Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Aspiration: “Lead Us"

Feb 28, 2025

Explore how life's tests reveal our true character and the importance of seeking divine guidance. Learn four practical ways to navigate challenges, including recognizing the real enemy and processing trials through God's love. The power of authentic prayer is emphasized, promoting personal growth amid temptations. Delve into the necessity of repentance and the Christian perspective on suffering, as well as the transformative potential of faith in overcoming life's hurdles. Embrace these tests as opportunities for growth and resilience.

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Anticipating life's tests is essential for growth, as many individuals fail to prepare and react poorly to unexpected challenges.

Recognizing God's love in processing trials encourages a positive perspective, viewing struggles as growth opportunities rather than punishments.

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Understanding Tests and Temptations

Life is filled with both tests and temptations that reveal our true character. Jesus emphasizes the importance of approaching these challenges with a prayer asking for deliverance from evil, recognizing that tests can also serve as traps depending on how we respond. A notable story illustrates this point through a man who, after causing a fatal accident, resorted to avoidance and dishonesty, ultimately leading to his conviction and imprisonment. This man’s narrative highlights that our instinctual reactions to small tests can set the stage for our responses to larger trials in life.

Intro

4min

Embracing Life's Tests

12min

The Power of Prayer and Resilience Against Temptation

3min

Navigating Sin and Suffering

14min

Embracing Life's Tests Through Faith

2min

A good test shows you what you really are, what’s really in you. If you’re in denial, the tests are devastating. If you’re dropping the ball, the tests are traps. Jesus says the only way you’re going to come through the tests of life is if you seek God.

How are you doing right now? Are you going through and failing the little tests, and are you setting yourself up for failure of some big test in the future? How can you be delivered from evil in the tests of life? Jesus tells you how.

Let’s look at four very practical ways of dealing with the tests of life: 1) expect the tests of life, 2) in the tests, realize the real enemy is evil, not pain, 3) process your tests through the love of the Father, and 4) see Jesus swaying, “Pray: Lead us not into temptation.”

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on May 28, 1995. Series: The Lord’s Prayer 1995. Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15.

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