Freedom is not free!
Freedom is not free!
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
World War 1 (1917-1918)
World War 2 (1941-1945)
Korean War (1950-1953)
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Afghanistan and Iraq (2001-2012)
25,000
20,000
116,000
405,000
36,000
58,000
6,000
Freedom is not free!
• A war, a very terrible war, a war that involves
every one of us.
• A man who gave His life so that all the rest of us
could live and enjoy a freedom that we so
desperately needed!
The War that Involves Every One of Us
The War that Involves Every One of Us
Revelation 13:7 tells about Satan and all the forces of evil whose
purpose is “to make war with the saints and to overcome them;
and power was given over every tribe and people and tongue and
nation.”
Ephesians 6:12 (NLT) “For we are not fighting against flesh-andblood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the
unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and
against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”
1 Peter 5:8 (NLT) “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the
devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to
devour.”
The Weapon the Enemy Uses to Destroy Us
The Weapon the Enemy Uses to Destroy Us
1 Peter 2:11 “Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to
abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.”
James 4:1 “What is the source of the wars and fightings among
you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your
members?” (NLT) “What is causing the quarrels and fights among
you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?”
The Weapon the Enemy Uses to Destroy Us
What weapon does Satan use to win the battle for your soul?
The Weapon the Enemy Uses to Destroy Us
What weapon does Satan use to win the battle for your soul?
SIN! Your fleshly lusts, your evil desires...
The Weapon the Enemy Uses to Destroy Us
What weapon does Satan use to win the battle for your soul?
SIN! Your fleshly lusts, your evil desires...
Why does he choose to use sin?
The Weapon the Enemy Uses to Destroy Us
What weapon does Satan use to win the battle for your soul?
SIN! Your fleshly lusts, your evil desires...
Why does he choose to use sin?
Because he knows it is the ultimate weapon to destroy us.
The Weapon the Enemy Uses to Destroy Us
What weapon does Satan use to win the battle for your soul?
SIN! Your fleshly lusts, your evil desires...
Why does he choose to use sin?
Because he knows it is the ultimate weapon to destroy us.
Not only does it afflict us in the most awful ways, sin is also
the most powerful and the most effective means ever
available to bring about Satan’s victory and our demise.
The Top Ten Worst Diseases
“The Black Death, or The Black Plague, was one of the most
deadly pandemics in human history. It probably began in Central
Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s. The total number of
deaths worldwide from the pandemic is estimated at 75 million
people; there were an estimated 20 to 30 million deaths in Europe
alone. The Black Death is estimated to have killed between onethird and two-thirds of Europe’s population.”
The Top Ten Worst Diseases
“The Black Death, or The Black Plague, was one of the most
deadly pandemics in human history. It probably began in Central
Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s. The total number of
deaths worldwide from the pandemic is estimated at 75 million
people; there were an estimated 20 to 30 million deaths in Europe
alone. The Black Death is estimated to have killed between onethird and two-thirds of Europe’s population.”
In order to destroy your soul, Satan picked sin,
the worst thing that could ever plague mankind.
1. How Powerful is Sin?
1. How Powerful is Sin?
A: It can plague and enslave you for the rest of your life.
1. How Powerful is Sin?
A: It can plague and enslave you for the rest of your life.
2. How Effective is Sin?
1. How Powerful is Sin?
A: It can plague and enslave you for the rest of your life.
2. How Effective is Sin?
A: In the end, sin leads to a terrible and eternal death.
1. How Powerful is Sin?
A: It can plague and enslave you for the rest of your life.
2. How Effective is Sin?
A: In the end, sin leads to a terrible and eternal death.
Sin is that terrible disease that takes control of your life
and tortures you beyond imagination all the days of your
life, and then ultimately leads to a most painful and
horrible death!
Satan Uses Sin in the War to Defeat Us
John 8:32-34 “And you will know the truth, and the truth will
make you free.” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s
descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is
it that You say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of
sin.”
Satan Uses Sin in the War to Defeat Us
John 8:32-34 “And you will know the truth, and the truth will
make you free.” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s
descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is
it that You say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of
sin.”
If you give in to sin, it will not be long before you have become a
slave to sin. Sin can enslave you and take control over every
aspect of your life.
Satan Uses Sin in the War to Defeat Us
Romans 6:16 “Do you not know that when you present
yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of
the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of
obedience resulting in righteousness?
Romans 6:20-21 “For when you were slaves of sin, you were free
in regard to righteousness. Therefore what benefit were you then
deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the
outcome of those things is death.”
Romans 7:14-23 (even Paul struggled with sin)
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Sin Will Enslave You and Destroy You!
2 Peter 2:19 Like Satan, there were evil men who were
“promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of
corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.”
James 1:14-15 “But each one is tempted when he is carried away
and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it
gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth
death.”
Sin Will Enslave You and Destroy You!
Sin Will Enslave You and Destroy You!
Romans 5:12 “By one man (Adam), sin entered into the world,
and death by sin. And so death passed on to all men, because all
have sinned.”
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death.”
Galatians 5:7-8 “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for
whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who
sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption.” (NLT)
“Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest
decay and death from that sinful nature.”
We Need Help with Our Terrible Sin Problem!
We Need Help with Our Terrible Sin Problem!
Romans 7:24 “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free
from the body of this death?”
We Need Help with Our Terrible Sin Problem!
Romans 7:24 “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free
from the body of this death?”
Romans 7:25-8:2
We Need Help with Our Terrible Sin Problem!
Romans 7:24 “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free
from the body of this death?”
Romans 7:25-8:2
Romans 6:16-23
We Need Help with Our Terrible Sin Problem!
Romans 7:24 “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free
from the body of this death?”
Romans 7:25-8:2
Romans 6:16-23
With God as your Father, with Jesus as your Savior, and with
the Holy Spirit as your Helper, you get to be victorious!
We Need Help with Our Terrible Sin Problem!
Romans 7:24 “Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free
from the body of this death?”
Romans 7:25-8:2
Romans 6:16-23
With God as your Father, with Jesus as your Savior, and with
the Holy Spirit as your Helper, you get to be victorious!
Galatians 5:1 “It was for freedom that Christ set us free;
therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a
yoke of slavery.”
Jesus Can Fix Our Terrible Sin Problem!
He can set us free from the power that sin can have in
our lives, and He can set us free from the punishment of
death that we deserve because of our sin.
Hebrews 2:14-15 “Therefore, since the children share in
flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the
same, that through death He might render powerless him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might
free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery
all their lives.”
1 Corinthians 15:56-57 “The sting of death is sin, and the
power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 1:6-7 (NLT) “So we praise God for the glorious
grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our
freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.”
In the war for our souls,
someone had to die!
Romans 3:23
“For all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 6:23
“The wages of sin is death.”
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful power in the blood.