3 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,000 In our upcoming Tuesday night study 4 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:32,000 we are dealing with something that all of us struggle with 5 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,000 temptation 6 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,000 and I know what your mind is thinking 7 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,000 but temptation is not always sexual 8 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,000 sometimes you are tempted to overeat 9 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000 or you are tempted to gossip 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,000 or you are tempted to lie 11 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:02,000 or you are tempted to steal 12 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,000 or you are tempted to say you are sick 13 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,000 when you are not just so you don't go to work 14 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,000 temptation is all around us 15 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,000 but the Bible has a word for us this morning 16 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,000 1 Corinthians chapter 10 verses 12, 13 and 14 17 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,000 1 Corinthians chapter 10 verses 12, 13 and 14 18 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,000 so if you think you are standing 19 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,000 watch out that you do not fall 20 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,000 no testing, no tempting has overtaken you 21 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,000 that is not common to everyone 22 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,000 God is faithful 23 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:50,000 He will not let you be tempted beyond your strength 24 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,000 but with the testing, with the temptation 25 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,000 He will also provide the way out 26 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,000 so that you may be able to endure it 27 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,000 verse 14 reads, therefore my dear friends 28 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,000 flee from the worship of items 29 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,000 thank you you may be seated 30 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,000 the grass withers and the flower fades 31 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,000 but the word of our God shall stand forever 32 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,000 Eskimos in Alaska 33 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,000 when they want to trap 34 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,000 a wolf 35 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,000 will take a knife and dip it in blood 36 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,000 over and over and over until it freezes 37 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,000 with the blood on that 38 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:54,000 blade and then they put the handle 39 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,000 of the knife in the ground 40 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,000 and a wolf can smell blood even when it is frozen 41 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,000 and the wolf will come to that knife 42 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,000 and start licking on that blade 43 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,000 and the warmth from the wolf's 44 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,000 tongue will melt the blood on that blade 45 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,000 but unbeknownst to the wolf 46 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:26,000 he is really licking a knife blade 47 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,000 and before long he licks that blade until his blood 48 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,000 is mixed with the blood from that warm blade now 49 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:38,000 and the wolf bleeds to death 50 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,000 because he does not know that he is his own 51 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,000 worst enemy 52 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,000 that's how insidious Satan and sin 53 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,000 really is 54 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:58,000 nobody wakes up in the morning deciding 55 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,000 to be an alcoholic 56 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,000 nobody planned to be addicted to drugs 57 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,000 nobody designed to fall into some 58 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,000 grievous sin 59 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,000 you just keep on going because it seems 60 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:22,000 like it's no harm at first 61 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:26,000 and before you know it like that wolf in 62 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,000 Alaska you have become your own worst 63 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,000 enemy 64 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,000 and he uses the same tactic 65 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,000 to defeat those of us who are Christian 66 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,000 the devil knows that he can never have our souls 67 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,000 because if you're Christian your soul belongs to God 68 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:54,000 but he knows that if he can cause 69 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,000 us to yield to temptation 70 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,000 then we will become powerless 71 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,000 useless in the kingdom of God 72 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:10,000 now hear me brothers and sisters because you are saved 73 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,000 does not make you immune from 74 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,000 temptation 75 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:22,000 can I run that by you one more time because you are a Christian 76 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:26,000 you are not in some bunker 77 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:30,000 some fallout shelter that will keep you 78 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,000 from temptation 79 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,000 on the contrary we are more likely to be attacked by 80 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,000 Satan because he already has the lost 81 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:46,000 person 82 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:50,000 temptation while it cannot be avoided 83 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,000 can be overcome 84 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,000 every believer 85 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,000 can now to turn temptation 86 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,000 in the triumph 87 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,000 when temptation arises 88 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:14,000 we usually respond in one of three ways 89 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:18,000 we give into it 90 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:22,000 or we spend every day fighting it in our own strength 91 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,000 or we overcome 92 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:30,000 temptation through the power of Jesus Christ 93 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,000 