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Recap

The snow has tried to stop us but it has not halted this series completely.

Week 1: The right rules can set us free

We talked about the “rulebook” and its significance

We talked about “doing” the word

Last Sunday: Free people make decisions that benefit others

Mark did a good job ringing in this point

Tonight we are going to focus on...

Week 2 (Sunday): Free people don’t dance with danger

I have heard that Callie did a phenomenal job talking about WISDOM a couple of Sundays ago

To truly understand what kind of freedom God wants for us, we need to have a GREAT understanding of WISDOM

To accomplish this, we are going to go over some new scripture that right(eous) kind of freedom

Stray vs Leroy

Before we get into our discussion on wisdom lets compare a couple of pictures

--- Show picture of stray dog ---

This dog is…

Visibly sad

Concerned/worried

Deprived/malnourished

BUT… in a way, this dog has freedom. Freedom to...

Sleep at any time

Eat at any time

Go wherever it wants

Ultimately, this dog has the absolute freedom to do whatever it wants to.

Nothing has authority to tell this dog what to do

--- Show picture of Leroy ---

This dog is…

Visibly happy/content

HANDSOME

Perfectly healthy

BUT… this dog does not have the same freedom that the other stray dog has. Leroy cant...

Eat at any time

Go where ever he wants

Chew on anything he wants

Ultimately, Leroy does not have absolute freedom to do whatever he wants but he does have another kind of freedom

Leroy is free from the worries, stresses, and evil from the outside world BECAUSE he puts trust in his providers

If we have this same mindset with our provider, then we will be come as HAPPY as Leroy, and we will be FREE PEOPLE!

Romans 8:1-3

Romans 8:1–3 CSB

1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, 2 because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do since it was weakened by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh as a sin offering,

God is our provider and he knows what we need so we can experience the right(eous) kind of freedom

One of the most important things we need to experience this right(eous) kind of freedom is WISDOM

Proverbs 3:13-18

I want to leave you with this...

--- Read Proverbs scripture ---