Jesus, also, within the context of worship, announces in Luke 4:14-21 his ministry plans. This five-fold plan includes setting others free. Not just stated once, but twice. That’s significant. Jesus’ mission is our mission. He wants to set everyone free. This should be on our radar, compelling us to do all we can to pursue holistic freedom for others. God has set us free, so now we set others free.
Freedom Sunday was celebrated on February 26, 2012 in more than 4,000 churches in at least 90 countries. People sang, preached, prayed, danced and proclaimed that no one should be for sale. But Freedom Sunday celebrations are a waste of time if God’s people don’t then take to the streets to fulfill the mission of Jesus.
To this end, the Freedom Sunday website has resources to help leaders give their churches what is needed to effectively hammer slavery back into the history books. There are fact sheets, sermons, youth curriculum, children’s curriculum, videos, worship aids, etc. (Not For Sale also welcomes your resources to upload for others to use.) The church locator will help you find churches in your community with whom to collaborate. The new Fast For Freedom Devotional is a great tool to help people go deeper during the season of Lent or any other time.
Moses went to Pharaoh over and over again. The ask was the same: “God says: ‘Let my people go so they may worship me!’ ” God desires that all be set free. The ultimate goal of this holistic freedom is worship. It’s all interconnected. It’s also all within our reach. We set others free. We invite them to worship God.
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