again temptation when the word is mentioned 94 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:38,000 the connotation is always something sexual 95 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:42,000 but you can be tempted of the devil to disobey God 96 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,000 and put something ahead of God that becomes 97 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,000 an idol 98 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:54,000 if you worship your job 99 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,000 if you worship your looks 100 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:02,000 if you worship your career 101 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,000 if you worship your home, your family, your money, your car 102 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:10,000 anything that you put in the place of God 103 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,000 that thing becomes an idol 104 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:18,000 and idolatry brothers and sisters is not the worship of false gods 105 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,000 it's worshiping the true God falsely 106 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:26,000 idolatry is not the worship of false gods 107 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,000 it's worshiping the true God falsely 108 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,000 God is spirit 109 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,000 and they that would worship him 110 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,000 must worship him in spirit and in truth 111 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:46,000 if you did not bring all of you to worship this morning 112 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,000 whatever you left behind is your idol 113 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:54,000 look with me this morning 114 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,000 at the who of temptation 115 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:02,000 who is the subject 116 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,000 of temptation 117 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,000 from Jesus being tempted of Satan in the 118 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,000 wilderness to a five year old child 119 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:18,000 being tempted to raid the cookie jar 120 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,000 and swear that they didn't steal any cookies with a mouth full 121 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,000 of crumbs 122 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,000 all humans are subject to temptation 123 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:34,000 we all have at least one area in 124 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,000 our lives where we are particularly susceptible 125 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:42,000 to sin 126 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:46,000 all of us have at least one area 127 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:50,000 some of us got eight or nine 128 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,000 but all of us have at least one area where the devil 129 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,000 can trip us up 130 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,000 Satan will not bother you with strong drink 131 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:06,000 if that's not your temptation 132 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:10,000 Satan will not bother you with cocaine if that's not your temptation 133 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,000 but Satan does know your Achilles heel 134 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,000 he does know the area in your life where you 135 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,000 are weakest and the area in your life where you 136 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:26,000 are not praying for strength 137 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,000 because if you tell 138 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,000 the truth every sin we commit 139 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,000 we enjoy 140 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:42,000 because it wouldn't make sense to sin if you didn't 141 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:46,000 enjoy it 142 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:50,000 your husband not looking, your wife not looking, you can say amen this morning 143 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,000 she's subject to temptation 144 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:58,000 you are subject to temptation, the sin is not the temptation 145 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:02,000 the sin is yielding to temptation 146 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:06,000 temptation 147 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,000 temptation brothers and sisters is not 148 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,000 sin 149 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:18,000 Hebrews chapter 4 verse 15 one of the brothers read it in our 150 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:22,000 Deacon devotion this morning, for we have not a high priest 151 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:26,000 which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities 152 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,000 but was in all points tempted like as 153 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,000 we are, yet without 154 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,000 sin sin enters the picture 155 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:42,000 when we surrender to temptation 156 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,000 in the text Paul says 157 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:50,000 wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed 158 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,000 lest he fall 159 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:58,000 we are in danger when we think we have arrived 160 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,000 at the place where we are above 161 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:06,000 sinning 162 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,000 can I help you this morning 163 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:14,000 the only people in this church who are above sin 164 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,000 are the people sitting in the balcony 165 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:22,000 and as soon as they come 166 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:26,000 downstairs 167 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:30,000 they're going to be just as low down as the rest of us 168 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:34,000 they're going to be just as low down as the rest of us 169 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:38,000 now listen 170 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:42,000 God knows 171 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:46,000 God knows that he cannot 172 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:50,000 grow us spiritually without 173 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:54,000 opposition 174 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,000 people who train on weights they only get stronger 175 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,000 when they lift heavier weights 176 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,000 and God would not allow a weight to be put on you 177 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:10,000 that you're not able to bear 178 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:14,000 but God would not leave you weight less 179 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,000 because you will never grow in grace you'll never grow in spiritual strength 180 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:22,000 