Part 5: Turning Down Turkish Delight

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Part 5 Turning Down Turkish Delight
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FIVE FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
Temptation is not sin.
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He faced all of the same temptations we do, yet
he did not sin.
Hebrews 415 (NLT)
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Sin takes place when we agree to the temptation
and follow it. Charles R. Swindoll
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FIVE FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
Everyone is tempted.
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But remember that the temptations that come into
your life are no different from what others
experience.
1 Corinthians 1013 (NLT)
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We are not tempted because we are evil but
because we are human.
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FIVE FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
With God, you can overcome every temptation.
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I can resist everything except temptation.
Oscar Wilde
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't
resist it. Mae West
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He will keep the temptation from becoming so
strong that you cant stand up against it. When
you are tempted, he will show you a way out so
that you will not give in to it.
1 Corinthians 1013 (NLT)
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FIVE FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
Temptation grows stronger the longer you consider
it.
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It is not falling into the water but lying in it
that drowns. Anonymous
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FIVE FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
Giving in to temptation will make you happy for
a time.
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The power of all temptation is the prospect that
it will make me happier. John Piper
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He chose to share the oppression of Gods people
instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.
Hebrews 1125 (NLT)
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The person who sins will be the one who dies.
Ezekiel 184 (NLT)
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FIVE TIPS FOR OVERCOMING TEMPTATION
Avoid compromising positions.
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FIVE TIPS FOR OVERCOMING TEMPTATION
Be prepared BEFORE the temptation comes.
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I will show you what it's like when someone
comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then
obeys me. It is like a person who builds a house
on a strong foundation laid upon the underlying
rock. When the floodwaters rise and break
Luke 647-49 (NLT)
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against the house, it stands firm because it is
well built. But anyone who listens and doesn't
obey is like a person who builds a house without
a foundation. When the floods sweep down against
that house, it will crumble into a heap of ruins.
Luke 647-49 (NLT)
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Preparing Yourself for Temptation
BUILD A VIBRANT PRAYER LIFE
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Pray that you will not be overcome by
temptation.
Luke 2240 (NLT)
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Preparing Yourself for Temptation
BUILD A VIBRANT PRAYER LIFE
KNOW YOUR BIBLE (Memorize Apply)
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I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might
not sin against you.
Psalm 11911 (NLT)
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Preparing Yourself for Temptation
BUILD A VIBRANT PRAYER LIFE
KNOW YOUR BIBLE (Memorize Apply)
FIND AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER
RECOGNIZE YOUR WEAKNESS
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If you think you are standing strong, be careful,
for you, too, may fall into the same sin.
1 Corinthians 1012 (NLT)
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Preparing Yourself for Temptation
BUILD A VIBRANT PRAYER LIFE
KNOW YOUR BIBLE (Memorize Apply)
FIND AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER
RECOGNIZE YOUR WEAKNESS
RECOGNIZE GODS STRENGTH
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And now, all glory to God, who is able to keep
you from stumbling, and who will bring you into
his glorious presence innocent of sin and with
great joy.
Jude 124 (NLT)
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FIVE TIPS FOR OVERCOMING TEMPTATION
Refuse to Give In.
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A man who gives in to temptation after five
minutes simply does not know what it would have
been like an hour later. C. S. Lewis
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Oh, Marcus, oh, colossal child! Able to conquer
the world, but unable to resist temptation.
Mark Antonys personal tutor
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So humble yourselves before God. Resist the
Devil, and he will flee from you.
James 47 (NLT)
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FIVE TIPS FOR OVERCOMING TEMPTATION
Recognize temptation for what it is.
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Temptation comes from the lure of our own evil
desires. These evil desires lead to evil actions,
and evil actions lead to death.
James 114-15 (NLT)
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FIVE TIPS FOR OVERCOMING TEMPTATION
If you fall, get back up.
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Now turn from your sins and turn to God, so you
can be cleansed of your sins.
Acts 319 (NLT)
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Here is your brother there is no need to talk
to him about what is past. Aslan, about Edmund
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He has removed our rebellious acts as far away
from us as the east is from the west.
Psalm 10312 (NLT)
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For I will forgive their wickedness and will
remember their sins no more.
Jeremiah 3134 (NIV)
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