Kerwin Baptist Church Daily Broadcast

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Join us now for a portion of one of our services here at Kerwin Baptist Church located in Kernersville North Carolina. I want to continue tonight and we have come all the way to verse 13 and it says this and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Now, do we have the handouts in the back everybody got them.

If anybody does not have the handouts tonight, would you raise your hand thereby got one there. Linda right you got that.

But that is quick right there like that anybody else's raise your hand rush to get them to you. And I think there get them as they came in. I'm sure there's always a few that squeeze by there in the back. Just raise your hand if you don't have that outline for tonight all the way through the Lord's prayer. What we been doing sit abusing the screens is been giving you that so that you could write a few things in and keep some notes. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil look. If you would have verse eight, and as the custom is I like try to read through the first verses again each Wednesday night.

Be not ye therefore like unto them for your father know with what things ye have need of, before ye ask him after this manner, the model prayer is not really the Lord's prayer, although that's what I call and you call it, it's the disciples prayer. This wasn't a prayer for the Lord to pray. This is a prayer that God gave as a model for us to pray after this manner therefore pray ye are father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Now verse 13 and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. We have called on the father seeking the supplies we need. Day by day. Give us this day our daily bread. We have prayed for his forgiveness of our sins.

Forgive us our debts. We have even prayed, God, would you give me grace to forgive others their trespass or their debt against me, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Now we are getting with something different. We are seeking help in our battle with temptation. By the way, this is a huge battle.

Anybody here conquered the battle with temptation.

If I don't make needed of yourself, raise in think so. We all struggled only now I preached. Think of three or four week series on temptation maybe or so ago. Let me just say this in and I opened up that series with this, but let me just remind you most people would say preacher. Why should I keep trying. I have tried to fight such and such, or certain things are this thing and I have failed. I have asked God to forgive me and I've said, Lord, I need to quit doing this. And Lord, I'm sorry, and preacher. I've even been up the altar and I've cried and I begged God to forgive and it seems as if by the time I get home, or even before I get home. I do the exact same thing and preacher. I have fought and tried and I can't seem to get victory. Why keep trying. If anybody else or that's felt that they got, you know, and here's what happens.

We begin to feel guilty for even asking for forgiveness.

We get to the point we say will be out of our I asked him yesterday as forgive your visitor what right did it again and I've asked God forgive me for losing my temper and as soon as I I I asked again.

I get on Interstate 40 and somebody comes buying give me the finger that I just lose and I lose my temper and I get mad again and then I go to work and so and so you I'm two minutes late coming in and so so so well. We went to Depaul you want to look like you're not all time I get mad again after this long to say it again. Don't you hate it when you've had a day and 1/2, you know, to your kids and puked up for at home before you left on Sunday morning get to a church you got there at a flat tire in the way and everything that is happened you walk in five minutes late and there somebody in Sunday school for 40 well I guess you grace us with your presence.

Oh Mr. on time.

That's when it is one him right in the face, don't you look at me like that you know you feel that same way, there's always one person's got some say the wrong time to say a blessed God preacher. What I keep trying with your friend when you quit trying. You quit trying. You have reached an area that is awfully difficult to ever return from me.

I say tonight. If there's anything that I could do to motivate you.

Whatever has defeated you over and over again, do not quit trying. The problem is you're trying to fight it instead of letting God give you the grace to fight. This is exactly what were praying for here and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. This is not the battle to put food on our tables. This is not a battle to put clothes on our backs. This is not a battle to approach God for forgiveness. This isn't even a battle to fit to forgive those that have done is wrong. This is a whole different battle.

This is a battle we fight every day. Now notice the first word of the verse and so that That verse. When you see the word and it That verse with the previous verse call the conjunction conjunction junction in the body were okay. No, my generation would remember that conjunction junction and is on mom and Outlook are not all that bad music you anybody else 40 years old here. Okay listen to me that word in has a very special meaning it means this. It's connecting it to the other verses look if you would it verse 11. This is where it starts.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, so and means that I gotta ask God for daily bread.

I got ask him daily for bread, you agree with that same in someone is says and forgive us our debts. That means daily.

