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Bobby Chandler - When Temptation Follows Transformation (Part 2)

October 15, 2025 | 28:35

Bobby Chandler - When Temptation Follows Transformation (Part 2)
Pastor Bobby Chandler has found hope in Jesus and wants as many people as possible to experience that exact same freedom.
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Bobby Chandler: Authentic Church | Bobby Chandler - When Temptation Follows Transformation (Part 2) | October 15, 2025
  • Chasing these things. even know what you wear?
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  • Do you even know what you care about?
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  • Do you even know what you're consuming and feeding off of?
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  • Over and over again? because trust me,
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  • There's a reason social media all has a feed.
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  • You're feeding on these things.
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  • You're taking them into your mindset.
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  • How to live, how to talk, how to be.
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  • And we're wondering why we're so stressed out.
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  • All right, here we go now because there's
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  • There's some things here. the second thing is this.
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  • He did this to confirm god's approval.
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  • Okay. let's look at the text again.
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  • Matthew chapter three, verse 17.
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  • And a voice from heaven said, this is my dearly love
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  • Son, who brings me great joy.
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  • Again, this is powerful.
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  • Heaven opened up, and here's what i love.
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  • Did you know that john testified about this moment?
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  • John the baptist later stated that he actually saw
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  • The holy spirit, the dove, come upon jesus christ.
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  • Where is it?
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  • Okay, john, chapter one, verse 32.
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  • Then john testified, i saw the holy spirit descending
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  • Like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.
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  • He sees the dove.
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  • He understands what god is doing.
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  • Again, he's walking in obedience
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  • And no clue any of this would happen.
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  • And then after that,
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  • He says to jesus, he truly is the lamb of god.
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  • Look at the order of events.
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  • Later on in the story, jesus, i mean, john the baptist sees
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  • Jesus again.
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  • He says, there he is.
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  • God is the lamb of god.
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  • John the baptist
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  • Had some disciples who followed him.
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  • One of them heard john the baptist
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  • Say, he's the lamb of god.
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  • He says.
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  • He's the lamb of god.
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  • He's the one.
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  • He's the one that the dove came upon.
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  • He's the one that you've been talking about.
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  • He's the one because of that moment of obedience
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  • And you didn't know what was going to happen.
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  • But now you saw the miracle,
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  • And now you can confirm that he is the lamb of god.
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  • He's the one.
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  • And this man started to follow jesus.
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  • Guess what his name is?
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  • His name is andrew.
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  • Okay, then andrew goes to tell his brother.
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  • You know who his brother is, simon peter.
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  • Oh, look at god. you'll see it.
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  • You'll see what god is doing right here, simon peter.
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  • And he goes up to simon peter and he tells him, hey, he's
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  • The one that john the baptist says is the lamb of god.
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  • Have you ever wondered why when jesus just shows up,
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  • Everybody just drops their nets and follows him?
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  • The word was already getting out.
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  • They were already there.
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  • They became a witness of something powerful.
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  • Again, john walked in obedience.
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  • He didn't know any of this would happen.
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  • He didn't understand. a miracle took place.
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  • There was a witness of this miracle.
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  • This person gets saved. follows jesus.
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  • Now simon peter follows jesus.
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  • Peter on,
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  • Becoming a disciple of christ is full of the holy spirit,
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  • Out of the book of acts.
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  • And he preaches and thousands
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  • Get saved.
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  • And it doesn't stop there.
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  • Isn't it amazing what miracles can take place
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  • When all you have to do is walk in obedience?
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  • Crazy.
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  • That's the story we like
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  • The other we could do without.
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  • Because then you get from that powerful story
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  • To matthew chapter four.
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  • And again, this is not preached enough or loud enough,
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  • But matthew four, verse one and two.
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  • Then jesus was led by the spirit,
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  • The holy spirit, into the wilderness
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  • To be tempted by the devil
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  • For 40 days and 40 nights.
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  • He fasted and he became hungry.
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  • What am i telling you?
