Real Life (Pt. 3)

Speaker: Rev. Patrick Kelley

Originally recorded: 25 September 2016

Top 10 Addictions:

alcohol

drugs

tobacco

gambling

shopping

sex

food

video games

the internet

work

James 1:12-18

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.

Addictions are birthed out of Temptation

There’s always a why behind the what

Our desires lead to death. God’s plan leads to life.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain

Big Idea:

Live in such a way that we see temptation for what it is…a bondage that steals your best life now.

Closing Thought:

What if we lived in such a way that we began to make it our business to help people out of addictions…not as a project, but because of love.