Overcoming all struggles in life - Part 2

2.  1John 2:12 I write to you, dear children, because
your sins have been forgiven on account of his
name.
 1John 2:13 I write to you, fathers, because you
have known him who is from the beginning. I write to
you, young men, because you have overcome the
evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you
have known the Father.
 1John 2:14 I write to you, fathers, because you
have known him who is from the beginning. I write to
you, young men, because you are strong, and the
word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the
evil one.

3.  1John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in
the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of
the Father is not in him.
 1John 2:16 For everything in the world--the
cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and
the boasting of what he has and does--comes not
from the Father but from the world.
 1John 2:17 The world and its desires pass
away, but the man who does the will of God lives
forever.

4. THREE LEVELS OF
CHRISTIAN LIFE
1.CHILDREN: these are the new
believers and “baby spiritually “
( SHEEP )
2.YOUNG MEN: these are the
growing Christians and strong
Christians who overcome
struggles ( SHEEP-DEER )

5.  3.FATHERS: these are the matured
spiritual Christians focused on doing the will of
God .
 These reproduce and bear children and
raise and take care of their children well to
become strong and become like them
eventually.
 ( LION, EAGLE, PASTORS )
 A true born-again Christian must grow to
become Young Man and Father in living for
Christ and in commitment to do the will of the
Father God in heaven.

6.  WHO ARE THE CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE
REACHED THE LEVEL OF YOUNG MEN?
 1.) ”YOUNG MEN” HAVE
OVERCOME THE EVIL ONE
 1John 2:13 I write to you, fathers, because
you have known him who is from the
beginning. I write to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one. I
write to you, dear children, because you
have known the Father.

7. 2Corinthians 2:11 in order
that Satan might not outwit us.
For we are not unaware of his
schemes.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full
armor of God so that you can
take your stand against the
devil's schemes.

8.  2.) ”YOUNG MEN” ARE
STRONG BECAUSE THE WORD
OF GOD LIVES IN THEM
 1John 2:14 I write to you, fathers,
because you have known him who is
from the beginning. I write to you, young
men, because you are strong, and the
word of God lives in you, and you have
overcome the evil one.

9.  NOTE: YOUNG MEN HAVE STRONG
APPETITE TO READ AND MEDITATE ON
THE WORD OF GOD DAILY.
 THEY HAVE STRONG CONVICTIONS ON
BELIEVING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD
OF GOD.
 THEY DONT COMPROMISE GOD’S WORDS.
 THEY HAVE THE HABITS OF DAILY BIBLE
READING AND DEVOTION
 THE WORD OF GOD IS ESSENTIAL IN
OVERCOMING CHRISTIAN LIFE.
 THE LORD JESUS OVERCAME THE DEVIL
BECAUSE OF GOD’S WORDS

10. Matthew 4:3 The tempter came
to him and said, "If you are the Son
of God, tell these stones to become
bread."

Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, "It
is written: 'Man does not live on
bread alone, but on every word that
comes from the mouth of God.' "

11. 3.) ”YOUNG MEN” ARE
COMMITTED TO LIVE FOR
AND IN THE WILL OF GOD
1John 2:17 The world and its
desires pass away, but the man
who does the will of God lives
forever.

12.  NOTE:
 THE KEY AND FOUNDATION IN
OVERCOMING LIFE IS THE
TOTAL COMMITMENT TO GOD’S
WILL
 MANY STRUGGLING TO DO THE
WILL OF GOD BECAUSE THEY
ARE NEVER
TOTALLY COMMITTED TO THE
WILL OF GOD. THEY STRUGGLE
WITH THEIR OWN WILL.

13. Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who
says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter
the kingdom of heaven, but only he
who does the will of my Father who
is in heaven.
Luke 22:42 Father, if you are
willing, take this cup from me; yet
not my will, but yours be done.