until you've picked up one thing and then God will 181 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:26,000 put something heavier on you and you can pick up that thing 182 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:30,000 then God will put something heavier on you and you can pick up that thing 183 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,000 and the strength does not come from you 184 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:38,000 the strength comes from 185 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,000 God and God alone 186 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,000 so who is the subject of temptation 187 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:50,000 that's me and that's you 188 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,000 let's look secondly at the where 189 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,000 of temptation 190 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,000 but where does the temptation come from 191 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:06,000 where is the source of temptation 192 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,000 verse 13 opens with the words 193 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:14,000 there has no temptation taken you 194 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,000 but such as is common to man 195 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:22,000 there are three primary 196 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:26,000 sources of temptation 197 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:30,000 the Bible, the flesh, and the devil 198 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:34,000 in the Bible the word for world 199 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,000 means system or order 200 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:42,000 the world system or the world order 201 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:46,000 first John chapter 2 and verse 15 says 202 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:50,000 love not the world, neither the things of the world 203 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,000 if any man loved the world 204 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:58,000 the love of the father is not in him 205 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,000 Romans chapter 12 and verse 2 reads 206 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:06,000 conform to this world 207 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:10,000 but be transformed by the renewing of your mind 208 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,000 that you may prove what is that good and acceptable 209 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:18,000 and perfect will of God 210 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:22,000 if you are worldly in your pursuits 211 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:26,000 you will not have the love of God 212 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:30,000 if all you think about is how good you look 213 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,000 and what you have 214 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:38,000 and who's on your Facebook page 215 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,000 and how many likes you get 216 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:46,000 and how many people you know 217 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,000 if you are always concentrating on you and everything is about yourself 218 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:54,000 everything is about yourself at grandisement 219 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,000 everything is about you trying to get ahead in the world 220 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:02,000 then the love of God is not in you 221 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,000 we need to hear brothers and sisters that born 222 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:10,000 into every one of us from the most 223 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:14,000 innocent child to the most godly adult 224 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:18,000 we have what is called a sin 225 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,000 nature 226 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:26,000 a leaning towards sin that we inherited 227 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:30,000 from our father Adam called our old 228 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Adamic nature 229 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:38,000 all of us have what the bible calls 230 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,000 in us iniquity 231 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:46,000 that word iniquity means that there's something bent 232 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:50,000 crooked, something off 233 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:54,000 in every last one of us 234 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:58,000 every one of us here has a sinful proclivity 235 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:02,000 we bend and we break towards one thing or another 236 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:06,000 but all of us have a sin nature 237 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:10,000 and the devil knows what your sin nature is 238 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:14,000 the devil knows what your psychological 239 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,000 emotional bent is and he will always 240 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,000 bend you towards what you are bent 241 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,000 towards 242 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,000 let me put it this way that word iniquity means that there's 243 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,000 something crooked about us so every last one 244 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:38,000 of us this morning in lily grove missionary baptist church 245 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:42,000 is a crook 246 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:46,000 watch your purse 247 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:50,000 watch yourself on check make sure you got your 248 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:54,000 jewelry still on you are seated next to 249 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,000 a crook 250 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:02,000 now maybe their crookedness is not thieving 251 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:06,000 maybe their crookedness is not lying but by yourself 252 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,000 in Las Vegas 253 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:14,000 in New Orleans 254 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:18,000 in New Orleans 255 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:22,000 you have 256 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,000 something wrong with you girl 257 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:30,000 there is a civil war 258 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,000 in the heart of every saved person 259 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,000 listening to me preach 260 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:42,000 chapter 5 verse 17 says 261 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:46,000 and the spirit against the flesh 262 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:50,000 and these are contrary the one to the other 263 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:54,000 so that you cannot do the things that you would 264 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,000 the apostle Paul 265 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:02,000 who wrote over half of the new 266 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:06,000 testament said every time 267 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,000 not every once in a while 268 