Holiness - Holy like JesusThis message is from Lead Pastor Dan Painter in week four of the sermon series “Holiness - Holy like Jesus”. Grace Pointe is a church dedicated to seeing a world full of healthy churches by making as many people as much like Jesus in the shortest time possible. We are a multi-site church in Illinois with a campus in Naperville, IL and Plainfield, IL. If you would like to learn more about Grace Pointe Church, please visit www.gracepointe.us. Grace Pointe Naperville: Sunday services at 8 am, 9:30 am, and 11 amGrace Pointe Plainfield: Sunday services at 9 am and 11 amOvercoming Temptation: How to Use God's Word as a Weapon explores the critical choice believers face between following feelings or standing on biblical truth. This message examines why our emotions make unreliable spiritual guides and how Jesus modeled the perfect response to temptation in the wilderness. Learn the powerful pattern Jesus established by countering each of Satan's temptations with Scripture, saying 'It is written...' Discover practical steps to identify your specific vulnerabilities to temptation and how to find, memorize, and apply relevant Bible verses as your spiritual defense. This teaching unpacks Jeremiah 17:9, Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 119:11, and other key passages that reveal how our hearts can deceive us and why God's Word provides the ultimate protection. Whether you're struggling with temptation in relationships, finances, career decisions, or personal habits, this message offers biblical strategies to overcome the enemy's attacks. Find freedom from emotional decision-making and learn to wield the sword of the Spirit effectively in your daily spiritual battles. Perfect for anyone wanting to strengthen their faith, develop spiritual disciplines, or break free from recurring sin patterns. Christian living, spiritual warfare, Bible study, temptation, spiritual growth, biblical truth, scripture memorization, overcoming sin, Jesus' example, spiritual disciplines.Important VersesHebrews 13:5Jeremiah 17:9-10Psalm 19Deuteronomy 8:3Proverbs 3:5-6Think about it!How does Satan try to manipulate our feelings to lead us away from God's truth?Why is it dangerous to follow our hearts/feelings without filtering them through God's Word?What does it mean that the heart is 'deceitful above all things' (Jeremiah 17:9)?How can we distinguish between emotions that are trustworthy versus those that are deceiving us?What practical steps can we take to better hide God's Word in our hearts?How did Jesus demonstrate the proper use of Scripture as a weapon against temptation?What's the difference between just knowing Scripture and actually using it as a weapon?How can we maintain trust in God's Word when our feelings are telling us something different?Apply it!This week, identify one area where you tend to follow your feelings rather than God's truth. Find and memorize a specific Bible verse that addresses that particular temptation. Practice using this verse as a weapon whenever those feelings arise.Key TakeawaysOur feelings are often unreliable due to sin's corruption of our heartsGod's Word is both true and good - designed for our flourishing, not our restrictionWe must not just know Scripture but learn to use it tactically against specific temptationsEffective use of God's Word requires both taking it up (knowing it) and going under it (submitting to it)Jesus demonstrated perfect resistance to temptation by consistently standing on God's truth