Ron Aguilera and Tracy Baerg offer a series of messages called Summer Blockbuster Classics: Your Ticket to Freedom. The series uses movie themes to communicate a message of freedom.
"The Patriot"Many of us enjoy our freedoms in the good old U.S. of A. We get together and celebrate freedom over the BBQ and fireworks on the Fourth of July. We remember those who have gone before us and many today who, like the character of Benjamin Martin, stand up for what they believe in and fight the "good fight" no matter the sacrifice. "Your Ticket To Freedom" series will focus on the theme of freedom. In this first message we'll find what it is like to live free. We are free in Christ, because of His sacrifice, free of the things that bind us from being Patriots of the Promised Land. —Tracy
"Supersize Me"We live in a world today where people often live to eat rather than eating to live. Others are profiting big from our fast food lifestyle, but many of us are hungering for fitness and fulfillment in our overall health. One guy, Morgan, decided to expose the harmful effects of eating nothing but food from the golden arches for 30 days. He challenged the industry and it could have cost him his life. God gave His life so we could afford to live free from death, disease, and decay, today we'll examine how to have a new start with your mind, body, and heart. —Tracy
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"The Truman Show"We continue our freedom theme by looking at the how easy it is get ensnared by the life we live. There is a button a character in the movie wears that asks, "How's It Going to End?" This is a question we often ask ourselves: How's it going to end? We will explore the clues that lead us to the truth about his world, the truth which can set us free. When we think the world revolves around us, when we are focused entirely on our own fulfillment, we ultimately find ourselves like Truman, unfulfilled. —Ron
Listen to the message in MP3 audio"The Mission"
We conclude our freedom theme by looking at freedom from guilt. Most of us have a hard time letting go of the burden of regret, guilt, or fault. Today, we look at the mystery and miracle of repentance and forgiveness and how God cuts away that burden that is strapped to our backs, and explore the themes of redemption and reconciliation. —Ron
