How Young Men Overcome the Evil One: Strength, Self-Control, and God’s Word

About this episode

The episode discusses how young men can overcome spiritual challenges through strength, self-control, and the Word of God.

Young men overcome the evil one not by willpower alone, but by spiritual strength, self-control, and the Word of God abiding in them. That is exactly what John teaches in 1 John 2:13–14, and it is a message young men desperately need in a culture that seems designed to weaken, distract, and tempt them. There is only audio for this message, so you can listen to the teaching below through the podcast player. Table of contentsSpiritual maturity has stages1. Young men overcome the evil one by being spiritually strong2. Young men overcome the evil one by being in God’s Word3. Young men overcome the evil one by being self-controlled4. Young men overcome the evil one by not taking the first stepThe answer is not mere effort, but ChristA word to fathers and older menFinal encouragement Let me begin with an illustration from the Army. At the brigade level, there are thousands of soldiers. Brigades are made up of battalions, battalions are made up of companies, companies are made up of platoons, and platoons are made up of squads. A squad may have only around 10 soldiers, but those squads are the building blocks of the Army. And who fills those squads? Young men. When a beach must be…

People in this episode

Host: Scott LaPierre

Topics covered

• spiritual strength
• self-control
• God's Word
• young men
• overcoming temptation

Keywords

• young men
• spiritual maturity
• self-control
• God's Word
• overcoming evil

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 John 2:13–14

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