Word of the Day: Temptation
Have you ever tried to solve an Escape Room?
1 Corinthians 10:13 NKJV
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
5 Reasons Why Idols Were Tempting
Seen vs. Unseen – Less faith
Manageable – God in a box
Harvest Beliefs - Superstition
Fertility Beliefs - Sensuality
Cultural Norm – Go with the flow
The Big Idea:
Satan often tempts us to “supplement God” rather than outright abandon him. Jesus alone, is always enough.
1 Corinthians 10:1-4 NLT
I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses. All of them ate the same spiritual food, and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ.
5 Advantages to Appreciate
Cloud - Guidance
Sea - Deliverance
Baptism - Identity
Bread – Nourishment
Water - Satisfaction
5 Temptations to Avoid
Craving Evil Things
Worshiping Idols
Engaging in Immorality
Putting God to the Test
Grumbling
What is the Key to Escaping Temptation?
Focus
Urgency
Determination
Jesus is Enough!
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