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What superpowers do the following heroes have?  Batman.  Aquaman.  Superman. Hulk.  Wonder Woman.  Flash.

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Read I Corinthians 10:13 with your family. 

CONSIDER
1)  Sometimes when we are tempted to do wrong, we think we HAVE to sin.  This verse tell us a couple of things about temptation:

1. Everyone you know is tempted.
2. We are all tempted in very similar ways.
3. Jesus, our hero, comes through for us.  Jesus to the rescue!

2)  Jesus can help us when we have temptation any way he chooses.  He has incredible super powers also, because He is God.

a.  Jesus can choose to remove the temptation.

b.  Jesus can choose to help us get out of the temptation.

c.  Jesus can help us endure and stand through the temptation.

d.  Jesus is for us and wants us to stand for Him.

PRAY
Jesus, thank you for helping me endure temptation.  You are the real hero.  Amen.

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EXPLORE IT - 1 Corinthians 10:13

1 Corinthians 10:13  No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

God never gives us more than we can handle.  This popular phrase finds its foundation in our passage this week.  The way our culture tends to think of this passage is that whatever temptation comes our way, we will be able to bear up under the burden and will be able to resist the temptation.  This is not what Paul intends in this passage.

Paul begins this passage by reassuring us that the temptations we experience are also experienced by others around us, no temptation is uniquely ours.  Sometimes we feel that no one can possibly understand what we are going through, but Paul encourages us to realize that we are not alone.  We are not alone because there are others around us who are being or have been tempted in the same way we are currently struggling.  But we are also not alone because God says, “He will provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”  We do not have to figure a way out, God provides a way out.

Be encouraged!  Whatever temptation you are struggling with, others have walked that path before and God is by your side!  Seek Him for His strength and His path out of the temptation.  With Jesus, we have victory over sin and death! (1 Corinthians 15:56-57)

Blessings,
Pastor Amy

READ IT! - iROCK - 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

 During the iRock sermon series, we're studying 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 each day.

"For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to indulge in revelry.” 8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 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: 1-13

PREPARE FOR IT! - iROCK - 1 Corinthinas 10:1-13

 During the iRock sermon series, we're studying 1 Corinthians 10:1-13.

"For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to indulge in revelry.” 8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 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: 1-13

Living on Mission with Humility

Living on Mission with Humility

We all know someone who has a “No worries, I’ve got this!” attitude toward just about everything. They speed around town, ignoring posted limits. They NEVER read instructions. They can’t be bothered going to a class. Don’t tell them how the rest of the known world accomplishes anything; they have a better way – their way.

Isn’t it frustrating when this person is someone you love? You want to spare them the pain of mistakes. You want to share the lessons you learned the hard way. You love them so much that it hurts you to see them hurt themselves and/or others. You warn. You give examples from your own experience.

This is exactly the loving posture God takes toward us (through Paul) in 1 Corinthians 10:11-12, “These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age. If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.”

In this chapter of 1 Corinthians, we’ve seen some pretty serious consequences for sins that were common then and now. Wouldn’t it be great if we could avoid destructive patterns that lead to ruin, slavery, and death? We can! We can listen to the warnings. We can pay attention to the examples and check our behavior.

Let’s practice Living on Mission and humble ourselves. Let’s heed the warnings and learn from the examples that are graciously given from our Father’s heart of love to keep us from falling.

Pastor Angela