If you have your Bibles with you, then turn to the Gospel of Matthew with me.
! We have two readings tonight.
We have the Lord's Prayer in Matthew chapter 6, and then afterwards we will turn to Matthew
! Matthew chapter 26.
Matthew 6, verses 9 to 13.
Pray then like this,
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
And then Matthew chapter 26,
verse 36.
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane,
and he said to his disciples,
Sit here while I go over there and pray.
And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
Then he said to them,
My soul is very sorrowful,
even to death.
Remain here and watch with me.
And going a little further,
he fell on his face and prayed,
saying,
My Father,
if it be possible,
let this cup pass from me.
Nevertheless,
not as I will,
but as you will.
And he came to the disciples
and found them sleeping.
And he said to Peter,
So could you not watch with me one hour?
Watch and pray
that you may not enter into temptation.
The spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak.
This is the Word of God.
We are continuing tonight
looking at the Lord's Prayer.
Jesus is on the mountaintop
preaching to the crowds,
and the last few weeks we've been thinking
about what he's had to say about prayer.
And prayer, Jesus says,
is something that should be so natural
for the Christian.
We should be people who pray ready.
We should be praying often and simply.
And we pray to our Father
who is always ready and able to help us.
And Jesus has been saying
that prayer is a matter.
It's about the attitude of your heart.
At the same time, he says,
Here is a guide.
Here is something that is going to help you
give a meaningful shape to your prayers.
That's one way it's been put.
So let's just get right into this,
this last petition.
Pray then like this.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Three things.
What is temptation?
What is the nature of it?
Secondly, where does it come from?
And thirdly, what can you do about it?
So firstly, what is temptation?
And what is its nature?
Christians speak a lot about temptation.
The world speaks a lot about temptation.
And one thing that we all agree on
most of the time
is that temptation
is the idea that there is something
that will bring us
some sort of pleasure for a moment.
And yet it will hurt us in the long term.
And it will be so appealing briefly,
but it will destroy us in the long term.
So wrong desires,
long-term pain,
brief joy,
harmful effects.
And that's the way most of us talk about it.
If that's the case,
then we have to come to the Lord's Prayer
and ask,
what do we do with this last petition?
Because if Jesus is saying,
Lord, lead us not into temptation,
as lead me not into doing wrong,
James says in his letter
that the Lord cannot be tempted to do evil,
and He Himself tempts no one.
And so it will make no sense to pray,
Lord, lead me not into temptation,
as if He is the one
who tempts you to do evil.
Another way we think about temptation,
and this is the way it's usually used
in the New Testament in this word,
it's used mostly to describe a test or a trial,
a situation that we go through.
And in that test,
there is either going to be a good,
it's going to be a test of your character,
a test of your heart,
and there's going to be a good outcome
or a bad outcome.
And the test,
or temptation is presented in that test,
the bad outcome.
So an example of this is the nation of Israel.
In Deuteronomy,
Moses says to them,
you were brought out of slavery
into the wilderness for 40 years.
That's the test,
that's the situation,
40 years of wilderness.
And he says,
you were brought out to be tested.
God tested them
to see what the nature of their heart was,
what their attitude was towards Him.
Will they love Him?
Will they obey Him?
Will they worship Him as they should?
Or will they disobey Him?
Will they not trust Him?
Will they not follow the way
that they're supposed to be living?
And what do they do?
They wish they were back in Egypt.
They break the second commandment,
they build a golden calf,
and they disobey God
in so many ways in those 40 years.
So the word in Matthew 6
is taken in that sort of way.
It's a test or a trial.
Again, we're getting closer,
but that's probably not what Jesus is referring to
because if He says,
if you take
lead us not into temptation
as
lead me not into tests and trials,
then what again
do we do with James who says,
count to all joy,
my brothers,
when you meet trials
of various kinds.
Why pray against something
that James is telling us to count
as a joy?
The most helpful way
of thinking about this petition
in the Lord's Prayer,
the way that
most of the commentators agree on,
it fixes this tension.
We don't pray
lead us not into temptation
as if God is the one who tempts us.
We don't pray
lead us not into these tests
as if these tests are evil
because James says
there are reasons for joy.
They will reveal to you
who you really are.
A helpful way of thinking about this
in a way that a lot of writers suggest
would be to say something like this,
Lord, in this test,
in this situation,
please do not let me sinning
be the outcome
of this test.