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:14,000 but every time I desire to do good 269 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:18,000 evil is always present 270 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,000 have I got a witness here 271 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:26,000 and the good that I would do 272 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:30,000 I find myself not doing and the evil that I don't want to do 273 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,000 that's exactly what I do 274 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:38,000 and again not that I was 275 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:42,000 but that I still am 276 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,000 the world 277 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:54,000 the flesh and thirdly 278 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:58,000 the devil knows every weakness we possess 279 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,000 and moreover he knows how to exploit 280 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:06,000 that weakness 281 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,000 hear me brothers and sisters he exploits our weakness 282 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,000 so that God is dishonored 283 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:18,000 and we are useless in the kingdom 284 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,000 as the slanderer as the accuser of the 285 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:26,000 brethren the devil hates God 286 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,000 so he plots our defeat 287 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,000 in order to go before God to accuse us 288 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:38,000 of what we actually did 289 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:42,000 when the devil goes before God to accuse me 290 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:46,000 he's not lying 291 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,000 the thing I said I wouldn't do 292 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:54,000 that's what I do 293 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:58,000 I'm talking about Paul, I'm talking about Terry, I'm talking about Carlos, I'm talking about you 294 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:02,000 the very thing you said you were not ever going to 295 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:06,000 God if you deliver me I promise you I'll never do it again 296 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:10,000 Wooo 297 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:14,000 and then two months later 298 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:18,000 you say Lord 299 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:22,000 I know what I told you 300 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:26,000 but if you just have mercy according to your loving kindness 301 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,000 according to the multitude of your tender mercy 302 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,000 if you just blot out all my transgress 303 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:38,000 have I got any liars in here this morning 304 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:42,000 but God in his grace 305 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:46,000 God in his mercy 306 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:50,000 God in his goodness 307 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:54,000 will forgive you of your sins and cleanse you 308 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:58,000 from all 309 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,000 unrighteousness that's why some of us shout so much 310 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,000 because we've sinned so much 311 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:10,000 that's why some of us give God so much praise because we've got so much 312 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:14,000 to be grateful for 313 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:18,000 he looked beyond my fault 314 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:22,000 have I got a witness here 315 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:26,000 he looked beyond my foolishness 316 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:30,000 he looked beyond my mistakes 317 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:34,000 and gave me not one more chance 318 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:38,000 but another chance 319 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:42,000 and another chance 320 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:46,000 and another chance 321 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:50,000 that's why I'm going to shout again because I need another chance 322 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:54,000 that's why I give him glory because I need 323 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,000 another chance 324 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:06,000 we come to church not because we've been so holy 325 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:10,000 we come because we need mercy 326 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,000 we need grace 327 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:18,000 we need power to overcome 328 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,000 that's the who 329 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:26,000 that's the where 330 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:30,000 the subject and the source of temptation 331 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:34,000 but let's look at the how 332 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:38,000 the seat of temptation 333 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:42,000 since we bear God's image 334 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:46,000 we are triune beings 335 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:50,000 tripartite beings 336 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,000 made of a soul 337 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,000 a body and a spirit 338 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:02,000 we need to understand brothers and sisters 339 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:06,000 and understand the areas that will come under attack 340 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:10,000 in our lives 341 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,000 to be forewarned is to be forearmed 342 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:18,000 the soul 343 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:22,000 speaks of your mind 344 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:26,000 your will and your emotions 345 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,000 sin always appeals 346 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:34,000 to your ego needs 347 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:38,000 sin always appeals 348 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,000 to your ego because every one of us 349 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:46,000 wants something 350 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:50,000 every one of us desire something 351 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:54,000 and when that need or that desire becomes 352 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,000 inordinate then it hurts 353 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,000 it bruises, it offends our ego 354 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:06,000 and the trick the devil 355 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:10,000 use on Eve in the garden 356 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:14,000 it works this morning 357 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:18,000 Satan hasn't changed his tricks 358 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:22,000 and you would think by now that we would know better 