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HOW TO BATTLE TEMPTATIONS
TRIED & TESTED BIBLICAL STRATEGIES TO DEFEAT TEMPTATIONS
LUKE 4:1-14
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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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TEMPTATION – WHAT IS IT?
The desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
A trial of faithTemptation is NOT a sin,
unless you fell for it.
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TEMPTATIONS
LAZINESS
SEXUAL LUSTS
MATERIALISM
SELF-CENTEREDNESS
PRIDE
BITTERNESS
LYING
GLUTTONY
ENVY
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THE ACTUAL TEMPTATION IS ALWAYS ON THE INSIDE
– IN OUR MINDS.
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...BUT THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT!
FALSE.
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HOW TEMPTATION WORKS
#1 – THE BAIT IS LAID OUT
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#1 – THE BAIT IS LAID OUT
The temptation is right in front of your nose!
#2 – THE TEMPTATION APPEALS TO US
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JAMES 1:14BUT EACH ONE IS TEMPTED WHEN, BY HIS OWN EVIL DESIRE, HE IS DRAGGED AWAY AND ENTICED.
#3 – THE STRUGGLE BEGINS
#4 – WE RESPOND TO IT
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HOW TO BATTLE TEMPTATIONS
1 – BY LEARNING THE WORD OF GOD
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FOR EVERY TEMPTATION, JESUS HAD A SCRIPTURE TO COUNTER THE DEVIL
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LUKE 4:4,8,12
OPEN YOUR BIBLE, PLEASE!
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IF THE SCRIPTURES YOU MEMORIZED SERVES AS YOUR AMMO...
...HOW MANY WOULD YOU HAVE?
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HOW TO BATTLE TEMPTATIONS
2 – BY BELIEVING IN THE LORD’S POWER TO HELP
YOU
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RESEARCH HAS IT THAT...
84 PERCENT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO RESIST TEMPTATION HAS ACCOMPLISHED IT THROUGH PRAYER
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
(Pro 3:5)
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PUTTING GOD TO THE TEST IS WHEN YOUINSIST THAT GOD DO SOMETHING TO PROVE HIMSELF TO YOU.
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…BUT SIMPLY BELIEVES THE WORD OF GOD.
True faith does not demand signs from heaven or miracles…
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HOW TO BATTLE TEMPTATIONS
3 – BY SETTING YOURSELF UP TO SUCCEED
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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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STOP THINKING OF SINFUL THOUGHTS
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STOP GOING TO PLACES WHERE YOU WILL BE TEMPTED
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STOP MAKING DECISIONS OUT OF LUST
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TURN AWAY FROM IT AND PASS ON PRO. 4:15
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THE REWARDS OF WINNING THE BATTLE
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EXPECT A SENSE OF JOY & FREEDOM
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EXPECTRENEWED STRENGTH
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EXPECT A BETTER, FULFILLED LIFE
WILL YOU WIN THE BATTLE THIS TIME?
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PREPARED BY:
EDRIAN MADRIAGAYouth Pastor – WWCF Pagsanjan
My Personal Blog:www.MadriagaProductions.com