I got ask God for bread and daily I got ask him to forgive me my debt you agree with that same in and noticed this. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. That means I've got ask God for daily bread. I got ask God for daily forgiveness. I got ask God for daily grace to forgive those that have done me wrong and then comes another hand that means is now. I got ask God daily to help me with number one tonight you'll need as you see on your outline. The problem with temptation to make three statements is little bit different than I normally would do an outline, really dug into this because this phrase introduces this is kind of brimming over with meaning.

Number one under this the problem with temptation is a statement. This statement proves the leadership of the Lord in our lives.

It's what we call his sovereignty.

That means he's in control, but the leadership of the Lord in our lives.

Notice how God tells us to pray member.

This isn't some guys prayer and were looking at this and saying with this is how he prayed that we do that in Scripture and we've given prayers that other men we think the prayer of Jabez who is more famous another prayers in the Bible, but this is not just some guys prayer. This is the prayer Jesus said to pray now that you got a Bradys exact words it's after this manner, our prayer life.

I have these things inside of it and this is what he said will lead us not into temptation that proves that God is in leadership in our lives. He's leading now because of that, since this is true, does this mean that God leads us into places where we are tempted to sin, they gotta think about this why would God lead us into temptation. Now I say lead us not into temptation, but that would almost imply that God, unless you ask him. He's going to lead you to to tempt you, he's gonna lead you right into sin that that that seems to contradict here and the answer to that is no doubt what you hold your point, we don't really need to, you know that phrase, and lead us not to temptation but deliver us from evil. But now I want you to turn to James chapter 1. You gotta see Israel understand Matthew chapter 6 you got understand James chapter 1 the answer is no. Would God lead me into direct contact with sin. The answer is no, that's your be underneath your outline. There, God never leads us into direct contact with sin number to tell you what this prayer is saying. But I gotta cover this first some people say when something happens in my life and they were tempted with the debt temptation come from God or did that temptation come from Satan. Now some people would not have a problem with that question other people struggle with the whole life with thinking that did got to me. Why would God put me into a situation that would put me in a situation where where it was just the temptation was so strong, but I couldn't say no. I've heard that James chapter 1 verse 13.

Let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God in the story. Any other questions.

Why does all know of got God does not tempt God tests. He does not tempt God does not try to put sin into your life. He's a holy God. Listen notices verse let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempted, he any man so God will not.

He never leads us into direct contact with sin so preacher what is this phrase really saying. And lead us not into temptation. This is what it saying basically Lord, please do not lead me into a trial which will present at temptation stronger then my power to resist what Jesus here is saying is that you know what you need to be ever mindful Academy get this this is good even when no one think so. This is good look at me when God says I want you to pray to the Lord, Lord, lead me not into temptation. In other words, God don't lead me into a situation that would bring it so tempting that I could say that that I that I would fall to temptation. God don't ever put me in a situation that is more than I can bear does not. The Bible deal with that God has promised us that he'll never put on us more than we can bear. But if you are conscious of praying to God. God don't let me get into a situation that is too tempting for me to say no, look at me if you got an a situation that was too tending for you to say no, you put yourself into it.

God didn't lead you there. But if you are praying that that means you are mindful that you can fall why did why did Jesus say listening to pray and lead us not into temptation because Jesus wanted us to be mindful every day that temptation is out there and I need the Lord's help to face it, that makes sense. Statement number three really be some more stuff on that temptation in and of itself is not a sin, temptation in and of itself is not a sin. I you're still in James chapter 1.

If temptation doesn't come from God, then where does it come from hold on your britches verse 14 but every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust has conceived it, bring it for sin. Sin when it is finished. Bring it forth death. When temptation comes your way.

In my way. Listen closely. It is not the devil's fault, and it is not God's fault. It is your fault.

The Bible says we are tempted, when we are drawn away of our own lust and then enticed different look at me when you and I sin, it's not because we were tempted. It's because when we were tempted.

We let our flesh win.

I told the story little while back I just want you to know that I know I told the story been months ago, but I keep meticulous records whether you think I do or not, but now this is the best whack illustrated simple redneck terms. Okay Stu monks walking down to the woods. Salt is very spiritual already is in it that there was obvious he told they can't touch a woman and a many to many months and I supposed to speak to a woman that you and Rob see living a life solidarity in the 90s posted so there only out of these woods and this woman had fallen into Creek and was stuck in the one mom came down and picked up that woman put her up over her shoulders got out of that creek and set her down and kept walking and he and the other monk as they walked little ways.

