Elemental Things and That Sense of Blessing

The THING today…the theme or topic at the center of this passage and sermon is the MYSTERY of motivation. Why do we do WHAT we do? It's very important to what Christianity IS. Part of the THING is the danger or difficulty of dealing with freedom. Do you live as you're FREE to live OR as you're forced to live? FREE or FORCED?

We all want freedom… but somehow it frightens us and as much as we laud/admire freedom (it's the main thing people want!) but when we get it, we don't know what to DO with it. It's like when prisoners get free after a long incarceration or even when people retire or graduate from school – send me back to prison where I at least know what to DO with myself.

In today's passage you'll find three question marks. I want to:

1. Look at the THREE questions
2. Answer them with ONE contrast
3. Look at THREE implications