This weekend we celebrate the freedom of our nation. Hopefully, in the midst of your July 4th festivities and barbecues, you will take some time to thank God for the men and women who gave their lives so that we could be "a free nation, under God."Also, this weekend I will be speaking about "Real Freedom." Jesus lived, died and rose again so that we could be free. But what is real freedom? I'll give you a hint ... it's more than a worry-free, debt-free and problem-free life. To reduce freedom to that definition is to have a shallow understanding of what Jesus came to do when he quoted the prophet Isaiah in his inaugural sermon, "I have come to proclaim freedom to the captives." So, what is real freedom? Come this weekend and find out. Until then.