Do not let me be brought
into doing what is evil.
So you see the difference.
What is the temptation
that Jesus is talking about?
It's beginning to believe
that the best option
in any test,
any situation
that comes into your life
is to do what is actually
the most harmful for you.
Quick side note.
We'll have a couple of these
kind of side notes.
One that I think most of us
take for granted.
We know that temptation
does not equal sin.
And that's why we have two petitions.
He says,
forgive us our debts,
forgive us for our sins,
and then following that,
he says,
and lead us not into temptation.
Deliver us
from the temptation
to do sin.
Temptation
is not sin.
If you
have been tempted,
even today,
it doesn't mean you've sinned.
It becomes a sin
when we stop wrestling
and allow it
to become an action
in our minds,
in how we act,
in even how we speak.
That's why it's so important
to pray this simple prayer.
Please help me not to sin
when it seems so appealing.
Please do not let sin,
please do not let my sin
be the outcome
of this test
that I'm facing.
So,
a bit more precisely,
we can go further in on this.
We face tests every day,
face trials every day.
A friend can come up
to you tomorrow,
or someone in your family,
or someone that you work with,
and they can say,
they can come to you
and talk about someone,
a mutual friend,
a mutual work colleague,
or whatever,
and they can come up to you
and say,
man,
let me tell you
about this person,
what they've done to me
and how stupid they are.
And that's the test.
And in that,
you can either
not entertain that
and say nothing
and change the topic,
or you can say,
well,
man,
let me tell you
about what they've said to me.
And what are you doing there?
You're coming to that test,
and you're heaping up slander
about this person.
And either in that test,
you learn to love your neighbor,
you learn to bear with them,
or you hurt them
and your own trustworthiness
in the process.
What about,
that's one example,
what about stress relief?
That's a whole other topic.
But,
you know,
when work
and social life
and just living in the city
and feeling
a lot of the time
like we're lacking something,
when that becomes
too much,
we find it easy
to look
in places
that we shouldn't be looking
for relief.
And from that test,
the outcome
can either be
growing in your faith,
growing in your trust in God,
or choosing
some sort of relief
that you should never choose,
something that will be
really harmful for you.
So,
tests,
life,
circumstances,
difficulties
can lead to humbleness,
spiritual strength,
loving God
like you should,
being the person
that you should be,
or the complete opposite.
Entertaining
and giving into
what is actually
so harmful for you.
Jesus says to pray,
pray tomorrow morning,
Lord,
let my sin
not be the outcome
of whatever tests
I face
in this new week.
What about the nature
of temptation?
If,
you know,
if you find,
if you find
that when things
are so difficult
and the relief
or pleasure of sin
is so great,
then it will increasingly
become the easier option
for you.
and I think
that's really difficult.
It becomes
the easier option
to the point
that it becomes habitual
and your conscience
is no longer,
no longer seared.
So,
an example that we probably
all have in our minds
already,
and we looked at it
a few weeks ago
when Jesus talks
about sexual lust
and temptation
and desires
which actually
break us.
Now,
if you're growing
in your spiritual disciplines
and you're learning
to fight that
and fight it
more and more
and more
and someday
the temptation
gets so great
that in a moment
you give in
then maybe your conscience
is seared
and that's a great thing.
But the nature
of temptation
is to come back
again and again
and again.
It's not
once and done,
it's that it will
come back the next day
and the next day
and the next day.
John Owen,
a 17th century preacher,
he writes a serious amount
about temptation
and sin
and he says
in some instance
temptation
in some instance
temptation
can arise
to such a height
and
it can press
so heavily
on the soul
and
in your fight
with it
it will fight back.
It will fight back
more
and more
and you might
wrestle with it
and
you might
be growing
as a Christian
and the moment
you give in
your conscience
is
seared.
That's
not the end
usually.
Actually
by the nature
of temptation
it will definitely
come back
and it will
convince you
John Owen says
that evil
is not that bad.
