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Harvest with Pastor Greg Laurie | Greg Laurie - How To Deal With Trials and Temptation | January 1, 2025
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- Greg laurie: okay, question: where does temptation come from?
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- Our default answer would probably be, "well, the devil."
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- There's truth to that, but it's not all of it.
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- It comes from us, too.
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- We play a key role in our own temptation.
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- ♪ this is the day, the day when life begins. ♪
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- ♪ this is the day, the day when life begins. ♪♪
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- Greg: maybe i'm talking to somebody going through a fiery
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- Trial right now.
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- Seemingly out of nowhere, the bottom just dropped out, and
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- You're facing problem after problem, and you don't know why
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- This is happening to you.
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- You're saying, "what's wrong with me?
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- What have i done to deserve this?"
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- Let me have you look at it a little differently.
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- Instead of asking, "what's wrong with me," maybe you should ask,
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- "what's right with me?"
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- Because the reason you're being attacked is because you are a
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- Threat to satan and his kingdom, and the devil wants to stop you.
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- So god's allowing these trials in your life for a purpose.
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- It's been said, christians are a lot like teabags; you don't know
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- What they're made of until you put them in hot water.
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- Maybe you're in the hot water of temptation right now.
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- Are you going through a big trial?
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- But someone else would say, "well, i'm not going through
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- Any trials.
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- I haven't had any hardships, and i can't remember the last time i
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- Was tempted."
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- Oh, you just admitted you're basically worthless.
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- Ever hear the expression, 'you don't need to kick a
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- Dead horse?'
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- See, the devil doesn't need to waste his time with an
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- Immobilized, compromised christian.
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- Instead, he's gonna focus his energies and his attacks on
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- Those who are a threat to the kingdom.
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- But here's the good news.
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- Jesus said, the gates of hell will not prevail against us.
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- Have you ever wondered what that means?
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- See, think of it this way.
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- Have you ever seen one of those movies where an army is storming
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- A castle, and they close the gate, and, as the army gets
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- Closer, they pour boiling oil over the side, right?
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- But then, what does the army do?
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- They pull out their battering ram, and they push it through
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- The gate, and finally the gate breaks, and they go inside.
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- So, when jesus says, "the gates of hell will not prevail against
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- You," we're the invading army.
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- We've got the battering ram of the gospel, and we're breaking
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- Through the gates, and we're going to break through those
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- Gates, and those gates will not prevail against us because we're
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- On the winning side with the message of jesus christ.
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- That's what that means.
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- But, if you choose to live that way, you will be opposed.
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- But that's good news; that's confirmation you're on the
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- Right track.
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- All right, so back to the book of james.
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- This was written to the jewish people who had been scattered;
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- The 12 tribes of israel were flung far and wide.
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- They were no longer ruling their own nation as they had in the
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- Past with kings like david and solomon.
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- Now they're under the rule of the occupying force of rome and
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- Caesar, and it's a hard time for them, and they're suffering.
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- And maybe i'm talking to someone that's suffering right now.
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- If so, this book is for you.
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- The book of james was written by the half-brother of
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- Jesus, james.
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- Now let me explain half-brother.
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- The mother of james was mary; the father of james was joseph,
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- But his half-brother, if you will, was jesus because the
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- Mother of jesus was mary, but the father of jesus was god the
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- Father, and he, his son was supernaturally conceived in the
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- Womb of mary.
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- Mary was not sinless.
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- Jesus was not born of what is sometimes called
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- Immaculate conception.
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- Mary was a sinner like everyone else, yet she was hand-picked by
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- God to have this great privilege of being the mother of
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- The messiah.
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- But joseph was a stepfather and clearly an earthly father figure
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- For jesus, and i think he was a great dad.
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- And we talk a lot about mary and her life, but we shouldn't
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- Forget joseph because, of all the men god could have chosen,
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- He said, "i want that man to be the father figure to my son."
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- And so jesus had siblings because sometimes we hear it
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- Said jesus had no brothers and sisters.
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- No, he had brothers and sisters, and james was one of
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- Those brothers.
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- But you would think they all believed in him.
