About this Study

Acknowledgments

Friends of Mercy Multiplied: Thank you for willingly sharing your stories of healing for use in this book.

All the counselors at Mercy and the young women who have come through the program: Thank you for being the model and example of how these principles work and for encouraging and inspiring all of us through your stories of freedom and restoration.

Arianna Walker, Melanie Wise, and Jen Otero: Thank you for your tireless work in writing, editing, and building this study so that many more people will find freedom!

Ren Harvey: Thank you for allowing us to include your original artwork within the pages of this study. It provides powerful visuals for which we are so grateful.

Christy Singleton: Thank you for providing an invaluable sounding board for key points in this study.

Joel Kilpatrick: This book would not have been possible without you first pushing Nancy Alcorn to dig deep and share the principles of freedom in her book, Ditch the Baggage. Thank you for your expertise and belief in our mission.

About this Study

In the Keys to Freedom study, you will discover the keys to living free and staying free in Jesus Christ. It is perfectly suited for personal study, but this book can also be used in a one-on-one or group setting. A group leader guide is available at www.MercyMultiplied.com/KeysToFreedom.

This study is very interactive as well. You will see a lot of blank space on the following pages because we want this to be a journey in which you are very engaged! You will be asked to look up passages in the Bible and will be challenged to ask God how He wants you to apply the principles to your own life.

At the beginning of each week’s study, you will read a testimony from an individual who has personal experience with the specific week’s topic. The purpose of these testimonies is to encourage you and give real-life examples of how the principles in this study work. When applied, we believe these principles have the ability to truly change your life, set you free, and become all God is calling you to be. We want to encourage you to take some time before you start each week’s study to read these stories and let them infuse you with encouragement and hope as you walk this journey!

You will want to set aside about fifteen to twenty minutes to complete your study each day. There are only five days of study per week, so on the remaining two days, we encourage you to go back and spend time reflecting over the concepts that seem most pertinent to you.

It’s important to remember that the journey to freedom and healing is a lifetime process, and the keys outlined in this study will give you practical principles for walking out this process. At the end of each week’s study, you will be asked to reflect on all of the keys that you have received up to that point and ask God if there are any keys that you need to revisit. We encourage you to make this a regular practice not just during this study, but in the days, weeks, and years to come as He continues to lead you into greater levels of freedom.

If you are doing this study with a group, please know that the things you write and share on the following pages can be as private as you desire them to be. Although there can be much healing and freedom found in sharing your struggles with other people, do not feel pressured to share anything that you are uncomfortable with sharing.

In the margins, you will find key statements for almost every day of the study. These are major points from the text that you may choose to focus on or even share with others. We encourage our fellow fans of social media to use #KeystoFreedom to share these valuable insights and what God is doing in your life. This will also give us a great way to stay connected!