That evil
is not that bad.
you might
wrestle
you might be
wrestling
with certain
temptations
tonight
or this week
or this period
in your life
and
initially
you know
you could be
getting unwell
and soon
soon
John Owen
says
it will drag
you away
without much
noise
without much
fighting
and
it's obvious
I think
we can all
say that's
obvious
from the
temptations
we face
you know
think again
of gossip
if
you're
with your
work colleague
or your
friend
and you
say something
harmful
about another
person
and you
come away
from that
situation
and you
say
I should
not have
said that
about that
person
by the
nature
of temptation
if you
don't fight
that
then it's
going to
come back
again
and again
and soon
you won't
even question
it
and maybe
tonight
you can
think about
your
friendships
your
conversations
and you
can ask
is speaking
critically
or negatively
such a
usual part
of my
conversation
and if
it's
something
that you've
not even
questioned
then it's
maybe a
sign
that this
temptation
has been
growing and
it drags
you away
without much
noise
one more
thing
on this
looking at
tests and
situations
and struggles
and being
won over
by sin
it's
likely that
it will
not end
with one
but it
will breed
to
more sin
temptations
come in
packages
we could
say
an extreme
example
very
extreme
example
would be
King
David
on his
rooftop
and he
sees
Bathsheba
and he
has
lust
for her
and he
has an
affair
with her
and it
doesn't end
there
does it
because
what's the
next thing
he does
he sends
her husband
off to the
front lines
of war
to be
murdered
so he'll
never come
after David
you see
what starts
with one
temptation
with one
evil
brings
immediately
another one
this week
almost all
of us
will be
working
studying
we will
pick up
our
Bibles
we will
be coming
to pray
and the
greatest
temptation
will be
to pick
up your
phone
and scroll
for an
hour
and if
not for
an hour
then you'll
be pulling
it out of
your pocket
every five
minutes
to look
at it
probably
you know
well
firstly
if you do
that
and if
that becomes
such a
habit
that it
takes away
from
reading your
Bible
if it
takes away
from
the work
that you
should be
doing
or the
studying
that you
should be
doing
the long
term
effects
are what
laziness
idleness
prayerlessness
doesn't end
there
you might
open
you might
open social
media
and be
tempted
into
jealousy
okay
if you
see someone
who's got
everything in
the world
that you
could want
then it
doesn't end
with idleness
and laziness
but it
could turn
into jealousy
you have
the whole
of the
internet
to look
and to be
tempted
into things
that you
shouldn't be
tempted
and you
you might
be tempted
into spending
and spending
and not
using your
money well
and now
obviously
you know
we can
have phones
we can
have social
media
I'm not
saying
bend your
phones
and come
off social
media
and there's
nothing wrong
with that
in self
but this is
just to say
that in
temptation
it doesn't
just end
with one
thing
but it
will turn
into another
temptation
sin
comes
in a
package
and one
struggle
that we
deal with
will lead
to so
many more
what is
temptation
what is
its nature
it's to
come to
a test
it's to
come to
a situation
we face
them all
the time
we face
them every
single day
and it's
to come
to them
and be
enticed
into doing
what is
actually
the most
harmful
for you
even if
it promises
satisfaction
in the
moment
and though
you might
despair
once over
it
though you
might
in the
moment
say
I should
not have
said that
I should
not have
done that
it will
keep coming
back until
you don't
even question
it and it
will open
the door
to so
many more
struggles
Jesus
says
to pray
then
if you're
a Christian
will you
pray
tomorrow
morning
will you
pray
throughout
this
week
Lord
help me
in the
tests
that you
bring to
me
the tests
that can
produce
good
and produce
more
godliness
will you
help me
not to
choose
sin
and not
to do
what is
evil
in the
tests
will you
Lord
protect
me
from
doing
wrong
secondly
where does
temptation
come
from
Jesus
says
it
comes
from
the
evil
one
the
one
who
tempts
us
the
Bible
says
is
the
devil
Satan
who
Jesus
calls
the
evil
one
and it's
not clear
right away
in this
verse
but
the
word
deliver us
from
evil
that's
usually
translated
as
evil
one
it
can
be
taken
either
way
largely
agreed
that
this
is
describing
a
particular
person
and so
this
whole
phrase
lead us
not into
temptation
but deliver
us
from
the
evil
one
Jesus
is
saying
you
have
a
very
real
enemy
who
wants
the
absolute
worst
for
you
and he
will
tempt
you
into
doing
what
is
the
most
harmful
for
you
while
convincing
you
that
you're
going
to
love
it
the
Bible
doesn't
reveal
everything
to us
about
this
enemy
but
we
see
enough
about
him
we
see
in
Genesis
chapter
3
that
what's
the
first
thing
he
does
when
we
meet
him
he
tempts
Adam
and
Eve
he
tempts
Eve
into
eating
of
the
tree
that
they're
told
not
to
eat
from
why
won't
God
let
you
eat
from
this
tree
it's
not
going
to
change
anything
live
how
you
want
to
live
be
who
you
want
to
be
there
will
be
no
consequence
that's
what
he
says
later
on
in
the
book
of
Job
he
wanted
to
prove
that
Job
only
obeyed
God
because
of
his
wealth
and
great
family
and
he
says
if
we
take
away
his
wealth
and
his
family
then
we'll
really
see
that
Job
does
not
really
love
God
and
trust
him
in
Matthew
4
Jesus
is
taken
into
the
wilderness
to
be
tempted
he's
taken
by
God
he's
taken
by
the
spirit
but
it's
Satan
who
tempts
him
here
are
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
you
can
have
them
all
if
you
just
give
up
on
your
mission
whatever
it
is
you're
!
