Yesterday we went to Victory Christian Fellowship (our kinda-sorta second-home church & where Jeremy's parents regularly attend).
Chip Judd, one of our personal heroes and the founding pastor there, was speaking.
His sermon Mystery of Freedom was so good, I wanted to post my notes here... (That's a link to the audio... If you've got approximately 36 minutes, it's worth the listen!)
VCF- Sun. 7/3/11
Mystery of Freedom -Chip Judd
For all of us, there's a championships we want to win...
[Me: marriage, parent/family, [insert fully defined dream here]]
We proclaim Christ... So that you all may grow up/mature in him..(?)
[I think it was this verse: He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. -Col.1:28-29]
Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it! (Matthew 7:13-14)
John 8:31-32
Free: the power to direct our actions without the control or influence of any other person or thing; self-directed or governed
One of the greatest obstacles in life= our freedom.
If you really want a life the life of intimacy & impact, you need to find the narrow road... (Matthew 7:13-14)
The mystery of Freedom--
I am free, but...
Freedom is a gift I should never keep.
The moment you keep freedom, you go into slavery --to the meanest master you will ever serve-- yourself!
With self at the center:
...we put ourselves in the place of God.
...we create solutions to our needs / challenges.
...we take ourselves out from under God's protection.
He always has a solution for you!
--but it's not always comfortable
--& we don't always want to hear it!
Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it... (Luke 9:24)
No goal/desire will be achieved w/out self-denial & surrender to something...
Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it! (Matthew 7:13-14)
John 8:31-32
Free: the power to direct our actions without the control or influence of any other person or thing; self-directed or governed
One of the greatest obstacles in life= our freedom.
If you really want a life the life of intimacy & impact, you need to find the narrow road... (Matthew 7:13-14)
The mystery of Freedom--
I am free, but...
Freedom is a gift I should never keep.
The moment you keep freedom, you go into slavery --to the meanest master you will ever serve-- yourself!
With self at the center:
...we put ourselves in the place of God.
...we create solutions to our needs / challenges.
...we take ourselves out from under God's protection.
He always has a solution for you!
--but it's not always comfortable
--& we don't always want to hear it!
Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it... (Luke 9:24)
No goal/desire will be achieved w/out self-denial & surrender to something...
You can't get what you want by always getting what you want!
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We seriously love this guy.
Love his wisdom.
Thankful for his speaking it into our lives over the years.
Happy Fourth, blogland! ♥
PS- Shameless husband plug: Jeremy happens to be the builder/designer of Chip's site, so there's the link again, in case you want to check out his handy work. ;)
