8 of 8 - Jesus Understands Your Temptations - Turn to Him Through Prayer

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About This Episode This episode concludes our eight-part series walking through the Lord's Prayer as we finish with Matthew 6:13. We talk about Jesus' personal experience with temptation and why being tempted is not the same as sinning, so the shame that comes with temptation is not from God. Looking at James 1, we see that temptation comes from desires already within us, and we look at how Jesus was tempted in the wilderness in areas of real desire. We discuss not walking down roads where we know we will be tempted, the way of escape God promises, and how God has not only dealt with the consequences of sin but made a way for us to walk in holiness. Finally, we talk about the power of prayer as daily reliance on God and how prayer transforms us as we submit to Him.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Lead us not into temptation — Finishing the Lord's Prayer with Matthew 6:13. Temptation is not sin — Jesus was tempted yet without sin, so shame over temptation is not from God. God never tempts us — Understanding where temptation really comes from. Desire and the flesh — James 1 shows that temptation grows from desires already within us. Jesus in the wilderness — How the enemy targeted real desires for food, authority and God's care. Avoiding the road to temptation — Wisdom from Proverbs 7. The way of escape — God's promise in 1 Corinthians 10:13. Deliverance and holiness — God has dealt with sin's consequences and made a way to walk in holiness. The power of prayer — Daily reliance on and access to God.

Scripture Referenced Matthew 6:13 James 1 Proverbs 7 1 Corinthians 10:13

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