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  • Is it true
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  • That the holy spirit may lead you places you don't want to go?
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  • Yes. is it true that the holy spirit
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  • May lead you into the wilderness at times? yes.
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  • Is it true
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  • That the holy spirit will lead you places
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  • That you never thought you would be?
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  • Yes. but not to destroy you,
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  • But to produce a purpose in you.
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  • Something very powerful.
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  • Okay.
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  • Because i also want to go over this.
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  • Because if the holy spirit led him into the wilderness,
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  • Into temptation, doesn't
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  • That contradict the prayer that jesus taught us to pray?
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  • Matthew chapter six, verse 13.
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  • Jesus taught us to pray like this.
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  • Lead us not into temptation,
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  • But deliver us from the evil one.
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  • This is contradict each other.
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  • And the answer to that is no. no.
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  • Because when it came to jesus
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  • Walking into the wilderness, this story is about purpose.
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  • But the prayer is about humility.
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  • It's about posture.
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  • It's about how we should pray.
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  • How we should be aware
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  • Of the strategies of the enemy around us.
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  • All right. follow along.
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  • Look. look again with me.
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  • Matthew chapter four, verse one.
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  • Jesus was led by the spirit into the wilderness
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  • To be tempted there by the devil.
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  • Jesus was led into the wilderness to model
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  • Victory for us.
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  • He went into the wilderness, went into a hard setting.
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  • Because wouldn't it be very easy to say god doesn't understand?
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  • Wouldn't it be very easy to say
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  • God's never been through what i've been through.
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  • What i've dealt with, the dry seasons,
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  • The wilderness, the temptation.
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  • So jesus knew that this may come up.
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  • Jesus went willingly for a purpose into the wilderness.
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  • He became hungry,
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  • For he fasted and he prayed.
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  • But he was showing us the purpose of victory in our life.
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  • And let me make it very clear to you, i think.
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  • I think we need to understand this. okay.
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  • You can be following god. you can get baptized.
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  • You can be in the word of god.
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  • You can be doing all the right things.
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  • This temptation is still going to come.
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  • Please hear me on that.
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  • You could be doing all the right things.
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  • Temptation will still come your way.
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  • We cannot control how or when temptation will come.
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  • But listen, we can control how we respond
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  • To the temptation in our life.
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  • What does that look like?
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  • When people start to gossip. listen.
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  • You have a decision to make.
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  • It's temptation.
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  • You can gossip with them, or you can walk away, right?
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  • When you are tempted to look. the bible says, listen.
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  • You can also guard your eyes, okay?
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  • You can guard your eyes
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  • So you're not looking at these things
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  • When you are tempted to hate somebody.
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  • You can choose.
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  • I didn't say it was going to be easy,
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  • But you can choose to forgive,
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  • To love
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  • And allow god to take care of them.
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  • And you can be set free
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  • And walk away from the hate that wants to consume you.
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  • Instead of choosing to blame.
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  • The temptation to blame is everybody else's fault.
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  • That's why i'm where i'm at.
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  • That's why my life looks like this.
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  • That's why everything is going bad.
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  • You can choose to take a breath
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  • And say, god, i made some decisions.
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  • I made some decisions.
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  • I'm not proud of.
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  • And i take full responsibility.
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  • Some of the things that i have done, the truth.
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  • This temptation will come.
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  • This is why jesus taught us to pray in matthew six, verse 13.
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  • Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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  • Jesus wasn't just giving us a prayer,
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  • But he's teaching us a mindset of humility.
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  • Meaning the way to overcome temptation is to come
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  • Before the living god and say, god, i need you.
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  • I can't do this on my own.
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  • I can't break this addiction on my own.
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  • I can't be set free from these things.
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  • I can't get away from this hate on my own.
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  • But i'm on my knees today.
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  • Before your holy presence.
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  • And i trust that you can get me through i need you.
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  • Because the moment you start to believe
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  • That you are strong enough to take on
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  • Everything is the moment pride is entered.