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- I mean, who was a better kid than jesus?
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- He always did all of his chores, no rebellion, no back talk.
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- He was the perfect young man, the perfect teenager, the
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- Perfect young adult.
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- He was the greatest example of all time.
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- Yet we read that his own family did not believe in him.
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- In fact, they came to take him home on one occasion because
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- They had, they thought he was crazy.
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- And so that brings me to my first point, if you're
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- Taking notes.
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- Even living a perfect christian life will not convince
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- Some people.
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- Even living a perfect christian life will not convince
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- Some people.
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- Who lived a more perfect life than christ himself?
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- He never lied, he never stole, he never lost his temper.
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- He never even sinned inwardly.
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- Do you think mary ever lectured the other siblings and said,
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- "kids, why can't you be more like your big brother jesus?
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- He's such a great example.
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- In fact, joseph was out in the shop, and he made these little
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- Wooden bracelets, wwjd.
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- Wear these.
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- Ask yourself the question, 'what would jesus do?'"
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- Well, i don't think that ever happened, but he was a
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- Perfect example.
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- But yet they did not believe.
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- In fact, matthew 13 says he went to his own hometown of nazareth
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- Where he was raised, he performed miracles.
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- Their reaction was, "hey, isn't this the carpenter's son?
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- Isn't his mother's name mary and his brothers james,
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- Joseph, simon, and judas?"
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- And they took offense at him, and christ said,
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- "a prophet is not without honor except in his own country."
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- And he did not do many miracles there,
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- The bible says, because of their unbelief.
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- Listen, the hardest people to reach are the ones closest to
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- You, hardest people to reach, kids,
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- Are your parents, hardest people to reach,
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- Parents, are your kids.
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- The hardest people to reach are your siblings or your friends
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- That go all the way back to your school days,
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- And you'll tell them how christ has changed your life,
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- And they'll be suspicious.
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- Don't give up on them, keep praying for them,
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- But it just shows even jesus really didn't have his own
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- Family believe in him until he was crucified and resurrected.
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- But look how james starts his epistle, james chapter 1, verse
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- 1, "james, a bondservant of god and of the lord jesus christ, to
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- The twelve tribes that are scattered abroad: greetings, my
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- Brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
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- Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
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- But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be
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- Perfect and complete, lacking nothing."
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- Okay, point number one, even living a perfect christian life
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- Will not convince some people.
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- Point number two.
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- Make a choice to rejoice when you go through times of trial.
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- Look at verse 2, "my brethren, count it all joy when you fall
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- Into various trials," or another translation puts it this way,
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- "count it pure, unmixed, complete, and total joy."
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- What kind of weird thing is that to say to a suffering person?
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- Here's what he isn't saying.
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- He's not saying enjoy it when you suffer.
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- I don't think any of us enjoy suffering.
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- He's not saying that the trials themselves are joy because they
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- Are not; in fact, hebrews 12:11 says, "no discipline seems
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- Pleasant at the time, but painful."
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- What james is saying is consider it pure joy, or, as i said, make
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- A choice to rejoice.
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- You see, it's a matter of will, not emotions.
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- The more we rejoice in our testings, the more we realize
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- They're not liabilities but privileges, ultimately helpful,
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- Not harmful, no matter how severe they may appear.
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- There are times in life that we go through hardship, but we make
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- A choice to rejoice.
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- Take jesus as the ultimate example.
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- It says in hebrews 12, "for the joy that was set before him, he
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- Endured the cross, despising the shame, and now has set down at
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- The right hand of god."
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- Wait, what joy?
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- Jesus had been scourged 39 times.
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- Jesus had his beard ripped from his face.
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- He had been struck repeatedly with fists.
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- He had a crown of thorns pressed down on his head.
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- He had lost a tremendous amount of blood.
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- And he's carrying this massive cross.
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- And yet the joy set before him.
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- What joy?
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- That joy was you.
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- That joy was me.
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- That joy was us because he knew what the cross would accomplish.
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- Jesus did not come to this earth to be a good example.
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- He came to be a suffering savior, to die in our place on
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- The cross and to bear our sins, and then to rise again from
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- The dead.