359 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,000 because he's been using the same trick over and over and over and over 360 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:30,000 and the reason he uses it over and over and over and over is because it still works 361 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,000 it works because first of all you think the devil has a red suit on 362 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:38,000 with some horns 363 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,000 and a pitchfork 364 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:46,000 but the devil wears Prada 365 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,000 the devil drives a motorcycle 366 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:02,000 the devil goes to the gym 367 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:08,000 the devil comes to church 368 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,000 and just like Lot 369 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:18,000 Abraham's nephew Lot 370 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,000 in Genesis chapter 13 371 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,000 we look, we lean 372 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,000 and we live in a lost world 373 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:34,000 Lot looked at Sodom 374 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,000 and then he leaned 375 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:42,000 towards Sodom and he wound up living 376 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:46,000 in Sodom 377 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,000 that's why the psalmist says, bless is the man 378 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:54,000 that walks not in the council of the ungodly because if you walk with him 379 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:58,000 you're going to stand with him 380 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:02,000 and before long you're going to start sitting with him 381 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,000 that's why you have to be careful of your company because evil communication 382 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:10,000 spoils good manners 383 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:14,000 there are some folk I have to stop running with 384 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,000 there are some people 385 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:22,000 you can't have in your company 386 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,000 I don't care how good a friend he is 387 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:30,000 when you start walking with Jesus 388 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:34,000 if they try to get you to go in the other direction 389 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:38,000 you may need to unfriend them 390 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:42,000 the devil comes at your soul 391 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,000 and says he knows he can't have that 392 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,000 the devil comes at your body, your flesh 393 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:54,000 the flesh, the body is a reference to our old 394 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:58,000 nature 395 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:02,000 we are tempted brothers and sisters to laziness 396 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:06,000 that's the sin too you know 397 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,000 sloth is one of the seven deadly sins 398 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,000 laziness 399 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:18,000 lust is a sin too 400 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:22,000 and not just lusting after a woman 401 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:26,000 but you can lust after 402 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,000 something that you're not supposed to have 403 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:34,000 something you're not supposed to eat 404 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,000 you can lust for power 405 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,000 you can lust for attention 406 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:46,000 you can lust to be seen 407 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:50,000 you can lust to be out front 408 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,000 so that if they want you to serve 409 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:58,000 they got to make you the president 410 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:02,000 if they want you to give they got to call your name 411 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:06,000 somebody ought to help me preach it this morning 412 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,000 but if you're serving God you don't care if your name is never called 413 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,000 you don't care if you ever get on the program because you're not doing it to be seen 414 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:18,000 if 415 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:22,000 when you give 416 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:26,000 I wish I had a witness the best of your service 417 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,000 telling the world that the Savior has come be not dismayed 418 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:34,000 if men don't believe you 419 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:38,000 he'll understand 420 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:42,000 and say well done 421 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:46,000 and then the spirit of man is the primary arena 422 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:50,000 for satanic attack 423 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:54,000 the devil knows that 424 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:58,000 since the soul is the seat of our self-consciousness 425 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:02,000 our spirit is the seat of our 426 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:06,000 God consciousness 427 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:10,000 the only reason you and I can relate to God 428 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,000 is because we have a spirit 429 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:18,000 of dogs and 430 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:22,000 cats and lizards and snakes 431 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:26,000 and any other animal you can name have souls 432 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:30,000 because they have will they don't have intellect 433 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,000 but they have a natural bent towards being whatever it is God 434 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,000 has created them to be but they can't relate to God 435 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:42,000 your dog is not 436 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:46,000 going to heaven 437 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:50,000 I know Fifi is cute 438 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:54,000 but put him or her in the 439 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:58,000 backyard and go to the pet store and get you another 440 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:02,000 one take that little fish and flush him down the toilet 441 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:06,000 because he's not going to heaven 442 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,000 you and I are the only creatures God made 443 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:14,000 that can communicate, relate to God 444 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:18,000 because God has put a little of himself 445 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:22,000 