Communion Moment:
Scripture:
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. —Romans 3:23-24 NLT
Prompt: Invite God to heal the areas of your life that have been wounded by sin. How can His love restore and renew you as you move forward in faith?
Teaching Pastor: Todd Carter
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. —James 1:13-14 NIV
Understand the
of temptation.
People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does GOD always get blamed? —Proverbs 19:3 MSG
Sins We Struggle With
…but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. —James 1:14-15 NIV
Visualize the
.
“The addiction process is a slow walk into death. As with other addictions, pornography controls one’s whole being. It can become an insatiable way of life and always destroys. In my case it has…I have lost my wife; I have alienated my children, and now all of my friends.”
Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. —James 1:16-17 NIV
Realizing
is for you.
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. —Psalm 34:10 NIV
…Though your sins be as scarlet, they can be white as snow. —Isaiah 1:18 NIV