1. Created To
Become
Like Christ
PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE
SERIES
PURPOSE #3: DISCIPLESHIP
DECEMBER 9, 2012
REV KAY CAROLINO
MARIKINA FOURSQUARE
GOSPEL CHURCH

2. Three Unexpected
Tools
God uses
to teach us to
Him.

3. 1
Next time you get into troubles,
don‟t just ask, “why is this
happening?”, say:

4. 1
Keep a spiritual
Numbers 33:2
“At the Lord‟s direction, Moses kept a
written record of their progress.”
Not just a

5. 1
Value:
1) Helps you see your
2) It‟s a tool to others.

6. 1
Remember the
2 Corinthians 4:17
“Our light and momentary troubles are
achieving for us an eternal glory that far
outweighs them all.”

7. Three Unexpected
Tools
God uses
to teach us to

8. 2
Temptations are designed by
intended to us.

9. 2
God never tempts us, but God is
able, because of the greatness of
His power and who He is, to use
Satan‟s temptations for good in our
lives because temptation always
provides a

10. 2
Choices are needed
to develop
Matthew 4:1
“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
desert to be tempted by the devil.”
Matthew 4:10
“‟Get out of here, Satan‟, Jesus told him.
„The Scripture say, „Worship only the Lord
God, Obey only Him.”

11. 2
Reminders:
1) It is to be tempted.
Martin Luther: “You can‟t keep the
birds from flying over your head,
but you can keep them from
building a nest in your hair.”

12. 2
Reminders:
2) is tempted the
same way.

13. 2
Reminders:
3) You will never
temptation.
You never get to a point where you
become so SPIRITUAL or SO
OLD that you are not tempted
anymore.

14. 2
Jesus
His temptation.
Temptation always tests WHETHER YOU
GOD MORE THAN THE
TEMPTATION.
“If you love Me, you will obey My
command.”

15. 2 How do I do
this?
1) Keep focused on
thoughts.
Philippians 4:8a
“Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right.”
Temptation always starts with getting our
on
something else.

16. 2 How do I do
this?
2) Get a spiritual
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
“You‟re better off to have a friend than to be
alone..If you fall, your friend can help
you up.”

17. A temptation gives you the
to obey God!

18. Philippians 4:8a
“Fix your thoughts on what is
true and good and right.”