Series: Red Letter (Matthew) #3 "How to Overcome Temptation" Matthew 4:1-11

Introduction. Temptation is serious business! Destruction or deliverance hangs in the balance.

I. ______...  Christ ______us the victory. (I Corinthians 15:57) The Facts… The Result…  God ______temptation in your life. (Matthew 4:1)  Jesus ______is ______way of escape.  God allows temptation, knowing you will sometimes ______. (I Corinthians 10:13; Romans 7:21-25)  The ______is your ______. (I John 1:8-10)

The Reason…  To ______you and ______you. (Deuteronomy 8:2; I Corinthians 10:12)

II. ______...

The Facts…  Temptations are ______to man. (I Corinthians 10:13)  Temptations are ______for you.

The Responsibility…  You can grow ______by ______into the likeness of Christ. (Exodus 23:29-30)

III. ______...

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