June 18, 2023 | Phil Allen, Jr. | Luke 4:18

The experience of the enslaved who were actually free in Texas long before 1865 (what we now celebrate as Juneteenth), like the experience of the Israelites in the wilderness who were set free from Egypt, become metaphors for a liberating God who remembers us and is attentive to us when opposing forces attempt to keep us in bondage. This message is about discerning the truth-proclaiming, liberating Spirit of God over the spirit of oppression and lies during liminal, uncertain times. We know the Spirit of liberation by knowing and being faithful to the truth she proclaims. If the Son makes you free, you will be free, indeed (John 8:36). Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom (2 Cor. 3:17).