There are three things that Jesus reminds us of which should encourage us this morning...

It is commendable to sacrifice your freedom; but we can never sacrifice someone else’s freedom, that is a choice they have to make…Winning people to Christ was more important to Paul than any personal freedom he might enjoy.  I hope it is for you as well…

I remind you that we cannot pray these things, no matter how good it may feel to our flesh to do so, and if you are going to pray like this, you better be really good at taking the beam out of your own eye.

Be careful about questioning God.  I have a hard time understanding why, when bad things happen to Christians, they get angry with God like we are supposed to be exempt from bad things just because we are Christians! I can't blame it on God!  Bad things happen because we are in this bad world!  But, loved ones, a time is coming when no more evil will ever happen…

The best use of Christian freedom is always using it to edify (build up, strengthen) another believer…

His Word restores life because it is life.  I hope you all know that the will always rescue you—if you believe what it says and do what it says…