your
adversary
the
devil
prowls
around
like a
roaring
lion
seeking
someone
to
devour
with
the
many
small
tests
and
trials
that
we
will
face
this
week
God
presents
them
as
opportunities
to
grow
into
the
whole
person
that
we
are
meant
to
be
the
enemy
wants
the
worst
for
you
in
every
single
one
of
those
tests
we
can
build
on
that
yes
you
have
an
enemy
he's
not
the
only
one
who
tempts
you
it
doesn't
end
there
what
does
James
say
again
James
in
his
letter
each
person
is
tempted
when
he
is
lured
and
enticed
by
his
own
desire
by
his
own
desire
Paul
in
Ephesians
you
were
following
the
course
of
this
world
we
don't
have
to
think
hard
I
don't
think
about
the
struggles
that
we
fight
through
and
we
at
some
point
have
to
say
I
gave
in
to
temptation
I
did
what
was
wrong
because
I
wanted
to
because
I
wanted
it
and
you
can
point
the
finger
at
no
one
else
but
you
have
to
say
it
was
me
who
wanted
to
do
this
what
about
the
world
outside
the
trends
that
we
are
surrounded
by
the
culture
that
we
are
in
the
world
is
trying to
convince
us
that
true
meaning
is
found
in the
material
and
being
whoever
we
want
to be
and
not
living
as if
there
is
some
heavenly
maker
above
us
if
you
are
a
Christian
living
life
is
so
hard
when
the
world
the
flesh
and
the
devil
are
out
to
get
you
J.I.
Packer
says
life
is
a
spiritual
minefield
question
that
this
brings
out
just
a
quick
point
some
people
ask
is
Satan
is
the
evil
one
the
cause
of
all
evil
we
don't
want
to
under
or
over
emphasize
his
hand
in
this
so
the
evil
that
I
experience
in
my
life
the
shame
that
I
feel
when
I
give
into
temptation
how
do
I
know
if
that
was
me
or
the
culture
around
me
or
the
evil
one
am
I
being
targeted
have
I
got
a
target
on
my
back
and
he
is
out
to
get
me
we
can
undermine
or
overstate
the
influence
that
the
enemy
has
and
the
safest
answer
to
this
is
to
say
that
evil
giving
into
temptation
doing
what
is
wrong
wherever
that
temptation
comes
from
it
serves
his
ends
that's
one
way
it's
been
put
so
we
don't
want
to
hyper
spiritualize
things
but
I
can
say
when
I
fall
into
temptation
when
I
give
in
when
I
sin
when
I
say
that
God
is
not
enough
that's
exactly
what
he
wants
that's
exactly
what
he
wants
if
you're
not
a
Christian
tonight
you
might
be
saying
what's
the
big
deal
these
kind
of
issues
that we
face
in
our
lives
you
could
be
saying
these
are
not
issues
these
are
not
troubles
speaking
about
people
and
whatever
we've
mentioned
live
life
as
you
want
that
might
be
your
idea
be
the
person
you
want
to
be
forget
this
idea
that
you
are
a
creature
dependent
on
God
and
just
do
whatever
you
want
and
if
you
ask
what's
the
big
deal
if
that's
your
question
tonight
then
all
we
want
to
say
is
that
this
evil
one
that
we
talk
about
who
we
find
in
the
Bible
he
hates
you
too
and
he
wants
the
worst
for
you
as
well
his
biggest
wish
is
for
you
to
leave
here
and
think
nothing
else
about
what
God
says
in
his
word
and
instead
he
wants
you
to
keep
on
thinking
you
can
do
whatever
you
want
in
complete
freedom
and
accepting
this
will
be
devastating
for
you
we
can
you
know
we
can
all
look
out
at
the
world
and
this
is
contested
this
is
debated
a lot
but
I
think
can
we
not
all
look
out
at
the
world
and
say
evil
is
real
evil
exists
gossip
hatred
lust
it
cuts
so
deeply
into
society
on
every
level
that
we
have
to
say
leadership
right
down
to
friendship
in
all
areas
of
our
world
has
been
damaged
what
is
the
source
of that
at the
heart
of all
is
the
lie
that
we
don't
need
to
depend
on
our
maker
and
we
can
