Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Galatians 5:1-15

Highlight Verse:

“For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

In the mid 1700’s Reverend Jonathan Edwards realized that faith wasn’t about following the rules and traditions of the church but about the sacrifice Jesus made, and the freedom found in that.

He preached that in his church in New Jersey. The Holy Spirit got a hold of that church and brought such revival that it could not be contained.

Anglican minister George Whitfield caught the same message and took it on the road preaching more than 18,000 sermons throughout the colonies and England.

The Holy Spirit gave the colonists a spiritual freedom and unity not seen since the early church.

That taste of spiritual freedom and unity helped inspire the American Revolution.

We live in that freedom still.

If we trust in Jesus, our freedom goes far beyond our rights here in the USA.

As we revel in the freedom the American Revolution brought us, let’s bring spiritual freedom to ourselves and our country!

How do you remember Jesus in your 4th of July celebrations?
How will you continue to encourage revival through the rest of your summer?