Don't lose your spot (Part 2) Dr. William Harrell Jr.

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Description: Bishop Dr. William R. Harrell Jr. speaks at The International Power in Faith College of Bishops conference in Everman, Texas Bishop Dr. Jerry Davis, host pastor - Message (Don't Lose your spot) Part 2 Luke 4:1-13 The Necessity of Temptation Why should Jesus be tempted at all? Because innocent faith is not strong faith. The Garden of Eden is illustration enough. Innocent faith may be pure, but it needs testing to be strong. Volcanic granite domes cap the sheer rock faces above Yosemite Valley. And near the top of some of these domes grow trees that are tortured by the reflected glare of the summer sun, frigid stormy gales, and massive winter snow packs. These trees are contorted yet strong. The wood fibers in these twisted and stressed branches are much stronger than those of any of their straight-grained cousins. Many disciples have discovered that while their lives were pretty controlled by Satan before their conversion, after their conversion a battle begins, an inner war. "For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want" (Galatians 5:17). The battle is both inevitable and necessary for you to begin to experience spiritual freedom in your life. For Jesus the battle was somewhat different. His nature wasn't sinful like ours, where the devil often has an inside track to temptation. "The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing ...
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