What do you do when you feel tempted to indulge your fleshly desires? Culture says to act on the things you desire most, because they are the truest part of who you really are, but what does God say?

In this message I talk about the anatomy of temptation, showing you not just where temptation comes from, but how to fight it practically. I end by encouraging you to find your identity in who God says you are, not in who your temptations say you are.

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Proverbs 4:20-27 (CSB):

My son, pay attention to my words;

listen closely to my sayings.

Don’t lose sight of them;

keep them within your heart.

For they are life to those who find them,

and health to one’s whole body.

Guard your heart above all else,

for it is the source of life.

Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,

and don’t let your lips talk deviously.

Let your eyes look forward;

fix your gaze straight ahead.

Carefully consider the path for your feet,

and all your ways will be established.

Don’t turn to the right or to the left;

keep your feet away from evil.

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Season 2 of the Gray Matter Podcast is here, and in it we’ll be focusing on sermons for following Jesus in a post-Christian world. In this episode, I share a message I preached at Forest Hill Church called “The Truth About Temptation” from Proverbs 4:20-27.

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