9 R’s to Freedom
1. RECOGNIZE
· You must recognize the problem and the enemy.
Isaiah 5:13-14; Jeremiah 3:15; Hosea 4:6; Hebrews 4:13, 5:14;
1 Peter 5:8
2. RESPONSIBILITY
· Taking responsibility is having NO excuses; its your choice.
Psalm 51:3-4; Matthew 12:35; 2 Corinthians 3:18
3. REPENT
· Remember from where you have fallen short. Repentance starts in the heart.
· Accept the truth. Change your mind about the matter. Turn away from the sin.
Acts 3:19; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Revelation 2:5, 16, 21-22; 3:3, 19
4. RENOUNCE
· Fall completely out of agreement with the sin; have a perfect hatred for sin.
· A commitment to refuse to recognize the authority of Satan in ones life.
· Speak out loud – the enemy needs to hear you.
1 Samuel 15:22; Hosea 4:6; 1 Corinthians 10:20; 2 Corinthians 4:2
5. REMOVE IT
· Remove, get rid of the thing in your life that is causing you to sin. Take action to separate from it – this is the point of deliverance
· Come into agreement with God – disagree with sin.
Ezekiel 18:30-32; Mark 9:43; James 1:7-8
6. REPLACE IT
· Keep your house filled with the Word of God, praise and worship.
· Strengthen your relationship with the Godhead.
Acts 2:42; 2 Corinthians 5:7; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Ephesians 5:26; Philippians 3:13, 4:8
7. RESIST
· Stand against it! Break the power of the memories.
· Submit to God then resist the devil – resist by submitting.
Proverbs 4:23; Isaiah 33:15; Luke 11:24-26; 2 Corinthians 10:4-6; Philippians 4:8; James 1:14-15, 4:7-8
8. REJOICE
· Thank the Lord for every victory!
Isaiah 35:1-10, 61:10; Philippians 1:18, 4:4
9. RESTORE
· Build others up in their faith.
Isaiah 42:22, 58:10-12; Galatians 6:1; 1 Peter 4:8
The 9 Rs to Freedom - Expanded
1. RECOGNIZE –
q You must recognize the problem and the enemy.
Isaiah 5:13-14 - 13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore hell has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.
Jeremiah 3:15 - 15 And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Hosea 4:6 - 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
Hebrews 4:13 - 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Hebrews 5:14 - 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
1 Peter 5:8 - 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
2. RESPONSIBILITY –
q Taking responsibility means having NO excuses; it’s your choice
Psalm 51:3-4 - 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
Matthew 12:35 - 35 A good man out of the goodness of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
2 Corinthians 3:18 - 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
3. REPENT –
q Remember from where you have fallen short.
q Repentance starts in the heart.
q It is a turning away from the sin.
q Change of mind; think differently.
Acts 3:19 - 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
2 Corinthians 7:10 - 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
Revelation 2:5, 16, 21-22 - 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.
Revelation 3:3, 19 - 3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Strong’s Concordance – NT #3328; #3340
4. RENOUNCE –
q Fall completely out of agreement with the sin; have a perfect hatred for sin.
q A commitment to refuse to recognize the authority of Satan in one’s life.
q Speak out loud – the enemy needs to hear you.
1 Samual 15:22 – 22 But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
Hosea 4:6 - 6 My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.
1 Corinthians 10:20 – 20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.
2 Corinthians 4:2 - 2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of god deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
5. REMOVE IT
q Remove, get rid of the thing that is causing you to sin.
q Take action to separate from it – this is the point of deliverance.
q Come into agreement with God - disagree with sin.
Ezekiel 18:30-32 - 30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. 31 Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel? 32For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!
Mark 9:43 - 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched -
James 1:7-8 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
6. REPLACE IT
q Keep your house filled with the Word of God and praise and worship.
q Strengthen your relationship with the Godhead.
Acts 2:42 – 42 “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and
fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
2 Corinthians 5:7 - 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 - 3 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, 5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when our obedience is fulfilled.”
Ephesians 5:26 – 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word.
Philippians 3:13 – 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
Philippians 4:8 – 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things.
7. RESIST
q Stand against it! Break the power of the memories.
q Submit to God, then resist the devil – resist by submitting.
Proverbs 4:23 – 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
Isaiah 33:15 – 15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, who stops his ears from hearing bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil.
Luke 11:24-26 – 24 When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' 25When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first.
2 Corinthians 10:4-6 – 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Philippians 4:8 – 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things.
James 1:14-15 – 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed, 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
James 4:7-8 – 7 Therefore, submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
8. REJOICE
q Thank the Lord for every victory. Joy of the Redeemed
Isaiah 35:1-10 -
1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. 3 Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; 4 say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, He will come with vengeance; with divine retribution He will come to save you." 5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6 Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7 The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow. 8 And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it.9 No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there, 10 and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah 61:10 – 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God, for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Philippians 1:18 – 18 What then? Only that in every way whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached, and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
Philippians 4:4 – 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
9. RESTORE
q Build others up in the faith.
Isaiah 42:22 - 22 But this is a people robbed and plundered; All of them are snared in holes, And they are hidden in prison houses; They are for prey, and no one delivers; For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”
Isaiah 58:10-12 – 10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. 11 The LORD will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.
Galatians 6:1 - 1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
1 Peter 4:8 - 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.
