2. PERSPECTIVES COMING JANUARY 2009 For more information or to sign up email Julia Cheung perspectivestemple@gmail.com perspectivestemple@gmail.com or visit the website:

4. Special Repeat Performance Tonight, 6pm, Room 302

6. Dig Deeper!

7. Prayer Requests 1. That the three of them would be an encouragement to each of the missionaries they visit. 2. That the Youngs would receive wisdom and discernment concerning the possibility of long- term service. 3. That God's grace would cover their various travels.

10. “I can resist anything except temptation.” -Oscar Wilde

12. The Great Escape The Great Escape

13. a PROVIDENTIA L confrontation a PROVIDENTIA L confrontation

14. a PERSONAL temptation a PERSONAL temptation

15. Broken Dreams As children bring their broken toys With tears for us to mend I brought my broken dreams to God Because He was my friend But then instead of leaving Him In peace to work alone I hung around and tried to help With ways that were my own At last I snatched them back and cried “How can you be so slow?!” “My child,” He said, “What could I do? You never did let go.”

16. “God gives the very best to those who leave the choice to Him.” -J. Hudson Taylor “God gives the very best to those who leave the choice to Him.” -J. Hudson Taylor

17. a NATIONAL temptation

18. “But Jesus sees through it, realizing that such a test would NOT be a conformation of God’s care, BUT a calling of His care into question.”

19. a UNIVERSAL temptation

20. a TRIUMPH over the tempter a TRIUMPH over the tempter

21. Tactics Against Temptation Tactics Against Temptation

22. BE ON GUARD

23. "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." Matthew 26:41

24. BE ON GUARD STAND FIRM

25. Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.”

26. Ephesians 6:13-14 “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

27. Extra slide

28. BE ON GUARD STAND FIRM BE WISE

29. 1 Corinthians 10:13 “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.”

30. when temptation comes... run from the TEMPTER and to the VICTORIOUS King when temptation comes... run from the TEMPTER and to the VICTORIOUS King

31. See you next week!