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  • Your heart and temptation will overcome you.
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  • You understand the moment you think you
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  • Are strong enough to handle it alone.
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  • It's the moment you fall.
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  • Temptation doesn't knock on your door when you're ready.
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  • Temptation knocks on your door when you're prideful.
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  • When you're proud.
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  • When you think that will never happen to me.
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  • I'll never fall for that temptation.
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  • I'm not like that person. i'm not like those people.
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  • I'll never fall for this.
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  • It's pride
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  • That is an open door and it will lead to a fall.
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  • It's humility that saves you from temptation.
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  • But please also don't get it twisted.
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  • I think this is very important.
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  • God does not tempt you, okay?
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  • The word of god makes it very clear.
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  • God does not tend to. satan does.
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  • James chapter one, verse 13 and 14.
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  • And remember, when you are being tempted,
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  • Do not say that god is tempting me, for god
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  • Is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else.
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  • Temptation comes from our own desires.
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  • That's a revelation.
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  • Meaning temptation doesn't just come from the devil.
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  • It actually comes from you to
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  • Comes from your flesh, your mindset,
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  • The things you're feeding
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  • On, the things that you're consuming in your life,
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  • And listen to what sin will do. it will entice you.
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  • It will look like everything you want.
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  • Then it drags you away from the presence of god.
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  • This is why you feel distant from the lord.
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  • It is dragging you away from everything that god has for you.
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  • So again, john the baptist said, repent
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  • And turn a new direction
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  • Towards jesus.
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  • That's how you will be set free.
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  • But let's make this truth very simple, okay?
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  • Here's the truth.
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  • Sometimes the holy spirit will lead you places
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  • You would never choose not to destroy you, but to develop you.
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  • Strengthen your faith.
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  • And this means. please hear me.
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  • The spirit of god may lead you into a place where it's dry,
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  • Where
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  • The enemies are screaming at you,
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  • Where you feel like the old you is trying to come back to life.
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  • Okay.
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  • But hear me at the spirit led you there.
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  • Did his grace will also meet you there?
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  • There's a purpose.
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  • You're not alone in the fight.
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  • You're not alone in the wilderness.
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  • But you must fight temptation.
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  • How do you fight temptation?
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  • My last point of the message today
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  • Is this temptation isn't the problem.
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  • Surrendering to it has
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  • Meaning again.
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  • Let me make it clear. temptation is going to come your way.
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  • Whether you're looking forward to or not,
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  • You can't control that. okay.
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  • But when temptation comes your way,
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  • You still have a choice.
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  • Again, god always provides a way out.
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  • Let's look at the verses here in matthew chapter four.
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  • Now let's look
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  • At the temptations of jesus and how he overcame them.
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  • Matthew four verses two through 11.
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  • After fasting 40 days and 40 nights, he was hungry.
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  • And the tempter.
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  • Now look at this.
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  • The liar, the tempter, your enemy,
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  • The devil came to him and said, if you are the son of god,
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  • Then tell these stones to become bread.
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  • And jesus answered, it is written,
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  • Man should not live on bread alone,
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  • But on every word that comes from the mouth of god.
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  • Now the next temptation looks like this because.
  • 00:11:54.612 --> 00:11:57.214
  • And i also want you to see this. the devil can be relentless.
  • 00:11:57.214 --> 00:12:00.217
  • Demons can be relentless.
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  • You can rebuke these demons from your life and see freedom.
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  • But they keep attacking.
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  • That's what happens here, even with jesus.
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  • Then the devil took him.
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  • Now to a new scenario, to the holy city,
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  • And had him stand on the highest point to the temple.
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  • And again, would you underline this?
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  • If you are the son of god, he said, throw yourself down.
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  • Now this is important to understand.
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  • Satan knows scripture,
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  • Okay?
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  • He's tried to misuse the word of god to the actual word.
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  • Jesus is the word, but he's still trying to manipulate
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  • Jesus here with the word of god, but misusing it.
