Patterns

One of the gifts we as humans are endowed with is the ability to recognize patterns. This ability allows us to make sense of our environment and to categorize our surroundings.
This principle of patterns not only applies to the physical world but also to the spiritual realm. In today’s reading, we are going to identify some very important spiritual patterns - patterns that if we can recognize, I believe will greatly increase the effectiveness with which we live the Christian life.

Outline: 1) The pattern of temptation. 2) The pattern of sin (giving into temptation) 3) The pattern of faithfulness