I'M FREE, NOW WHAT? - Joey McLaughlin - Galatians 6 - Living Free

Elevate City Church

This summer here at Elevate City, we are taking a deep dive into the book of Galatians and Paul's journey through the days of the early church. This week Pastor Joey McLaughlin takes us through Galatians 6 and asks of to ask to 2 questions to ourselves.

What am I living free from? And what am I living free for?

Jesus didn’t set you free to stay the same. What are you going to do with the freedom you now have? I am free for what? To be the most generous person on the planet, to be a walking billboard for Jesus, to get out from under societal expectations and pursue the God dream for my life?

Galatians 6:1: Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. You’re set free from sin, but sin isn’t done trying to make a slave of you. Because Galatians 6:1 indicates GOD’S HEART FOR THOSE CAUGHT IN SIN IS NOT REJECTION IT’S RESTORATION. To be a Christian, is to be a forgiven sinner, who is a work in progress. To know, I am a work in progress that God is still restoring.

Being free doesn’t make us immune from sin it simply gives us the

strength to confront it. 1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Freedom means you don’t have to conceal your sin, you can confess your sin.

What should you do now that your free?

You should confess and be restored...and if you are restored you should be engaged in restoration. Gently. You're free, to help others get free. You’ve enjoyed freedom it’s time to lead others into it. You’ve experienced freedom its time to help others taste it. If we had a culture of confession and gentle restoration start to grow at this church there wouldn’t be enough space for the people it would attract. If people really knew it was ok, to not be ok, but not ok to stay that way. That sin didn’t have to stay concealed because that creates slavery, but sin could be confessed and cared for because that’s where freedom is found there would be no limit to the move of God we’d see happen here. Galatians 6:2: Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Don't miss this conclusion to this powerful series in Galatians about what it means for us to Live Free in Jesus and what do we do with that freedom.