Wednesday, November 18, 2009
                               Temptation
          everyone born of god overcomes the world.
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What is temptation?
                  TEMPTATION is the DESIRE
                       to SIN, that comes from my SINFUL
                       human CRAVINGS, the PERSUASION
                        of the WORLD, or the SEDUCTION
                                       of the DEVIL.


            Temptation
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1TEMPTATION
                                 The ORIGIN of




            Temptation
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1 Now th e serpent was more crafty than any of the
            wild an imals the LORD God had made. He said to the
            woman   , "Did God really say, 'You must not eat
                                    from any tree in the garden'?"
                2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat
                fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but
             God did say, 'You mustmnodleaoffruie
                                      t t
                                             th
                                                t
                               the id e
                 from the tree that is in
                garden, and you must not touch it, or you
                                               will die.' "
                                                  Genesis 3




             Temptation
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                               1TEMPTATION
                                     The ORIGIN of
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    4 "You will not certainly die," the serpent said
           to the  woman. 5 "For God knows that when you
                eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you
                  will be like God, knowing good & evil."
                       6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the
                    tree was good for food and pleasing to the
                      eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom,
               she took some andwate it.her,eand he ate
                                 a
                                   s with
                                          Sh also gave
                some to her husband, who
                   it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were
             op                                      ked;
               ened, and they realized they were namade
                                          gether and
                               so they sewed fig leaves to
                                                 coverings for themselves.
                                                          Genesis 3


             Temptation
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                                        1TEMPTATION
                                              The ORIGIN of
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What is God saying to
   you in this STORY
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                               ?   10
God made the first humans so
           good that they had to be
       tempted by an outside source.




    Is that still true of us   ?
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TemPTaTIoN... IT haPPens...




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TEMPTATION is the DESIRE
     to SIN, that comes from my SINFUL
     human CRAVINGS, the PERSUASION
      of the WORLD, or the SEDUCTION
                               of the DEVIL.


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2
                               The PROBLEM of the
                                   SINFUL NATURE




            Temptation
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"Very truly I tell you,
         everyone who sins is
         a slave to sin... 36 So
                     if the Son sets you free,
                      y ou will be free indeed.
        ~Jesus                         (John 8:34,36)



             Temptation
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                                   2   The PROBLEM of the
                                       SINFUL NATURE
                                                            15
17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but
             it  is sin living in me. 18 I know that good
           itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful
           natu    re. For I have the desire to do whatthegood,
                                                            is
           but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do —good
             I want to   do, but the evil I do not want to do this I
            ke  ep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to
                  do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin
                               living in me that does it. 
                                                    Romans 7




             Temptation
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                                 2    The PROBLEM of the
                                       SINFUL NATURE
                                                                       16
Although I want to
         21 So I find this law at work:
    do                                 re it     .
        good, evil is right theGod'wlah mebu22 see    For
       in m y inner being I delight in   s w; 23   tI
     anothe r law at work in me, waging war against the
       law of my   mind and making me a prisoner of the law of
         si n at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am!
       Who                                      of death?
            will rescue me from this body rough Jesus
        25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me th
                    So then, I myself in my
                Christ our Lord!
  mind am a   slave to God's law, but in my
   sinfu l nature a slave to the law of sin.
                                             Romans 7



             Temptation
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                                   2The PROBLEM of the
                                       SINFUL NATURE
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3
                               OVERCOMING the
                                   TEMPTATION of
                                      the FLESH



            Temptation
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So I say, walk by the
                       16

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                           ill
                               fu
                                    gra
                                        re.
     the de  sires of th ture desires what is
         17            na
                  For the sinful
           contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is
            contra ry to the sinful nature. They are
        in conflict with each other, so
      that y ou are not to do whatever
         you  want. 18 Bue if younarer led byw.... 
                            t   u             the
                                                   
              Spirit, you ar not de the la
                                 Galatians 5


             Temptation
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                               OVERCOMING the
                                    TEMPTATION of
                                          the FLESH
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Those who belong to
                               24
       Chri st Jesus have crucified
          the sinful nature with its
          passions and desires.   25

        Since we live by the Spirit, let
        us kee p in step with the Spirit.
                                        Galatians 5


             Temptation
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                                    OVERCOMING the
                                        TEMPTATION of
                                           the FLESH
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31 What, then, shall we say in responhose
            to these things? If God is for us, w t
           can be   against us? 32 He who did no
          spare his  own Son, but gave him up for
          us al l—how will he not also, along wit3h
            him, graciously give us all things? 3
                                               ose
         Who will bring any charge against thwho
           whom God has chosen? It is God No
        justifies. 34 Who then can condemn?
            one. Christ Jesus who died—more
            than th  at, who was raised to life—is
             at th e right hand of God and is also
                                interceding for us.
                                       Romans 8

