CHRISTIAN’S COMPETENCE

Luke 4:1-13

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit
into the wilderness,
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Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when
they were ended, he afterward hungered.
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And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be
made bread. TEMPTATION OF THE BODY
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And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word of God.
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And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms
of the world in a moment of time.
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And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for
that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
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If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
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And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said
unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
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For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
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And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against
a stone.
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And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

WE CAN ONLY BE COMPETENT THROUGH SUBMISSION

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you

To be Competent is to be

SUBMIT OUR WILL

Mark 10:17-27  And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled
to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
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And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
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Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not
bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
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And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
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Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way,
sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come,
take up the cross, and follow me.
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And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
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And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have
riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto
them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.
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And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God
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all things are possible.

James 1:14-15
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But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
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Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished,
bringeth forth death.
It is never about the sthrenght of the Devil but the weakness of our Heart

SUBMIT OUR WAYS

Luke 18:9-13
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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and
despised others:
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Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men
are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
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I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
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And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but
smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

SUBMIT OUR WISDOM

Romans 8:7  Because the  carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of
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God, nor indeed can be