Temptation

So I am doing a "trial run" of my Sunday School lesson here on blogger....for practice and because this video I found is pretty cool.

We are going to read about the first temptation/sin in the Garden of Eden. We will discuss the relationship between freedom of choice and consequences. And we will discuss the enemy's strategy on Eve.

a. He spoke to Eve while she was away from Adam (alone).
b. He discounted God’s command.
c. He promised selfish results.

Then we will transition to application of our own lives through this great video I found on godtube.com






It's great to analyze how we respond to temptation. Some of us (like the little blonde girl with the blue shirt) mull over the options. Some of us get confused. Some of us "get as close to sin as possible without actually sinning" (which is by the way a lie...sin is sin.) Some of us don't care and dive right in. Very few though...wait and trust that God will give us what he promised was better.

As important as it is to understand the attacker (Satan), we should never give him too much credit. It is better to understand that we are under a God that is more powerful than the attacker.

No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.

~1 Corinthians 10:13 (The Message)