Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
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dann Okay, let me give you bible second corinthians chapter 3 verse 17 It says now the lord is the spirit And where the spirit of the lord is There is liberty there is freedom. There is release. It's the emancipation from bondage True freedom. I don't care what depression you've been walking around in what lack you've been walking around in what perversions you've been walking around in. God says he's coming to give you true freedom. And we all with unveiled faces continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord are, I love this, progressively being transformed. Like that's why I'm asking you to fast. That's why I'm asking you to give. That's why I'm asking you to serve. That's why, because God's saying, would you allow me to flow freely in you? Because the goal of me flowing in you is that you will be progressively transformed into what? Pastor Mike, my best version? No, look what it says. Into his image. From one degree of glory to even more glory, which comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. …
… Then we see gives us an understanding. Now, in 2 Corinthians 3.17, it says, The Lord is spirit, and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the spirit of the Lord. Which means there's a process happening. I came to Christ at 19 years old. and I have over the years become more like him. I should say I look more like him now than I did at 19 years old. But there might be some time in my life or on any given day you might say, well, you don't look as much today as you look like him the other day. But you could not say on that day that you didn't look as much like him. You definitely looked more like him than you did on the day that you came to Christ. You see, there's a progression happening. …
… Spirit, that wherever you are, the Lord is. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So I pray that today you might feel free to worship God, that you could just have a distraction-free environment just to come before him today and hear from him. How many are glad that you made it to the house of the Lord another day? So many beautiful faces, so many wonderful stories and testimonies. Just look around this room for a moment. Just look around the room, I said. Everybody you're looking at today, they had a time in their life where they didn't think they'd make it, but they did. Would you just touch your neighbor real quick? Just touch him real quick and say, I just wanted to see what a miracle feels like. Thank you. Come on, tell your neighbor you look like a miracle. Turn to your other neighbors say you look like you need a miracle. tell them it's a good thing you're sitting next to me because when I start singing prison doors fly open when I start praising let me test my microphone when I say hallelujah you say when I say God is good you say and all the time When I say thank you, you say Jesus. …
… Now 17 is infinitely more popular. 17 says, and the Lord is the spirit, and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. We all know that. I don't know about you. I could use some spirit, and I could use some freedom. That's the work. I need it bad. But what precedes that, and I'd like to draw your attention to that briefly because therein lies really the crux of this little mini message. What precedes that, what comes before that is 16, not only mathematically. As a substitute teacher, I have to know a lot about a lot of different subjects. If you need help with your math after, come and find me. But what precedes that spiritually and in practice is 16, and it says, Whenever anyone turns their face to the Lord, the veil will be lifted, or the veil is taken away. They probably have a specific passage behind me. Yeah, that's it right there. What does that mean? What does it mean for the veil to be taken away? …
… problem is we are being conformed all day long to the pattern of this world instead of being conformed to the image of our god look at look at second corinthians 3 17 and 18 the lord is the spirit where the spirit of lord is there is freedom and we all with unveiled faces beholding the glory of the Lord are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. This comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. Don't miss what the Bible's saying here. We become like what we behold. We are being transformed into what we spend our time looking at. And for so many of us, the reality is we're beholding the world all day long and our lives are being conformed to the gods of this world. The only way to be remade in the image of God is to behold God all day long. To Psalm 27, gaze upon his beauty. Don't be content with a glance at God. …
… into a new humanity. Are you serious? The Holy Spirit of God, the Holy Presence of God, is going to dwell inside all who trust in Jesus? For what purpose? For this purpose, 2 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 17. The Lord is the Spirit. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. and we are all with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit to all who believe in Jesus you have the Holy Spirit in you and you are free from the penalty of sin in your life you are free from the power of sin in your life you are free to be transformed into the image of Jesus from one degree of glory to another This is the Christian life, becoming more and more and more like Jesus every single day. Romans chapter eight, verse 28, God's working everything together in your life for good. …