California Wesleyan Holiness Church YOUTH SUNDAY Sunday 5th July,2009

Agenda
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. GODS original plan for man What are temptations ? Is it possible to STOP Sinning? What did GOD do for us? 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 predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might 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 from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. Prepared by Shena La Foucade

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. 1.26-28
i. 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, and over 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 Prepared by Shena La Foucade created he them.

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28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Dominion bring under control Image spirit, character , nature Likeness function like GOD
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GODS ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MAN

1. GOD ,who is King of Kings, rules in the heavens 2. The original purpose an plan of God is to have a family of sons who would rule like Him. (Rom 8:28; 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 Prepared by Shena La Foucade would rule as kings just as Himself

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3. 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 on earth 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 Jesus Prepared by Shena La Foucade

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 evil Satan is the tempter (Matt 4:3 ; 1Thess. 3:5)

Matthew 4:3 (KJV) 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou 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, La Foucade labour be in and our Prepared by Shena vain.

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, yet without sin.
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 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?

What are Temptations?

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

What are Temptations?

Source of temptation - James 1:12-15 (KJV) 12 Blessed 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. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when Prepared by Shena La Foucadebringeth forth it is finished, death.

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 Cor. 5:17)
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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 woman bearing children to paint a picture. Vs. 15 once a person has been drawn away by his own desire, desire becomes pregnant and gives birth to 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, who will 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 strive towards 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 and perfect in his generations, and Noah 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 Prepared by mouth, hence perfectionShena La Foucade is completeness, maturity.

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 of the 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
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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 I put 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 do them.

New heart new mind with the ability to think like God after he has released His thoughts New Spirit responsive 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 flesh ability to be unresponsive in disobedience Give a heart of flesh gives me a will that can submit to Him Put the Holy Spirit within me Submission to God commands ability to submit Keep His statues and do them ability 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 man

This 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 destroyed i.e. made ineffective or inactive for evil That we no longer have to be slaves to sin
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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 the affections and lusts.

They that are Christ True believers in Him Have crucified the flesh Nailed, to the cross where it has no power to break loose but is continually weaker and weaker
He kills my flesh, this refers to the ungodly desires of the soul and body which are not controlled by God

Although the flesh is still alive it cannot act upon its desires because it is bound La Foucade Prepared by Shena and nailed to the Cross.

What did God did for us?

Affections and lust All 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. 2. 3. 4. GODS original plan for man What are temptations? Is it possible to STOP Sinning? 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 Prepared spirit , soul and body. by Shena La Foucade

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 weak Ask 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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How do we overcome temptations?

1. Father I know that my old man is crucified with you on the cross (Rom 6:6) 2. Therefore I yield my members as instruments of righteousness unto you (Rom 6:13) 3. Father I hate the world and the things of the world, the lust of the eyes , the lust of the flesh and the pride of life ( 1John 2:16) 4. But I delight myself in the law of the Lord an in your law would I mediate therein day and nite (Ps 1:2) Prepared by Shena La Foucade

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 Prepared by Shena La Foucade (Phil 2:13) good pleasure

Victory over temptations?

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