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Our culture creates endless wants—bigger houses, newer cars, more stuff. But what does it mean when David declares, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want"? Dr. John Neufeld explores Psalm 23:1, clarifying that this doesn't mean we stop wanting things, but that we shall lack nothing we truly need. Like a good shepherd who knows exactly what his sheep need, God has arranged everything for our care.

God's Provision: The sheep don't know what they need, but the shepherd does—and he arranges everything for their care. This is why David declared, "The LORD is my shepherd"—because God provides all we truly want and need. In this five-message series, Dr. John Neufeld explores Psalms 23 and 37, unpacking what it means to trust the Good Shepherd who guides, protects, and provides for our deepest needs.

Kenn described the story of his shocking diagnosis that he needed immediate open-heart surgery and was only given a 60-percent chance of survival. Through this terrifying experience, Kenn discovered 3 powerful gifts – people who loved & cared for him, a new intimacy with God through prayer, and godly truth that gave him hope for the future.

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Guests Joni Eareckson Tada and Dr. Michael Easley are no strangers to pain and suffering.  Joni has spent nearly 50 years in a wheelchair while Michael has endured numerous back surgeries and lives with chronic pain.  In Where is God When Life Hurts?, Joni and Michael explain how they have learned to trust God in the midst of their suffering and how they continue to believe in Him as a good and loving Father.  

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Sermon Overview
Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:12-14

As Christians, we have the power not only to overcome temptations but also to use them as a means to grow in our faith. 1 Corinthians 10 shows us how to turn temptations into triumphs.

“Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:12-13).

Being saved does not make us immune to temptation; everyone is subject to temptation.

There are three common sources of temptation.
The World
In this context, “world” means a system or order. This fallen world is entrenched in evil and we are not to fall for its schemes. The world wars against the soul: our minds, emotions and will, our ego, our psyche. We can’t let the world mold us, guide us, or control us.

The Flesh
The flesh is the “old nature,” the person the Christian used to be; it is the inclination to do evil.
Adrian Rogers says, “Sin is an inside job that comes from your flesh.” The flesh wars against the body, tempting us in the areas of appetite, lust, laziness, and violence.

The Devil
The devil wars against the spirit: we know God through our spirits. Our spirits are our vehicles of communication, worship, and spiritual knowledge. The devil wants to cut off that life source.

There are three key ways to subdue temptation.
Against the world: FAITH
Through faith, God is a bright, living reality that eclipses the temptation to squeeze into the world’s mold.

Against the Flesh: FIGHT
We must avoid situations that will tempt us to sin in the flesh.
Against the devil: FIGHT
The devil won’t leave us alone until we resist him. We fight by bringing the Word of God against him.

Satan does not want us to understand the power we have to overcome temptation. We must be strong in the Lord. We must resist the devil, and he will flee from us.
Apply it to your life
When temptation comes, remember: you are not on defense; you can be on offense. Flee from fornication, feed on Jesus to avoid worldliness, and resist the devil.