𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠-𝗨𝗣
• When you want to relax or release stress, what do you do?
• Name someone you trust. When did you discover you could trust him or her? How did it make you feel?
• Have you ever felt trapped in a situation and then you found yourself free of it? How did that happen?


𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗
𝘚𝘰 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮, “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦.” 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟴:𝟯𝟭–𝟯𝟮

Jesus called upon the Jews to believe in Him, or they would die in their sins. Many put their belief in Him that day. However, even if they were freed from slavery to sin by believing in Him, Jesus knew living as free people, not as slaves, would be a journey for them. It would take abiding, growing, and trusting God. In this lesson, we will look at how Christians can live and experience freedom as Jesus’ disciples.



𝟭. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀’ 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.
𝘚𝘰 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮, “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 . . .” 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟴:𝟯𝟭

To abide in God’s word is firstly to know it, then to believe in it, and act according to it. Abiding in and obeying His Word are not possible without first believing in and trusting Jesus. Share about a time you acted in faith according to God’s word, even when it did not seem to make sense. What happened?

𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵.
𝘚𝘰 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮, “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 . . .” 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟴:𝟯𝟭–𝟯𝟮

When we believe in and trust Jesus, we can abide in His word by faith. Our assurance from Jesus is that when we act according to His word, we will know the truth. We will not fly blind or act without understanding. Was there a time you acted according to God’s word, and it opened your eyes to the truth of your situation? Share your story.

𝟯. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺.
“. . . 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦.”𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝟴:𝟯𝟮

How can we as Jesus’ disciples experience freedom? When we believe in Him and abide in His word, Jesus assures us that we will know the truth. Through this truth, we will experience freedom. Why is freedom not possible without knowing the truth? How has knowing the truth set you free?


𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
• Have you come to a place of believing and trusting in Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Would you like to put your faith in Him today?
• What does it mean for you to abide in God’s word? Is there any part of your life that you are not yet living in accordance with His word? What can you do differently beginning this week?
• Do you have family members or friends you need to share God’s truth and freedom with? How can you open the conversation with them this week?


𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥
• Thank God for His Son and His word. Thank Him for freeing us from slavery to sin.
• Pray that you will continuously abide in His word day by day. Pray that He will continually keep His word in your heart and call it to mind.
• Ask God for opportunities to share His truth and freedom with your family members and friends this week. Pray for the right words to use to open the conversation.