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- But the joy set before him, you see?
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- Point number three.
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- Trials happen to make us stronger in every way.
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- Verse 3, "knowing that the testing of your faith
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- Produces patience.
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- But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be
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- Perfect and complete, lacking nothing."
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- Okay, so, the word patience is probably not the best
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- Translation, and i'm using the new king james version here.
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- It comes from a greek word that translates out to toughness,
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- Fortitude, endurance, or staying power.
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- So it's implying something different than simple patience.
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- A modern translation of james, verses 3 and 4, say, "let
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- It grow.
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- Don't try to squirm out of your problems; for when your patience
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- Is in full blown--" in full bloom, rather--"you're ready
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- For anything, strong in character, full and complete."
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- It's like going to the gym and working out.
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- How many of you go to a gym or a health club, raise your hand?
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- Okay, a few more of you might think about it, just saying.
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- How many of you that go to the gym like to go to the gym?
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- You enjoy it; you love the release of endorphins.
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- Okay, you--i hope you're not on steroids, sir, i don't know.
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- Okay, you are; no more coffee for this man over here.
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- So, hey, i admire anybody that enjoys working out.
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- I go to the gym; i don't like it; my favorite time is when
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- It's done.
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- But here's the funny thing.
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- I'll make up every excuse as to why i don't wanna go, even when
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- I'm there, "i don't wanna do this."
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- But then, once i'm done, i'm glad i did it.
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- Not because i enjoyed it, but it actually energizes me when i
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- Complete it.
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- You see, that's what trials are like.
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- A lot of people find themselves feeling tired and lethargic.
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- They say, "well, i'm just getting old."
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- That, that's maybe true; but you might be out of shape.
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- Well, you're in a shape; you're in the shape of a pear; that's
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- Not a good shape.
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- People even call you the lord's pear, and you don't like it.
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- So you can't fight age, you can't stop age, but you can do
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- The best you can with your body and stay strong and get
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- Stronger physically.
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- The same can be true spiritually as well.
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- You might say, "well, i don't feel any spiritual energy.
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- I feel tired and drained, but i'm still reading my bible.
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- I'm praying. i'm going to church.
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- I'm even in a harvest small group.
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- And i feel this lethargy."
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- Well, here's my advice to you.
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- Get off your fat--lazy boy recliner.
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- What did you think i was gonna say?
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- Wow, where are your heads at today?
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- No, get off your lazy boy recliner and do something.
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- You see, the spiritual life is taking in, but it's also
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- Giving out.
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- And, if i only take in, and i don't give out, i am gonna reach
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- A state of spiritual lethargy.
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- The bible says, "give and it shall be given unto you, pressed
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- Down, shaken together, running over.
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- With the same measure you give, it shall be given back to you."
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- So trials, trials are like god's gym, where we're broken down in
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- Order to be built up, where we take our faith from the realm of
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- Theory to reality so we can start living out our faith in
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- The real world.
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- You'll always have trials in this life.
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- They won't stop until you get to heaven.
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- But, god will be with you through every single one.
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- Verse 2 says, "count it all joy when you go through these
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- Various trials," it's not 'if,' it's 'when;' you're going to go
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- Through them.
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- Greg: hey, everybody, greg laurie here with
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- Some thoughts about anxiety.
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- Well, there's a lot of things to be anxious about
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- Right now, aren't there?
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- All the turmoil in our country, all the fighting,
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- Which hasn't gotten better, it's actually gotten worse.
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- Can i make a couple of recommendations?
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- Maybe don't watch the news for hours on end.
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- Maybe don't spend all your time on twitter and fighting with
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- People on social media, et cetera.
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- And i'm not saying don't be uninformed 'cause we need to be
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- Aware of what's going on so we know how to pray intelligently,
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- But take time to fill your mind with the word of god,
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- Take time to focus on your relationship with god.
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- We all know this verse very well that says,
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- "don't worry about anything, pray about everything,
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- And the peace of god will guard your
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- Heart and mind in christ jesus."
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- Scripture also says, "thou will keep him in perfect peace who's
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- Mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee."
