10/18/2026 | Free Indeed | Free To Be God’s Child | Galatians 4:1-20
BIG IDEA: In Christ, you don’t have to earn your place in God’s family, you already belong.
What kind of relationship do you think God wants to have with you? Do you really have a place with God? Are you living as God’s child, or are you still trying to earn your place?
What changes when God Becomes Your Father?
1. Jesus gives us a new place to belong to (vs 3-5). Jesus came to bring us into his family.
2. God gives us a new relationship to enjoy (vs 6-7). Your earthly father may shape your view of God, but he doesn’t define the heart of God.
3. God gives a new freedom to live in (vs 8-11). You are no longer a slave to sin. We don’t obey to become God’s children, we obey because we are God’s children.
4. God gives us a new life to grow into (vs 12-20). Security in Jesus becomes the soil where transformation grows.
Three questions to move beyond Sunday:
1. What are you still trying to prove to God? He chose you because He loves you!
2. When you fail, do you run to God, or away from Him? (See Hebrews 4:16) You cannot hide from God, so instead approach Him with boldness and humility.
3. Are you living from your place in God’s family? Stop trying to find a way to earn a spot where you already belong.
