Hey, welcome to the Church Home podcast. My name is David and I'm the CEO here at Church

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Welcome church. I'm so glad you tuned in. I got to admit, I'm really, really excited to share

this particular message with you. We're going to come around the topic of freedom.

By now, I'm sure you know, I've titled this sermon freely, freely. I guess in a way,

I'm hoping that some of you have clicked on this sermon, this message, maybe even just for the

enticement of the title. If you're like me, well, I could use some more freedom in my life. We're

going to come around this concept again. The title is freely, freely. And here's the simple question

I want to ask you. And frankly, ask myself when I have been for the last couple of weeks,

am I living freely? Now, I want to say this, I won't be speaking specifically to the state of

continents and countries. In fact, recent research to glares that only 20% of the world's population

are living in who how we define or what we say is a free country. So quite literally, I am aware,

and I hope now you are aware that the vast majority of the world's population doesn't even live in

a political landscape or setting that is by definition free. Tragic, as that is, I want to speak

specifically to the emotional, spiritual, internal state of freedom. Are you living free? The

scripture declares, for freedom, we have been set free. Isn't that interesting? It literally means

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