Jesus is Lord! Jerry D. Porter

Jesus is Jesus is Lord!Lord!Jerry D. PorterJerry D. Porter

Intermountain DistrictIntermountain DistrictMinistry Team RetreatMinistry Team RetreatTrinity Pines Conf. CenterTrinity Pines Conf. Center

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013

God’s highest goal for God’s highest goal for me… me…

To be To be like Jesuslike Jesus

Core Values:Core Values:Christian peopleChristian peopleHoliness peopleHoliness peopleMissional peopleMissional people

Mission:Mission: To make Christlike To make Christlike

disciples in the disciples in the nationsnations

To be like Jesus . . . To be like Jesus . . . In the fullness of In the fullness of

the Spiritthe Spirit

Now Jesus, full of the Holy Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into was led by the Spirit into the wild. For forty the wild. For forty wilderness days and nights wilderness days and nights he was tested by the Devil.he was tested by the Devil. (Luke 4:1-2)(Luke 4:1-2)

In the fullness of In the fullness of the Spiritthe Spirit

Jesus was temptedJesus was temptedSpirit-filled pastors, Spirit-filled pastors,

leaders, and students leaders, and students are temptedare tempted

Temptation is not sinTemptation is not sin

SexSex He ate nothing during those days, He ate nothing during those days, and when the time was up he was and when the time was up he was hungry. The Devil, playing on his hungry. The Devil, playing on his hunger, gave the first test: hunger, gave the first test: ““Since Since you’re God’s Son, command this you’re God’s Son, command this stone to turn into a loaf of bread.stone to turn into a loaf of bread.”” Jesus answered by quoting Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: Deuteronomy: ““It takes more than It takes more than bread to really live.bread to really live.”” (Luke 4:3-4) (Luke 4:3-4)

SexSex God-given appetites are goodGod-given appetites are goodSatisfying appetites Satisfying appetites God’s way God’s way gives lifegives life

Satisfying appetites Satisfying appetites man’s way man’s way destroys lifedestroys life

Appetite-driven life can become Appetite-driven life can become addictive slaveryaddictive slavery

PowerPowerFor the second test he led For the second test he led him up and spread out all the him up and spread out all the kingdoms of the earth on kingdoms of the earth on display at once. Then the display at once. Then the Devil said, Devil said, ““They’re yours in They’re yours in all their splendor to serve all their splendor to serve your pleasure. I’m in charge your pleasure. I’m in charge of them all and can turn them of them all and can turn them over to whomever I wish.over to whomever I wish.

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““Worship me and they’re Worship me and they’re yours, the whole works.yours, the whole works.”” Jesus Jesus refused, again backing his refused, again backing his refusal with Deuteronomy: refusal with Deuteronomy: ““Worship the Lord your God Worship the Lord your God and only the Lord your God. and only the Lord your God. Serve him with absolute Serve him with absolute single-heartedness.single-heartedness.”” (Luke 4:5- (Luke 4:5-8)8)

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We all have influence and We all have influence and powerpower

Abusive self-seeking power Abusive self-seeking power kills and woundskills and wounds

Christ-centered influence Christ-centered influence empowers othersempowers others

Jesus is Lord!Jesus is Lord!

HerdHerdFor the third test the Devil For the third test the Devil took him to Jerusalem and took him to Jerusalem and put him on top of the put him on top of the Temple. He said, Temple. He said, ““If you are If you are GodGod’’s Son, jump. It’s written, s Son, jump. It’s written, isn't it, that isn't it, that ‘‘he has placed he has placed you in the care of angels to you in the care of angels to protect you; they will catch protect you; they will catch you; you won’t so much as you; you won’t so much as stub your toe on a stone.’”stub your toe on a stone.’”

