3. Romans 8:37 “And, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
4. 1. The Most Common Obstacles The Believer Must Face
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6. “ the world” defined: social systems of our world used by the enemy as bait to lure Christians into behavior that opposes God’s divine order.
7. Ways To Overcome Obstacles In The World: - Keep your thoughts subject to God’s will (Philippians 4:8) - Dedicate time to the things of the Spirit (Romans 8:5-6) - Avoid alliances with the world (2 Corinthians 6:14-16) - Stay in the Word of God permanently (Psalm 119:9) - Endeavor to win your friends for the Lord (James 5:19-20)
8. B. Temptation “ Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak” Matthew 26:41
9. Temptation defined: bait the enemy uses to drag man to violate the divine commandments
10. You can overcome temptation by: - Keeping in constant communion with the Spirit (1 Thess. 5:17) - Study the Word to confess it (Matt. 4) - Renounce every root sin that may allow temptations (Prov. 28:13) - Fill your mind with things of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16,25)
11. C. The Family “For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household” Matthew 10:35-36
12. How we can overcome family obstacles: - Win your family through prayer - Believe in God’s promises - Have a good testimony before them - Persevere until you win them for Christ
