Sports BuildCharacter?

Sports RevealCharacter?

BEING TESTED BY GOD

“And so in the matter of theenvoys of the princes ofBabylon, who had been sentto him to inquire about thesign that had been done inthe land, God left him tohimself, in order to test himand to know all that was in hisheart” (II Chronicles 32:31).

“NO TEMPTATION HAS OVERTAKEN YOU THAT IS NOT COMMON TO MAN. GOD IS FAITHFUL, AND HE WILL NOT LET YOU BE TEMPTED BEYOND YOUR ABILITY, BUT WITH THE TEMPTATION HE WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE WAY OF ESCAPE, THAT YOU MAY

BE ABLE TO ENDURE IT.”

I Corinthians 10:13

I. HIS APPEAL (6C)

A. Physical

“He was tempted simply because he

was tempting” (Erwin Lutzer).

B. Prosperity

C. Prey/Predator

II. HER ADVANCES

A. Her Proposition (7)

Proverbs 5:3-4

B. Her Persistence (10)

Proverbs 7:21

C. Her Plot (11-12a)

Proverbs 7:10-19

III. HIS AVERSIONS

Proverbs 5:27-29 & 7:22-23

A. His Annunciation (8-9)

1. Ethically – Cannot sin against my master.

2. Spiritually – Cannot sin against my Master.

III. HIS AVERSIONS

B. His Avoidance (10b)

Proverbs 5:8

C. His Action (12b)

II Timothy 2:22 & I Thessalonians 4:3

IV. HER ACCUSATIONS (13-18)

A. Used Her Position (17c)

B. Used Her Persuasion (18)

C. Used De-Personalization (“Hebrew”)

I Peter 4:15-16

V. HIS ADJUDICATION (19-20)

No Trial – No Examination – Off To Prison!

Usual Punishment: Execution By Torture

Joseph was a victim of false accusation: Josephwas about to become the forgotten man.

LESSONS TO LEARN

1. Temptation Is Inevitable

2. Don’t Sacrifice Permanent For The Immediate

3. Obedience Not Always Rewarded Then

4. Battle With Temptation Won Or Lost In Mind

5. Yielding To Temptation Affects Relationships

LESSONS TO LEARN

6. Temptations Often Follow Great Success

7. Temptations Are Both Visual & Verbal

8. Fear & Loss Are Factors In Temptation

9. Temptation Is Not Sin, Yielding Is

10. No Age Limit On Temptation

LESSONS TO LEARN

11. Any Sex Outside Marriage Is Sin

12. Cohabitation Is Sin

13. Saying No Makes Next Time Easier

14. Forgiveness Is Available Upon Repentance

15. Exponential Consequences Of Promiscuity

Sin will take you fartherthan you want to go;keep you longer thanyou want to stay andwill cost you morethan you want to pay.

EUGENE ROBINSON

BART STARR AWARD

“Best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the

home, on the field and in the community.”

EUGENE ROBINSON

“That’s The Landscape That

I Created.”

“It Follows Eugene Robinson. Every Day. Everywhere He Goes.”

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