December 8, 2019
Dave Irwin, Pastor of Ministry
Series: “The Other Side of Christmas” - Part 2 of 4
Message: “From Slavery to Freedom”

Big Idea

Jesus gives us the freedom to choose who our

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will be:
Sin and

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OR God’s

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and

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Three signs you may be living in slavery to sin
1. You

despite negative consequences.
2. You work hard to

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it.
3. You feel

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without it in your life.

Steps for living in greater freedom
1.

what you are loving more than God.
2. Do something tangible to

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what you have identified.
3. Do something

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to grow your love for God in place of what you have identified.

Banchada children new hope and life this Christmas.
The Banchada community belongs to the lowest in the Indian caste history. This ‘schedule caste’ traditionally and economically is an impoverished community, which has been deprived of developmental opportunities for decades. They cover 76 villages on the border of the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Prostitution in this community is a social compulsion. This is not a choice
given, it is a mandate given to each generation. In this caste-based prostitution the parents and brothers initiate the young girls into the sex trade at the age of 11 or 12.
Together, we can bring hope to these Banchada children. They will have a chance for a life other than prostitution and they can discover the freedom and life that comes from Jesus.

How much will you give to Hope For Banchada?

www.staffordcrossing.org/hope

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:
 Receive forgiveness and freedom from God as I put my trust in Jesus.
 Take a step to live in the freedom Jesus has given me:
 Identify what I am loving more than God.
 Do something to eliminate whatever I am loving more.
 Do something new that grows my love for God.
 Ask God how He would have me respond to help give the