A Spirit of Freedom
7/4/2021 - Paul Trulock
Key passages: Numbers 13-14, Galatians 5
“Freedom is release from illegitimate bondage so you can live out what God called you to be.”
Freed “from” something
From Egypt
Freed “to” something
To the Promised Land
But first, the wilderness.
Similarly, in order for us to be delivered from sin to the promises we have in Jesus, we go through the wilderness.
Numbers 13:1
13:1 - the land I am giving you…
Numbers 27-31
13:30 - Caleb doesn’t have any additional information, but he trusts in God.
Numbers 13:31 - if it can be explained by man’s own effort, where sites Good get the glory?
What does your inner circle look like?
Do you have a faithful community surrounding you?
Numbers 13:30
Numbers 14:24
Do you surround yourself with people who focus on circumstances and their own ability?
Numbers 13:31-33
They would rather go back to the brutality that they knew rather than face the unknown with God.
Numbers 14:11
How do we thrive in whatever circumstances we find ourselves in?
Galatians 5:22-26
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
“May your kingdom come, your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven”
It’s not just about going to Heaven, it’s about bringing Heaven to earth!
We don’t need more God, God needs more of us.