Radiant Church

• Spiritual encounters ALONE might not secure our full devotion
• Chasing spiritual “highs” is exhilarating, makes sense, is celebrated
• It’s good to be inspired by condensed “tours” of our Biblical heroes

• Wilderness valleys, not mountaintop peaks, often refine us the most
• Hope: confidence that God develops us through difficult situations

• We desire evil because it IS pleasurable for a season (Hebrews 11:25) while leading us unknowingly to death (Romans 6:23)

• Misconception: God stops the temptation before it overcomes you

Your active/partnering role
• Don’t place yourself on the path of the wicked (Proverbs 4:14-15)
• Put on the full armor of God: faith in His Word, continuously praying, renewing your mind, and spreading the good news (Eph 6:10-20)
• Call/cry out to God in your hour of need for deliverance (Psalm 50:15)
• Tune your ears to the voice of our Good Shepherd (John 10:27)
• Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee (James 4:7)
• Listen to and be lifted by a trusted companion (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)

• What fellowship does light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14)
• You develop a greater appetite for what you primarily consume