Our Mission: To Make More and Better Disciples
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. —James 1:14-15 (ESV)
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. —Matthew 4:1 (ESV)
Temptation Is
And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” —Matthew 4:2-3 (ESV)
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” —Matthew 4:4 (ESV)
Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “ ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ” —Matthew 4:5-6 (ESV)
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” —Matt 4:7 (ESV)
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” —Matthew 4:8-9 (ESV)
Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “ ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’ ” —Matthew 4:10 (ESV)
Scripture
…“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” —James 4:6 (ESV)
Jesus’ Strategy to Defeat Temptation:
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2. Find a
LUST
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. —1 Corinthians 6:18 (ESV)
BITTERNESS
bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. —- Colossians 3:13 (ESV)
GREED
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” —- Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)
FEAR
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. —Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)
GIVE UP
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. —- Psalm 42:11 (ESV)
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I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin —Psalm 119:11 (ESV)