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  • Segun Omole avatar

    Lesson From The Fall Of David

    Contributed by Segun Omole on Dec 12, 2013
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    idleness opens you up to temptation. Don't seek rest when you're supposed to be fighting. Too many spiritual kings are sleeping when they're meant to be at war

    Lessons From the Fall of David 2 Samuel 11 - Vs 1- at a time when Kings went to war David stayed back at home- there's a time to be at war as a christian. Be sober be vigilant..Don't be sleeping when you're meant to be fighting..idleness opens you up to temptation. Don't seek rest when you're ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Triumphant Joy: The Pursuit Of Happiness Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 18, 2013
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     | 23,229 views

    Philippians shows us how God wants His people to experience triumphant joy, rejoicing in the Lord always, even in the midst of suffering, trials and temptations.

    TRIUMPHANT JOY #1: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS INTRO TO TOPIC: • Joy and happiness. So many people in the world today aren’t experiencing it! • However, so many people in our world live for the pursuit of happiness. • The question is: HOW do we experience happiness? Everyone ...read more

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    His Rules Or House Rules?

    Contributed by Rich Cook on Aug 6, 2012
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    Using the backdrop of board games, we look at God's sovereignty and our temptation to take his original plan and insert our own "house rules."

    God’s game. His rules or House rules? 1. Games. (Scrolled through slides of several games: Life, Monopoly, Uno, etc.) 2. Sorry: Object of the game is to get your four pieces from the start into your home, different cards different instructions, slides (but not your own color), safe ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Words Of Comfort To Weary Souls (Matthew 4:12- 5:12)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Nov 17, 2024
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    Jesus' public ministry got underway after His time in the wilderness. He had overcome the temptations of the devil, and was now ready to change the world.

    Matthew 4:12-28: Jesus had just returned from the desert when He heard that John the Baptist had been cast into prison by the order of Herod Antipas for speaking out against Herod's adulterous relationship with the wife of his brother Philip. The LORD went on to the region of Galilee, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Can Escape

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 23, 2022
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    Our culture is filled with so much moral depravity so how can we escape? Regarding temptation, Paul offers the Corinthians staunch support.

    Paul said that bad desires and temptations can happen to anyone, so do not think that we are the only ones at risk. We can also resist temptation, as others have. We can resist any temptation because God will assist us in doing so. With God’s help, we can resist temptation if: We ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Deliver Us From Evil Series

    Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on Jun 22, 2025
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    Beloved, hear me well. We are not just in a world full of challenges—we are in a battlefield infested with wickedness, surrounded by arrows, traps, temptations, and demonic strategies.

    🔥 SERMON TITLE: "Deliver Us from Evil!" Main Text: Matthew 6:13 (KJV) “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.” 🕊? INTRODUCTION: Beloved, hear me well. We are not just in a world ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Spirit Help

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 20, 2025
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    But God...We live in a wounded and fallen world. A world that is no longer perfect, a world that is filled with sin, with temptation, with sickness, with sorrow, with tragedy, with pain, with loneliness, But God!

    Spirit Help Romans 8:22-23, 26-28 In, Romans 8, Paul says very clearly that you and I live in a fallen and broken world. He says,"We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now." We live in a wounded and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Loving, Living And Leading God's People PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
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     | 933 views

    The importance of loving God's people, living in God's will, and leading God's flock with humility, as we understand God's love for us and resist the devil's temptations.

    Good morning, family! We're gonna dive head first into God's word today, focusing our hearts and minds on the beautiful truth found in 1 Peter 5:4-10 and Romans 5:8. As we explore these scriptures, we'll be talking about loving God's people, living in God's will, and leading God's flock - three L's ...read more

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    Finding Hope In Difficult Times SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023
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    In times of trouble, temptation, and transgressions, we can find hope and trust in God. He will guide us through our trials and make a way for us.

    GOD WILL MAKE A WAY IN YOUR TIME OF TROUBLE, TRIALS, TEMPTATION, TRUSTING, AND TRANSGRESSIONS. GOD WILL MAKE A WAY - ISAIAH 43:10-19 In this passage, we see the phrase "make a way" mentioned in verse 16 and verse 19. Throughout the history of Israel, God consistently made a way for them. He made a ...read more

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    Lead Us, Father, For Your Glory PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 22, 2024
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     | 599 views

    This sermon explores the depth of our relationship with God, emphasizing the need to seek protection from temptation and prevail over evil through knowing God intimately.

    Good morning, beloved family of Christ. It's a joyous day, a day filled with the promise of God's grace and love. As we gather together in this sacred space, we are reminded that we are a community united by faith, bound together by the love of our Lord. And it's within this context of love and ...read more

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    Church Is Habitual PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2025
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    Trusting God in trials, resisting temptation, and living out our faith through obedient action shapes us into Christlike people who impact the world.

    Some weeks feel like a head-on collision with life, don’t they? The calendar crowds you. The headlines haunt you. The phone rings and your heart sinks—another bill, another doctor’s report, another hard conversation. In moments like these, James steps into our living room with a calm, steady voice ...read more

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    Help! There's A Snake In My Garden! Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 5, 2023
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     | 2,688 views

    We need a Redeemer because we are fallen people. We inherited our fallen nature because of the fall of our first parents. Eve was seduced by Satan, and Adam chose to rebel against God. Thus, the creation was plunged into ruin.

    “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. “He said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, “You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?”’ And the woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, “You ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Desire Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 26, 2022
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    This sermon focuses on sinful desires that culture uses to entice people to sin, and how through Christ we have the power and the responsibility to not yield to them.

    If you have your Bibles and you want to follow along, we are going to be looking at 1 Peter 2:11. If you have been here for a while, you know that we have begun our new summer series called “Do Not Conform. Be Transformed.” It is based on a passage in Romans 12:1-2 where it says basically “Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Three Ingredients Of Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Nov 18, 2023
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     | 10,290 views

    The Bible teaches us that true Thanksgiving is identified or verified by a life of daily THANKS-LIVING

    TITLE: THE THREE INGREDIENTS OF THANKSGIVING SCRIPTURE: I THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 Thanksgiving is a very special time of the year. Traditionally, it’s a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. The worldly perspective of thanksgiving however, has turned it into a time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Spirit Of Potiphar

    Contributed by Abimbola Salu on Oct 18, 2025
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    The story of Joseph in the Bible is a lesson in resilience, courage, tenacity and forbearance in the face of adversity.

    The story of Joseph in the Bible is a lesson in resilience, courage, tenacity and forbearance in the face of adversity. Joseph was born into a family plagued by sibling rivalry and envy. His mother, Rachael, was the preferred choice of his father, Jacob, but he was tricked into marrying her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist