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Slide 2 Walking With God as we deal with temptation What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 Slide 3 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way Proverbs 7 Vs. 1,2,5 My son, keep my words, and treasure my commands within you. Keep my commands and live... that they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words. Slide 4 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! Proverbs 7 Vs. 6,7 For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, and saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, a young man devoid of understanding, Slide 5 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place Proverbs 7 Vs. 8 Passing along the street near her corner; and he took the path to her house Slide 6 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place It was the wrong time Proverbs 7 Vs. 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night. Slide 7 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place It was the wrong time He chose the wrong company Proverbs 7 Vs. 10-12 And there a woman met him, with the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart. She was loud and rebellious, her feet would not stay at home. At times she was outside, at times in the open square, lurking at every corner. Slide 8 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place It was the wrong time He chose the wrong company He listened to the wrong words Proverbs 7 Vs. 13-15 So she caught him and kissed him; with an impudent face she said to him: I have peace offerings with me; today I have paid my vows. So I came out to meet you, diligently to seek your face, and I have found you. Slide 9 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place It was the wrong time He chose the wrong company He listened to the wrong words He fell for the wrong appeal Proverbs 7 Vs. 16-18 I have spread my bed with tapestry, colored coverings of Egyptian linen. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; let us delight ourselves with love. Slide 10 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place It was the wrong time He chose the wrong company He listened to the wrong words He fell for the wrong appeal He was deceived by an old lie Proverbs 7 Vs. 19-20 For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey; he has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home on the appointed day. Slide 11 Dealing With Temptation The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place It was the wrong time He chose the wrong company He listened to the wrong words He fell for the wrong appeal He was deceived by an old lie HE FELL! Proverbs 7 Vs. 21-23 With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him. Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks, till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, he did not know it would cost his life. Slide 12 Dealing With Temptation The Right Way Genesis 39 Slide 13 Dealing With Temptation The Right Way He was susceptible, but he kept himself from sin Genesis 39 Vs. 6-7 Thus he left all that he had in Josephs hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. And it came to pass after these things that his masters wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, Lie with me. Slide 14 Dealing With Temptation The Right Way He was susceptible, but he kept himself from sin He resisted from the start Genesis 39 Vs. 8-9 But he refused and said to his masters wife, Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? Slide 15 Dealing With Temptation The Right Way He was susceptible, but he kept himself from sin He resisted from the start He avoided her presence He did not listen to her Genesis 39 Vs. 10 So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her. Slide 16 Dealing With Temptation The Right Way He was susceptible, but he kept himself from sin He resisted from the start He avoided her presence He did not listen to her He fled from temptation Genesis 39 Vs. 11-12 But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside, that she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me. But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside. Slide 17 Dealing With Temptation The Right Way He was susceptible, but he kept himself from sin He resisted from the start He avoided her presence He did not listen to her He fled from temptation HE DID NOT SIN! Genesis 39 Vs. 11-12 But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside, that she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me. But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside. Slide 18 Dealing With Temptation The Right Way He was susceptible, but he kept himself from sin He resisted from the start He avoided her presence He did not listen to her He fled from temptation HE DID NOT SIN! The Wrong Way He didnt think! He went to the wrong place It was the wrong time He chose the wrong company He listened to the wrong words He fell for the wrong appeal He was deceived by an old lie HE FELL! Slide 19