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Dec 15, 2013

The Enemy Within (part 4)

Passage: Matthew 5:27-30

Preacher: Travis Fleming

Series:Upside Down Actions

Detail:

Jesus wants us to be on guard against adultery.  And for us to do so requires us...

1.  Digging deeper into the seventh commandment.
     Adultery involves...
          A. Looking with lustful intent.
          B. Imagining the immoral action.
          C. Doing the deadly deed.

2.  Taking a radical course of action.
     Involves...
          A. Filling our minds with truth
          B. Frisking our thoughts
          C. Freeing ourselves of temptation triggers
          D. Fleeing the temptation

3.  Overcoming the challenges that face us.
     Involves us...
          A.  Figuring out our dent of disobedience
          B.  Identifying the lie
          C.  Grasping grace's sufficiency
          D.  Having self-control
          E.  Trusting in His provision 

     We overcome when we learn how to F.I.G.H.T.!