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Don’t Get Trapped! How to Get out & Stay out of Satan’s Traps. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TEMPTATION. We know temptations are true. We know temptations come with real consequences. We know temptations come with a way of escape. We know God wants us to win and defeat temptations.
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Don’t Get Trapped! How to Get out & Stay out of Satan’s Traps
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TEMPTATION • We know temptations are true • We know temptations come with real consequences • We know temptations come with a way of escape • We know God wants us to win and defeat temptations
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TEMPTATION • We know temptations are easier to face with healthy friendships
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT FRIENDSHIPS NEED We all ______ real friendships If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up. Ecclesiastes 4:10 PAIN Bad friendships lead to _____ Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” 1 Corinthians 15:33
GOAL: Defeating temptation together: “I’ve got your back!”
FRIENDSHIP WISDOM FROM THE BIBLE GOD Deepen your friendship with _____ For since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son… So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God—all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God. Romans 5:10-11
FRIENDSHIP WISDOM FROM THE BIBLE GOD Deepen your friendship with _____ God will surely do this for you, for he always does just what he says, and he is the one who invited you into this wonderful friendship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9
FRIENDSHIP WISDOM FROM THE BIBLE CHALLENGE YOU Invite friends to ___________________ Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. Proverbs 27:6
FRIENDSHIP WIDSOM FROM THE BIBLE CHALLENGE YOU Invite friends to ___________________ Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16
FRIENDSHIP WISDOM FROM THE BIBLE Share with friends what you _______________________ RECEIVE FROM GOD I command you to love each other in the same way that I love you. And here is how to measure it—the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends. John 15:12-14
FRIENDSHIP WISDOM FROM THE BIBLE Share with friends what you _______________________ RECEIVE FROM GOD I'm eager to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. In this way, each of us will be a blessing to the other. Romans 1:12-13
The depth of my sacrifice will determine the depth of my friendships. The depth of my friendships will determine the _________ that temptation has in my life. POWER