in every last one of us 446 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:26,000 what is man Psalm number 8 says that you're so mindful of him 447 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:30,000 and the son of man that you would even visit him you've made him a little lower 448 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:34,000 than the angels you've made him a little lower than yourself 449 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,000 and you have crowned him with glory 450 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:42,000 and honor 451 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:46,000 and say to knows that if he can attack you spiritually 452 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:50,000 say to knows that if he can depress your spirit 453 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:54,000 say to knows that if he can kill your spirit 454 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:58,000 you will come to church and sing the songs but they won't mean 455 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:02,000 anything to you 456 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:06,000 say to knows that if he can kill your spirit you can read the scripture and never be 457 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:10,000 impressed by it say to knows that if he kills your spirit 458 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:14,000 you can hear the gospel and not be moved by it but the spirit 459 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,000 of God has a way of quickening your spirit so that 460 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,000 what the devil tries to destroy God is building up 461 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:26,000 and the only way God can build it up you've got to come to church 462 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:30,000 you've got to hear the gospel 463 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:34,000 faith comes about hearing 464 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:38,000 and hearing 465 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:42,000 and hearing and hearing 466 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:46,000 and hearing and hear you got to keep 467 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:50,000 on hearing the word of God 468 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:54,000 we've talked about the who 469 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:58,000 we've talked about where we've talked about the how 470 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:02,000 I want to look finally at the what of temptation 471 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:06,000 and the what of temptation has to do with how you 472 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:10,000 subdue how you bring your passions 473 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:14,000 under control 474 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:18,000 there are three words to remember when facing temptation 475 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:22,000 and I'm through 476 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:26,000 flight, faith, or fight 477 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:30,000 psychologically 478 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:34,000 all of us have what is called a flight or 479 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:38,000 fight response to stimuli 480 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:42,000 if you encounter 481 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,000 an opponent that you can't fight 482 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:50,000 it's wise 483 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:54,000 to flight 484 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:58,000 if you can't beat them 485 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:02,000 don't join them 486 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:06,000 run 487 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,000 I think I've told you this before 488 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,000 when I was growing up I was always a good marble player 489 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:18,000 and I'd play marbles and if I couldn't win I would steal all the marbles 490 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:22,000 out the circle and run to my house 491 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:26,000 and the boys would get after me sitting there brown 492 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:30,000 and I would get after me because I'd stolen their marble 493 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:34,000 the big marble that they had 494 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:38,000 I stole those two 495 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:42,000 and I would run to 720 South Beallis street 496 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:46,000 7.0535 because I knew 497 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:50,000 that if I could make it to my house 498 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:54,000 and knock on the porch as I was running 499 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:58,000 my sister Wanky would come outside and put her hands on her big fat hips 500 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:02,000 and say what's going on out here 501 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:06,000 and all the boys would stop in their tracks 502 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,000 because Wanky could beat any boy in our cry 503 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,000 so if you can't fight 504 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:18,000 run 505 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:22,000 some of y'all like me 506 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:26,000 you're not a fighter 507 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:30,000 you are 508 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:34,000 you 509 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:38,000 to overcome the flesh 510 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:42,000 come on get your mind back in church now 511 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:46,000 to overcome the flesh we need to flee 512 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:50,000 you cannot expose yourself 513 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,000 to fleshly temptation 514 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:58,000 and expect to walk away untouched 515 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:02,000 Proverbs 6 and 27 says 516 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:06,000 can a man take fire in his bosom 517 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:10,000 and his clothes not be burned 518 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:14,000 verse 14 in our text calls upon us to flee 519 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:18,000 idolatry flee 520 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:22,000 flee youthful lusts 521 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:26,000 flee those things that would cause you to put anything 522 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:30,000 sinful before God's use of you in the kingdom 523 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:34,000 run do like Joseph did from a Mrs. 524 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:38,000 Potiphar run from the seduction 525 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:42,000 you remember Joseph's story 526 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:46,000 Potiphar put him over everything in all of his household except his wife 527 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:50,000 and Mrs. Potiphar had sexual designs on Joseph 528 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:54,000 and whenever the house was empty she would wait till all the servants were 529 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:58,000 out and then she'd go get her Victoria's secret and put it on 530 