Sermon Tone Analysis

THE TEMPTATIONS OF LEADERSHIP

*Pastor William D. Tyree, III*

November 5, 2005

     

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/ “Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.”

/Matt.

4:1 (NCV)

 

*1.

THE                              __________         TEST*

      “/For forty days Jesus ate nothing and became very hungry.

Then the Devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, change these stones into loaves of bread.’

But Jesus said, ‘The Scriptures say, “People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every word of God.”’”/     Matt.

4:2-4 (NLT)

 

      When I’m empty, hurting, or confused, will I                       to meet my needs or rush to satisfy them                  ?

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/      “My people have done two evil things: They’ve forsaken me - the fountain of living water, and they’ve dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can’t hold water at all!”  /

/      / Jer.

2:13 (NLT)

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/      “Let him who walks in the dark and has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on God.

But you who live in your own light and warm yourselves from your own fires and not from God’s will live among sorrows.”

/Isa.

50:10 (NIV) 11 (LB)

     

ANTIDOTE

 

/       “Don't worry...

Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.”

/Matt.

6:31-33 (NLT)

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/      “Then the Devil went away, and angels came and cared for Jesus.”

/Matt.

4:11 (NLT)

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*2.

THE        __________                               TEST*

/      “Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, set him on the highest point of the Temple, and said, ‘If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, “God will give orders to his angels and they’ll hold you up with their hands, so that not even your feet will be hurt.’”

Jesus said, ‘The Scriptures also say, “Do not test the Lord your God.”’”/

/      /Matt.

4:5-7(TEV)

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      Will I use my abilities to serve God and others or to gain                                  for myself?

/      “Just when Rehoboam was at the height of his popularity and power, he abandoned the Lord, and the people followed him in this sin.”

/2 Chron.

12:1 (LB)

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/      “Praise is the test of character.”

/Pr.

27:21 (NEB)

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ANTIDOTES

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/      “...  Let us follow the Holy Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Then we won't need to look for honors and popularity...”  /Gal.

5:25-26 (LB)

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/      “If you will humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, in his good time He will lift you up.”  /        1 Peter 5:6 (LB)

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*3.

THE                              __________         TEST *

/      “Then the devil… showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor, and said, ‘If you’ll bow down and worship me, I’ll give you all these things.’

Jesus said, ‘Go away from me, Satan!

It is written “You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.”’”

/Matt.

4:8-11 (NCV)

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               Do I value                     on earth more than                               in heaven?

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/      “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”                      /Matt.

16:26 (NIV)

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/      “Use your money to do good...give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given you.

By doing this you will be storing up real treasure for yourselves in heaven--it is the only safe investment for eternity!

And you will be living a fruitful Christian life down here as well.”

/1 Tim.  6:18-19 (LB)

 

/“When the Devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.”

/Luke 4:13 (NLT)

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Every time you pass a test, you’re given                   

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/      “Then Jesus returned to Galilee, and the power of the Holy Spirit was with him...

He stood up to read the Scriptures and was handed the book of Isaiah.

He found the place where it is written, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me -- to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to the captives, to recover the sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed, and announce the time has come when the Lord will save his people.’”

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/      /Luke 4:14-19 (TEV)     

 

\\ THE TEMPTATIONS OF LEADERSHIP

*Pastor William D. Tyree, III*

November 5, 2005

 

 

God never asks you to do anything that He doesn’t give you the ability and the power to do.

The same is true of leadership.

God doesn’t ask you to be a leader unless He gives you the abilities to lead, the opportunities to lead, the resources to lead and the people to lead.

He won’t ask you to be a leader without giving you the gifts of leadership.

That’s what those things are – opportunities, abilities, resources, and people.

That’s the upside of leadership.

God gives you those gifts to do it.

The downside is Satan always tries to pervert anything that God gives you.

Satan has never created anything original in his life.

All he can do is pervert the gifts that God gives us.

God gave us sex – Satan tries to pervert it.

God gave us marriage – Satan tries to pervert it.

God gave us the ability to make money – Satan tries to pervert it.

God gave us all the things we have in life, every good gift came from God.  Satan tries to abuse and misuse whatever God gives us.

God will give you these gifts, these abilities, to lead other people and influence others.

But Satan will try to tempt you to use them for your own benefit.

To use them for selfish purposes.

Of course the papers are full of stories like Enron and other scandals where we have leadership abuse and leadership misuse.

Very talented people using their abilities for the wrong reasons and in selfish ways.

Today we’re going to end this series on “21st Century Living” by looking at the “Temptations of Leadership.”

Matthew 4:1 /“Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.”

/Circle “then.”

It says “Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert (into the wilderness) to be tempted.

What happened before so that he says th/en/?  You’ve got to go back and understand what happened just immediately before this to understand the context of these temptations.

The Bible says this in Matthew 3:16-4:1 /“As soon as Jesus was baptized He went up out of the water.

At that moment heaven was opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him and a voice from heaven said, ‘This is My Son whom I love and with whom I am well pleased.’

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.”

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This is very important.

Notice the timing of temptation.

After every mountaintop there’s a valley.

After every spiritual high there’s a spiritual low.

This is going to happen in your life.

You can count on it.