Bobby McDonald - Temptation: Watch, Pray, Resist, Flee

Bobby McDonaldAugust 1, 202225mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Temptation: Watch, Pray, Resist, Flee Date: 07/31/2022 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The sermon emphasizes that Christian life is a race requiring constant vigilance against temptation, which can manifest as covetousness, lust, pride, or fear. To truly overcome these struggles, the speaker stresses that mere effort is insufficient; one must be filled with the Holy Spirit to endure the fight with joy and live a life dedicated to giving glory to God.

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Fighting the race against temptationPaul compares our Christian journey to a race in 1 Corinthians 9, highlighting that overcoming temptation to sin is a major part of that race.1 Corinthians 9:24

Common temptations we face dailyTemptations come constantly in many forms, such as comparison, coveting, lust, envy, discouragement, self-pity, pride, fear, and the love of money.

Mastering sin like CaineGod warned Cain that sin is crouching at the door desiring to have him, but he must master it.

The absolute need for the Holy SpiritHuman willpower can only resist for a little while, making the total filling of the Holy Spirit critical to endure temptation with joy.

Keeping watching and prayingJesus told the disciples in Matthew 26 to keep watching and praying so they would not enter into temptation, acknowledging the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.Matthew 26:41

Watching our body partsWatching our eyes, tongue, hands, and humility means presenting our bodily members as a living sacrifice rather than instruments of sin.

Do not be surprised by trialsPeter tells believers not to be surprised by fiery ordeals and testing, and 1 Corinthians 10 guarantees God provides a way to bear every temptation.

Resisting temptation from the startTemptations can always be resisted successfully if caught at the outset, because letting lust conceive in the mind leads directly to sin and death.James 1:14–15

Indulging temptation is a coffee date with the devilEntertaining evil thoughts in our hearts—just as the scribes did with Jesus—is like sitting down for a coffee date with Satan to see if sin is worthwhile.

Jesus sympathizes with our weaknessesHebrews 4 tells us we have a high priest who was tempted in all things as we are yet without sin, and He roots for us because He understands the pain of resistance.

Resisting with the word of GodJust as Jesus used Scripture to defend against Satan in the wilderness, God provides us with fresh words and verses to carry us through difficult trials.

Commitment to daily prayerCommitting to pray every day with our whole heart manifests our dependence on the Lord and keeps us from losing heart.

The work of God is to believeWhen the crowd in John 6 asked what works they should do, Jesus answered that the work of God is to believe in Him whom He sent, making our victory about dependence on God.John 6:28–29

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