August 10, 2014 Sermon Notes
Life Guards | Resist Temptation & Stay Satisfied
Exodus 20:15 and Exodus 20:17
You Shall Not Steal
We must consider that what every man possesses has not come to him by mere chance but by the distribution of the supreme Lord of all. And for this reason, we cannot by evil devices deprive anyone of his possessions without fraudulently setting aside God’s dispensation. – John Calvin
You Shall Not Covet
…to desire the wrong thing, in the wrong way, at the wrong time, for the wrong reason. – Philip Ryken
Jeremiah 17:9
Role of The Word of God
Matthew 4, “It is Written…”
Romans 8:6; Romans 12:2
Role of Prayer
The mainspring of Jesus’ life was His communion with God, and in such communion He found strength and guidance to avoid submitting to temptation. – I. Howard Marshall
Role of Community
Character is shaped in the context of community. –Bill Hull
Role of The Holy Spirit
Galatians 5:16
Lordship of Christ
Romans 12:1
It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us. -Isaac D’Israeli (1834)