The truth will set you free.

1. What is the meaning of freedom?

2. There are two kinds of freedom. Can you name them?

3. 1) What is external freedom?

2) What is internal freedom?

4. 1) Which freedom do you like to have if you must only have one choice, the outer freedom or the internal freedom?

    2) Which freedom did Jesus come to give us?

5. Are you willing to sacrifice your external freedom in order to enjoy your internal freedom?

6. 1) What will be the consequence of serving sin and unrighteousness in your life? (Roman 6:17-23)

     2) What will be the consequence of serving the righteousness of God? (Roman 6:17-23)

7. 1) Would you be willing to serve the righteousness of God by giving up serving sin and unrighteousness?

     2) Please give an example?

8. 1) Would you be willing to serve the righteousness of God with sacrifice of external freedom?       

    2) Please give an example.

9. There are two kinds of slave. Can you name them?

    1) John 8:33

    2) Romans 7:24

    3) Which one is more miserable and hopeless?

10. How does Jesus set us free from the bondage of sin? (v. 36)

11. How can we continue to enjoy freedom? (v.31)

12. What is the truth? (John 17:17, John 14:6)

      1)                     2)              3) (John 17:17)                   4) (John 14:6)

13. Fish enjoy their freedom in river.  If a fish jumps out of water, what will happen to that fish?

14. How does the truth set us free?

15. 1) How are you able to know the truth? (v. 31)

      2) How can we become Jesus’ disciples?

      3) What does it mean to “hold to Jesus’ teaching”?

      4) How does a Christian know that he/she is Jesus’ disciple?

Life Application:

1. Are you confident that Jesus sets you free from the bondage of sin (salvation experience)?
2. Do you have any bad habit right now?
3. How can you overcome your bad habit?

The first step: The second step:                The third step:

4. Are you Christian?

5. Do you think you are Jesus’ disciple?  If yes, how can you tell?

6. If not, why not?

Prayer:

Thank you Jesus for your death on the cross 2000 years ago to set us fee from the penalty of sin. Thank you for the Holy Spirit to have convicted me of my sin and guided me to the way of salvation. I repent for my slow growth of Christian characters. I will try to keep peace in my heart that has come from the freedom Jesus gave me, and enjoy freedom by serving Him. Help me to plant the Word of God in my heart everyday, which will be rooted into my character so that my thought, my speech, and my conducts will be manifested by the character of truth from the Word of God in my daily life. Thus people will know I am a Jesus’ disciple.  I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.