SE ONLINE | How to Handle Temptation | Trip Lee | 11:30am Service

Main message: God’s presence and favor enable us to resist temptation; like Joseph in Genesis 39, we should refuse, avoid, and flee temptation and prepare in advance rather than trusting momentary self-interest.

Key points:

• Humans naturally decide by immediate self-interest, but God wants better for our choices.
• Joseph’s success came because “the Lord was with him,” and that perspective shapes how he faces temptation.
• Joseph refused Potiphar’s wife because sin would harm his master, others, and God — sin is destructive and not merely a private matter.
• Practical responses to temptation: refuse (say no), avoid (remove yourself from risky situations), and run (flee immediately when necessary).
• Don’t wait for temptation to appear — train for righteousness ahead of time and use community help when tempted.

Scriptures mentioned: Genesis 39, Romans 8, Psalm 127 (alluded), 1 Timothy 6:11, 1 Corinthians 6:18, 2 Timothy 2 (alluded), 1 Corinthians 10