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- So if you find yourself in turmoil and anguish and if you
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- Find yourself filled with anxiety,
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- Put your mind on the lord, turn your thoughts toward the lord,
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- Fill your life with the word of god,
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- With worship music, with good bible teaching.
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- We have a podcast, and there's a lot of great things out there,
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- But we have a podcast you can listen to,
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- But listen, look to jesus right now and let's keep praying for
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- Our nation that god's will, will be done,
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- But let's also pray that he will give us personal peace.
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- ♪ this is the day, the day when life begins. ♪♪
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- Greg: point number four.
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- It is through trials that we learn great wisdom.
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- So they not only make us stronger spiritually, but,
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- Through trials, we learn things that we would not have
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- Otherwise learned.
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- Look at verse 5, "if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of
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- God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it
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- Will be given to him.
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- But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts
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- Is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
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- Let not that man suppose he will receive anything from the lord;
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- He's a double-minded man, unstable in all of his ways."
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- You know, we live in a time where we can get information
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- On demand.
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- All you have to do is say, "hey, siri, what's the
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- Temperature today?"
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- "hey, google, what about this?"
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- "hey, alexa--" you ask her a question, and you talk to this
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- Artificial intelligence, and, in many ways, we have knowledge
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- That's a mile wide, but an inch deep.
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- We have knowledge without wisdom.
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- Through knowledge, we've learned how to travel faster than sound.
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- But we show our lack of wisdom by going faster in the
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- Wrong direction.
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- See, what we need is wisdom.
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- Knowledge is good; we want knowledge.
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- We need biblical knowledge; we need other kinds of knowledge.
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- But we need wisdom.
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- And the bible says, "if any man lack wisdom, let him ask
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- Of god."
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- And he'll give it generously, but, when you ask, don't doubt.
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- So this is one of those prayers that, when you pray it, you know
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- God will answer it.
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- It's praying for the will of god.
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- A lot of times, when we sit down to have a meeting or we make
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- Some plans for the future, we'll pray, "lord, give us wisdom.
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- You've told us in your word, if any man lacks wisdom, let him
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- Ask of you, and you'll give it generously.
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- Lord, we need that wisdom right now."
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- That's a good prayer to pray.
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- We need to know his will, especially on the biggest
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- Decisions of life, one being who you're gonna marry, or maybe god
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- Won't have you get married.
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- But you need wisdom to know.
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- You wanna make the right decision there.
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- What career path you may choose, what ministry opportunities you
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- May respond to.
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- You need this wisdom, and, when you pray, believe you will
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- Receive it.
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- Point number five.
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- God will enable us to endure and get through times of temptation.
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- God will enable us to endure and get through times of temptation.
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- James 1, verse 12, "blessed is he who endures temptation; for
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- When he has been approved, he'll receive the crown of life which
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- The lord has promised to those who love him.
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- But let no one say when he is tempted, 'i'm tempted by god;'
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- For god cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he himself
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- Tempt anyone."
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- Look at this part; don't miss these final verses.
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- "each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires
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- And is enticed.
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- And then, when desire has conceived, he gives birth to
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- Sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death."
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- Okay, question: where does temptation come from?
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- Our default answer would probably be, "well, the devil."
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- There's truth to that, but it's not all of it.
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- It comes from us, too.
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- We play a key role in our own temptation.
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- Where there's no desire on our part, there's no temptation.
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- In fact, in these verses, we have the five steps
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- To temptation.
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- Number one, the temptation itself; verse 14, "everyone is
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- Tempted when they're drawn away by their own desires," which by
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- The way are common to man.
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- So, whatever you're being tempted to do, you're not the
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- Only one because sometimes we may think, "oh, man, how could
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- That thought have come into my mind?
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- What is wrong with me?"
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- Doesn't mean anything's wrong with you.
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- Listen, it's not a sin to be tempted.
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- The sin of temptation is not the bait; it's the bite.
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- If you don't take the bait, you haven't sinned; you have to bite
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- At it.
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- So, just because a thought comes to your mind doesn't mean
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- You're evil.
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- It just means you're being tempted by evil.
