Glacier Girl

INDEPENDENCE!!
INDEPENDENCE!!
Independence!
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Freedom!
The state of being free from the control
of someone or something.
Freedom from what?
Freedom for what?
Freedom from
what?!
“The history of the present King
of Great Britain is a history of
repeated injuries and
usurpations, all having in direct
object the establishment of an
absolute tyranny over these
states. To prove this, let facts
be submitted to a candid world.”
Freedom from what?!
“The thief comes only to
steal, kill and destroy;
I came that they may have life, and
have it abundantly.” Jesus (John 10:10)!
Freedom from what?!
SIN is the greatest negative
force in all creation.!
Freedom from what?!
The Law of Sin!
Romans 7:14-24!
“evil is present in me” (22)
“making me a prisoner of the law of sin” (23)
“Who will set me free from the body of this
death?” (24)
Freedom from what?!
The law of sin is like the law of gravity…
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these laws affect everyone
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we learn to compensate for them
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we can lose perspective of their
danger
Freedom from what?!
The law of sin is like the law of gravity…
Larry Walters!
aka Lawn Chair Larry!
Larry sailed 16,000’
high!
Pittsburgh’s tallest skyscraper is the US Steel Tower at 841.’
Ways we try to free ourselves
from the law of sin…!
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be religious enough
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be good enough
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be educated / smart enough
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be rich enough or give enough
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be medicated enough to avoid
the pain
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be … what’s your balloon?
“There is a way that seems right to people but its only end is the way
of death.” Proverbs 16:25!
Who will set me free from the
law of sin?!
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“Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
Romans 7:25
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“But now having been freed from sin and enslaved
to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in
sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. For
the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans
6:22-23
Who will set me free from the
law of sin?!
“What does Scripture say… that if you confess with
your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
for with the heart a person believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses,
resulting in salvation….Whoever will call upon the
name of the LORD will be saved”
Romans 10:8-13.!
Question 2: Freedom for what?
“The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; !
I came that they may have life, and
have it abundantly.” Jesus (John 10:10)!
Glacier Girl!
Lockheed P-38 Lightening!
WW II ~ Operation Bolero!
A Squadron of 8 Planes Crashed Landed in 1942 !
Six P-38s and two B-17s were forced
to crash land.!
Lt. Harry Smith, was the pilot of the
P-38, aka. Glacier Girl.!
Search team finds “The Lost Squadron” in1992.!
“Super Gopher”
Glacier Girl’s Recovery!
268’ below the glacier’s surface.!
Hauled to the surface piece by piece.!
Crated for transported to
Kentucky for restoration.!
Glacier Girl: Recovered & Fully Restored !
Free to Fulfill Its Purpose!
Which story best represents you?
Lawn Chair Larry:
> I’ll do it my way!
> But, I can’t break free !
from the power of sin!
> I’ll add another balloon !
when I start to fall!
> I feel like I may crash!
Glacier Girl:
> Was a wreck & lost!
> Was helpless!
> Savior found & restored !
> Now free to live and !
fulfill its purpose!
Freedom for what?!
Jesus said, “I came that you might have life and
have it abundantly.” John 10:10b
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Life is a gift from God. We receive it by faith.
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Abundant life is a choice. We live it by faith.
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God’s gift to every person is abundant potential.
Your gift to God is to develop your potential and use
it to serve God and people.
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I will add value to my life by: (read / exercise / …)
I will serve: (who, how, when?)
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Freedom from what?
The penalty and power of sin.
Freedom for what?
“It was for freedom that Christ has set us free!
Therefore, keep standing firm ….”
Galatians 5:1!