Victory First. Satan’s Counterattack Next. - Love Worth Finding - November 25
November 25, 2025 – Victory First. Satan’s Counterattack Next.
Sermon: 2025 How to Handle Temptation, Part 1
Pray Over This
“When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, ‘You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.’”
Ponder This
Jesus entered the temptation of the wilderness just after He had been baptized. He had a mountain-high experience of seeing God move and approve of Him in a beautiful and magnificent way. He was baptized by John the Baptist. He came up out of the water, and God said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,” then the Spirit, like a dove, descended upon the Lord Jesus Christ. But after the dove came the devil.
Did you know that some of your greatest temptations will come after some of your highest spiritual experiences? Did you know temptation can come at any time? Sometimes people get in trouble because they’ve been in a revival meeting and they’ve been so gloriously, wonderfully blessed, they begin to praise God, but then they begin to coast. Sometimes ministers will testify, they’ll get in some of the biggest arguments with their wives right after they’ve preached and seen people saved. Satan comes to counterattack. When you have the approval of Heaven, you’re going to have the assault of Hell. This is why we are called to always be ready, to put on the armor of God, and to prepare ourselves spiritually each day.
When was a time you faced temptation on the heels of a spiritual high?
How can you prepare for temptation? How often do you prepare for it?
Practice This
Talk to Christians you look up to and ask how they prepare to face temptation.
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