Sunday's sermon, which I turned into a blog post with accompanying audio, video, and notes:
https://www.scottlapierre.org/ways-to-resist-temptation/
God personifies temptation as a harlot in Proverbs 7. The chapter gives us one of the greatest pictures of temptation in Scripture. The harlot pursues the young man the way temptation pursues us. The chapter also gives us one of the greatest pictures of the foolishness of giving in to temptation. The young man should have resisted the harlot like we should resist temptation. Here are three ways to resist temptation from Proverbs 7:6-9.
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Delayed obedience often disguises itself as “not the right time.”
The Jews in Haggai’s day did not oppose rebuilding God’s house. They simply postponed it while other responsibilities took priority. What seemed temporary became sixteen years of neglect.
Read:
https://www.scottlapierre.org/put-god-first/
Watch:
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The Jews stopped rebuilding the temple "temporarily." It lasted 16 years.
Nobody plans to neglect the things of God for a decade. It happens one ordinary day at a time.
New overview of the Book of Ezra:
https://www.scottlapierre.org/overview-book-of-ezra/