be
who
we
want
to
be
and
we
can
do
what
we
want
with
no
consequence
whatsoever
that
is
the
lie
that
Satan
tempts
you
into
believing
because
he
wants
the
worst
for
you
he
wants
the
worst
for
you
and
we
might
feel
the
brief
joy
in
a
moment
you
know
we
might
get
that
rush
or
excitement
or
pleasure
out of
speaking
or doing
or thinking
whatever
what does
Paul say
the
wages
of sin
is
death
that's
exactly
what the
evil
one
wants
for
you
Jesus
Christ
Jesus
Christ
the only
true
and
good
person
promises
to
save
you
from
that
he
promises
to
save
you
from
that
this
is
the
trap
I
think
we
can
so
easily
even
Christians
we
can
so
easily
find
ourselves
saying
I
will
just
do
better
I
will
fight
lust
and
greed
and
all
the
temptations
in
my
life
and
I
will
become
good
but
we
can't
when
the
world
our
culture
repeats
the
lie
that
the
evil
one
whispers
and
what's
even
harder
on top
of that
to
admit
I
secretly
want
this
as
well
so
often
even
I
don't
have
my
own
best
interests
in
mind
Jesus
Christ
is
the
only
person
to
have
your
best
interests
in
mind
and
it
took
him
to
the
cross
he
tempted
to do
evil
tempted
to reject
his own
father
tempted
to
give up
on his
mission
altogether
didn't
once
enter
into
temptation
and he
died
on the
cross
why
he
died
so that
even
though
we have
given
into
temptation
so
often
countless
times
this past
week
even
though we
have chosen
sin
rather than
God
even
though we
have
believed
the evil
one
we
will
not
death
will not
be the
end
the
brief
pleasure
or rush
that we
get
when we
give in
to
temptation
the Bible
says
it
kills
no more
Jesus
says
for the
Christian
by his
death
and rising
again
he promises
that death
will not be
the end
for us
either
that's the
extent
of his
love
finally
then
in light
of that
what can
you do
what can
we
do
in the
light
of
temptation
the
enemy
wants
you
condemned
and apart
from
God
know
tonight
that the
enemy
has been
defeated
we'll
go through
four bullet
points
here
of things
we can
do
firstly
know
that the
enemy
has been
defeated
Jesus
has risen
he has
paid the
price
the victory
over sin
has been
won
Romans 8
1
there is
therefore
and I
know
condemnation
for those
who are
in
Christ
when
you
give
in
to
temptation
when
you
sin
the
devil
has
not
won
when
I
fail
this
week
that's
exactly
what
he
wants
but
he
has
not
won
there
is
no
condemnation
if
you
are
a
Christian
you
are
held
firmly
in
your
father's
hands
and he
holds
you
and he
says
my
treasure
there
is
no
condemnation
the
enemy
wants
the
worst
for
you
and
God
promises
the
best
through
the
death
of
his
son
the
bible
says
he
might
destroy
the
one
who
is
the
power
of
death
that
is
the
devil
know
that
the
enemy
has
been
defeated
following
that
then
secondly
since
he
has
been
defeated
know
that
you
can
fight
temptation
in
the
spirit's
power
the
world
the
flesh
and
the
devil
are
out
to
get
you
they're
out
to
get
us
Paul
says
the
spirit
that
raised
Christ
from
the
dead
is
the
same
spirit
that
works
in
you
tonight
not
by
your
power
not
by
your
power
or
strength
but by
the
spirit
you
can
fight
temptation
so
will
you
pray
that
in
each
test
you
experience
this
week
will
you
pray
Lord
let
sin
not
be
the
outcome
of
this
and
know
and
remember
that
you
can
fight
it
will
you
flee
this
week
from
temptation
sometimes
that's
all
we
can
do
sometimes
it's
so
powerful
and
so
overwhelming
that
all
we
can
do
is
run
away
our
phones
they're
not
evil
we've
said
that
sometimes
you have
to turn
off
the
wifi
sometimes
you have
to leave
the
flat
get