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- The bible calls it, king james, "the fiery darts of the
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- Wicked one."
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- Years ago, when i was a young preacher, i think i was maybe 18
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- Or 19 when i gave one of my first sermons, was at a
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- Christian camp.
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- Chuck smith was there.
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- I wanted to impress everyone.
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- And so i was speaking on ephesians 6 about
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- Spiritual warfare.
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- And, instead of talking about the fiery darts of the wicked
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- One, i instead said the diary farts of the wicked one.
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- It's kind of an embarrassing moment, but, they're not diary
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- Farts, so it--really, a better translation would be flaming
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- Arrows, okay, flaming arrows.
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- So, you know, maybe you're worshiping the lord, and your
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- Thoughts are on heavenly things, and, all of a sudden--
- 00:20:29.632 --> 00:20:32.201
- Phth phth phth--that's the sound of an arrow.
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- That sound like an arrow?
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- There it is.
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- Okay, all of a sudden, weird, bizarre thought,
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- Horrible thought.
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- Oh, and the devil says, "how could you think that in church?"
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- Well, these are temptations.
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- You just say, "i reject that.
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- That is not from god."
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- Okay, so, the temptation itself, we're all going to be tempted.
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- Number two.
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- But maybe you're interested in it.
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- So everyone is drawn away by their own desire.
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- See, "there's, i could have been," "i won't do it, but show
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- Me what you're offering," you know.
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- It's like that test drive.
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- You're looking at that car.
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- "let's take it out for a spin."
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- Oh, "no."
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- They go, "come on now."
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- Why are they doing that?
- 00:21:14.510 --> 00:21:15.878
- Because you will be locked in a car with a person that will try
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- To close that deal and make that sale.
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- Or the free sample.
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- You know, i was in a farmer's market yesterday walking along,
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- And they were offering free samples, and some guy said, "i
- 00:21:27.623 --> 00:21:30.459
- Have free sample," and it's soup.
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- I'm like, "i don't want soup."
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- What, who even wants to eat soup?
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- How can anyone make a meal from soup?
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- Soup to me is like salad.
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- It's what i eat to warm up for real food, right?
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- "try this."
- 00:21:44.907 --> 00:21:46.242
- "nah, it's okay."
- 00:21:46.242 --> 00:21:47.610
- "no, try it."
- 00:21:47.610 --> 00:21:48.944
- "okay, whatever."
- 00:21:48.944 --> 00:21:50.313
- I take a little sip of his tiny little cup.
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- "i'll have it now.
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- How much is it?"
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- It was great soup.
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- It was really hearty with turkey in it and all kinds of things.
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- So i bought this bag of frozen soup.
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- Cathe's buying vegetables.
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- Look what i bought.
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- It's like, "why?"
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- "i don't know.
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- It was good."
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- It started with a free sample.
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- So the devil says, "okay, okay, i know you would never do this
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- Because you're such a godly person.
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- But just take this thought for a spin.
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- Just take a little nibble; it'll be fun.
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- You would never act on it."
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- But that's the whole strategy of temptation.
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- It starts in the realm of your mind.
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- Now you're almost hooked.
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- Verse 14 of james 1, "you're drawn away by your own desires."
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- There's still a way out.
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- But you're thinking, you're processing, you're considering,
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- And the hook is now set, and you bite.
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- Verse 15, "when desire is conceived, it gives birth
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- To sin."
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- And so you've acted on the evil thought, and there's maybe the
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- Momentary pleasure that can come from certain sins.
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- But then immediately, if your conscience is working, guilt
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- Kicks in, regret, remorse, that spiritual deadness.
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- Thank god you can say, "lord, i'm sorry, i repent," and he'll
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- Forgive you.
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- But you know the effects of sin that can happen in your life.
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- And then the effects of sin, number five, kick in; verse 15,
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- "sin, when it's full-grown, brings forth death."
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- The bible says, "the soul that sins shall surely die."
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- It also says, "the wages of sin are death."
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- You're now separated from god.
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- So now i wanna blame someone.
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- This is not my fault.
- 00:23:30.479 --> 00:23:32.581
- The devil made me do it.
