The Sixth Petition of The Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayerthe Lord’s Prayer

What are we asking God What are we asking God to do when we pray the to do when we pray the

Sixth Petition?Sixth Petition?

Question 1Question 1

Who deceives us or leads Who deceives us or leads us into temptation?us into temptation?

Ephesians 2:1-3

James 1:13

Genesis 3:1-6

Key Point 1

Matthew 27:3-5

1 Timothy 6:9-10

1 Corinthians 10:13b

1 Corinthians 10:12-13a

Key Point 2

Key Point 3

Hebrews 2:18

keep temptation away from us

help us overcome temptation

the devilthe worldsinful nature

false belief despair shameful sin

Ephesians 2:1-3

As for you, you were dead in your As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. were by nature objects of wrath.

James 1:13

When tempted, no one When tempted, no one should say, "God is should say, "God is tempting me." For God tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; nor does he tempt anyone;

The ____, the _____, The ____, the _____, and our __________ and our __________ lead us into ________.lead us into ________.

Key Point 1Key Point 1

devildevil worldworldsinful naturesinful nature

temptationtemptation

Question 2Question 2

What is temptation?What is temptation?

Genesis 3:1-6The Fall of Man The Fall of Man         Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild

animals the LORD God had made. He said to the animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the will die.' "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." When the woman saw that the fruit of the good and evil." When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.and he ate it.

Matthew 27:3-5

When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood."       "What is that to us?" they replied. "That's       "What is that to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility." your responsibility."

        So Judas threw the money into the temple and So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

People who want to get rich fall into temptation People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the destruction. For the love of moneylove of money is a root is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. pierced themselves with many griefs.

Key Point 2Key Point 2

Temptation is any situation Temptation is any situation in which we may be lead in which we may be lead into _________, ______, or into _________, ______, or other great and shameful other great and shameful ____.____.

false belieffalse belief despairdespair

sinssins

Question 3Question 3

What are we asking God What are we asking God to do about such to do about such temptations?temptations?

1 Corinthians 10:12-13a

So, if you think you are standing So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't firm, be careful that you don't fall! No temptation has seized fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to you except what is common to man. man. And God is faithful; he will not And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. you can bear.

But when you are tempted, he But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out will also provide a way out so that you can stand up so that you can stand up under it.under it.

1 Corinthians 10:13b

Hebrews 2:18

Because he himself Because he himself suffered when he was suffered when he was tempted, he is able to tempted, he is able to help those who are being help those who are being tempted.tempted.

Key Point 3Key Point 3

We are asking ____ to We are asking ____ to keep _________ away keep _________ away from us and to help us from us and to help us ________ them when ________ them when they come to us.they come to us.

GodGodtemptationtemptation

overcomeovercome

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

I ask God to help me so I ask God to help me so I am not overcome by I am not overcome by temptations that might temptations that might lead me to sin.lead me to sin.

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