out of
the way
of
temptation
but know
as you
grow
in this
walk
of being
able to
fight
it
or
as you
grow
in the
spirit's
power
know that
you will
be able
to
fight
it
we
are
lured
into
so
many
traps
and
we
get
so
entangled
and
sometimes
we
can't
wrestle
we
just
have
to
flee
and
from
there
learn
to
fight
no
temptation
that
we
meet
or that
we
face
is
beaten
by
us
sitting
on
our
hands
and
doing
nothing
by
the
spirit
we
wrestle
to
become
the
people
we
are
meant
to
be
thirdly
and
we
will
be
really
careful
with
this
one
we
can
be
content
with
a
level
of
shame
which
keeps
us
from
entering
further
into
temptation
we
said
at the
start
that
the
nature
of
temptation
means
it
will
weaken
the
conscience
and
it
will
keep
coming
back
when
you
wrestle
and
when
you
fight
and
you
grow
in
godliness
it's
not
a
bad
thing
for
a
moment
to
feel
bad
and
to
feel
awful
about
what
you've
done
sometimes
it can
keep
us
that
sense
of
shame
can
keep
us
from
going
even
further
into
it
so
that's
okay
sometimes
but
at the
same
time
if
you're
content
with
the
level
of
shame
come
back
to
the
Lord's
prayer
forgive
us
for
our
debts
and
move
on
know
that
the
enemy
has
been
defeated
know
that
the
spirit
can
fight
!
by
the
spirit
so
deeply
entangle
us
don't
be
overcome
with
disappointment
and shame
but
take it
as a
marker
that
God
is
working
in
you
lastly
will
you
this
week
think
about
the
temptation
of
Christ
in
our
call
to
worship
we
said
that
Jesus
is
able
to
sympathize
with
us
in
every
respect
he
was
tempted
as
we
are
and
yet
without
sin
and
the
question
can
be
if
Jesus
didn't
sin
Jesus
died
he
rose
again
and
he
gives
us
that
hope
but
if
he
didn't
sin
can
he
really
sympathize
with
me
right
now
does
he
even
know
what
it
means
to
be
human
and
to
fight
like
this
we
probably
only
know
a
wee
bit
of
the
power
of
temptation
because
we
give
in
so
easily
and
so
quickly
and
so
often
we
Christ
said
no
to
every
opportunity
to
break
God's
law
and
because
he
kept
saying
no
he
knows
the
power
of
temptation
better
than
any
of
us
he
didn't
have
the
same
sinful
nature
that
we
do
but
the
devil
still
came
to
him
in
the
wilderness
and
said
here
are
all
these
kingdoms
!
Here
is
the
world
just
bow
down
and
worship
me
and
you
can
have
everything
you
want
the
devil
came
to
him
then
we
read
from
Matthew
26
what
does
it
say
that
Jesus
was
sorrowful
unto
death
at the
thought
of
going
to
the
cross
and
dying
the
night
before
Jesus
death
he
says
if
possible
remove
this
cup
from
me
a
life
of
being
tempted
to
give
up
in
the
face
of
that
test
what
was
his
response
nevertheless
not
as
I
will
but
as
you
will
you
need
someone
tonight
to
sympathize
with
you
need
someone
to
understand
how
hard
it
is
to
face
the
struggles
and
the
difficulties
and the
temptations
that you
face
there
is
someone
and
he
knows
exactly
what
it
means
to
be
human
and
he
knows
exactly
what
it
means
to
be
tempted
and
then
overcoming
the
deepest
temptation
in
his
death
and
rising
again
he
says
here is
mercy
and
grace
in
every
time
of
need
and
here
is
deliverance
from
every
single
temptation
let's
pray
lord
we
thank you
tonight
that
though
we
are
so
prone
to
wonder
though
we
so
easily
give
into
temptation
one
has
come
and
one
has
beaten
temptation
one
has
died
and
risen
again
and
so
tonight
we
take
hope
knowing
that
death
will
not
be
the
end
for
us
but
we
have
victory
because
Jesus
has
won
it
for
us
help
us
this
week
to
fight
temptation
and
to
grow
into
the
people
that
you
want
us
to
be
we
ask
for
Jesus
sake
amen