temptation dr. george w. murray columbia international university
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Temptation
Dr. George W. MurrayColumbia International University
I Corinthians 10:12, 13
So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you
don’t fall.
I Corinthians 10:12, 13
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; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you
can bear.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to
man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you
can bear.
But when you are tempted, He will
also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
I Corinthians 10:12, 13
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; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are
tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can
stand up under it.I Corinthians
10:12, 13
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the
devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.
I Peter 5: 8,9
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the
devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.
I Peter 5: 8,9
Resist him, standing firm in the faith,
because you know that your brothers
throughout the world are undergoing the
same kind of sufferings.
I Peter 5: 8,9
Resist him, standing firm in the faith,
because you know that your brothers
throughout the world are undergoing the
same kind of sufferings.
I Peter 5: 8,9
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the
devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for
someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are
undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the
devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for
someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are
undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
I Peter 5: 8,9
MISSIONARIES
and
TEMPTATION
MISSIONARIES
and
TEMPTATION
TEMPTATIONdoes notLESSEN
withage or experience
TEMPTATIONdoes notLESSEN
withage or experience
Two major areas where temptation
strikes:
• Honesty
• Purity
TEMPTATIONis
INTENSIFIEDon the
mission field
TEMPTATION is INTENSIFIED
on the mission field because:
• Satan’s territory• Cross-cultural stress• No restraining Christian
community• Fewer “means of grace”
When facing When facing temptation:temptation:
• Get others to pray for you Get others to pray for you dailydaily
• Avoid tempting situationsAvoid tempting situations
• Be accountable to Be accountable to someonesomeone
• Remind yourself of God’s Remind yourself of God’s omnipresenceomnipresence
“…you are in Me, and I am in you.”
John 14:20
“…you are in Me, and I am in you.”
John 14:20
“…the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world.”I John 4:4
“…the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world.”I John 4:4
This is the victory that has overcome the
world, even our faith.
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son
of God.
I John 5: 4, 5
This is the victory that has overcome the
world, even our faith.
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son
of God.
I John 5: 4, 5
“Faith can do anything God can
do!”
R. C. McQuilkin
“Faith can do anything God can
do!”
R. C. McQuilkin
Put Matthew 19:26
and Mark 9:23 together.
Put Matthew 19:26
and Mark 9:23 together.
…with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
All things are possible for him who believes.
Mark 9:23
…with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
All things are possible for him who believes.
Mark 9:23
What if I yield to
TEMPTATION?
What if I yield to
TEMPTATION?
What if I yield?• Call sin what it is.
What if I yield?• Call sin what it is.
Sin is anything that falls short of the character of God.
(Romans 3:23)
Sin is anything that falls short of the character of God.
(Romans 3:23)
What if I yield?
• Call sin what it is.
• Confess and repent.
What if I yield?
• Call sin what it is.
• Confess and repent.
“Confess”
means
“to agree”
“Confess”
means
“to agree”
What if I yield?
• Call sin what it is.
• Confess and repent.
•Accept God’s forgiveness.
What if I yield?
• Call sin what it is.
• Confess and repent.
•Accept God’s forgiveness.
When we confess our sins,God buries them in the depths of the sea, and on
the surface above that spot He floats a buoy with a sign that says
“NO FISHING!”Corrie ten Boom
What if I yield?• Call sin what it is.
• Confess and repent.
•Accept God’s forgiveness.
• Trust God for future victory.
What if I yield?• Call sin what it is.
• Confess and repent.
•Accept God’s forgiveness.
• Trust God for future victory.
I Corinthians 10:12, 13So 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; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are
tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can
stand up under it.
Pray:•for a missionary•for a missionary care-giver•for yourself