Temptation Dr. George W. Murray Columbia International University Knowing and Doing Temptation Dr. George W. Murray Columbia International University

So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall. I Corinthians 10:12, 13 So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.

But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. I Corinthians 10:12, 13

So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall. No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. I Corinthians 10:12, 13

Be self-controlled and alert Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. I Peter 5: 8,9

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. I Peter 5: 8,9

Be self-controlled and alert Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. I Peter 5: 8,9

MISSIONARIES and TEMPTATION

TEMPTATION does not LESSEN with age or experience

Two major areas where temptation strikes: Honesty Purity

TEMPTATION is INTENSIFIED on the mission field

TEMPTATION is INTENSIFIED on the mission field because: Satan’s territory Cross-cultural stress No restraining Christian community Fewer “means of grace”

When facing temptation: Get others to pray for you daily Avoid tempting situations Be accountable to someone Remind yourself of God’s omnipresence

“…you are in Me, and I am in you.” John 14:20

“…the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” I John 4:4

This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. I John 5: 4, 5

“Faith can do anything God can do!” R. C. McQuilkin

Put Matthew 19:26 and Mark 9:23 together.

…with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26

All things are possible for him who believes. Mark 9:23

…with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 All things are possible for him who believes. Mark 9:23

What if I yield to TEMPTATION?

What if I yield? Call sin what it is.

Sin is anything that falls short of the character of God. (Romans 3:23)

What if I yield? Call sin what it is. Confess and repent.

“Confess” means “to agree”

What if I yield? Call sin what it is. Confess and repent. Accept God’s forgiveness.

When we confess our sins, God buries them in the depths of the sea, and on the surface above that spot He floats a buoy with a sign that says “NO FISHING!” Corrie ten Boom

What if I yield? Call sin what it is. Confess and repent. Accept God’s forgiveness. Trust God for future victory.

I Corinthians 10:12, 13 So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall. No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Pray: for a missionary for a missionary care-giver for yourself