Overcomi g worldly temptation

*RESTORATION TODAY – TACN PRODUCTION*

 *FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024.*

 *TOPIC: OVERCOMING WORLDLY TEMPTATIONS*

_”Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that [is] in the world, THE LUST OF THE FLESH, and THE LUST OF THE EYES, and THE PRIDE OF LIFE, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” 1 John 2:15-16._

 *MESSAGE*

Our text today tells us about *”all that is in the world,”* and if we can master these three components, we will indeed have overcome the world. These three components are: lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.

These can be traced back to the garden of Eden—when the serpent (the devil) deceived Eve and Adam to usurp the authority that God gave them. Hence, the origin of “the world system” can be traced back to Genesis Chapter 3.

 *’And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.’ (Genesis 3:6)*

 *Notice The Following:*

 *FIRST,* she saw that the tree was good for food: that was the lust of flesh at work.

 *SECOND,* She saw that the tree was pleasant to the eyes: that was the lust of the eyes in action.

 *THIRD,* She saw that it was a tree to be desired to make one wise: that was the pride of life in action.

When the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness (Luke 4:1-12), he employed the same tactic—and he is still trying to use these same components of the world to lure away believers.

 *ACTION POINT*

    The devil uses lust of the flesh and eyes and the pride of life to lure believers away back into the world.

 *SCRIPTURES*

Genesis 3:1-6;

Luke 4:1-12.

 *PRAYER POINTS*

1. Father, help me to put my flesh in subjection to Your will in the name of Jesus.

2. Lord, empower me to put my eyes under the control of Your Spirit in the name of Jesus.

3. I rebuke the spirit of pride in my life in the name of Jesus.

 *THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*

 1st Kings 6,

 Jeremiah 13,

 Ephesians 5:22-6:1-9.