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,000 throw herself on the divan 531 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:06,000 and wait for Joseph to pass by and the Bible says Joseph 532 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:10,000 ran from the seduction because it's not a matter 533 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:14,000 of manhood it's a matter of spiritual 534 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:18,000 integrity 535 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:22,000 that's how you overcome the flesh 536 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:26,000 run I'm not a punk 537 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:30,000 I'm just running 538 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:34,000 no that ain't got nothing to do 539 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:38,000 with my manhood it has to do with my being able to 540 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:42,000 preach on Sunday morning somebody ought to help me talk 541 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:46,000 about it 542 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:50,000 to overcome the world we need faith that Jesus will take care of us 543 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:54,000 when we willingly 544 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:58,000 give up our inordinate attachment 545 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:02,000 to worldly things 546 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:06,000 you need to live your life with your hands wide open 547 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:10,000 so that when God is ready to take it from you are you from it 548 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:14,000 you can leave and bid this world farewell 549 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,000 to overcome the world we need that kind of faith 550 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:22,000 but to overcome the devil we have to fight 551 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:26,000 you cannot run away from the devil 552 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:30,000 but you can overcome him 553 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:34,000 through the blood of Jesus Christ 554 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:38,000 you have to face him in the power 555 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:42,000 through the blood of Jesus Christ 556 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:46,000 Satan does not fear you 557 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:50,000 Satan does not fear me 558 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:54,000 let me tell some super spiritual 559 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:58,000 person in here this morning who's going around here talking about 560 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:02,000 I bind the devil 561 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:06,000 the devil is in hell falling on the floor 562 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:10,000 at you because you call yourself binding 563 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:14,000 the devil how you going to bind the devil and God 564 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:18,000 and bound him yet 565 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:22,000 the devil is not scared of you 566 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:26,000 but demons tremble 567 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:30,000 at the name of Jesus 568 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:34,000 have I got a witness here 569 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:38,000 over your temptation call that name 570 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:42,000 if you want strength in your weakness call that name 571 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:46,000 if you want to live godly in Christ call that name 572 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:54,000 and he'll give you power to overcome 573 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:58,000 I need one or two witnesses here 574 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:02,000 who knows that as long as you're breathing you're battling 575 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:06,000 I said as long as you're breathing 576 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:10,000 you're battling with Satan and sin 577 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:14,000 you win some and you lose some 578 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:18,000 that's why you ought to come to church and celebrate when you win some 579 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:22,000 and you still ought to come to church and bow your head when you lose some 580 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:26,000 because the victory is not yours 581 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:30,000 the victory is not yours because the battle is not yours 582 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:34,000 it belongs to the Lord 583 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:38,000 brother and sister you remember David's story don't you 584 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:42,000 David went out to the valley of gas 585 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:46,000 and there was a giant there named Goliath 586 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:50,000 who was 9 feet 9 inches tall 587 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:54,000 the size of his sword's head was the size of a weaver's beam 588 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:58,000 his coat of brass weighed 150 pounds 589 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:02,000 everybody was scared to go out there and fight this giant Goliath 590 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:06,000 but David went out to the valley of gas 591 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:10,000 and his brother said what are you doing out here 592 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:14,000 David said is there no cause to put this giant down 593 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:18,000 and then Saul says well if you're going to go out there and fight with this giant 594 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:22,000 I need you to put my armor on 595 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:26,000 I wish I had a Bible reader 596 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:30,000 and put it in Saul's armor room 597 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:34,000 and put on all of Saul's armor 598 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:38,000 and then David said I can't fight with this 599 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,000 because I haven't tried it yet 600 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:46,000 I haven't proved it yet 601 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:50,000 but I got something in my hand that I killed a lion 602 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:54,000 one time I killed a bear 603 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:58,000 and they went out to the valley of gas 604 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:02,000 and they sent David a little boy out to the valley of gas 605 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:06,000 Goliath said am I a dog 606 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:10,000 that you send this little boy out here to fight me 607 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:14,000 Goliath said I'm going to take your little body 608 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:18,000 and break it in half and throw it up in the air 609 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:22,000 so the birds can feed on it 610 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:26,000 you come to me as a giant Philistine 611 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:30,000 but I come in the name of the Lord of Hosts 612 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,000 