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  • For he stated, it is written,
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  • He commands his angels concerning you,
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  • And they will lift you up with their hands,
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  • And you will not strike your foot against the stone.
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  • Go ahead. jesus,
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  • This son of god, jump!
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  • Doesn't the bible say you will be protected?
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  • Doesn't the bible say you will be okay?
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  • And i love what jesus said.
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  • He said it's also written.
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  • It's also written.
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  • Do not put the lord your god to the test.
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  • And notice that's all jesus said.
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  • And then immediately the temptation was done.
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  • And it's on to the next.
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  • And again
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  • The devil took him
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  • To a very high mountain, and showed him
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  • All the kingdoms of the world and the splendor.
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  • And all this he said, i will give to you.
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  • I'll give you everything you want.
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  • Okay.
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  • I'll give you the riches, the power,
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  • The relationships,
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  • The things that everybody wants of the splendor.
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  • I'll give this all to you, if you will.
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  • If you will bow down and worship me.
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  • And jesus said to him, get behind me, satan,
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  • Away from me, satan!
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  • For it is written, worship the lord your god, and serve him
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  • Only then.
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  • Notice this the devil left him, and angels came to attend
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  • To him.
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  • You've been fighting temptation.
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  • You may feel weak.
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  • Keep quoting the word of god.
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  • Watch angels come to minister to you.
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  • To give you strength.
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  • To give you hope.
  • 00:14:08.879 --> 00:14:11.382
  • But let's let me make this also clear.
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  • The bible confirms temptation itself is not a sin.
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  • Meaning, again, you can't control the temptations
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  • Coming your way.
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  • Temptation itself is not a sin.
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  • It's what you choose to do with the temptation that is a sin.
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  • You can give into it and make it a sin, or you can walk away.
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  • Guard your eyes. guard your heart.
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  • How do we know this?
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  • Hebrews chapter four, verse 15 and 16.
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  • Listen to this.
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  • Jesus, the son of god, who knew no sin.
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  • Our high priest is able to understand our weaknesses.
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  • When jesus lived on earth, he was way he was tempted
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  • And every way he was tempted in the same ways
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  • That we are tempted.
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  • But he never sinned with jesus as our high priest.
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  • We can feel free to come before god's throne.
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  • Where there is grace.
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  • We receive his mercy, kindness to help us when we need it.
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  • Jesus knew no sin,
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  • But he understands what temptation feels like.
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  • But he taught us again victory.
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  • There was a purpose in what he did.
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  • So it was that there was still hope.
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  • Here's the really good news.
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  • Satan has no new tricks.
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  • There's only three methods that satan uses to tempt you.
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  • It is found at a first john chapter two, verse 16.
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  • Here it is. maybe you've heard of it before.
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  • It's the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes.
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  • The pride of life
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  • Comes not from the father, but from this world.
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  • Let's look at the first temptation, okay?
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  • To jesus.
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  • Matthew four three and four.
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  • He stated, if you are the son of god,
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  • Tell these stones to become bread.
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  • And a lot of us look at this scripture
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  • And we focus so much on the bread
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  • Because we understand what it's like to be hungry.
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  • We understand what it's like to win a feed our flesh
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  • And give in to something. but i need you to understand.
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  • Before satan came after the flesh,
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  • He came after the identity.
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  • The identity question was an open door to please the flesh.
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  • If you are the son of god.
  • 00:16:19.276 --> 00:16:25.182
  • Now, there are some that believe in the actual real translation
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  • Instead of if you are the son of god.
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  • Some believe it states actually, since you are the son of god,
  • 00:16:31.722 --> 00:16:36.360
  • But still he is questioning jesus's identity
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  • Because what he's saying either way
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  • Is, if you are the son of god, or since you are the son of god,
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  • Why aren't you feeding yourself?
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  • If you really are him, can't you do
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  • Whatever it is you want to do?
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  • Why are you starving?
  • 00:16:51.008 --> 00:16:52.409
  • Why do you need to fast and pray?
