May 07 2023 – Full Service (K)

Our culture puts a high value on rights and freedoms and rights and freedoms are a good thing, but they aren’t the ultimate thing. In Christ we have been set free, but Christian freedom is not to be rooted in individual autonomy but love. If we use our rights and freedoms in a way that causes our brothers and sisters in Christ to sin, even though our actions may not be sinful our attitude and posture are. It is possible to be 100% right on our doctrine and still be wrong. If we win the argument without loving our brothers or sisters we’ve still lost.Our culture puts a high value on rights and freedoms and rights and freedoms are a good thing, but they aren’t the ultimate thing. In Christ we have been set free, but Christian freedom is not to be rooted in individual autonomy but love. If we use our rights and freedoms in a way that causes our brothers and sisters in Christ to sin, even though our actions may not be sinful our attitude and posture are. It is possible to be 100% right on our doctrine and still be wrong. If we win the argument without loving our brothers or sisters we’ve still lost.

Sermon Notes

• Would you rather have people know that you’re right, or know that you love them?
• A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing (verses 1-3) 
• Our actions must be shaped by knowledge and motivated by love.
• In truth, we know we have freedom from spiritual oppression (verses 4-6)
• In love, we must remove stumbling blocks for our brothers and sisters in Christ (verses 7-13) 
• As challenging as it may be, our freedoms need to be constrained by our love.