Isaiah 40:29-31 (KJV)-29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
My wife and I are doing a Freedom Class starting March 5th, 2024 at our Church. Every Tuesday Night for six weeks from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. It is for both men and women. This is our fourth time doing this class. (Kairos: Freedom in Christ. The word kairos was an ancient Greek word meaning “opportunity,” “season,” or “fitting time.”) We believe this is a now moment, a season in which God is bringing greater healing to the lives of His people. Linda and I have overcome so much in our lives because of Christ, the truth of God’s Word, and the liberating power of the Holy Spirit. God has equipped us by His grace to minister to the brokenhearted. To share the truth of the good news of redemption found in Christ. You will be encouraged, loved, and accepted. Jesus said,” You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32). The response has been great, along with many testimonies. We give God all the glory.
Dealing with life’s problems isn’t easy. It’s hard to face the past or even our current situations. We all have experienced life’s hurts and pains. Please know that if you are going to be healthy spiritually and emotionally to the point that you are walking in a life filled with God’s grace, forgiveness, and goodness you need healing. When the heart is healed it can also bring physical healing as well. What is great about this class is that we are not alone in our struggles. There is hope and all things are possible to them that believe.
God loves you and he knows all that you have been through! There wasn’t a time that he did not love you. One of the keys to spiritual and emotional health is being honest with yourself and having the courage to let God open your heart and allow him to pour in His truth and healing virtue. Singer-songwriter Matt Maher has a song called ‘”Run to the Father.” One of the verses says, “My heart needs a surgeon, my soul needs a friend, so I run to the Father again and again.” Please know that our focus is on the redemptive work of Christ. Learning to run to the Father. It’s not just about just digging up past experiences. No one likes to do that? But sometimes revisiting the past or even current struggles can bring them into focus. So that we can receive healing, restoration, forgiveness, and hope. We all have baggage in our lives that we need to leave at the bus stop. Moving forward is God’s heart for your lives. The class is designed to allow the Word of God and the Holy Spirit to bring freedom that is ours already in Christ. This impacts the life for the greater good of anyone seeking God’s best, spiritually, emotionally, and even physically.
Below is a short outline of what we covered in the class.
Freedom Class-Staying Free!
- Today with the help of Jesus and the Holy Spirit you have come to know what true freedom is. God’s will for your life is His abundant life that is filled with all of His goodness. You’re no longer a slave to sin and bondage but a free son and a daughter of God.
- You’ve learned to know that Christ has already set you free by the New Birth and the truth of God’s Word. You are coming from a place of freedom and victory in Christ. You are walking in the fullness of that freedom daily by grace through faith as you renew your mind.
- You’ve addressed the areas of emotional pain, wounds, and bruising whether past or present, and enforced the healing that already belongs to you in Christ. You’re not fighting to get healed emotionally or physically. You are a healed person resisting the enemy and His lies. No longer will you allow the enemy to steal from you! No longer will you allow yourself to be taken captive with worry, fear, anxiety, insecurities, rejection, shame, guilt, and condemnation. Your past doesn’t define your future.
- You’ve received God’s forgiveness and extended His forgiveness as well as forgiving yourself. You’ve refused to live in regret or be bitter about the past and life’s circumstances.
- You’ve learned to focus on God, abide in His Word, and take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. No longer will you be self-centered but Christ-centered. You are walking in a new mindset according to God’s Word.
- You’ve learned that you are not just a body or a soul with emotions, feelings, a will, and a personality. The real you is who you are in the spirit. Who you are in Christ is your real identity and not you’re past. You’re a new creation in Christ. You are the righteousness of God in Christ.
- In your Born Again spirit, you are accepted, highly favored, complete, perfected, holy, and blameless before God because of Christ.
- You’ve learned that you have authority in Christ over the demonic realm. That you have the Name of Jesus above every other name. That you are seated with Christ far above principalities and powers. You’ve learned to submit and yield to God, His Word, and to resist the devil and that he will flee from you. You are clothed with the armor of God. You are no longer a victim or casualty but a victor in Christ.
- You’ve learned to choose life and blessings. You’ve learned to use the power of your tongue to bring life and freedom. No longer are you snared by the words of your mouth? Your tongue can bring health and blessings and you can overcome obstacles.
- You have learned that you are not cursed from previous generations who sinned against God. Jesus became a curse for you on the cross. You are no longer under God’s wrath, anger, or God’s penalty, or consequence of sin. You are forgiven and cleansed by the blood of Jesus! You walk in repentance of sin to keep your heart from being hardened towards God.
- You have learned the love of the Father. He has shed abroad His love in your heart by the Holy Spirit. You are secure, comforted, and joyful, rejoicing in His love. God’s love drives out all fear from your life. God is love and you are being perfected, completed in that love in every area with nothing lacking. His love, freedom, prosperity, and health are not based on your performance but based on what Jesus has already done through redemption.
- You’ve come to know that the Holy Spirit will continue to lead and guide you into freedom’s truth. That freedom belongs to you and your inherited right in the kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit is your counselor and your helper. No longer will you be deceived by the lies of the enemy. The Word of God is hidden in your heart and a mighty offensive weapon against the enemy and His lies. Hold fast to your confession of Freedom!
- Your fellowship and prayer life with God is essential to maintain freedom in Christ. Your dependence on Him is your source of strength and your ability to persevere through the challenging times.
- Walking in God’s freedom for your life is a choice that you make every day of your life.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (KJV)-19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
If you would like to be a part of this class, please Email us and let us know.
Open to everyone. This is a free class.
In Christ’s Love;
Brent and Linda Bushen
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