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What Did He Mean by That?

🎙 Episode Title: Desire, Opportunity & Grace?

📅 Release Date: July 17th, 2025

🎧 Host(s):  Dr. Christopher Cali, Pastor Chris Heimerle, Ashley Cali, & Robby McKinney.

Episode Summary:

Join us for a special on-the-road edition of the podcast,recorded at Word of Life Youth Camp in Schroon Lake. In this third installment of the “What Is Sin?” series, the team dives deep into the anatomy of sin — exploring how temptation is formed through desire and opportunity, the battle with indwelling sin, and the beauty of being drawn by God’s grace.

Key Discussion Points:

1. What is the relationship between desire and sin?

- How does James 1:14–15 describe the progression from desire to death?

- Can desires be good? When do they become sinful?

2. Desire + Opportunity = Sin

- What does this formula reveal about how sin often happens in our lives?

- Can you think of a time when desire or opportunity alone wasn't enough, but the combination led to sin?

3. The Role of the Heart

- What does it mean that we still battle indwelling sin even after becoming Christians?

- How should we respond when we recognize sinful desires within ourselves?

Takeaways:· Temptation begins in the heart.

- Sin isn’t just about external actions—it starts with internal desires.

- James 1 shows that we are “lured and enticed” by our own desires.  · Desire + Opportunity is a dangerous combination.

- You need both for sin to occur.

- Recognizing this can help us avoid scenarios where sin becomes more likely.

· Even good desires can become sinful.

- Desiring things like marriage, success, or comfort isn’t wrong until they become ultimate.

- Anything we elevate above God can become an idol.

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