1 Corinthians 10:1-13

"Dear Father, righteous judge of all mankind, Help me to live as one upon whom the end of the ages has come. Help me take what happened to the..."

"Dear Father, righteous judge of all mankind, Help me take to heart the examples of disobedience and punishment set by your ancient people as they..."

"Dear Beloved, On the night I was betrayed, I shared in what you call The Last Supper. I gathered with My closest disciples around a table to share..."

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are..."

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are..."

"It is a curious fact, that there is such a thing as being proud of grace. A man says, "I have great faith, I shall not fall; poor little faith may,..."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Corinthians 10:13 -- No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that

Can we really find a way of escape? Sin, a form of spiritual cancer, can be defeated like physical cancer and this victory leaves us feeling excited and on top of the world, but we must work hard for the victory and God will help us.

Jesus put his disciples into a position where they realized that they needed to lean in and lean on him. Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way - we need to place our challenges in Jesus' hands!

Wow, tough times can be hard, but is there a payoff to them? Tough times, even when they are filled with temptation can help us grow and better appreciate good times when they come.

What do we do and what can learn and how can we help? Rubel Shelly reminds us of the moral climate behind the messes that we often cause and the way out of the mess we are in.

So what's going to happen with all this mess? Rubel Shelly reminds us of what we need to hold onto during these uncertain times as we try to anticipate the future.

Watch out for that fall! Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us of the danger of the wind and of sin and the resulting fall that each can lead us to make.

Why is it so easy for us to live in denial? Larry Zinck talks about the wildfire destruction and how people can live so close to the danger zone and think it won't ever happen to them.

How in the world are you going to get out of this mess? Paul Faulkner reminds us that temptation is something that gets worse when we give into it, especially lying, and yet God promises to help us find a way out of the mess.

Why would God lead us into temptation? Doesn't God want us victorious over temptation? Phil Ware and Andy Johnson help us look at our prayer for deliverance from temptation and the evil one.

Do you have the strength to stand? The power of an anonymous motel room doesn't have to claim our purity or cause us to cave into sin.

Have you been slicked lately by the ads? Just like the fast food ads decieve us by making their product look too good to be true, so also satan deceives and tempts us.

The New Year is our opportunity to seek after God's ways in our lives and find the wisdom to live for him in our challenging times. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness and our need to obey him if we want to gain a heart of wisdom.

Christmas isn't over; it has only just begun if we recognize that it is our job, together, to be Jesus to the world! Phil Ware reminds us that Christmas isn't over, but now our role is to be Jesus' people, his presence, in our world.