In order to treat others with compassion, we must first experience forgiveness from God and be able to forgive ourselves.

In order to treat others with compassion, we must first experience forgiveness from God and be able to forgive ourselves.

Jesus promised that those who believe in Him would experience a river of living water flowing within them...He was speaking of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus promised that those who believe in Him would experience a river of living water flowing within them...He was speaking of the Holy Spirit.

Until we experience the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we remain spiritually thirsty, morally polluted and dissatisfied.

Until we experience the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we remain spiritually thirsty, morally polluted and dissatisfied.

We have been redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone...to possess a freedom unlike anything know to mankind.

We have been redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone...to possess a freedom unlike anything know to mankind.

We have been saved by grace, but we are not exempt from the law of cause and effect. What is sown is what is reaped.

We have been saved by grace, but we are not exempt from the law of cause and effect. What is sown is what is reaped.

The first real-life application of a Spirit-filled Christian is how that person handles moral failure in someone else.

The first real-life application of a Spirit-filled Christian is how that person handles moral failure in someone else.

Inside every Christian there is a spiritual war for control between two sides: the sinful nature and the Spirit.

Inside every Christian there is a spiritual war for control between two sides: the sinful nature and the Spirit.

What is the solution to successfully living the Christian life? What is normal for believers who live in the freedom that Christ purchased?

What is the solution to successfully living the Christian life? What is normal for believers who live in the freedom that Christ purchased?

How is freedom defined, and what does the life that comes from living free in Christ look like?

How is freedom defined, and what does the life that comes from living free in Christ look like?

Despite Christ's provision of a completely free salvation, there is danger of sinking back into a works-based righteousness that forfeits our freedom.

Despite Christ's provision of a completely free salvation, there is danger of sinking back into a works-based righteousness that forfeits our freedom.

The Bible states that God created us to be free in Jesus Christ. What is Christian freedom and how can we keep from losing it? (Message rescheduled from 3/6/11)

The Bible states that God created us to be free in Jesus Christ. What is Christian freedom and how can we keep from losing it? (Message rescheduled from 3/6/11)

This 4th of July let us not forget that the power to live in true freedom is found in Jesus Christ. Let us be thankful and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the One who empowers us to be FREEDOM FIGHTERS for CHRIST.

This 4th of July let us not forget that the power to live in true freedom is found in Jesus Christ. Let us be thankful and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the One who empowers us to be FREEDOM FIGHTERS for CHRIST.