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best way that YOU can in your own words. Then, refer to the
Scriptures listed at the end of the question and answer the
question again in your own words, but using what you learned as
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Section 3:
Victory in Your Life
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1 | 2 |
3 ]
No doubt you
have already experienced some of the trails and temptations, the
discouragements and defeats, that come to every Christian.
You may have
even asked yourself:
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Is
it possible for me to overcome the power of sin and
temptation still in my life?
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Is
it possible to overcome temper, irritability, pride,
jealousy, gossip, worry, anger, hate, lust?
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Is
any such hope of victory taught in the Bible?
A life of
victory is not only possible, but also promised.
God's Word
says, ". . . this is the victory which overcometh the world,
even our faith" (I John 5:4). To experience this abundant life
involves full surrender to and total dependence upon Christ.
It is not a
life without temptation and difficulties. It is a life in which
Jesus Himself is your strength, joy, ambition,
wisdom--everything. Jesus came that He might destroy the power
of Satan over you (I John 3:8).
As John
said, ". . . as HE IS, so ARE WE in this world" (I John 4:17).
He is victorious, and yes, you are victorious if you depend upon
Him. This lesson has been prepared to guide you in knowing how
to surrender and trust, to let go and let God perform in you
what He has promised (Luke 1:45). Memorize I John 5:4 as a
reminder of how to experience VICTORY IN YOUR LIFE.
". . . this
is the victory which overcometh the world, even our faith" (I
John 5:4).
Lesson 1, “Abundant Life”
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1. What kind
of life does Christ make possible for me? (John 10:10) (I John
5:4)
a. How
do I know that an abundant life or victorious life is
possible? (Romans 5:10) (Jude 24)
2. How am I
to experience this life? (I John 5:4)
a. What
does the word "faith" mean to me?
3. How do I
get faith? (Romans 10:17)
a. What
must I believe? (Hebrews 11:6)
4. Am I to
"ask" God for victory or "thank" Him for victory? Why? (I
Corinthians 15:57)
a. How
does God give me victory? (I Corinthians 15:57; John 15:5)
Lesson 2, "Indwelling Presence"
1. If I have
been born of God, who lives within me? (I John 3:24, 4:4, 12,
13, 15, 16; Romans 8:9)
a. How
did the coming of Christ into my life affect the work and
power of Satan over me? (I John 3:8)
2. What does
it mean, ". . . greater is he that is in you than he that is in
the world"? (I John 4:4) What does it mean ". . . as He is, so
are we in the world"? (I John 4:17)
3. What do
the following verses tell me about living a victorious Christian
life? (Luke 9:23) (I John 2:15,17, 3:11,18; 4:11) (Romans 6:13)
4. If the
Holy Spirit is in control of my life, what characteristics will
I have? (Galatians 5:22,23)
Lesson 3, "Overcoming Temptation"
1. What can
keep me from a total surrender of my life to Christ? (I John
2:16)
a. What
is "lust of the flesh"?
b. What
is "lust of the eyes"?
c. What
is "pride of life"?
d.
Christ was tempted in every way I am tempted. In what three
ways was He tempted? (Matthew 4:1-11)
2. Does God
ever tempt me? (James 1:13)
a. Who
tempts me to sin? (Matthew 4:1)
b. What
can I be sure of when I am tempted? (I Corinthians 10:13)
c. What
can I do to ward off temptation? (Matthew 26:41) (James 4:7)
3. If I sin,
how does this affect the Holy Spirit living within me?
(Ephesians 4:30)
a. How
can broken fellowship with God be restored if I yield to
sin? (I John 1:9)
b. What
does the word "confess" mean?
c. What
are the consequences of unconfessed sin? (Proverbs 28:13)
d. Have
I confessed every known sin in my life to God?
e. Has
He forgiven me and cleansed me?
4. Am I
allowing the Holy Spirit to fully control me life?
a. If
not, what is keeping me from being controlled by the Spirit?
b. What
can I do NOW to allow the Spirit to have full control of my
life?
