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Bend the Knee: You're Not as Free as You Think

Bend the Knee: You're Not as Free as You Think

Pastor Joshua Jordan
July 5, 2026

Gaining freedom in life is almost the opposite of what comes natural.

If you want more fulfillment and freedom in life, you’ve probably been doing it all wrong…

We treat freedom like a finish line: get out from under everyone, answer to no one, do whatever you want.

But the Bible says something the modern world can't stand to hear — there is no throne-less life. Everybody bows to something.

The only question is what's on your altar — and this understanding changes everything!

In this standalone message from Romans 6, Pastor Josh Jordan walks through a paradox the whole world gets backwards: real freedom doesn't come from grabbing a crown — it comes from setting one down.Freedom is never free.

Your freedom from sin and from the sting of death cost the most expensive thing in the universe.

And there's a second cost — yours — that has nothing to do with earning it and everything to do with stepping off the throne.

Whether you're a lifelong believer, a skeptic, or just curious — you don't have to agree with a word of it to follow the case.

Come weigh it.

📖 Primary text: Romans 6:15–23 (NASB 2020)Supporting: 1 Corinthians 15:55–57 · John 8:34–36 · Matthew 18:3–4 · Mark 10:45 · 1 John 4:19