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Download  		 Nov 21 2004 AM Worship Complete service Paul Stith
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Download  		 Nov 21 2004 AM Worship Sermon Responding To Temptation (James 1:13-18) Paul Stith
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Download  		 Nov 21 2004 AM Bible study Desiring God: Preaching to the Heart, the Sanctification of the Christian Hedonist Stan Reeves

Sermon Outline

 

Responding to Temptation

James 1:13-18 

 

1.  We must Expose the Lie (16, 13-15)

 

            1a.  God is never responsible for sin (13)

 

                        1a1.  He is beyond temptation

 

                        1a2.  He would not tempt us to do what he hates

 

            1b.  I am always responsible for my own sin (14)

 

            1c.  Sin never has a happy ending (15)

 

2.  We must Embrace the Truth (17, 18)

 

            2a.  Only good gifts come from God (17a)

 

            2b.  Because God is only good (17b)

 

            2c. Gods Goodness personally experienced (18)

 

Bible Study Outline

 

DESIRING GOD
 
Preaching to the Heart: The Sanctification of the Christian Hedonist
 

We must preach to our hearts stir our affections by holding up the truth before our hearts so that we are filled with biblical motivations to pursue our joy in Christ.

I. The Holy Spirit is the energizer.

A. Only by the regenerating and sanctifying work of the Spirit will we find pleasure in God. I Peter 4:3-4.

B. The Holy Spirit works directly on our desires. Rom. 8:1-9, Phil. 2:13.

C. The Holy Spirit works through the truth. Jn. 16:13.

D. The Holy Spirit works through prayer. Ps. 51:10-13.

II. We must learn to stir up our affections with Scriptural motivations.

A. The assumption here is that our hearts have been renewed by the Holy Spirit and that there are some affections to be stirred up!

B. We must tantalize (stir up) our God-given desires with the prospect of satisfaction. See Matt. 5:6 and context. We must learn to present truth to our inner desires so that our desires will react to the truth and motivate us to pursue righteousness. This involves meditation, prayer, and Scripture memorization.

C. What is the source of this prospect? The teaching of Scripture.

D. We must pray for God's help.