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California Wesleyan Holiness Church
YOUTH SUNDAY
Sunday 5th
July,2009
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Agenda
1. GODS original plan for man
2. What are temptations ?
3. Is it possible to STOP Sinning?
4. What did GOD do for us?
5. How to overcome temptations?
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GODS ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MAN
Romans 8:29 (KJV)For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinateto be conformed to the image of his Son, that hemight be the firstborn among many brethren
Romans 8:29 (AMP)For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was
aware and loved beforehand], He also destined fromthe beginning [foreordaining them] to be moldedinto the image of His Son [and share inwardly Hislikeness], that He might become the firstborn among
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GODS ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MAN
1. The original plan of God was to have a
family of sons who would be just like Jesus
2. To ensure these sons were like Christ, God
did three (3) things, Gen. 1.26-28i. He gave them rule , dominion on the earth
ii. He made them in His own image
iii. He made them in His own likeness
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GODS ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MAN
Genesis 1:26-28 (KJV)26 And God said, Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let them have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, andover the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the
image of God created he him; male and female
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GODS ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MAN
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them,Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish theearth, and subdue it: and have dominion overthe fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,and over every living thing that moveth upon theearth.
Dominionbring under control
Imagespirit, character , nature
Likenessfunction like GOD
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GODS ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MAN
1. GOD ,who is King of Kings, rules in theheavens
2. The original purpose an plan of God is to have a
family of sons who would rule like Him. (Rom8:28; Gen 1:26-28).
3. How is he going to achieve this? Matt 6:9
He designed to do this by giving His sons a place to
rule (earth)
He would extended His heavenly Kingdom on earth
through His sons
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GODS ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MAN3. How does GOD rule?
By His Word, Heb. 1.3; Gen.1
Therefore His sons would rule by their words
Mk. 11.23; Mt. 18.18; Prov. 18.21
4. We rule based on If we live as sons
If we speak like God
Therefore the Kingdom of heaven would be extended onearth through Gods sons who rule on the earth
These sons receive power to rule on the earth only as
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Agenda
1. GODS original plan for man
2.What are temptations?3. Is it possible to STOP Sinning?4. What did GOD do for us?
5. How to overcome temptations?
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What are Temptations? Definition
Temptation is the enticement to do evilSatan is the tempter (Matt 4:3 ; 1Thess. 3:5)
Matthew 4:3 (KJV)3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, Ifthou be the Son of God, command that these stones
be made bread.
1 Thessalonians 3:5 (KJV)5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I
sent to know your faith, lest by some means the
tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in
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What are Temptations?
Examples
Beginning with Eve, Satan successfully tempted Adam,
Cain ,Abraham and David to sin.
He tempted Job but was less successful.
Job 1:22 (KJV)22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
Jesus was also tested and tempted in every way as we
are, yet he was without sin. (Heb 4:15)
Hebrews 4:15 (KJV)15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched
with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points
tempted like as we are, yetwithout sin.
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What are Temptations? Joseph is a perfect example of what we should do
when we are face with temptation?
He made a profound statement to Potiphars wife in
Gen 39:9 (b)
how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against
God?
Temptations may be for the purpose of destroying a
person through sin leading to death
This is Satans intent
God may allow testing for the purpose of bringing
forth faith, patience, which ultimately honours Him,
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What are Temptations?
Source of temptation - James 1:12-15 (KJV)12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for
when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life,
which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am temptedof God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither
tempteth he any man:14
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn awayof his own lust, and enticed.15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth
sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth
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What are Temptations?
James first explains that a blessings awaits the one
who endures temptation. (vs.12)
He then explains that God cannot be tempted by evil
and does not tempt anyone. (vs. 13)
James then describes the mechanism of temptation
Vs.14 Each person is tempted when he is drawn
away and enticed by his own evil desires
The origin of temptation is attributed to fallen
human nature. (Rom. 6:6; Eph. 4:22; Col. 3:9; 2
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What are Temptations?
However God does not desire, His sons to be
ensnared by evil, but to overcome evil with good
Romans 12:21 (KJV)21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Next , James uses a metaphor, that of a womanbearing children to paint a picture.
Vs. 15once a person has been drawn away by his
own desire, desire becomes pregnant and gives birthto sin.
Temptation is not sin, but yielding to temptation is
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What are Temptations?
Vs.15, when the full cycle is completed it brings
forth death.
For the unbeliever spiritual death is to be separated
from GOD forever in the lake of fire. (Rev 20: 10,
15)
For the believer, sin that brings death may mean
that he or she is disciplined by dying early. (Acts
5:1-5; 1Jhn 5: 16-17; Gal 6;8)
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What are Temptations?
God promises a way of escape 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such
as is common to man: but God is faithful, whowill not suffer you to be tempted above that ye
are able; but will with the temptation also make
a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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Agenda
1. GODS original plan for man
2. What are temptations?
3.Is it possible to STOP Sinning?4. What did GOD do for us?
