Topic: Temptation
Can God Trust You?01/20/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Transformation, Free Will, Temptation
- Every day we confront choices that reflect and form our character. Will we live for ourselves, or for the Kingdom? God wants us to be trustworthy for Kingdom service and it’s true that he tests us to refine our character, but he doesn’t tempt anyone. If that’s true, why does Jesus teach us to pray, “lead us not into temptation?”
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Life is not JUST a Test12/31/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Transformation, Temptation
- All humanity faces temptation. Part of being completely human is to deal with times of strong temptations. Jesus was fully man and fully God, therefore, His humanity allowed Him to face these temptations and to overcome them with the same tools He has given us-God’s word. Jesus was “led into the desert by the Spirit”, but once there he found that part of this wilderness experience was to be a time of testing and temptation for Him.
Putting Away Childish Things12/10/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Temptation
- We are constantly tempted to focus our time and energy meeting the expectations of other people instead of meeting God's expectations for our lives. This is an extremely strong temptation! Even Jesus, as Messiah, was expected by others to act and be a certain way. But God has given every one of us a unique identity to receive. The goal of our Christian life is to grow into and manifest this God-given identity, so that we can reflect His love to others.
Competing Faiths12/03/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Satan, Temptation
- Every human being faces temptations. Even our Lord Jesus was tempted. After being led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, Jesus was tempted by the Devil. There are a number of reasons to suggest that the scenes of Jesus' temptation played out within his mind. That does not mean that the temptations were not real. In fact, all temptation begins within the thoughts and emotions of the mind.
Resisting the Devil11/26/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation
- We live in a war zone! It is a world that is ruled and co-opted by evil schemes and plans, brought forth by a real enemy, Satan. It is into this world that Christ came to bring forth a new Kingdom, not of this world, but expressed through the radical beauty of God’s love. As believers in Christ, we are participants in this new Kingdom, and empowered by the Holy Spirit to resist the lies and temptations of this world.
The Temptation of Practical Goodness10/01/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Judgment, Power, Faithfulness, Temptation
- When people think about “temptation”, they often think about thoughts or behaviors that seem obviously evil or negative. Because of this idea, it is sometimes assumed that temptation is something that can be easily avoided. What people forget is that something does not have to be evil in order to be a temptation. Sometimes, there may be several options to choose from that seem good, but that pull us away from what God would want us to do.
Neil Anderson, 11:00 a.m. Service01/30/05
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Speaker – Neil Anderson
- Topics – Holy Spirit, Sin, Transformation, Temptation
- **Please note, this study guide is only applicable to the 11:00 a.m. service. Unfortunately, we did not anticipate that Neil would give three different sermons for each service! Though very generous on his part, it was a surprise to us!**
This message challenged us to be content as children of God, walking freely in the Spirit, and it warned us of the two things that might prevent us from experiencing the freedom we have: legalism and license.