, speech, the press, assembly, and due process under the law.

These early years established the political, legal, and constitutional foundations of the United States,

enabling the new republic to grow from a fragile alliance of former colonies into a stable constitutional nation built upon representative government and the rule of law.

Today

You have VICTORY

but the Work to build your more PERFECT NATION

is not completed

You understand the SIN that seeks you

You know that you are open to attack.

you must guard your desires

James 1:2–4 ESV

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Christ makes your complete

You have a form of CONSTITUTION

our HOLY SCRIPTURE

You have a 3 part Governing System in GOD<CHRIST<HOLY SPIRIT

you have local government in your Church

Friends

TODAY

Remember the VICTORY, the FREEDOM, and the LIFE

JESUS said

I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE

Lets life the REST of our days

THANKFUL for THIS

Lets make FREEDOM MONTH OUR DAILY LIFE

YOU ARE FREE

YOU ARE LOVED

YOU BELONG TO GOD

HIS PERFECT NATION

LEST WE NEVER FORGET

Lets PRAY