MIKE RUTTER - Examples & Warnings Concerning Freedom in Christ [14 July 2013]

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“Examples & Warnings Concerning Freedom in Christ”
Message Outline (14/07/13)

“These things happened to them as examples and were written down as
warnings for us, on whom the fulfilment of the ages has come.”
1 Corinthians 10:11 (NIV)

1. JOSHUA IS AN EXAMPLE OF ________________________
 Joshua 5:13-6:27

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 (NIV)

The lesson from Joshua:

When you ______________ the Lord, you have _______________

________________________

2. SAMSON IS A WARNING ABOUT _____________________
 Judges 16:4-30

“He awoke from his sleep and thought, ‘I’ll go out as before and shake
myself free.’ But he did not know that the Lord had left him.”
Judges 16:20 (NIV)

“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”
Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let
yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1 (NIV)

The lesson from Samson:

Never be ____________________ about _____________________

3. SAUL IS A WARNING ABOUT ________________________
 1 Samuel 15:1-35
 “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual
immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed which is idolatry.”
Colossians 3:5 (NIV)

“But Samuel replied: ‘Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better
than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is
like the sin of divination [witchcraft], and arrogance like the evil of
idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected
you as king.’” 1 Samuel 15:22-23 (NIV)

The lesson from Saul:

God’s __________ must be done ___________________

 4. DAVID IS AN EXAMPLE OF ________________________
 2 Samuel 11:1-12:25

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to
your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my
iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my
sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what
is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and
justified when you judge. . . Cleanse me, and I will be clean; wash me, and
I will be whiter than snow. . . Create in me a pure heart, O God, and
renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or
take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and
grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.” Psalm 51:1-12 (NIV)

The lesson from David:

_________________ is beyond ___________________________

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 (NIV)

To “see” means to look with _____________________________

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 (NIV)