  • 00:16:52.409 --> 00:16:55.112
  • Why don't you just go ahead and get it done?
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  • Satan purposely attacked jesus's identity
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  • To influence his cravings.
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  • If i can attack your identity, i can influence what you create
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  • With your flesh.
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  • If you feel lost and don't know who you are in jesus,
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  • I'll give you other things to satisfy your flesh.
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  • I'll tell you what you can go after.
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  • I'll tell you what will feed you, what will fulfill you.
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  • But it's not true.
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  • It's not true.
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  • And here it is. okay.
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  • That's what i needed to see.
  • 00:17:25.275 --> 00:17:26.643
  • And this whole message is how the enemy attacks us.
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  • Every temptation starts with a question.
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  • If you are the son of god,
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  • Let's go all the way back to the beginning.
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  • The book of genesis. adam and eve.
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  • Did god really say, you can't eat this fruit?
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  • What does satan do with you?
  • 00:17:47.331 --> 00:17:49.600
  • Did god say you can't have fun on the weekends like this?
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  • To god really say you can't be in this relationship to god.
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  • But they say you can't listen to these things
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  • Or take these things.
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  • Doesn't it numb the pain?
  • 00:17:59.710 --> 00:18:00.978
  • Did god really say, you can't go this round?
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  • Because doesn't it make you feel better in the moment?
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  • God really say
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  • He opens a door with a question.
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  • He attacks the identity,
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  • Then he tries to feed your flesh.
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  • That is what's happening here.
  • 00:18:17.427 --> 00:18:19.663
  • The devil doesn't just tempt your cravings.
  • 00:18:19.663 --> 00:18:22.366
  • He confuses your calling.
  • 00:18:22.366 --> 00:18:25.836
  • And i started thinking about this, okay?
  • 00:18:25.836 --> 00:18:28.272
  • Because this bread represents so much of our flesh.
  • 00:18:28.272 --> 00:18:31.742
  • God, i feel lonely.
  • 00:18:32.209 --> 00:18:35.045
  • God, i feel depressed.
  • 00:18:35.045 --> 00:18:37.281
  • God, i don't know where i'm going in life.
  • 00:18:37.281 --> 00:18:39.716
  • God, i feel bored.
  • 00:18:39.716 --> 00:18:41.351
  • God, i don't understand.
  • 00:18:41.351 --> 00:18:43.120
  • And so, god, i feel like i need this bread to fulfill my flesh.
  • 00:18:43.120 --> 00:18:47.891
  • Again, we get on social media and we feed and we feed
  • 00:18:47.891 --> 00:18:51.161
  • And we feed and we feed on other people's words,
  • 00:18:51.161 --> 00:18:54.231
  • Other people's thoughts about us,
  • 00:18:54.231 --> 00:18:56.233
  • And we start to consume so much of our flesh.
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  • I'll give in to this for a moment right?
  • 00:18:58.435 --> 00:19:02.172
  • It's never a moment.
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  • Stop lying to yourself
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  • And stop believing that lie.
  • 00:19:08.645 --> 00:19:09.880
  • It is never a moment.
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  • The more you feed your flesh,
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  • The more you starve your soul.
  • 00:19:15.986 --> 00:19:19.289
  • You starve the spirit,
  • 00:19:19.289 --> 00:19:21.858
  • And the spirit of god wages war with your flesh
  • 00:19:21.858 --> 00:19:25.128
  • Every single day over the things you want to consume
  • 00:19:25.128 --> 00:19:29.066
  • And feed on.
  • 00:19:29.066 --> 00:19:30.934
  • But how do we get here again?
  • 00:19:30.934 --> 00:19:32.502
  • First is identity.
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  • I believe a lot of us
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  • In the closed doors, behind closed doors,
  • 00:19:41.078 --> 00:19:44.514
  • In the private rooms,
  • 00:19:45.015 --> 00:19:47.184
  • Like we look like we got it
  • 00:19:47.184 --> 00:19:48.552
  • Going on on the outside or that everything's okay.
