SET FREE

Acts 16:23-26,29,35  After they had been severely flogged they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.  About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s chains came loose. The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”  When it was daylight, the magistrate sent their officers to the jail with the order: “Release those men.”

The Scene: Roman style prison stock, chains and shackles. The Roman-style stocks  spread the prisoners legs wide apart to restrain and create pain and suffering.

Paul And Silas were convicted of a treasonous offense against Rome. The Romans and the Jews were afraid that King Jesus would come with His army and defeat them.

Paul and Silas were working for God. His workers will not be stopped without His permission. Man alone cannot run over His people. Stocks, shackles, chains cannot stop God’s kingdom from growing.

Paul and Silas were: 1) Restrained by fear of God’s Word. 2) God’s Word cannot be stopped. God’s Word is all over the whole earth.  3) God created an earthquake so that they could be set free. God’s Word will not be denied. 4) Jason,(See Acts 17:6-9) was arrested and had to post bond to be set free. Jesus is the Christian believer’s bondsman.

Acts 7:34  “I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free.”

Romans 6:18  You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

John 8:32 ” Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Romans 8:37  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

2 Corinthians 5:20  We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal though us.

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JUSTIFIED

1 Corinthians 6:11 ” And that is what some of you were. But you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

The Scene: Bar of soap & washcloth: representing cleansing of the soul, (mind, emotions, will).

The Holy Spirit reminds us that it is by Jesus’ blood believers are cleansed from all unrighteousness.

2 Corinthians 7:11 ” Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

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                                   SHIELD OF FAITH

Ephesians 6:16 ” In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all  the flaming arrows of the evil one.”

The Scene: Faith shield-  Church colors representing: 1)Yellow, eternal life in heaven. 2) Blue, baptism into the body of Christ. 3) White, forgiveness of sin by the Father. 4) Green, growth in the knowledge of God. 5) Purple, the cross of JesusChrist.  6) Black, sin.

Three vertical bars representing the Trinity: the black swirl around the shield; the  presence of temptation to sin lurking around God’s people, looking for a weakness so that sin can come into our lives, to steal, kill and destroy.  (See John 10:10)

Faith leads to trust; and that trust in God’s promises leads true believers to righteousness, if we will act there upon.

Romans 4:13,16 ” It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. Therefore the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring– not only those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham.”

Righteousness is the result of walking the walk and talking the talk, which takes the true believers in Jesus Christ on the path to maturity and upward in purity.  Victory in righteousness is the goal.

Psalm 37:29 ” The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.”

To begin this walk of faith requires patience, perseverance and commitment to follow Jesus Christ, where ever He takes us.

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