“Full freedom is what you have when you have no lack of opportunity, no lack of ability and no lack of desire preventing you from doing what will make you the happiest in a thousand years.” - John Piper
Our Study
The Appeal (4:21-22)
The appeal to a proud heart—Abraham was their father, but who was their mother?
The Annals (4:22-23, Genesis 16)
When we try to accomplish God's purpose in a human plan we tend to use a…
Human schedule
Human strength
The Allegory (4:24-27)
An allegory is a story that has a deeper symbolic meaning.
Two mothers: Hagar/Sarah
Two sons: Ishmael/Isaac
Two conditions: Flesh/Promise
Two covenants: Law/Grace
Two results: Outcast/Heir
Two Jerusalems: Enslaved/Free
The Application (4:28-5:1)
You can look great on the outside and be empty on the inside—(legalism).
Those things that keep us from living by the spirit must be cast out.
As children of promise, we are born to live free. Are you an Ishmael or an Isaac?
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Rick Baldwin began his ministry at Wildwood Baptist Church on Sunday, March 6, 2005. He has a passionate love for God and people, and is a powerful communicator of the Word of God. Pastor Rick received his Bachelor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary in 1981. He accepted his...
