Shift 2 - From Captivity to Freedom

Genesis 3:8-19 

The Anatomy of Human Captivity:

• Fear - our core emotion

• Shame - our core motivation

• Hiding - our core strategy

• Blame - our self-deception

• Curse - our cultural reality

The Big Idea:  Perfect love is the only thing that sets captives free.

1 John 4:18-19

Freedom is not the absence of some thing; it’s the presence of Some One.

How we deepen our own captivity:

Colossians. 2:8

The Three D’S of POW’s held in war:

• Debility

• Dependence

• Dread

The Decisive Deliverance of Jesus

Colossians 2:9-15

The Key to Continual Freedom:

Titus 2:11-12

RESPONSE:

• Leave your condemnation on the cross

• Rely upon daily grace, not personal willpower. 

• B.L.E.S.S. your Oikos

DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY

► This week's Passage: Hebrews 1:1-4

► Connection questions:

1. What are you thankful for?

2. What is a challenge you are facing?

3. How did you do with last week’s “I will” statement?

► Have at least one member of the group restate the passage in their own words

► Individual answers to five questions:

1. What stands out to you?

2. What does this passage tell us about people?

3. What does this passage tell us about God?

4. Based on the passage, what is one thing I could do differently starting now and what would happen if I did? (each person commits to their action for one week using an “I will…” statement)

5. Who are you going to tell about what you discovered? (each person commits to having that conversation before the next meeting)