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- No, he didn't.
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- Devil can't make you do anything.
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- He can tempt you.
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- You have to cooperate.
- 00:23:37.987 --> 00:23:39.388
- "well, this other person, they, it's their fault; they
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- Tempted me."
- 00:23:42.591 --> 00:23:43.926
- Well, maybe they did, but you're still responsible for your
- 00:23:43.926 --> 00:23:47.029
- Own actions.
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- That's what adam did; he blamed eve.
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- And eve played a role in it, but, ultimately, it was adam's
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- Decision to eat of that forbidden fruit.
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- Okay, here's another thought.
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- We're almost done here.
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- When does temptation generally come?
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- This might surprise you.
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- When does it generally come?
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- After times of great blessing.
- 00:24:06.048 --> 00:24:09.351
- Remember jesus was baptized by his cousin john the baptist.
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- And then you remember that the father spoke from heaven and
- 00:24:15.458 --> 00:24:19.061
- Said, "this is my beloved son in whom i am well pleased."
- 00:24:19.061 --> 00:24:22.965
- And the spirit of god came upon jesus in the form of a dove.
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- What a moment, what a blessing.
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- And what do we read then?
- 00:24:29.638 --> 00:24:31.006
- Immediately after that, jesus went into the wilderness to be
- 00:24:31.006 --> 00:24:34.176
- Tested and tempted by the devil.
- 00:24:34.176 --> 00:24:37.146
- After the dove came the devil; after the blessing came
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- The temptation.
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- So it might happen after church.
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- Oh, i love that.
- 00:24:45.387 --> 00:24:46.755
- Great time of worship, so so sermon.
- 00:24:46.755 --> 00:24:49.158
- But, still, you're in your car; someone cuts you off, "you
- 00:24:49.158 --> 00:24:54.096
- Stinking oof!"
- 00:24:54.096 --> 00:24:56.432
- You start fighting with your wife in front of your kids.
- 00:24:56.432 --> 00:24:59.502
- Something else happens.
- 00:24:59.502 --> 00:25:00.836
- Wait, what's going on?
- 00:25:00.836 --> 00:25:02.204
- Yeah, well, attacks often come after times of blessing.
- 00:25:02.204 --> 00:25:04.907
- So brace yourself for that.
- 00:25:04.907 --> 00:25:06.942
- Be aware of that, and that's what's going to happen in life.
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- But god always has a way out for us, and every temptation can
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- Be resisted.
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- And listen to this; i love that verse, "blessed is the man that
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- Endures temptation; for when he has been tried, he'll receive
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- The crown of life."
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- Greg: there are so many things to be worried about right now,
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- Aren't there?
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- The worrying about terrorism, worry about your personal
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- Safety, violent crime, the economy, the list goes on.
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- Here's what the bible says, "don't worry about anything.
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- Pray about everything."
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- Turn your panic into prayer.
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- Jesus said, "come unto me, all of you that are laboring and are
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- Heavy laden.
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- I will give you rest."
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- Give your burdens, give your problems over to god, and let
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- Him give you his peace in your heart.
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- Let me send to you, at no charge, what i call a new
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- Believer's bible to help you grow in a relationship with god
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- And learn how to turn your panic into prayer and your worry
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- Into worship.
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- Greg: you know, the bible says: "a good person
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- Leaves an inheritance for their children's children."
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- God encourages all of us as christians to manage
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- Our money well so we can be a blessing to our families
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- And to others.
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- Harvest has a special gift for you today, an opportunity
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- To set up a will or a living trust completely free of charge.
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- Here's how you can learn more.
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- Greg: i'm excited to announce that here at harvest
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- We partnered with our friends at freewill.
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- Freewill is an easy to use estate planning tool
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- That allows you to make planned gifts to organizations
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- Of your choice.
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- It's a creative opportunity to support the work we're doing
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- Here at harvest ministries.
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- So as you make your plans, i hope you'll consider
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- Investing in this ministry so we can continue
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- To preach the gospel and teach the word of god
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- For years to come.
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- You can learn more at freewill.com/harvest.
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