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God is Faithful

Date: Aug. 28, 2015

Passage

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 

Warning Against Idolatry

10:1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” 8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

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Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 10:13b

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

First, these things occurred as examples (1-11). The history of Israel was a painful example of failure. They were delivered by God's mighty hand, and were led by him directly, by a pillar of cloud and fire. They were accompanied by Christ himself. What happened? They persisted in idolatry and sexual immorality. They rebelled against their deliverer by testing him and grumbling against him. Now the fulfillment of God's redemptive history had come to the church in Corinth. They had received the gospel of Jesus and the warnings from Israel's history. How would they receive such blessings?

Second, God provides a way out (12-13). Paul gave yet another warning to the church. They were proud of themselves, thinking they were standing firm. But nobody is immune to temptation, and history shows that people alone are no match for such temptation. But God the faithful is ruling over each of us, and he provides the way out. Apart from him we can only fall; when we stand firm on the gospel of Jesus, he is faithful to provide a way out of temptation and back to himself.

Prayer: Lord, protect me from pride. Help me to depend on you in the time of temptation.

One Word: Stand firm in Jesus

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God is Our Deliverer

Psalm 78:40-72

Key Verse: 78:65

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
like a strong man shouting because of wine.

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