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Defeating persistent temptations

Are you tired of making the same mistakes? Do you need help to get unstuck? Listen in as Pastor Rick details the steps to freedom from temptation.

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<h1 class="title" style="text-align:center">DEFEATING PERSISTENT TEMPTATIONS</h1>
<p class="series" style="text-align:center">Changing From the Inside Out</p>
<p class="pastor" style="text-align:center">Rick Warren</p>
<div class="versecontainer" style="margin-top:30px;"><span class="verse"><em>“I don’t understand myself at all, for I really  want to do what is right, <u>but I don’t do it</u>.  Instead, I do the very thing I hate.”</em></span><span class="reference">Romans 7:15 (NLT)<br />
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse"><em>“I don’t understand myself at all, for I really  want to do what is right, <u>but I don’t do it</u>.  Instead, I do the very thing I hate.”</em></span><span class="reference">Romans 7:15 (NLT)<br />
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float: left;">1.  PREDETERMINE  </span></p>
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<div class="versecontainer" style="float:left; width:100%; margin-top:20px;"><span class="verse"><em>“Plan carefully what you do…  <u>Avoid evil </u>and walk straight ahead.  Don’t go one step off the right way.”</em></span><span class="reference">Pr. 4:26-27 (GN)<br />
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float:left;">•  </span></p>
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<p>am I most tempted?</p>
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float:left;">•  </span></p>
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<p>am I most tempted?</p>
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float:left">•  </span></p>
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<p>is with me when I’m most tempted?</p>
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float:left;">•  </span></p>
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<p>temporary benefit do I get if I give in?</p>
<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse">“There is pleasure in sin for a short time.”</span><span class="reference">Heb. 10:25</span></div>
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float:left;">•  </span></p>
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<p>do I feel right before I’m tempted?</p>
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float: left;">    2.  PROTECT  </span></p>
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse" style="width:100%; float:left">  <em>“Above all else, <u>guard your heart</u>, for it  affects everything you do.”</em></span><span class="reference">Pr. 4:23 (NLT)<br />
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<p>Does A or B describe you? </p>
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      A. Physically Exhausted<br />
      B. Energetic/In shape
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      A. Discouraged/Pessimistic<br />
      B. Encouraged/Optimistic
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      A. Bored/Discontented<br />
      B. Challenged/Contented Spiritually
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    A. Dry/Empty<br />
    B. Spiritually Growing Geographically
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    A. Distant/Alone<br />
    B. Near/Together
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    A. Insecure/Unsure<br />
    B. Secure/Confident
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<ol type="A">
    A. Deeply Wounded/Hurt<br />
    B. Loved/Understood
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<ol type="A">
    A. Secretly Bitter/Angry <br />
    B. Have Forgiven
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<ol type="A">
    A. Everyone Sad<br />
    B. Happy
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<ol type="A">
    A. Alienated/Unsupported<br />
    B. Close/Supported
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float:left;">TOTAL B’s:   </span></p>
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse" style="width:100%; float:left;">“Do not give the devil a foothold.”</span><span class="reference">Eph. 4:27 (NIV)<br />
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float: left;">    3. PRAY  </span></p>
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse" style="width:100%; float:left;"><em>“Keep alert <u>and pray</u>.  Otherwise temptation will overpower you.”</em></span><span class="reference">Matt.  26:41 (NLT)<br />
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse"><em>“Call to Me <u>when trouble comes</u>; I will  save you..”</em></span><span class="reference">Ps. 50:15 (GN)<br />
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse">“(Jesus) understands our weaknesses, for He faced all of the same temptations we do, yet He did not sin.  So let us come boldly to … our gracious God.  There we will receive His mercy, and grace to help us when we need it.”</span><span class="reference">Heb. 4:15-16 (NLT)<br />
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float: left;">    4.  POINT  </span></p>
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse" style="width:100%; float:left;"><em>“Temptation is the pull of your own evil <u>thoughts</u> and <u>wishes</u>.  These evil thoughts  lead to evil actions…”</em></span><span class="reference">James 1:14-15 (LB)<br />
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse"><em>“We <u>capture every thought</u>… and make it  obey Christ.”</em></span><span class="reference">2 Cor. 10:5 (NCV)<br />
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse">“Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil with good.”</span><span class="reference">Rom. 12:21 (GN)<br />
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<p><span class="textbeforeblank" style="float:left;">    5.  PARTICIPATE  </span></p>
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse" style="width:100%; float:left"><em>“Two are better than one, because <u>together</u>…  if one falls down, the other can help him up.   but if someone is alone and falls… there’s no one to help him.”</em></span><span class="reference">Eccl. 4:9-10 (GN)<br />
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse"><em>“Admit   your faults to <u>each other</u> and pray for <u>each other</u> so that  you may be healed.”</em></span><span class="reference">James 5:16 (LB)<br />
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<div class="versecontainer"><span class="verse"><em>“No temptation that comes your way is beyond  what others have had to face.  All you  need to remember is that God will never let you down; <u>He’ll never let you be  pushed past your limit</u>; <u>He’ll always be there to help you come through  it</u>.”</em></span><span class="reference">1 Cor. 10:13 (Mes)<br />
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Chapter Summary

THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE

POINT TO PONDER:

There is always a way out.

VERSE TO REMEMBER:

“God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t 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 10:13B (NLT)

QUESTION TO CONSIDER:

Who could I ask to be a spiritual partner to help me defeat a persistent temptation by praying for me?

TODAY'S MESSAGE

Defeating persistent temptations

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Chapter Summary

THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE

POINT TO PONDER:

VERSE TO REMEMBER:

QUESTION TO CONSIDER:

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Learn My Purpose

Purpose Driven Life
Chapter Resources:

What On Earth Am I Here For?
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TODAY'S MESSAGE

Defeating persistent temptations

MESSAGE NOTES

Chapter Summary

THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE

POINT TO PONDER:

VERSE TO REMEMBER:

QUESTION TO CONSIDER:

PASTOR RICK'S MONTHLY RESOURCE UPDATES

Learn My Purpose

Purpose Driven Life Chapter Resources:

What On Earth Am I Here For?Study Guide Resources:

Purpose Driven Life
Chapter Resources:

What On Earth Am I Here For?
Study Guide Resources: