self: CONTROLLED – How Did I Get Here?

Introduction:

The Path from Temptation to Sin to Destruction (2 Samuel 11):

  1. You're not where you're Supposed to be, doing what you're not Supposed to be doing. (2 Sam 11:1)
  2. You fail to immediately Flee . (2 Sam 11:2)

    1 Cor 6:18 - Flee from sexual immorality.

  1. You Entertain temptation. (2 Sam 11:3)
  2. You Commit to the sin. (2 Sam 11:4-5)
  3. You desperately try to Cover it all up. (2 Sam 11:6-27a)

    → God Knows What You've Done. (2 Sam 11:27b)

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Small Group Discussion
Read 2 Samuel 11

  1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  2. What kinds of different opportunities do we have in our day to look at pornography or be involved in sexual immorality? In other words, in what ways can we “make provision for the flesh” (See Romans 13:13-14)?

  3. Explain what Jesus meant when He taught us to pray “lead us not into temptation” (Matthew 6:13).

  4. NO NAMES – but do you know someone who made a mess of their life (and others) by giving into temptation? What happened?

Breakout
Are there any areas in your life where you can recognize temptation has a “foot in the door”? What do you need to do about it today? Pray for one another.