  • 00:19:48.552 --> 00:19:50.821
  • But if you were to be honest, those days that you've just
  • 00:19:50.821 --> 00:19:53.223
  • Stared in the mirror.
  • 00:19:53.223 --> 00:19:56.760
  • Saying, god, who am i really?
  • 00:19:57.394 --> 00:20:01.498
  • Who am i?
  • 00:20:01.798 --> 00:20:02.799
  • Because i don't like the person i'm becoming.
  • 00:20:02.799 --> 00:20:05.636
  • I don't like
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  • The decisions that i've made.
  • 00:20:06.670 --> 00:20:09.506
  • You know what satan does?
  • 00:20:09.506 --> 00:20:11.041
  • He lies to you and tells you that your reflection
  • 00:20:11.041 --> 00:20:13.777
  • Is actually rejection,
  • 00:20:13.777 --> 00:20:16.880
  • His god rejecting you because of your many sins.
  • 00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:19.416
  • And so, since god has already rejected you
  • 00:20:19.416 --> 00:20:21.585
  • And you don't like who you are, again, feed your flesh
  • 00:20:21.585 --> 00:20:25.889
  • With the cravings that you have.
  • 00:20:26.523 --> 00:20:30.093
  • You know what i love about jesus over and over again?
  • 00:20:30.093 --> 00:20:33.430
  • Satan is tempting jesus.
  • 00:20:33.430 --> 00:20:35.766
  • Jesus doesn't go to the flesh.
  • 00:20:35.766 --> 00:20:38.835
  • He doesn't even go to proving his identity.
  • 00:20:38.835 --> 00:20:41.772
  • What does jesus go to?
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  • Do you understand?
  • 00:20:46.243 --> 00:20:48.045
  • Jesus went straight to the word of god.
  • 00:20:48.045 --> 00:20:51.648
  • Every temptation but is also written.
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  • It is also written.
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  • He didn't raise his voice.
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  • He raised the word of god.
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  • He didn't argue.
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  • He didn't get upset.
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  • He just spoke the word of god.
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  • It is written
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  • That man does not live on bread alone
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  • Or what other people think about me.
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  • No, i live on the word of god.
  • 00:21:20.977 --> 00:21:25.515
  • That's what satisfies me.
  • 00:21:25.515 --> 00:21:27.451
  • That's what fulfills me.
  • 00:21:27.451 --> 00:21:28.952
  • That's what the culture that we see today.
  • 00:21:28.952 --> 00:21:30.821
  • So many people are so lost chasing these things
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  • When it's this
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  • Status.
  • 00:21:36.793 --> 00:21:39.062
  • Now i see one more thing.
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  • The last two temptations.
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  • Okay.
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  • Matthew four, six and seven he said,
  • 00:21:44.768 --> 00:21:46.303
  • If you are the son of god, jump off.
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  • Shouldn't angels protect you?
  • 00:21:48.138 --> 00:21:50.340
  • This is called the pride of life.
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  • You know what this means.
  • 00:21:52.275 --> 00:21:52.976
  • It sounds very familiar.
  • 00:21:52.976 --> 00:21:55.579
  • I can do whatever i want to do live however i want to live.
  • 00:21:55.579 --> 00:21:59.149
  • And god has to protect me.
  • 00:21:59.149 --> 00:22:01.785
  • That's a lie.
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  • That's what satan was trying to convince jesus to do.
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  • Live however you want to live.
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  • Test god.
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  • Do whatever you want to do like
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  • God is obligated to save you and rescue you every time.
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  • Why would a god?
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  • Why would god be obligated to save your life
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  • That you have not dedicated to him?
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  • And just because you know some scripture,
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  • It doesn't mean he's going to bail you out every time.
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  • Now he's a loving god who desires for you to know him,
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  • But he's rescuing you from sin
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  • To follow him, to protect you from the things
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  • That are going to break your heart.
