Sermons on Free Speech:

Set Free Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Oct 29, 2008

The demoniac was possessed by a legion of unclean spirits. One encounter with Jesus set him free, seated at the feet of Jesus fully clothed and in his right mind.

Set Free Mark 5:1-20 Mark 5:1-5 (HCSB) Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him. He lived in the tombs. No one was able to restrain him any more – even with ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Free To Forgive

Contributed by Harold Oswald on Nov 3, 2008

What kind of behavior does God’s forgiveness demand of us?

Free to Forgive I Introduction This is a parable of forgiveness If this were an allegory, each act of the King would be a statement about God But our God does not condone selling into slavery or physical torture Parables have a single message The message of this parable tells us something ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Free - Not Guilty

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 11, 2008

We are not condemned because Jesus paid the price.

Text: “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word “condemn” has a number of meanings: 1. to express disapproval – denounce 2. to judge to be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Born Free

Contributed by James May on Jul 2, 2008

The Centurion had purchased his freedom at a great price, but Paul was born free. Our freedom has been purchased at great price by the blood of Jesus Christ.

Born Free Wednesday, July 2, 2008 By Pastor Jim May Acts 22:25-28, "And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:25-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Free At Last Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 26, 2009

In Galatians 5:1-6, we see Liberty 1) Defined (Gal. 5:1) 2) Defended (Gal. 5:2-4) and 3) Described (Gal. 5:5-6)

In 1963 American civil rights proponent Martin Luther King said: "So let freedom ring. From the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York, let freedom ring. From the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, let freedom ring. But not only that; let ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6

Denomination: Other

Free Indeed

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 26, 2009

If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed. Yet, there is a reason for our freedom.

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Breaking Free Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 31, 2008

This is the introductory message on a series in the book of Galatians, the "Magna Charta of Christian Liberty." This message encourages us to listen to and believe in the Lord when he tells us, "I am setting you free!"

Breaking Free! (Galatians 1:1-5) Tony Campolo tells the story of a town where all the residents are ducks. Every Sunday the ducks waddle out of their houses and waddle down Main Street to their church. They waddle into the sanctuary and squat in their proper pews. The duck choir waddles in and ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Free Gift Series

Contributed by Don Baggett on Jan 25, 2008

The word "grace" is used in this chapter more than any other in the Bible. There are some specific truths about grace given here that we really need to realize...

The word “grace” is the Greek word, “charis,” meaning gift. Romans 5 uses this word more than any other chapter of the Bible. The reason for this is, a specific point is being made, and that is that what we have in God, we have as God’s gift, and not because we deserve it. I want to point your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Free At Last

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Feb 1, 2008

God is setting people free from chains that we didn’t even know existed.

February 3, 2008 Morning Worship Text: Acts 12: 1-19 Subject: Breaking Free From Bondage Title: Free at Last There is a strange phenomenon that takes place when I am driving. And I would be willing to bet (if I bet) that I am not the only person that this happens to. When I am driving on a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Free As A Bird

Contributed by William Yates on Apr 17, 2004

We read in Lev. 14 of the ritual that persons healed of leprosy would go through. One bird was sacrificed and another set free. We who are in Christ need to see ourselves as birds set free.

Free As A Bird Leviticus 14 Cleansing From Infectious Skin Diseases 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "These are the regulations for the diseased person at the time of his ceremonial cleansing, when he is brought to the priest: 3 The priest is to go outside the camp and examine him. If the person has ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 14:1-7

Free At Last

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 11, 2004

The Psalmist present a marvelous message of redemption in the lives of the Hebrew Children

“Free At Last!!!” Psalm 126:1-6 1. The REALITY. (vv. 1-2a) Job 42:10; Psalm 53:6; 85:1; Deuteronomy 30:3; Jeremiah 29:14; John 8:34, 36; Romans 3:23; 6:23 a. DELIVERANCE. (v. 1) Jeremiah 31:8-10; Hosea 6:11; Joel 3:1; Mark 16:11; Luke 24:11, 41; Acts 12:9, 14-16; Genesis 45:26; 2 Corinthians ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Free At Last

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 13, 2003

Funeral sermon for Yvan Vital, Haitian freedom fighter. We lose our freedom if we allow ignorance and apathy to take us over; but to learn and to feel is to claim the justice that God will complete.

I God has made us free. That’s the very essence of what God did when He created us. He made us free. He gave each of His creatures a measure of freedom, limiting them to a degree, of course, but nonetheless free. The eagle that soars in the sky, the great whale that plays in the ocean, the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1, Galatians 5:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Free Indeed

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 8, 2004

A sermon examining the freedoms we enjoy as a nation and as Christians

FREE INDEED Today we celebrate the founding of our nation. It was 228 years ago today, that our founding fathers gathered together, and risking all they owned, all they cared about, and even their very lives, signed the document we know today as the Declaration of Independence. In that document, ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Baptist

Free To Be Slaves Series

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Mar 14, 2001

Sermon on in Titus 1:1

FREE TO BE SLAVES TITUS 1:1 A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were at ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1

Denomination: Bible Church

Set Free

Contributed by Mark Haines on Mar 31, 2001

A narrative of how Jesus set Zacchaeus free from greed to generosity and how He can set us free from our sinful attitudes as well.

Topic: Salvation/Christian Living Theme: Saved from Sinful Attitudes Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to pray for salvation from sin and sinful attitudes. Response: Individuals will ask Jesus to set them free from sinful attitudes in order to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan