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Salvation!Salvation!

ChristmasChristmas

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Salvation!Salvation!

Galatians 4:4 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a

woman, born under law, to redeem those under law that we might receive the full

rights of sons.

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Salvation!Salvation!

The primary purpose of Christmas is salvation!

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Salvation!Salvation!

Luke 2:11 “Today… there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

 

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Salvation!Salvation!

Ephesians 2:10 In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing.

 

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Saved from Sin & Self!Saved from Sin & Self!

Mt. 15:19 Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual

immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

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Saved from Sin & Self!Saved from Sin & Self!

Ecclesiastes 7:20 Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.

 

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Saved from Sin & Self!Saved from Sin & Self!

1 John 1:8-10 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not

living in the truth….If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar.

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Saved from Sin & Self!Saved from Sin & Self!

Romans 7:15-17 “I don’t understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I can’t. I do what I don’t want to

—what I hate….

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Saved from Sin & Self!Saved from Sin & Self!

Romans 7:15-17 “I know perfectly well that what I am doing is wrong, and my bad conscience proves that I agree with these laws that I am breaking. But I can’t help

myself.”

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Saved from Sin & Self!Saved from Sin & Self!

Isaiah 59:2 The trouble is that your sins have cut you off from God.

 

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

• Free from guiltguilt over the past.

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal death, but the gift of God is eternal

life in Christ Jesus our Lord.life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

2 Cor. 5:21 God took the sinless 2 Cor. 5:21 God took the sinless Christ and poured into him our Christ and poured into him our

sins. Then, in exchange, he poured sins. Then, in exchange, he poured God’s goodness into us!God’s goodness into us!

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

• Free from Free from bitternessbitterness and and resentmentresentment

Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble bitter root grows up to cause trouble

and defile many.and defile many.

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

•ExpectationsExpectations of othersof others

Prov. 29:25 Fear of man will prove to Prov. 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the be a snare, but whoever trusts in the

Lord is kept safe.Lord is kept safe.

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

““Man knows himself only when he Man knows himself only when he learns to understand himself in light learns to understand himself in light

of God, and he knows others only of God, and he knows others only when he sees the mystery of God in when he sees the mystery of God in

them.” Pope Benedict XVIthem.” Pope Benedict XVI

  

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

• AddictionsAddictions

John 8:36 If the Son sets you free, you John 8:36 If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!will be free indeed!

  

  

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

• Fear of Fear of DeathDeath

  

  

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

Hebrews 2:14-15 Since we, God’s Hebrews 2:14-15 Since we, God’s children, are human beings—made of children, are human beings—made of flesh and blood—he (Jesus) became flesh and blood—he (Jesus) became flesh and blood too by being born in flesh and blood too by being born in human form;human form;

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

Hebrews 2:14-15 …for only as a human Hebrews 2:14-15 …for only as a human being could he die and in dying break being could he die and in dying break the power of the devil who had the the power of the devil who had the power of death.power of death.

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Salvation is Salvation is FreedomFreedom!!

Hebrews 2:14-15 …Only in that way Hebrews 2:14-15 …Only in that way could he deliver those who through could he deliver those who through fear of death have been living all their fear of death have been living all their lives as slaves to constant dread.lives as slaves to constant dread.

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Saved for a Saved for a PurposePurpose!!

Ephesians 1:4 Long before he laid Ephesians 1:4 Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of mind, had settled on us as the focus of

his love.his love.

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Saved for a Saved for a PurposePurpose!!

Isaiah 53:6 All of us, like sheep, have Isaiah 53:6 All of us, like sheep, have gone astray. We’ve wandered off and gone astray. We’ve wandered off and gotten lost. We’ve all done our own gotten lost. We’ve all done our own

thing, gone our own way. And God has thing, gone our own way. And God has piled all our sins, everything we’ve piled all our sins, everything we’ve

done wrong, on him (Jesus).done wrong, on him (Jesus).

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Saved for a Saved for a PurposePurpose!!

2 Cor. 5:15 Jesus died for all so that all 2 Cor. 5:15 Jesus died for all so that all who live—having received eternal life who live—having received eternal life

from him—might live no longer for from him—might live no longer for themselves, to please themselves, but to themselves, to please themselves, but to

spend their lives pleasing Christ who spend their lives pleasing Christ who died and rose again for them.died and rose again for them.

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Saved for a Saved for a PurposePurpose!!

Romans 6:13 Give yourselves Romans 6:13 Give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—completely to God—every part of you—

for you are back from death and you for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to want to be tools in the hands of God, to

be used for his good purposes.be used for his good purposes.

  

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Saved for a Saved for a PurposePurpose!!

Mark 8:35 If you insist on saving your Mark 8:35 If you insist on saving your life, you will lose it. Only those who life, you will lose it. Only those who

throw away their lives for my sake and throw away their lives for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever for the sake of the Good News will ever

know what it means to really live. know what it means to really live.

  

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