1. Matthew 18:7-9

2. “Woe to the world for temptation to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.” Matthew 18:7-9

4. “Woe to the world for temptation to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom temptation comes!” (v. 7)

5. Three Facts About Temptation: 1) The way of the world is temptation. 2) Temptation should be expected. 3) Temptation will be delivered.

6. “And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away…And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away.” (vv. 8a,9a)

7. Three Steps to Removing Temptation: 1) Identify the temptation. 2) Cut the temptation off. 3) Throw the temptation away.

8. “It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire…It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.” (vv. 8b,9b)

9. The Choice: 1) You can enter life or be thrown into fire. 2) You can throw away your temptation or throw away your soul. 3) You can either be crippled in eternal life or complete in eternal fire.

10. Are You Proactively Handling Your Temptations?