Temptation is anything that promises satisfaction apart from God and at the cost of obedience to God.

· Trials are meant to test us
o Temptations are meant to trip us
· Trials lead to God’s glorification
o Temptations lead to self-gratification
· Trials build strength
o Temptations build weakness.
· Trials produce perseverance
o Temptations propose shortcuts

THE CAUSE OF TEMPTATION

FIND THE SOURCE

Sin is Satan’s distortion of God’s good.

UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS

Temptations aren’t sins. Temptations are invitations to sin.

Stage 1 - Temptation
Stage 2 - Imagination
Stage 3 - Decision
Stage 4 - Sin
Stage 5 – Death

Sin will take you farther than you wanted to go, make you stay longer than you wanted to stay, and make you pay more than you wanted to pay.
Billy Graham

THE CURE FOR TEMPTATION

LEARN HOW TO OVERCOME

Good isn’t just what God does it’s who He is!

Paul promised us two things.
1. That we wouldn’t be tempted more than we could handle
2. That God would always give us a way of escape

When it comes to temptation, don’t try to fight it; try to eliminate it!

FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS

Don’t just try to fight sin – fall in love with Jesus.