LIVE NO LIES #4 | Freedom from the Flesh | October 2, 2022

LIVE NO LIES #4 | Freedom from the Flesh | October 2, 2022
Bob Schwahn | Lead Pastor

Ephesians 2:1-3 (NIV)

Deceptive Ideas (Devil) - Disordered Desires (Flesh) - Sinful Society (World)

Galatians 5:13-17 (NIV)

1) What is the TRUTH about our FLESH?

Big Truth: Our strongest desires are not actually our deepest desires. REPEAT.

2) What is the TRUTH about our FREEDOM?

WHAT DOES LOVE REQUIRE OF ME?

Reflection Questions:

1) How would you define what Paul refers to as our “flesh” in the Bible?

2) What desires of your flesh do you tend to struggle with the most?

3) In what ways have you seen that the desires of your flesh are “disordered” (out of the right proportion or out of the right order)?

4) “Our strongest desires are not actually our deepest desires.” Agree or disagree with that statement. Explain.

5) What would you say are your deepest desires? What do you really want in this life? What would you want people to say about you at your memorial?

6) What are some of your “strong” desires that keep you from pursuing your “deepest” desires?

7) How would you define what the Bible calls freedom? How is that different from how our world defines freedom?

Tim Keller:
Real freedom comes from a strategic loss of some freedoms to strategically gain other freedoms. It is not the absence of constraints but it is choosing the right constraints and the right freedoms to lose. Agree or disagree with this statement. Explain.

Why do real love relationships (with God or people) require a loss of freedom? Give examples from your own life and relationships.

How is living out of the desires of our flesh opposed to living a life of love with God and others?

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