Freedom isn’t free. It can mean something different to different people. When we look at the life of Paul in Scripture, what can we learn about freedom today? How can we experience true freedom? Paul had GREAT EXPECTATIONS on his life! He used to persecute and kill Christians, and then all of a sudden, his life did a 180-degree shift in the opposite direction because of a life-changing encounter with the living God. 1. Freedom to _____________________. There are great expectations on you if you are a ________________________. Galatians 5:1 - 5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Acts 14:19-22 Why does it say ‘we must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God?’ Do you know what God is asking YOU to stand for? 2. Our personal freedom liberates _________________________. 2 Timothy 4:1-5 , Genesis 4:8-10 , Luke 4:18-19 , Philippians 2:10-11 Christ-followers know that they aren’t just responsible for their spiritual life, but for the spiritual lives of ______________________________. 3. Your freedom has __________________________________. Luke 12:35-48 Luke 12:48 For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.