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How will we do it???

1 Corinthians 10:12-14
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

We are continuing our FALL sermon series about the Seasons of Life titled; Flavors of Fall. This week we will study NOT FALLING into TEMPTATION. Of course we think of temptation as the urge to do something we shouldn't do. We know that temptation will drag us down. And, temptation will separate us from God. We know to go to Jesus to return to God. Jesus has God on His side and will resist temptation.  Even when we fail.

Today's verse are here to tell us that GOD is NOT going to give us more than we can handle; First Corinthians, chapter ten, verse twelve through fourteen; "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth TAKE HEED lest he FALL." (LISTEN UP!) "There hath NO TEMPTATION taken you but such as is common to man: but God IS FAITHFUL, who will NOT suffer you to be TEMPTED above that ye are able; but will with the TEMPTATION also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (YOU can DO it!!) "Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from IDOLATRY."

Remember that God gives you a way out! He asks that we flee from IDOLATRY! Idolatry is the extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone other than the One TRUE GOD. We live in a VERY IDOLATROUS time! People put all kinds of things ahead of GOD. Some even put everything ahead of God!?!? Resisting this influence from our culture is a huge challenge for us...

How do we do it???

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