Living Free (Part 1) – The Choice that Changes Everything

Living Free Part 1

2025.09.07

The Choice that Changes Everything

Galatians 1:6-7 – 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the

one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different

gospel– 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are

throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.

Question of the Day: How am I going to ?

Genesis 2:8-9 – 8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in

Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 And the LORD God made

all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the

eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life

and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:16-17 – 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free

to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree

of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely

die.”

Genesis 3:1-7 – 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild

animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really

say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the

garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in

the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die. 4’ You

will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that

when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,

knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree

was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining

wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who

was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened,

and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and

made coverings for themselves.

1. One focuses on what .

One focuses on what .

John 5:39-40 – 39 You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that

by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify

about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life.”

2. One focuses on getting .

One focuses on receiving .

Romans 5:8 – But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we

were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 4:19 – We love because He first loved us.

3. One focuses on .

One focuses on .

1 John 5:3, 12 – 3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his

commands are not burdensome.

12 He who has the Son has life; he who

does not have the Son of God does not have life.

1. with Jesus.

John 14:15 – If you love me, you will obey what I command.

2. Don’t allow .

Romans 8:1-2 – 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who

are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit

who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

3. Make the choice .

Deuteronomy 30:19 – This day I call heaven and earth as

witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings

and curses. Now choose life.

**All scripture is from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.