1. Keep Them from the Evil One

2. For their protection from Satan – They had received, believed and kept God’s word, 17:6-8 Father: “keep” them “through Your name”, 17:11 Jesus had “kept” (guarded) them, 17:12 Have joy in spite of the world’s hatred, 17:13-14 Kept from Satan – Sanctified by truth, 17:15-19 2

3. TEMPTATIONS ABOUND 3

4. TEMPTATIONS Jesus did not pray they would not be tempted; that they be guarded Temptation of division, Jno 17:11 – Dispute erupted, Lk 22:24-27 – Washed feet, Jno 13:4-5, 15 Temptation of the world, Jno 17:14 (15:18-20) – To conform when persecuted 4

5. TEMPTATIONS Lusts, 1 Jno 2:15-17 Youthful arrogance, Titus 2:6-8 To stop listening to your parents, Prov 19:26-27 (13:1) To forget God, Eccl 12:1 5

6. TEMPTATIONS Stubborn arrogance, Titus 2:2 Cynicism, Eccl 12:1 Negligent complacency, Gal 6:9; Heb 6:11 Keep Older People from the Evil One 6

7. KEEP THEM FROM THE EVIL ONE 7

8. KEEP THEM (Jno 17:15) Not in the sense of never being tempted, else it denies our common temptations, 1 Cor 10:13 Protection and deliverance when we are tempted, 2 Pet 2:9 – With a right heart, Psa 141:4 – Righteous ones, Psa 34:15-19 8

9. Power of His word, Jno 17:8, 13-17 Power of unity, Jno 17:11; Eccl 4:9-10 Power of purity, Jno 17:17; Jas 4:8 Power of faith, Jno 17:8, 20; Eph 6:16 Power to flee, 2 Ti 2:19, 22 How does God deliver us from the evil one? 9 KEEP THEM (Jno 17:15)

10. THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT TEMPTATION AND SIN 10

11. Temptation is real and sin is deadly, Jas 1:14-16 God knows us better than we know ourselves – Prideful arrogance minimizes the dangers of sin, 1 Cor 10:12 – Peter, Luke 22:31-34 Temptation and Sin 11 REMEMBER

12. God does not give up on us, Lk 22:32; Jno 21:19 – Seeks the lost, Luke 15:1-7 – Delivered from sin when you repent, Acts 8:18-22 God will forgive you of every sin when you repent, 1 Tim 1:15-16 – Hope and joy, Jno 17:13 (15:11); Psa 51:12 Temptation and Sin 12 REMEMBER

13. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. God Protects Us When We Are Tempted 13