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““Yes,Yes,”” said Jesus, said Jesus, ““and it’s and it’s also written, also written, ‘‘Don’t you Don’t you dare tempt the Lord your dare tempt the Lord your God.’” That completed the God.’” That completed the testing. The Devil retreated testing. The Devil retreated temporarily, lying in wait temporarily, lying in wait for another opportunity.for another opportunity. (Lk (Lk 4:9-13)4:9-13)

HerdHerdWe all belong to various We all belong to various

groups or tribes that provide groups or tribes that provide identity and communityidentity and community

Peer pressure Peer pressure can govern or can govern or curse uscurse us

In living for God’s pleasure I In living for God’s pleasure I find my true identityfind my true identity

I am I am free from the HERDfree from the HERD I am I am free to serve the HERDfree to serve the HERD

In the power of the In the power of the SpiritSpirit

Jesus returned to Galilee Jesus returned to Galilee powerful in the Spirit. (Luke powerful in the Spirit. (Luke 4:14 MSG)4:14 MSG)

Victory through Victory through radical radical surrender surrender of of sex, power, and herdsex, power, and herd

A A daily surrender daily surrender of of sex, power, and herdsex, power, and herd

• Holiness is a crisis love experience of radical surrender and heart cleansing.

• Holiness is a crisis love experience of radical surrender and heart cleansing.

Jesus is Lord!Jesus is Lord!

• Holiness is a crisis love experience of radical surrender and heart cleansing.• Holiness is a life-long love relationship with God and with each other as we

grow in Christlikeness.

• Holiness is a crisis love experience of radical surrender and heart cleansing.• Holiness is a life-long love relationship with God and with each other as we

grow in Christlikeness.

Jesus is Lord!Jesus is Lord!

“There is no single act of faith that answers for all time. If we could get spiritual supplies for an extended period, perhaps we . . . would forget to come to our Heavenly Father for that

companionship which is of greater consequence than any detached ‘blessing’ which could possibly come to us.” J. B . Chapman

“There is no single act of faith that answers for all time. If we could get spiritual supplies for an extended period, perhaps we . . . would forget to come to our Heavenly Father for that

companionship which is of greater consequence than any detached ‘blessing’ which could possibly come to us.” J. B . Chapman

Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

(Eph 6:10-17 NIV)

The weapons we fight with are The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, up against the knowledge of God, and and we take captive every we take captive every thought to make it obedient thought to make it obedient to Christ.to Christ. (2 Cor. 10:4-5 (2 Cor. 10:4-5 NIV)NIV)

Overcoming Overcoming temptations temptations

in the power of the in the power of the SpiritSpirit

Overcoming Overcoming temptationstemptations

JUST SAY “NO!”JUST SAY “NO!”

Word of our Word of our testimonytestimony

Spiritual Spiritual accountabilitaccountability partnersy partners

Spiritual Spiritual Weapons:Weapons:Name of JesusName of JesusBlood of JesusBlood of JesusWord of GodWord of GodPrayerPrayerPraisePraise

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

Overcoming Overcoming temptationstemptations

JUST SAY “NO!”JUST SAY “NO!”

You have taken off your You have taken off your old self with its practices old self with its practices and have put on the new and have put on the new self, which is self, which is being being renewedrenewed in knowledge in in knowledge in the the image of its Creatorimage of its Creator. . (Col 3:9-10)(Col 3:9-10)

Overcoming Overcoming temptationstemptations

JUST SAY “NO!”JUST SAY “NO!”

His divine power has given us His divine power has given us everything we need for life and everything we need for life and godliness through our godliness through our knowledge of him who called us knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us Through these he has given us his very great and precious his very great and precious promises, so that through them promises, so that through them you may participate in the you may participate in the divine naturedivine nature and escape the and escape the corruption in the world caused corruption in the world caused by evil desires. by evil desires.

(2 Peter 1:3-4 NIV)(2 Peter 1:3-4 NIV)

Jesus is Lord!Jesus is Lord!We really do need significant “others” to live the holy life!

Disciplers and disciples who will lovingly hold me accountable.

Others who will walk with me as I follow Christ!

Make this your common Make this your common practice: practice: Confess your Confess your sins to each other and sins to each other and pray for each other pray for each other so so that you can live that you can live together whole and together whole and healed. The prayer of a healed. The prayer of a person living right with person living right with God is something God is something powerful to be reckoned powerful to be reckoned with. with.

(James 5:15-16 MSG)(James 5:15-16 MSG)

Which temptation do Which temptation do you struggle with the you struggle with the

most?most?

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POWERPOWER

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Jesus is Jesus is Lord!Lord!