BREAKING FREE

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MAIN SCRIPTURE USED AND REFERENCE 1 CORINTHIANS 10:11-13

These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.  So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!  No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; m he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. n But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

MESSAGE OUTLINE


OUR GREATEST CHALLENGE IS TEMPTATION

THREE FACT ABOUT TEMPTATION

1. Every temptation you face HAS BEEN faced by others
2. You have never been tempted by something you did not have the POWER to resist.
3. God PROVIDES a way out of every temptation.

The bible says there are only three kinds of parasites--three kinds of temptations in this world.

Everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes, and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the father but from the world. - 1John 2:16

There are only three kinds of temptations:

1. The CRAVINGS of our bodies (materialism or sensualism)
2. The LUST of our eyes (greed)
3. The PRIDE of our hearts

How to break free from temptations:

1. Pray that the Lord will keep you from TEMPTATION.
2. Make a COVENANT with yourself.
3. LOOK for a way out.
4. DIVERT your thoughts.
5. REMOVE yourself.
6. Evaluate when you FALL DOWN.
7. Ask FORGIVENESS, resolve to do better, and START again.

1John 1:9 says, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.


Here is your Love Dare Challenge for the week:

IS THERE A PARASITE FROM WHICH YOU NEED TO BREAK FREE?