Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: Temptation Some wrongly believe and teach that temptation does not occur unless and until we desire the thing by which we are tempted. If we do not desire it, there is no temptation. Temptations are presented by the Devil from without and our responses to them come from within, either resisting or yielding to temptations.

Preacher: Gary Hunt Do we desire to humbly obey the Lord or demand that He meet all our earthly desires? Do we want Jesus’ church to be the humble body of people that obey Him or a social entertainment club designed to fulfill our desires? In John 6, Jesus shows He was not willing to become the type of king the people wanted but demanded they must be fed by the words of life, the gospel.

Preacher: Gary Hunt Both numerical and spiritual growth occur because of God’s Word not the wisdom and personality of men. Do we trust in our own wisdom and modifiying the gospel to increase numbers or do we trust in God and the power of His saving gospel?

Preacher: Gary Hunt Barnabas se an wxample of encouraging others in the early church from being benevolent to teaching the Word of God. We too should be examples of encouragement to others.

Preacher: Gary Hunt Generally, there are two attitudes people have toward the bible. Some believe if the Bible does not prohibit something, we are free to do it. While others believe if the Bible does not authorize something, we must not do it. Which attidue does the Bible support? What are the applications of respecting the silences of Scriptures?

Preacher: Gary Hunt Many in the world first observe and react to our moral example before they seriously read the Word of God.

Preacher: Gary Hunt The world promotes immodest dress that focuses on revealin as much of the body as possible to all. Unlike the world, Christians’ clothing should reflect the attitudes of orderliness, bashfulness and self-control.

Preacher: Gary Hunt One of and perhaps the harding things we are told to do to become a Christian is to repent of our sins. We also must continue to repent even after we become children of God. But, what is repentace? What causes us to repent? What are the fruits of repentance?

Preacher: Gary Hunt We study some ways we are to encourage one another both in and out of our assemblies. The more we encourage one another we can grow stronger in serving the Lord and facing a frowning and criticizing world.

Preacher: Gary Hunt Is once saved always saved true? We hear this so often in various churches but do the Scriptures confirm this? Peter is a good study that shows us the truth and warns us that we can fall away from the Lord if we choose to do so.