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17 april 2016

A LIFE OF CHARACTER Why is character important? How is character defined? What are some tests of character?

WHY IS CHARACTER IMPORTANT? Without character… …we pay more …government regulates more …long-term relationships fail …Christian witness fails

WHY IS CHARACTER IMPORTANT? I may argue with your philosophy, but I can’t argue with your life. The fact is, you are living a better life than me.

DO THE RIGHT THING EVEN IF… You’re under pressure It costs money It’s unpopular It’s hard You’re tired You feel like doing something else No one will ever know

HOW IS CHARACTER DEFINED? people of good character are safe people

Character = Integrity

A LIFE OF CHARACTER Why is character important? How is character defined? What are some tests of character?

MATTHEW 4:1-2 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.

MATTHEW 4:3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

TEST #1 How do we use power ?

TEST #2 How do we use find God?

MATTHEW 4:5 But Jesus told him, But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

MATTHEW 4:6-7A Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’

MATTHEW 7B Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”

TEST #2 Do the spectacular !

TEST #3 How do we achieve success !

MATTHEW 4:8-9 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”

MATTHEW 4:10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

TEST #3 shortcuts

living Jesus -ly