This document provides biblical strategies for battling temptations. It explains that temptation is an appeal to desires that should be avoided, and outlines common temptations like pride, lust, and laziness. It then describes how temptation works by laying bait, appealing to desires, and struggling before responding. The strategies discussed are to learn God's word to counter temptation, believe in God's power to help through prayer, and set oneself up to succeed by avoiding sinful situations, thoughts, and decisions. Resisting temptation leads to rewards like joy, freedom, and strength.

1. HOW TO BATTLE
TEMPTATIONS
TRIED & TESTED BIBLICAL
STRATEGIES TO DEFEAT
TEMPTATIONS
LUKE 4:1-14
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2. WHY LEARNING TO BATTLE
TEMPTATIONS MATTER
Makes us more spiritually alive
& dependent on the Lord
Causes us to understand
ourselves better
Strengthens us through
resistance
Forces a spiritual change in us
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3. TEMPTATION – WHAT IS IT?
The desire to have or do
something that you know
you should avoid
A trial of faith
Temptation is NOT a
sin, unless you fell for it.
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4. TEMPTATIONS
SELF-CENTEREDNESS
PRIDE SEXUAL LUSTS
GLUTTONY
MATERIALISM
LYING
LAZINESS
ENVY BITTERNESS
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5. THE ACTUAL TEMPTATION
IS ALWAYS ON THE INSIDE
– IN OUR MINDS.
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6. ...BUT THE DEVIL
MADE ME DO IT!
FALSE.
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7. HOW TEMPTATION
WORKS
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8. #1 – THE BAIT IS LAID OUT

9. #1 – THE BAIT IS LAID OUT
The temptation
is right in front
of your nose!
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10. #2 – THE TEMPTATION APPEALS TO US

11. JAMES 1:14
BUT EACH ONE IS TEMPTED
WHEN, BY HIS OWN EVIL
DESIRE, HE IS DRAGGED
AWAY AND ENTICED.
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12. #3 – THE STRUGGLE BEGINS

13. #4 – WE RESPOND TO IT

14. HOW TO
BATTLE
TEMPTATIONS
1 – BY LEARNING THE
WORD OF GOD
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15. FOR EVERY
TEMPTATION, JESU
S HAD A
SCRIPTURE TO
COUNTER THE
DEVIL
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16. LUKE 4:4,8,12
OPEN YOUR BIBLE, PLEASE!
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17. IF THE SCRIPTURES
YOU MEMORIZED
SERVES AS YOUR
AMMO...
...HOW MANY WOULD
YOU HAVE?
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18. HOW TO
BATTLE
TEMPTATIONS
2 – BY BELIEVING IN
THE LORD’S POWER
TO HELP YOU
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19. RESEARCH HAS IT
THAT...
84 PERCENT OF PEOPLE
TRYING TO RESIST
TEMPTATION HAS
ACCOMPLISHED IT
THROUGH PRAYER
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20. Trust in the LORD with
all your heart and lean
not on your own
understanding;
(Pro 3:5)
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21. PUTTING GOD TO THE
TEST IS WHEN YOU
INSIST THAT GOD
DO SOMETHING
TO PROVE
HIMSELF TO YOU.
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22. True faith does not
demand signs from
heaven or miracles…
…BUT SIMPLY
BELIEVES THE WORD
OF GOD.
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23. HOW TO
BATTLE
TEMPTATIONS
3 – BY SETTING YOURSELF
UP TO SUCCEED
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24. KEEP WATCHING AND
PRAYING THAT YOU
MAY NOT ENTER INTO
TEMPTATION; THE
SPIRIT IS
WILLING, BUT THE
FLESH IS WEAK.
MAT 26:41
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25. STOP
THINKING
OF SINFUL
THOUGHTS
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26. STOP GOING
TO PLACES
WHERE YOU
WILL BE
TEMPTED
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27. STOP
MAKING
DECISIONS
OUT OF LUST
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28. TURN AWAY
FROM IT AND
PASS ON
PRO. 4:15
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29. THE
REWARDS
OF WINNING
THE BATTLE
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30. EXPECT A
SENSE OF
JOY &
FREEDOM
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31. EXPECT
RENEWED
STRENGTH
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32. EXPECT A
BETTER, FU
LFILLED
LIFE
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33. WILL YOU WIN THE BATTLE THIS TIME?

34. PREPARED BY:
EDRIAN MADRIAGA
Youth Pastor – WWCF Pagsanjan
My Personal Blog:
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