Freedom Isn't Free

Happy 4th of July!

One of my Favorite Holiday No strings attached / blow stuff up FUN!

We Love to celebrate our freedom our independence

Bible Passage is from Galatians. Background

Galatians 5:13–14 NLT

13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

We have been called to live in freedom (think)

Free from the law

Our freedom often leads us into sin

When we celebrate freedom (sinful Nature)

rights

its a free country

all about us

Paul says serve one another in love

that’s not fun

“Love your neighbor as yourself.”

serving is hard, tiresome, and thankless but it is what we are commanded to do

Galatians 5:15 The Message

15 If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?

Freedom Requires Sacrifice

Galatians 5:14 NLT

14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

John 13:34 NIV

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Celebrating Independence celebrating dependence on one another and God