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Joseph: Refuse to Give in Genesis 39:1-12

Joseph: Refuse to Give in Genesis 39:1-12. The righteous rescue broken lives by refusing. the temptation to GIVE IN (today) the temptation to GIVE UP (next week) the temptation to GET EVEN (final week). The righteous refuse to give in . adultery.

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Joseph: Refuse to Give in Genesis 39:1-12

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  1. Joseph: Refuse to Give in Genesis 39:1-12

  2. The righteous rescue broken lives by refusing... • the temptation to GIVE IN(today) • the temptation to GIVE UP(next week) • the temptation to GET EVEN (final week)

  3. The righteous refuse to give in

  4. adultery In 41% of marriages, one or both spouses admit to a physical or emotional affair. Women and men cheat at about the same rate.

  5. Pre-marital Sex By age 20, 75% of Americans have had premarital sex. That number rises to 95% by age 44.

  6. Pornography 64% of men and 18% of women use pornography every week. 51% of boys and 32% of girls have viewed pornography for the first time before the age of 13.

  7. Pornography U.S. Department of Justice “Never before in the history of telecommunications media in the United States has so much indecent (and obscene) material been so easily accessible by so many minors in so many American homes with so few restrictions.”

  8. The righteous refuse to give in 1 Corinthians 9:27 [NET] I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

  9. The righteous refuse to give in • Reject excuses • I have a right to be angry • No one will know • Everyone is doing it • I don’t have a choice

  10. The righteous refuse to give in • Rehearse God’s blessings R.T. Kendall “Nobody is exempt from temptation, but if we do not have a love for God that is greater than the intensity of that temptation, we will give in.”

  11. The righteous refuse to give in • Reflect on the cost • giving in breaks trust with others The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers reports that 56% of divorce cases involve one party having “an obsessive interest in pornographic websites.”

  12. The righteous refuse to give in • Reflect on the cost • giving in breaks trust with others • giving in destroys my ability to bless others • giving in breaks God’s heart • giving in breaks down my will

  13. The righteous refuse to give in • Reflect on the cost The Willpower Instinct “Some neuroscientists go so far as to say that we have one brain but two minds – or even two people living inside our mind. There’s the version of us that acts on impulse and seeks immediate gratification, and the version of us that controls our impulses and delays gratification to protect our long-term goals.”

  14. The righteous refuse to give in • Remove ourselves from temptation

  15. The righteous refuse to give in • Reject excuses • Rehearse God’s blessings • Reflect on the cost • Remove ourselves from temptation

  16. grace bible church @briangfisher grace bible texas app Next week: Joseph – Refuse To Give Up

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