14. 4.) ”YOUNG MEN” DO NOT
LOVE THE WORLD OR
ANYTHING IN THE WORLD
1John 2:15 Do not love the
world or anything in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love
of the Father is not in him

15. NOTE:
YOUNG MEN ARE NOT
FOCUSED ON AND
CONTROLLED BY
WORLDLINESS AND
MATERIALISM
YOUNG MEN OVERCOME
WORLDLINESS AND
MATERIALISM

16. 1John 5:4 for everyone born of God
overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the world,
even our faith.

1John 5:5 Who is it that overcomes
the world? Only he who believes that
Jesus is the Son of God.


17. Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on
things above, not on
earthly things. (NIV)

18.  Romans12:2 Do not conform any longer
to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and
approve what God's will is-- his good,
pleasing and perfect will.

 Hebrews12:2 Let us fix our eyes on
Jesus, the author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set before him
endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the
throne of God.

19. Matthew 22:37
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the
Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind.’[a]
1 John 5:3
3
In fact, this is love for God: to
keep his commands. And his
commands are not burdensome,

20. 5.) ”YOUNG
MEN” OVERCOME THE
CRAVINGS OF SINFUL
NATURE.
1John 2:16 For everything in the
world--the cravings of sinful man,
the lust of his eyes and the boasting
of what he has and does--comes
not from the Father but from the
world.

21. KJV For all that is in the
world--the lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life--is not of the
Father but is of the world.

22. The lust of the flesh
The lust of the eyes
Pride of life

23. Romans 8:5 (NIV)
Those who live according to the
sinful nature have their minds set
on what that nature desires; but
those who live in accordance with
the Spirit have their minds set on
what the Spirit desires.

24. Romans 8:6-7 (NIV)
The mind of sinful man is
death, but the mind controlled
by the Spirit is life and peace;
the sinful mind is hostile to
God. It does not submit to
God's law, nor can it do so.

25. Romans 8:8-9
8
Those controlled by the sinful nature
cannot please God.9
You, however,
are controlled not by the sinful nature
but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God
lives in you. And if anyone does not
have the Spirit of Christ, he does not
belong to Christ.

26. CONCLUSION:
GOD LOVES YOU
AND WILL
PATIENTLY GUIDE
AND STRENGTHEN
YOU TO BECOME
AN OVERCOMER

27.  7 CHURCHES IN REVELATION
THERE ARE PROMISES TO
THOSE WHO OVERCOME
 1.Ephesus
 2.Smyrna
 3.Pergamum
 4.Thyatira
 5.Sardis
 6.Philadelphia
 7.Laodicea

28.  1.Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. To him who overcomes, I will
give the right to eat from the tree of life,
which is in the paradise of God.
EPHESUS
 2.Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. He who overcomes will not be
hurt at all by the second death.
 SMYRNA

29. 3.Revelation 2:17 He who has
an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches. To
him who overcomes, I will give
some of the hidden manna. I
will also give him a white stone
with a new name written on it,
known only to him who receives
it. PERGAMUM


30.  4.Revelation 2:26 To him who
overcomes and does my will to the
end, I will give authority over the
nations--
 Revelation 2:27 'He will rule them
with an iron scepter; he will dash
them to pieces like pottery' -- just
as I have received authority from
my Father.
 Revelation 2:28 I will also give him
the morning star. THYATIRA

31. 5.Revelation 3:5 He who
overcomes will, like them, be
dressed in white. I will never
blot out his name from the
book of life, but will
acknowledge his name before
my Father and his angels.
SARDIS


32. 6.Revelation 3:12 Him who
overcomes I will make a pillar in
the temple of my God. Never
again will he leave it. I will write
on him the name of my God and
the name of the city of my God,
the new Jerusalem, which is
coming down out of heaven
from my God; and I will also
write on him my new name.
PHILADELPHIA

33. 7.Revelation 3:21 To him
who overcomes, I will give
the right to sit with me on
my throne, just as I
overcame and sat down
with my Father on his
throne. LAODICEA