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John is the under-shepherd of Agape International Church & Ministries Inc, Antioch, California and the President of Agape International Ministries Foundation, Inc (www.agapebfm.net) John has been a Preacher, Bible Teacher, Counselor and a mission-minded servant of God from 1984 till the present time. Married to Alice since 1987, he enjoys being a father to 2 sons and 1 daughter. He is available to preach, participate in evangelistic crusades and revivals, lead or participate in a Marriage Enrichment program internationally. John preaches on a weekly radio broadcast called "KNOW THE TRUTH" (Based on John 8:32)and the broadcast is aired every Sunday at Radio KDIA 1640AM. The broadcast is also accessible through the website of the radio station: www.kdia.com. You can follow him on twitter @agapebfm

Sunday, July 22, 2012

When You Seem to be Unsatisfied with What You’ve Got


Hijacked: What’s Taking You Captive?
HIJACKED BY LUST

When You Seem to be Unsatisfied with What You’ve Got

Memory Verse: James 1:13–15 (NKJV) 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

Text: 2 Samuel 11:1-17, 26-27; 12:1-13


Introduction: 2 Peter 2:14

1.      The Sources of Lust:
2 Samuel 12:8; 2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Samuel 8:19–20; Proverbs 7:6–27
'A mind is a terrible thing to waste'--United Negro Fund

“He that labors is tempted by one devil; he that is idle, by a thousand.”—Italian Proverb

2 Samuel 11:2; Ecclesiastes 4:5; 10:18; 2 Samuel 11:3–5; 1 John 2:16

2.      The Subsidence of Lust
James 1:13–15; Hebrews 4:13; Mark 4:22; Numbers 32:23; 2 Samuel 12:1–92; 12:10–12; Galatians 6:7


3. The Solution
1 Timothy 6:6; 1 Timothy 5:13 Psalm 119:105 Exodus 20:13-14, 17; 2 Thessalonians 3:6–7; Matthew 5:29; Matthew 18:9; John 16:8; 1 Kings 15:4–5; Galatians 6:7; Matthew 26:41; Psalm 51:1–5; 1 John 5:14–15; 2 Samuel 12:13