FREE
AT LAST
Memory
Verse: John 8:36 (NKJV)
36 Therefore if the Son makes you free,
you shall be free indeed.
Text:
Psalm 124:1-8; Romans 8:31; John 8:36
Introduction:
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in
chains. One man thinks himself the master of others, but remains more of a
slave than they are.”-- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I.
The
Ensnarement
Psalm
124:2–5; Proverbs 23:7; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Proverbs 14:15; Proverbs
18:21; Deuteronomy 30:15–16; Deuteronomy
30:19 Exodus 23:33; Mark 6:1–6
Deuteronomy 7:25–26; Isaiah 5:13 Hosea 4:6; Proverbs 4:7; John 8:44; Psalm 119:110; Ecclesiastes 9:12; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Corinthians
2:11; John 10:10
A fowler is “a
person who hunts birds. Hunting birds may be done by bait, lure, or snare for
food or sport. Biblical usage sees it as a metaphor for danger (Prov. 6:5; Pss.
91:3; 124:7), even from fellow humans (Jer. 5:26).”-- Paul J.
Achtemeier
II.
The
Evidential Traits of Ensnarement
John
3:36 (NKJV) 36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life;
and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God
abides on him.”
III.
The
Escape Route
Psalm
124:7–8 ; Proverbs 18:10; 2 Samuel 6:1–2; John 8:31–32 ; John 17:17; 1 Peter
1:23; Romans 8:1–2; Isaiah 49:8–9; Luke 4:18
CONCLUSION:
John
8:36
‘"Free at last! Free at last! Thank God
almighty, we're free at last!"”—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
