Temptation & Overcoming Sin
Practical • Biblical • Cross-Cultural
Want to overcome temptation and defeat sin in your life? These free printable online Bible studies and books provide practical scriptural tools to give you victory over your areas of weakness. These materials also provide good resources for counselors, pastors, mentors and anyone else who wants to help others overcome temptation and defeat sin in their lives. Check this page from time to time, since more studies are added periodically.
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Develop a Healthy Lifestyle
Seek to please God — Make pleasing God your key priority
Choose wholesome entertainment — Enjoy life in ways that build you (and others) up
Stay on Guard
Guard your thought life — Learn how to respond to temptation in your thought life
Guard your conscience — Take these steps for a clean conscience
Guard your heart when helping others — Avoid unhealthy emotional and sexual relationships
Resist advertising’s lies — Say “no” to lies in advertising
Counterfeit freedom — Freedom from God is Counterfeit freedom
Watch out for cultural contamination — Be alert to voices in our culture that are hostile to God
Overcome Peer Pressure
Overcoming peer pressure: Part 1 — Identify the problem
Overcoming peer pressure: Part 2 — Please God, not others
Overcoming peer pressure: Part 3 — Be an influencer, not an “influencee”
Overcoming peer pressure: Part 4 — Live wisely
Resist Temptation
Pray to see sin as God sees it — See sin as unappealing, unpleasant, and disgusting
Make plans to develop self control — Don’t allow yourself to be controlled by your emotions
When you are tempted: Stop / Think / Pray — Practical steps to take when you are tempted
Consider the consequences of sinning — And enjoy the benefits of not sinning
Resist temptation by truly loving others — True love won’t do something that would harm others
Dealing with Failure
Overcoming failure or sin, Part 1 — Learn from David’s example
Overcoming failure or sin, Part 2 — Learn from Paul’s example
Overcoming failure or sin, Part 3 — Learn from Peter’s example
Overcoming failure or sin, Part 4 — Practical steps to help you in the future
Knowing God’s Forgiveness
Receive and accept God’s forgiveness — Practical steps to knowing and experiencing God’s forgiveness
Reject inappropriate guilt — Don’t let inappropriate guilt rob you of joy
Ask others to forgive you — Ask forgiveness, learn a lesson, and earn trust
