Scott LaPierre Ministries

From April 26, 2024, to May 11, 2024, I went to Malawi, Africa, to teach at a Bible college and preach at a pastor's conference. On the mission trip, God burdened me with a sermon about being content, which I preached when I arrived home.

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James 1:15 describes how sinful desire leads to sin and how sin, allowed to mature, brings death. James uses conception, birth, and growth as a picture of this progression. Proverbs 7 gives a related warning: the young man follows temptation toward destruction. The chapter does not describe a pregnancy; the connection is the deadly result of yielding to sin.

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Sin deceives us, hides its consequences, and leads us toward destruction. In Proverbs 7:18–23, an adulterous woman promises pleasure and secrecy to a young man who does not recognize the danger. Her words illustrate how temptation appeals to our desires while concealing the harm that follows. The passage calls us to listen to God’s wisdom and turn away from sin.

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Our Christian marital problems are only symptoms. The actual problem is in our relationship with Christ. This is why all the prayers for marital problems should include praying for a stronger relationship with the Lord.

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A Christ-centered marriage depends on more than good intentions. Ephesians 5:18 calls believers to be filled with the Spirit. This teaching considers how a couple's relationship with Christ, obedience to His Word, and dependence on the Holy Spirit shape their life together.

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Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53 prophesy Jesus’ suffering and death, and Isaiah 53 also points to His resurrection. Paul wrote that “Christ died for our sins [and] was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). The Old Testament doesn’t just prophesy that Jesus would die and be raised; it also prophesies that he would be raised on the third day. For the third-day resurrection, this study considers four Old Testament patterns: the Feast of Firstfruits, Hosea 6:2, Jonah, and Isaac in Genesis 22.

Read the full teaching: https://www.scottlapierre.org/old-testament-prophecy-of-jesus-death-and-resurrection/

What is temptation? The harlot in Proverbs 7 personifies temptation. The harlot pursues the foolish young man like temptation pursues us. The foolish young man should have resisted the harlot like we should resist temptation. Studying her helps us understand how temptation works and better equips us to resist.

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The Parable of the Rich Fool warns that worldly success and accumulated wealth are foolish if we are not rich toward God or prepared for eternity. In Luke 12:16–21, the man looked successful as a farmer and businessman, but God called him a fool because he planned for this life while neglecting his soul.

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First Peter 3:1-4 explains how a woman can have unfading beauty. The godly woman in 1 Peter 3 can be contrasted with the ungodly woman in Proverbs 7, who lures the foolish young man.

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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. Scripture also warns us not to become a stumbling block that tempts others to sin.

Read the full teaching: https://www.scottlapierre.org/ways-to-resist-temptation/