July 10, 2011
A Way of Escape - A Way to Freedom!
Mike Fritscher

1 Corinthians 1:1-13

God Offers You A Way of Escape From the Temptation, the sin and the Bondage of that Sin!

Genesis 4:1-8 – What God Offered Cain, He Offers You!

• An Appeal to Your Conscience!

Ask the Right Questions!

• The Way of the Blessing! Deuteronomy 30:15-20

• A Way Out – A Way of Escape!

• Sin Desires You And Is Crouching at the Door!
• Jesus Wants You And Knocks at the Door to Come In!

• A Difficult, Yet Attainable Proposition!

Sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you , but you must master it . "

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be master over you , for you are not under law but under grace.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

Why Must I Master Sin or Why Must I Escape Sin’s Snare!

I Want to Escape the Snare of Sin Because of

Excellent Benefits! Great Grace! Greatest Example! Jesus

1. Excellent Benefits!

• Unbroken Fellowship of Peace

Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the Lord’ hand is not so short that it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear!

• Continual Freedom from Guilt!

Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to You and my Iniquity I did not Hide; I said, I will confess my transgression to the Lord and you forgave the guilt of my sin!

• Effectual Influence!

Psalm 40:2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction out of the miry clay, and He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. 3 He put a new son in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear and will trust in the Lord!

Biblical Assurance! 1 John 1:1-4

Avoidance of Shame, Pain and Sorrow!

2. Great Grace! Titus 2:11-14

3. Greatest Example! 1 Peter 2:21-25

What’s Next?

• Take an Honest Inventory of Your Life!
• Believe There’s a way out of your bondage, predicament, the temptation to sin, disobey God and walk the way of the world!

1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

• Resist the Enemy!
• Rejoice in your temptations! Count it all joy!
• Make Your Love and Appreciation For Christ, your greatest motivation for Resistance!

Power Verse to Memorize!

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.