Colossians Series Week 5 | Speaker Jody Giles | July 2nd, 2023

Freedom rules! We love our freedom and liberty! But there’s a paradox about freedom: in exercising our freedoms we can lose our freedoms. If you have a vehicle, some fuel, and a license, you are free to drive anywhere you want. But to maintain your freedom to drive anywhere you want, you must follow rules: for example, which side of the road to use and how to act at intersections. If you were to say “I don’t have to obey that red light, because I have freedom” you would likely lose your driving freedom very quickly in a traffic accident. Even worse, you would probably hurt somebody else while exercising your driving freedom, thereby depriving them of their freedom. Freedom is essential to our faith. "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free!" Thus far in our study of the letter to the church of Colossae, Paul has been emphasizing freedom from rules. But as we start chapter 3 this weekend, Paul is going to give us a few rules, not to earn our freedom, but to keep our freedom. Freedom rules! Welcome to Mountain View Church! Make sure you are subscribed so you get notified about future livestreams and please share this message with someone who needs it right now. If you’re NEW, we’d love to STAY CONNECTED! Simply fill out this form to keep in touch! https://mountainviewchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/470/responses/new Go to https://mvc.life to give an offering, signup to help, or ask for prayer. If you need help or want prayer, email us at care@mvc.life Have a PRAYER REQUEST or praise report? Click HERE: https://mountainviewchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/7/responses/new