Temptation Trail

10/28/18

Jeff Walchshauser

WE MUST CLING TO GOD AND FIGHT TEMPTATION BECAUSE THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DEVASTATING. (Genesis 3:1-7)
SERMON NOTES:

Temptation Trail

Genesis 3:1-7

We must cling to God and fight temptation because the consequences are devastating.

Doubt God. (1-5)

  1. Question God’s Word. (1)
  2. Question God’s authority. (1)
  3. Manipulate God’s Word. (2-3)
  4. Reject God’s Word. (4)
  5. Question God’s character. (5)

Trust human wisdom. (6)

Experience the consequences. (7)

Strategies for keeping off the temptation trail?

  1. Trust God.
  2. Go to the Source.
  3. Remember, sin is always irrational.
  4. The gain is not worth the pain.
  5. Don't do life alone.
study questions:

For the Next Lesson

  1. Read verse 1. Who is the serpent (see also Rev. 12:9 & 20:2)? What quality does God point out about the serpent? What did the serpent say, and what did the serpent question? Do we as people ever ask the same type of question about God and His Word? How so?
  2. Read verses 2-3. How did the woman respond to the serpent? What about her response is true and what is not true (see also Gen. 1:16-17)? How are we all like the woman in that we tend to believe both truth and lies in our lives? What lies from Satan, that are contrary to God’s Word, do you struggle to reject in your life?
  3. Read verses 4-5. How did the serpent respond to the woman? In what two ways did Satan malign God (one in vs. 4 and one in vs. 5)? How did the serpent’s comment encourage Eve to sin? What do you learn about the serpent’s character (see also John 8:44)?
  4. Read verse 6. What three things did the woman notice about the tree? How can these same three elements lead us from temptation into sin in our lives today? What did the woman do in response to the temptation? Where was Adam during all of this? What did he do? Why is this significant?
  5. Read verse 7. What happened as a result of their sin? How did they feel (see the contrast in 2:25)? How was their view of themselves affected? How was their relationship affected? How does sin affect us and our relationships in a similar way today?
  6. So what. What can you learn about the process of going from temptation to sin from these verses? As you look at this process, how can you combat temptation? How can you combat the lies and trickery of Satan? What is one thing you can take from this passage that applies directly to your life?