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  • But the last one, the lust of the eyes.
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  • Matthew 482 ten again the devil took him
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  • On a very high mountain.
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  • So to all the kingdoms of the world in their splendor,
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  • All this i'll give to you.
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  • He said, if you bow down and worship me.
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  • And jesus said
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  • To him, away from me, satan, for it is written, worship
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  • The lord your god, and serve him only.
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  • Here's the revelation god showed me.
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  • Okay, what did i tell you earlier?
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  • God always provides a way out.
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  • You cannot blame the devil for your decisions
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  • Because in every temptation there was a way out.
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  • First corinthians 1013 when you were tempted,
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  • He will show you a way out so that you can endure.
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  • Okay. now here's the revelation that
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  • God gives you a way out.
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  • Satan counterfeits god.
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  • Satan will also give you a way out,
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  • But it's not a way out of temptation.
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  • It's not a way out of sin.
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  • It's a way out of your commitment to the lord.
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  • Satan says you want a way out.
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  • I eat,
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  • Feed your flesh.
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  • You want a way out?
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  • Go ahead.
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  • Do everything you need to do on social media to get likes,
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  • Loves and shares to feel better about yourself.
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  • You want a way out.
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  • Don't walk away from god because you've been praying
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  • A long time over your marriage, haven't you?
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  • It's not really getting better, is it?
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  • A lot of times satan will tell you, just give up.
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  • Walk away. i'll provide a way out.
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  • And it's a shortcut.
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  • Satan will always offer a shortcut
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  • That leads to a lifetime of slavery.
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  • A lifetime of bondage.
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  • That's not what god has for you.
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  • God has something so much better.
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  • But here's what's powerful.
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  • And i heard this from another pastor,
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  • And it's so good to share it.
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  • But he stated that jesus did in 40 days
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  • What the israelites were not able to do
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  • In the wilderness for 40 years.
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  • Let that sink in for 40 years.
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  • The israelites,
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  • When they rebelled against god, it's
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  • Because they gave in to their flesh
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  • The pride of life, the lust of the eyes.
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  • Over and over again.
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  • Jesus did in 40 days
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  • What they could not do in 40 years to show you.
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  • There is always a way out, and there is hope.
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  • And his name is jesus christ.
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  • Why are you in the wilderness?
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  • Because it's a testing ground for your calling.
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  • It's not to destroy you, but to develop you.
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  • I might have you stand up right here
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  • And just three things really quickly before you go.
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  • Three things.
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  • How do we overcome the temptation
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  • To simplify everything we just put over?
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  • Because we went over a lot. okay.
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  • How to overcome temptation. the first thing is this.
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  • Don't act entitled,
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  • But live surrendered over to jesus.
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  • Give it over to him completely.
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  • Everything.
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  • Surrender it over to him.
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  • Don't say, god, i got this. i don't need you.
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  • I don't need anybody else. no. you do.
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  • You need the spirit of god working inside of you.
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  • You need people praying over you,
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  • Holding your hand, being there, holding you accountable,
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  • Loving on you.
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  • You need it. do not act entitled.
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  • You cannot do it on your own.
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  • But the second thing is this.
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  • Know the word. don't just quote it.
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  • Live it.
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  • Don't just say the bible verses, but live it.
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  • Be in this word to know when satan is trying to twist.
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  • And the last thing is this.
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  • Stay faithful in the wilderness.
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  • Do not give up for breakthrough.
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  • Remember, breakthrough comes after obedience.
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  • You may not understand god's plan right now.
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  • Just walk in obedience to see the miracles
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  • That he has for you.
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  • All right, guys, that's all the time we have for today.
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  • But i pray that today's message bless your life.
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  • There is a reason you heard this word today.
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  • It's not by mistake.
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  • You're here for a reason, and god has a plan for you.
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  • And thinking about giving to this church, all you have to do
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  • Is visit our website at bobbie chandler ministries.com.
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  • Into everyone's home as much as we can,
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  • So that they know the love of god.
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