In Sermon Illustrations: "Temptation And Sin"

Every Temptation That We Meet In The Path Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every temptation that we meet in the path of duty is another chance of filling our ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Temptation...means Enticement, Forbidden Fruit, ...

Contributed by Hugh Laing on Mar 1, 2010

TEMPTATION...means Enticement, Forbidden Fruit, Allure, Bait, Desire... and I love this story on temptation. “There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I think illustrates the nature of TEMPTATION. The boy was standing near an open box of peanut butter cookies. “Now then, ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Denomination: Baptist

Sin Is Not The Things You Do. Sin Is An Entity. ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2005

Sin is not the things you do. Sin is an entity. It drives you to do the things that you do. It is like the White Witch’s Turkish Delight which she gave to Edmund. The more he ate the more he wanted…needed…but it never satisfied. Instead it ...read more

Denomination: Orthodox

Christ Took Our Sins And The Sins Of The Whole ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Christ took our sins and the sins of the whole world as well as the Father’s wrath on his shoulders, and he has drowned them both in himself so that we are thereby ...read more

Tags: Cross Agony

If Youre Going To Sin, Sin Against God, Not The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If youre going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Worse Than The Sin You Criticize Is The Sin Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Worse than the sin you criticize is the ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

Sin Is A Damnable Thing. Sin Has Temporal ...

Contributed by David Tack on May 6, 2009

Sin is a damnable thing. Sin has temporal consequences with an eternal abode in hell as it’s final demise. This horrendous demise is what initiates unquestionable ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

Sin Is A Damnable Thing. Sin Has Temporal ...

Contributed by David Tack on Sep 19, 2010

Sin is a damnable thing. Sin has temporal consequences with an eternal abode in hell as its final demise. This horrendous demise is what initiates unquestionable need for ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:11

Tags: Atonement

Denomination: Baptist

Cowardice Never Wins Against Temptation, Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010

Cowardice Never Wins Against Temptation, Only Courage On May 21, 1946 in Los Alamos, NM, a young and daring scientist, Louis Slotin, was carrying out a necessary experiment in preparation for the atomic test to be conducted in the waters of the South Pacific. He had successfully performed the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Tags: Heroism, Self-Sacrifice

Sin - A Moment Of Pleasure For A Lifetime Of Pain

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 8, 2024

While a man and his wife were shopping at a mall, a shapely, young woman in a short, form-fitting dress strolled by catching the attention of everyone. Without even thinking, the eyes of the husband followed the attractive woman as she walked ahead of the couple. Without even looking up from the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:10-15

Tags: Sex, Pleasure, Eyes, Husbands, Arguments, Wives, Sin, Pornography, Lust, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, Pain, Marriage  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Another Week On My Own

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 22, 2025

Several weeks ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage informed me she would be in St. Augustine with our daughter and granddaughter for spring break. As always, I really didn’t properly process this information. I get so busy with other things that there are some things I can’t process. It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Tags: Sin, Temptation, Cheating

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Prayer Will Make A Man Cease From Sin, Or Sin ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Sin Is Sin It Leads To Death No Matter How It Isillustrated.

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 25, 2024

We the Church need to be aware of the danger there is from those who prophecy falsely, there is a great push within Christian circles to accept people's immorality in the name of God’s love, and grace. Sin remains sin, those of us who have repented of our sins know the release and joy that ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:1-41, 2 Corinthians 5:15

Tags: Grace, Acceptance, Salvation, Joy, Power, Redemption, Denial, Punishment, Repentence, Recrucifying Christ, Immorality, Danger, False Teachers, Release, Sanctification, Regeneration  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

Make It Your Aim Not To Sin

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 24, 2012

MAKE IT YOUR AIM NOT TO SIN The whole purpose of John's letter, he says, is that we not sin. One day as I was studying this chapter I realized that my personal life's objective regarding holiness was less than that of John's. He was saying, in effect, "Make it your aim not to sin." As I thought ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1

Tags: Holiness

Denomination: Baptist

Temptation And Evil Are Parts Of Life. We Pray In ...  PRO

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 12, 2005

Temptation and evil are parts of life. We pray in this petition that God will guard us from its disastrous effects and help us stand against it. Unfortunately many of us follow the example of the majority of people and follow the path of least resistance. We yield. In the lake of life, we are Brown ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Lutheran

Survey Respondents Noted Temptations Were More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Survey respondents noted temptations were more potent when they had neglected their time with God (81 percent) and when they were physically tired (57 percent). Resisting temptation was accomplished by prayer (84 percent), avoiding compromising situations (76 percent), Bible study (66 ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

One Should Fight Like The Devil The Temptation ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exceptionat least ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Temptations Are Like Bums: Treat One Nice And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Temptations are like bums: treat one nice and hell ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

When You Flee Temptation, Dont Leave A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you flee temptation, dont leave a ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

Dont Worry About Avoiding Temptation... As You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Dont worry about avoiding temptation... As you grow ...read more

Tags: Temptation General