22/02/2026
SUNDAY SERVICE
PREACHER : Pastor David Seithamo from Echoes of Praise and Evangelical Fellowship of Botswana President(EFB)
TEST BY GOD AND RESISTING TEMPTATION
Mathew4:1-11; James1:12-14 & Genesis 3:6-7
Testings come from God and the temptations come from the devil, the world and one’s sinful desires.
* Testings are set to strenngthen the believer to depend on God
* Testings strengthen our faith in God
* The bible says blessed is the man who stand when test arise ( Job 23:10)-But he knows the way that i take, when he has tested me i shall come forth as gold.
* testings are meant to refine us
*When it comes to temptations, every man is tempted by his own desires, we normally get tempted on things we like
Temptations is enticement, usually from the enemy or internal desires
As believers, we should be vigilant, open our eyes and resist the devil
The goal and outcome of the test is to ensure that we are refined.
Test is associated by God designed to refine us; to build us; to build our obedience to God.
further readings can be drawn from: Judges 4:11; 1 cor 10:13; isaiah 61:10 & 2 Timothy