The other monk looked at him and he said you know I have – you question you and I have committed and sworn not to touch a woman. And yet you did you physically carry that woman out of that creek.

Do you not feel that you've done wrong and the one monk that lives it up a woman and he says my friend. I set that woman down back at the creek. You are still carrying her in your heart to see what you and I do listen, we can't help sometimes when temptation comes, but when we keep it when we allow what we allow our flesh to pursue it. That's when it becomes sin, so often times we say well you know God put me in a situation that no no no no no no no no, God does not lead you into direct contact with sin. Sin happens when you and I are tempted and we allow our flesh to pursue the temptation and what were supposed to pray as God lead me not into temptation, it means is that God don't ever put me in a situation that I can't get myself out of and dear friend. You can't get yourself out of a lot of them, but different. I'm here to tell you. God has always promised to give you a way of escape to show you that just a few minutes so you got these three for the three statements number one is this, this statement proves the leadership of the Lord in our lives. Second is this God never leads us into direct contact with sin and third temptation in and of itself is not a sin. I let me sit this way when I pray, forgive my debts. We have looked at the Psalm 23. Listen to me when I pray, forgive my debts, I'm looking to the past when I pray, give me this day my daily bread. I'm looking to the present.

But when I pray lead me not into temptation. I'm now looking to the what future. Forgive me my sin in the past, give me my daily bread in the present.

Leave me not into temptation in the future.

Why did Jesus say to pray this because you and I have always got to look ahead and prepare before temptation comes if we wait till were tempted that's to you, and I've got to make some decisions in our life beforehand. We've got to have a solid relationship with God beforehand. We've got to be in his word beforehand. We gotta be on our knees praying before temptation comes.

You can't wait till it happens and then try to be strong for number two in your outline the power of temptation. See the problem with temptation. Number two the power of temptation statement number one is this the need for us to pray for the Lord's protection from temptation is so great, the Lord is the need is so great for us to pray why because we are so prone to failure dear friend Jesus knows it is so important for us to pray for his help in temptation because you and I are so prone to fall. We have a flesh differently.

Gotta have his help is like walking into a battle with no armor and no weapons. If you don't have the Lord's help. When you face temptation men. I mean, especially you were all tempted to different areas but I believe really God. I believe this this society and Satan is bombarding men in this day into its pitiful you can't walk in a mall not see stuff you should see.

You can't sit down to watch TV now not see sufficiency we have got to be mindful it is every where we go the need for us to pray is so great because our flesh is so weak were so prone to failure.

I've heard people say man, the devil knows what to put in front of me. The truth is it is we are not so much the devil, that's the problem, you and I know what to put in front of ourselves.

You know, let's not give the devil too much credit. Folks sometimes it's just us have any men right there on Wednesday night. It's just us got a lot of want to say to that, to be under that you'll see this temptation is a powerful opponent, but most Christians have no ideal of its real power.

Want to write that down son explain this. This can make a lot of sense to you. I hope it will at least temptation is a powerful opponent, but most Christians have no ideal as to its real power. I've heard people saying you've heard people say the temptation was so powerful I just couldn't resist.

But in truth, the person who gives in to temptation, knows nothing of its power. I cannot remember the last time I was down here preaching on a first started out, I would end up back there on those of you remember when I was younger. No telling what I did and I've gotten reserved. Lauded audit all anyway. The stomach any of you ever been to the beach. Don't tell me Coast go to the beach. Okay just get real. The house of God arrived near the beach you are familiar with undercurrent, look at me if I'm out in the water and undercurrent comes and I allow that undercurrent to take me, which it does sometimes I can say boy that current was strong, but as long as I'm going with that current I'm knocking to feel it as strong unless I start trying to fight it. Does that make sense.

So for me to give into temptation to say well it was just too strong for me to say no will know was that you went right with it just lead you right away.

The only person that knows how strong and hard temptation really is is the person that with God's help defeat because the only person that really knows how strong occurring is a person that bought it all the way back because the more you resist temptation, the stronger it's good to come at you because now you're fighting against it when that temptation carries you. Just like that crying, you might say what was really strong will know it really wasn't you.