and I'm going to cut your head off 613 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:38,000 and raise your head in the air so that everybody will know 614 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:42,000 that there is a God in Israel 615 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:46,000 the battle is not yours 616 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:50,000 the battle is the Lord's 617 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:54,000 you got to put on the whole armor of God 618 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:58,000 you've got to put on the helmet of salvation 619 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:02,000 the breastplate of righteousness 620 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:06,000 you've got to have your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace 621 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:10,000 you've got to have on the girdle of truth 622 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:14,000 you've got to have the sword of the spirit 623 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:18,000 which is the word of God 624 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:22,000 unto my feet is a light 625 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:26,000 unto my pathway 626 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:30,000 have a head in my heart 627 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:34,000 that I might not sin against you 628 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:38,000 is there anybody here know there's power in the word 629 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:42,000 is there anybody here know there's deliverance 630 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:46,000 in the word 631 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:50,000 that know that one day that word 632 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:54,000 jumped off the written page and the word became flesh 633 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:58,000 and dwelt among us and we beheld 634 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:02,000 his glory the glory as of the only begotten 635 00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:06,000 of the Father full of grace and truth 636 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:10,000 that word was born in Bethlehem 637 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:14,000 reared in Nazareth baptized in the Jordan 638 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:18,000 that word performed miracles in the desert place 639 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:22,000 that word repped over Jerusalem 640 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:26,000 that word prayed in Gethsemane 641 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:30,000 that word healed a sick gave sight to the blind 642 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,000 turned water in the wine raised Jairus' daughter 643 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:38,000 one Friday that word 644 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:42,000 went to a cross he died 645 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:46,000 but 646 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:50,000 Sunday morning that word 647 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:54,000 came out of the grave is there anybody here 648 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:58,000 know the only way 649 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:02,000 you got power this morning the only reason 650 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:06,000 you can shout this morning the only 651 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:10,000 reason you can wave your hand 652 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:14,000 is you got the word 653 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:18,000 why don't you tell somebody 654 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:22,000 I'm strong this morning 655 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:26,000 I'm rich this morning 656 00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:30,000 I got joy this morning 657 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:34,000 I got love this morning 658 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:38,000 I got love this morning 659 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:42,000 I got love this morning 660 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:46,000 cause I got the word 661 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:50,000 and it alright and it alright 662 00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:54,000 he walks with me 663 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:58,000 he talks with me he tell me 664 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:02,000 I am his own and the joy 665 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:06,000 the joy do you have joy 666 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:10,000 thank you for covering me 667 00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:14,000 thank you for protecting me 668 00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:18,000 thank you for saving me 669 00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:22,000 thank you 670 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:36,000 I know he's alright 671 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:50,000 I know he's alright 672 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:54,000 he will make a way 673 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:58,000 for you to be able to escape 674 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:02,000 he will open the door for you 675 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:06,000 he will let the sun shine in your life 676 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:10,000 he will turn it around 677 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:14,000 won't he do it 678 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:18,000 won't he do it why don't you hug somebody 679 00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:22,000 why don't you shake somebody's hand 680 00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:26,000 tell them whatever your problem 681 00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:30,000 God will work it out 682 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:34,000 God will 683 00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:38,000 God will 684 00:46:38,000 --> 00:47:06,000 I know he's alright 685 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:10,000 you don't have to fight the devil 686 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:14,000 by yourself and never fight the devil 687 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:18,000 on his ground 688 00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:22,000 you bring him to your ground 689 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:26,000 bring him to church with you and the devil will flee 690 00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:30,000 from you the scripture says 691 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:34,000 if you resist the devil 692 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:38,000 you will flee from me 693 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:42,000 when I was stealing my friends marbles 694 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:46,000 I would never fight on the halls of the street 695 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:50,000 I would bring them to the Bula street 696 00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:54,000 because I knew if they get to Bula street 697 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:58,000 is over because you ain't going to ever beat me 698 00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:02,000 and my sisters there 699 00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:06,000 demand Jesus Christ 700 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:10,000 who became sin for us 701 00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:34,000 that we might become the righteousness of God