Victory Over Temptations

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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?

Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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

many brethren. Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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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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

created he them. Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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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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

Thus His sons would rule as kings just as HimselfPrepared by Shena La Foucade


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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

they share the image, i.e., the nature and likeness of JesusPrepared by Shena La Foucade


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Agenda


2.What are temptations?3. Is it possible to STOP Sinning?4. What did GOD do for us?




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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

vain.Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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,

as in the case with Job.Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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

death.Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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

Cor. 5:17)Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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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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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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


2. What are temptations?

3.Is it possible to STOP Sinning?4. What did GOD do for us?




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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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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

mouth, hence perfection is completeness, maturity.Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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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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.

Heb 12:1-3 Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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Agenda




4.What did GOD do for us?




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What did God did for us? Ezekiel 36:26-27 (KJV)

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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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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

ineffective or inactive for evil

That we no longer have to be slaves to sinPrepared by Shena La Foucade


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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

desires because it is bound and nailed to the Cross.Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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




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

spirit , soul and body.Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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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

and to do of your good pleasure (Phil 2:13)Prepared by Shena La Foucade


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