THE CHOICE
THAT
CHANGED
EVERYTHING
Genesis 3:1-7, 21
INTRODUCTION
CREATION
MANKIND
FREE-WILL
THE FIRST TEMPTATION
GENESIS 3:1-4
“Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field
which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman,
“Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the
garden?” And the woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit
of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of
the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God a said, ‘You
shall not eat from it or touch it, lest you die.’ And the serpent
said to the woman, “You surely shall not die.’
GENESIS 3:5“For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will
be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and
that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was
desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate;
and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Then
the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that
they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and
made themselves loin coverings.”
GENESIS 3:21
“And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his
wife, and clothed them.”
“NOW THE SERPENT WAS MORE CRAFTY
THAN ANY BEAST OF THE FIELD WHICH
THE LORD GOD HAD MADE….”
Genesis 3:1
IS SATAN FOR REAL?
THE SERPENT?
“AND THE GREAT DRAGON WAS THROWN DOWN, THE
SERPENT OF OLD, WHO IS CALLED THE DEVIL AND SATAN,
WHO DECEIVES THE WHOLE WORLD; HE WAS THROWN
DOWN TO THE EARTH, AND HIS ANGELS WERE THROWN
DOWN WITH HIM.”
WHERE DID SATAN COME FROM?
Revelation 12:9
Isaiah 14:12-15
Ezekiel 28:12-17
WHAT IS SATAN ALL ABOUT?
“The thief comes ONLY to steal, kill and
destroy…” John 10:10
IS SATAN FOR REAL?
LET’S TALK ABOUT
TEMPTATION!
“There has no temptation 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 will with the
temptation provide a way of escape that you may be able to
endure it.” - I Corinthians 10:13
FIVE FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION!
GENESIS 3
FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
FACT #1: TEMPTATION CAN COME OUT OF NOWHERE AT
ANY TIME TO ANY PERSON!
SURPRISE!
“Now the serpent was more crafty…”
Genesis 3:1
GENESIS 3
FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
FACT #2: TEMPTATION WILL OFTEN INVOLVE THE
EVERYDAY NORMAL EXPERIENCES OF LIFE:
CONVERSATION
CONTROVERSY
“And he (the serpent) said to the woman, ‘Indeed, has God
said, You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’”
Genesis 3:1b
EVE’S WORDS
WHAT GOD REALLY SAID:
“And God commanded the man saying, ‘From any tree of the
garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day
that you eat f rom it you shall surely die.’” (Genesis 2:16,17)
WHAT EVE SAID GOD SAID:
“And the woman said to the serpent, ‘From the fruit of the
trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree
which is in the midst of the garden, God as said, ‘you shall not
eat from it or touch it, lest you die.’”
(Genesis 3:2,3)
SATAN’S WORDS
“And the serpent said to the woman, ‘You shall surely not die.
For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will
be opened, and you will be like God knowing good and evil.’”
GENESIS 3
FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
FACT #3: TEMPTATION OFTEN INVOLVES A LOT OF LITTLE
STEPS TAKEN IN A WRONG DIRECTION!
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food,
and that it was a delight to the eyes and that it was desirable
to make one wise….” Genesis 3:6
3 SOURCES OF TEMPTATION
AND SIN
GOOD FOR FOOD
DELIGHT TO THE EYES
MAKE ONE WISE
LUST OF THE FLESH
LUST OF THE EYES
THE PRIDE OF LIFE
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust
of the eyes and the boastful pride of life is not from the
Father, but is from the world.” I John 2:16
GENESIS 3
FACTS ABOUT TEMPTATION
FACT #4 THE SMALL STEPS OF TEMPTATION IN A WRONG
DIRECTION OFTEN LEADS TO A WRONG DECISION AND
WRONG ACTION!
“When the woman saw that the tree was good
for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes
and that it was desirable to make one wise, SHE
TOOK OF ITS FRUIT AND ATE AND SHE GAVE
ALSO TO HER HUSBAND, AND HE ATE. Then the
eyes of both of them were opened and they
knew they were naked; and they sewed fig
leaves together and made themselves loin
coverings.” Genesis 3:6,7
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM SIN AND TEMPTATION
1. KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS A
TARGET OF THE ENEMY!
(I Peter 5:8,9)
2. LOOK FOR THE WAY OF ESCAPE THAT
GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES FOR YOU
(I Cor. 10:13)
3. PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD
AND BE PREPARED WHEN TEMPTATION
COMES (Eph. 6)
Armor of God
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM SIN AND TEMPTATION
4. KNOW THE WORD OF GOD AND
MAKE IT A PART OF YOU LIFE!
(Psalm 119:11)
5. AVOID SITUATIONS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY
CONBRIBUTE TO YOUR
VULNERABILIT (I Thess. 5:22)
6. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH
GODLY PEOPLE (Hebrews 10:25)
“Then the eyes of them both were opened and they knew
that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and
made themselves loin coverings.” (Genesis 3:7)
“And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his
wife and clothed them.” (Genesis 3:21)
THE PROVISION OF GOD
(FOR US)
“I will rejoice greatly in the Lord;
My soul will exult in my God!
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation;
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness….”
Isaiah 61:10