5. How to overcome temptations?
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Is it possible to Stop Sinning?
YES it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gods requirement
Matthew 5:48 (KJV)48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.
The perfection demanded of sons is a state of
spiritual maturity and completeness.
Jesus was commanding His followers to strivetowards a state of moral and spiritual Godlikeness in
their lives.
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Is it possible to Stop Sinning?
Noah and Job were characterised as perfect men.
Genesis 6:9 (KJV)9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just
man andperfect in his generations, andNoah walked
with God.Job 1:1 (KJV)
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was
Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that
feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job 1:8; 2:3; 8:20;
Even though Job was perfect he had issues with his
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Is it possible to Stop Sinning?
In the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5 ) Jesus was
encouraging His disciples to love their enemies in
the same way that God loved them. (Matt 5: 44)
By so doing they were demonstrating the perfection
or maturity that He desired.
Because of sin within the world, Christians will only
realize true perfection in heaven, but the
exhortations given in Scripture encourage all to
continue to strive towards it in this life.
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Is it possible to Stop Sinning?
Our experience
1 John 2:1-2 (KJV)1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye
sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours
only, but also for the sins ofthe whole world.
We have also have weaknesses that may cause us to
sin.Philippians 2:12
We have to also lay aside every besetting sin.
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Agenda
1. GODS original plan for man
2. What are temptations?
3. Is it possible to STOP Sinning?
4.What did GOD do for us?
5. How to overcome temptations?
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What did God did for us? Ezekiel 36:26-27 (KJV)
26
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will Iput within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of
your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk
in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and dothem.
New heartnew mind with the ability to think like
God after he has released His thoughts New Spiritresponsive to God, makes my dead
spirit alive
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What did God did for us?
Take away the stony heart out of your fleshability to be unresponsive in disobedience
Give a heart of fleshgives me a will that can
submit to Him Put the Holy Spirit within me
Submission to God commandsability to
submit Keep His statues and do themability to
practice that which God has instructed.
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What did God did for us?
Romans 6:6 (KJV)6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that
the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we
should not serve sin.
He kills my old manThis is the sin nature in all man that was inherited by
Adam
Is crucified - nailed to the cross with Him
That the body of sin may be destroyedi.e. made
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What did God did for us? Galatians 5:24 (KJV)
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with theaffections and lusts.
They that are ChristTrue believers in Him
Have crucified the fleshNailed, to the cross whereit has no power to break loose but is continually
weaker and weaker
He kills my flesh, this refers to the ungodly desires of thesoul and body which are not controlled by God
Although the flesh is still alive it cannot act upon its
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What did God did for us?
Affections and lustAll its evil passions,
appetites and desires.
Although the believer is tempted or provoked
to anger, envy, to carnal lust and other
emotions they crucify the flesh with its evil
desires and lust by walking in the spirit.
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Agenda
1. GODS original plan for man
2. What are temptations?
3. Is it possible to STOP Sinning?
4. What did GOD do for us?
5.How to overcome temptations?
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How do we overcome temptations?
Rom 6:6, 11,13
KNOW (Rom 6:6): Understand all that GOD did for
me and all that I am in Jesus
RECKON (Rom 6:11): Believe all that GOD has
said about me is true. That I am dead to sin and my
relationship to it is broken .
But consider yourselves to be alive unto Jesus Christ
(living in unbroken fellowship with Him)
Make this real in my life
YIELD (Rom 6:13) : Give God total control of my
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How do we overcome temptations? Kill all ungodly desires in the mind, emotions, body
(Col 3:5) first submit all to Gods control
then when ever a sinful desires arise I immediately ask
God to kill them Allow the life of God to saturate every area of my
being (Rom 8:2)
ask God to release His life in me where I am weakAsk God to revive dead areas of my life, e.g.
relationships
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How do we overcome temptations?
Continuously put off sinful, ungodly habits,
attitudes, etc. (Eph 4 :22- 24)
Identify what they are
Decide to stop them
Continuously put on godly, holy habits, attitudes,
etc. (Eph 4:24; Col 3: 9-10)
Replace sinful attitudes with holy ones
Replace ungodly habits with godly ones
This is a daily act, it must be continuous.
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5. Lord I submit my mind will and emotions to your
WORD, and your spirit. And through your spirit I
will mortify the deeds of my body. (Rom 8: 13)6. I crucify my flesh with the affections and lust today
Lord and I set my affections on things above (Col
3:2; Gal 5:24)7. Lord I will sow to the Spirit today and I wait in
expectancy to reap eternal life from your spirit(Gal
6:8)
8. Lord I am committed to doing the will of my Father
today, so create the desire within me both to will
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Victory over temptations?
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