It didn't feel as bad you as it would've a beautiful hot you start turnaround and what you're trying to fight that current urine to find out it's a whole lot stronger than it felt when you just let it take everybody understand so you got understand you say preacher. I bet that temptation deputation was just too strong for me will know you really don't know how strong was because you didn't find it very hard.

Only the person that has stayed faithful through it knows how cell strong really is that make sense to you. Number 3C under that none of give this person and when you give it a little while, thank God, the power of temptation has no more force in our lives need to fill this in than we allow it to have Tim Tatian has no more power on us than you and I allowed to have you understand and agree with that temptation will only hurt you as much as you let it. Because remember, we are tempted by our all lost and enticed me to write this verse down he turned to it. What first Corinthian's 1013. This will refute all our little things. Well, I just couldn't help it. Preacher will like I just couldn't say no. Well, it was just so okay first minister 13 there hath no temptation taken you, or have overcome you but such as is common to man.

Nothing new under the sun. Listen, but God is faithful, who will not suffer you or allow you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Now let's listen if temptation was sin. Why would God give you enough grace to allow you to bear it if it was sin what God put you right in the sin. Well, you just go ahead and bear son will temptation was sin. He when you allow us to get to it, but he is saying this temptation is not wrong. In fact, if it was a sin.

Then Jesus is a sinner because he was tempted top of the chapel at all that he looks over this whole thing insane obviously tried to tempt him and every time you were to talk about that and in quickly and a second every time you use God's word to fight if you wish to stand against temptation.

You can that's the good news.

I don't care what comes into your life.

What tempting comes your way.

God has always allowed you to have a way of escape, you can simply say no.

My dad use the statement you know you've heard for years the birds of thought are going to fly through your heads but you don't have to let them stop and build a nest you can't help on some thoughts come right into your head. But when you ponder on the menu. Let those thoughts take birth and then you begins that it changes your thinking. That's when it's a sin when a taste of the you you can't help sometimes you gotta go, and Satan will put things in front of you, but he will not put anything in front of you that you can't say no to the grace of God.

He is limited by God, you are limited by your ability to let God have control number three, the plea in temptation, and lead us not into temptation, but what is he say deliver us from evil is says deliver us from evil. If you get into the Greek of these this statement.

It basically carries this ideal deliver us from the evil one you and I've got understand.

Look at me when he says deliver us from evil. There is someone after you aggressively and that someone is Satan that listen to me. Our enemy this evening is not the person who disagrees with you.

Your enemy tonight is not the church that has abandoned the old paths and embraces a new Bible and a new kind of music. What they are not your enemy.

Our enemy is not the other church down the road. Our enemy does not wear close our enemy is not a body of flesh look at me, dear friend. You and I sometimes get a little bit misconstrued of who our enemy is.

The Bible says that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Look at me dear friend to me say God deliver us from evil were asking God to deliver us from Satan not from people have done is wrong.

There may, in the person sit on inside the church is not your enemy, either in the person sit in the church pew in any of the churches count is not your enemy. Our enemy, Satan, we fight a spiritual battle and we need God's help to deliver us from him. You and I are not strong enough to face Satan on our own, but we have inside of us. If we been saying one who is able to subdue Satan because he's already done it.

He defeated death hell and the great one day. Satan knows what's going to happen to him. So greater is he that is in me. The Bible says that he that is in the world. So listen to me are plea in the middle. This temptation is this God you deliver me from evil. God don't let me get into a situation that is too much for me but you deliver me from it. That's why God said, I'll never put on you more than you can bear. That's why God says we don't wrestle against flesh and blood. We wrestle against principalities and powers. You can find that battle because were not principality were human. So what we do, we try to fight other human because only we can find you can't fight this battle. You need God's help to do it that make sense to you or not. We say this when we pray this prayer we are recognizing the fact that we are unable to wage this war on our own. And that's all.

Jesus once is when you and I get down to pray all he wants is for you and I to understand. We cannot fight this battle on our own. We had no chance. Our only hope is that helping grace of God, thank you for listening to you receive the blessing from our broadcast. The current Baptist Church is located at 4520 Old Hollow Rd. in Kernersville, NC may also contact us by phone in 336-993-5119 or Erwin Baptist Church.com enjoy our services live all Armenian on her website and church.

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