Remove the restraints and help him go free.

Leave him where he is until he can prove he is changed.

Celebrate what happened, but keep the remaining ties in place.

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I admit that I have sinned and I need your forgiveness. I cannot free myself. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I turn from my sin, confess you as my Lord, and ask you to lead me into your freedom. Amen.

Lord Jesus, Set Me Free

Lord, revive your Church. Where we have only watched, make us willing to help; where we have only spoken, teach us to serve; where people remain bound, make us a people who point them toward freedom. Wake us up to your life-giving power and your tender care, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Revive Your Church to Unbind the Stuck

Father, I bring before you the person who feels trapped, weighed down, or unable to move forward. Speak your freeing word, loosen what holds them back, and give them the grace to walk on in peace, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Freedom for Someone Still Bound

Name one person who seems stuck, ask God to show you what still binds them, and ask for the right words and actions to help them move toward freedom.

Pray for One Person Who Needs Release

Bring these to God: gratitude that Jesus gives life where there was death; thanks that he also cares about what still binds people; praise for every small step toward freedom; and worship for his power that is both strong and gentle.

Thank God for Life and Freedom

Pray for people who are alive outwardly but still tied up inside, for families and friends who want to help without shaming, and for churches that know how to support freedom with tenderness.

Pray for the Bound and the Helpers

⸀ἐξῆλθεν{ek-SEEL-then###ehk-SEEL-then###came out} ὁ{o###oh###the one who} τεθνηκὼς{teth-nee-KOS###tehth-nee-KOHS###had died} δεδεμένος{de-de-ME-nos###deh-deh-MEH-nohs###bound} τοὺς{toos###toos###the} πόδας{PO-das###POH-dahs###feet} καὶ{ke###keh###and} τὰς{tas###tahs###the} χεῖρας{KHEE-ras###KHEE-rahs###hands} κειρίαις,{kee-REE-es###kee-REE-ehs###with linen strips} καὶ{ke###keh###and} ἡ{ee###ee###the} ὄψις{OP-sees###OHp-sees###face of} αὐτοῦ{af-TOO###ahf-TOO###him} σουδαρίῳ{soo-da-REE-o###soo-dah-REE-oh###with a cloth} περιεδέδετο.{pe-ri-e-DE-de-to###peh-ree-eh-DEH-deh-toh###had been wrapped} λέγει{LE-yee###LEH-yee###(He) says} ⸂αὐτοῖς{af-TEES###ahf-TEES###to them} ὁ{o###oh###(the)} Ἰησοῦς⸃·{ee-ee-SOOS###ee-ee-SOOS###Jesus} Λύσατε{LEE-sa-te###LEE-sah-teh###Unbind} αὐτὸν{af-TON###ahf-TOHN###him} καὶ{ke###keh###and} ἄφετε{A-fe-te###AH-feh-teh###let} ⸀αὐτὸν{af-TON###ahf-TOHN###him} ὑπάγειν.{ee-PA-yeen###ee-PAH-yeen###go}

John 11 : 44 - Resurrection, Authority, Release

The one who had died came out, bound hand and foot with bandages , and his face had been wrapped with a cloth. Jesus  said to them, “Release him and let him go.”

	Pi	p — as in pet
	Omicron	o — as in omit (short)
	Delta	th — as in this
	Alpha	ah — as in father
	Sigma (final)	s — used only at end of words

πόδας

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