             Temptation
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                               OVERCOMING the
                                   TEMPTATION of
                                      the FLESH
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WHAT DOES THIS
   MEAN FOR US                            ?
                                I have hidden your word
                                in my heart
                                that I might not sin
                                against you.
                                          ~Psalm 119:11

           Temptation
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WHAT DOES THIS
   MEAN FOR US                        ?
                                16   Let us then
                                approach God's
                                throne of grace with
                                confidence,
                                so that      we may
                                receive mercy and
                                find grace to help us
                                in our time of need.
           Temptation       Hebrews 4 
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WHAT DOES THIS
   MEAN FOR US
                      13
                                       ?
                        No temptation has overtaken you
                      except what is common to us all.
                      And God is faithful; he
                      will not let you be tempted
                      beyond what you can bear. But
                      when you are tempted, he will
                      also provide a way out so that
                      you can endure it.
                                1 Corinthians 10

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Temptation
            Temptation
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  • 1.
    Wednesday, November 18,2009 Temptation everyone born of god overcomes the world. 5
  • 2.
    What is temptation? TEMPTATION is the DESIRE to SIN, that comes from my SINFUL human CRAVINGS, the PERSUASION of the WORLD, or the SEDUCTION of the DEVIL. Temptation everyone born of god overcomes the world. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6
  • 3.
    1TEMPTATION The ORIGIN of Temptation everyone born of god overcomes the world. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7
  • 4.
    1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild an imals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman , "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"     2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You mustmnodleaoffruie t t th t the id e from the tree that is in garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' " Genesis 3 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1TEMPTATION The ORIGIN of 8
  • 5.
        4 "Youwill not certainly die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good & evil."     6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some andwate it.her,eand he ate a s with Sh also gave some to her husband, who it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were op ked; ened, and they realized they were namade gether and so they sewed fig leaves to coverings for themselves. Genesis 3 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1TEMPTATION The ORIGIN of 9
  • 6.
    What is Godsaying to you in this STORY Wednesday, November 18, 2009 ? 10
  • 7.
    God made thefirst humans so good that they had to be tempted by an outside source. Is that still true of us ? Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11
  • 8.
  • 9.
    TEMPTATION is theDESIRE to SIN, that comes from my SINFUL human CRAVINGS, the PERSUASION of the WORLD, or the SEDUCTION of the DEVIL. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 13
  • 10.
    2 The PROBLEM of the SINFUL NATURE Temptation everyone born of god overcomes the world. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 14
  • 11.
    "Very truly Itell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin... 36 So if the Son sets you free, y ou will be free indeed. ~Jesus (John 8:34,36) Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2 The PROBLEM of the SINFUL NATURE 15
  • 12.
    17 As itis, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful natu re. For I have the desire to do whatthegood, is but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do —good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do this I ke ep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.  Romans 7 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2 The PROBLEM of the SINFUL NATURE 16
  • 13.
    Although I wantto 21 So I find this law at work: do re it . good, evil is right theGod'wlah mebu22 see For in m y inner being I delight in s w; 23 tI anothe r law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of si n at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who of death? will rescue me from this body rough Jesus 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me th So then, I myself in my Christ our Lord! mind am a slave to God's law, but in my sinfu l nature a slave to the law of sin. Romans 7 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2The PROBLEM of the SINFUL NATURE 17
  • 14.
    3 OVERCOMING the TEMPTATION of the FLESH Temptation everyone born of god overcomes the world. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 18
  • 15.
    So I say,walk by the 16 Spir it, and youewsinnolt natutify ill fu gra re. the de sires of th ture desires what is 17 na For the sinful contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contra ry to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that y ou are not to do whatever you want. 18 Bue if younarer led byw....  t u the   Spirit, you ar not de the la Galatians 5 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3 OVERCOMING the TEMPTATION of the FLESH 19
  • 16.
    Those who belongto 24 Chri st Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us kee p in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3 OVERCOMING the TEMPTATION of the FLESH 20
  • 17.
    31 What, then,shall we say in responhose to these things? If God is for us, w t can be against us? 32 He who did no spare his own Son, but gave him up for us al l—how will he not also, along wit3h him, graciously give us all things? 3 ose Who will bring any charge against thwho whom God has chosen? It is God No justifies. 34 Who then can condemn? one. Christ Jesus who died—more than th at, who was raised to life—is at th e right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Romans 8 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3 OVERCOMING the TEMPTATION of the FLESH 21
  • 18.
    WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US ? I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. ~Psalm 119:11 Temptation everyone born of god overcomes the world.. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 22
  • 19.
    WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US ? 16 Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Temptation Hebrews 4  everyone born of god overcomes the world.. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 23
  • 20.
    WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US 13 ? No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to us all. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10 Temptation Wednesday, November 18, 2009 24
  • 21.
    Temptation Temptation everyone born of god overcomes the world. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 25