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  • Eric Grenier avatar

    The Devil Made Me Do It??? Series

    Contributed by Eric Grenier on Apr 26, 2018
     | 3,390 views

    Temptation has more to do with following our flesh then following the devil. Satan can ONLY tempt us to do what we WANT to do.

    James 1:9-18 9 Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. 10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. 11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Nestor Menjivar avatar

    Los Que Perdieron Series

    Contributed by Nestor Menjivar on Nov 28, 2002
    based on 90 ratings
     | 2,937 views

    Un sermon que examina unas figuras Biblicas que perdieron la lucha. Examina sus vidas y que podemos aprender nosotros de ellos.

    Luchas con Dios – Los Que Perdieron la Lucha Lucas 9:25 {Lee Lucas 9:25} En cada lucha hay quien gana y quien pierde. Hemos estado estas ultimas semanas mirando a hombres que lucharon con Dios y ganaron. No ganaron porque vencieron a Dios pero porque permitieron que Dios reinara en su vida y en ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Flaming Arrows Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 6, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,618 views

    FAITH TO STAND (part 4) We can have faith to stand in the midst of Satan’s greatest attack. A closer look a Christ’s third temptation and Satan’s FLAMING ARROWS of peer pressure, pride and presumption.

    · It began 68 years ago today, December 1st, 1934. Sergey Kirov, a leader of the Russian Revolution and a high-ranking member of the Politburo, was shot to death at his Leningrad office by Leonid Nikolayev. Many believe that the gunman Nikolayev, a member of the Communist Party, carried out the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Getting In The Fight

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,733 views

    How are we to win the fight we face? This message looks at the 8 places in the NT that the Greek word “agonizomai” (translated "fight" in this verse) appears.

    A FUNDAMENTAL SPIRITUAL TRUTH: “Life is war.” - 1 Timothy 6:12 - "Fight the good fight of faith". - the verb “fight” is the Greek word “agonizomai”. - only appears 8 times in the NT. - where else does that Greek word appear and what do those passages teach us about the battle before ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Watch Your Weak Moments Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 19, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 12,783 views

    Each of us experiences weak moments when we should not make deci¬sions. In a weak moment a dieter may see an appetizing dessert and yield to temptation.

    Title: Watch Your Weak Moments Text: "Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, See me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Non-Conformists (Part One) Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,844 views

    The call to living a holy lifestyle as a Christian Non-Conformist

    1And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Opening The Door To God's Mercy Series

    Contributed by Alan Kraft on Jan 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,663 views

    The fifth of a series of six sermons from Jeremiah on sexual sin. This message focuses on God’s mercy for those suffering in the grip of sexual sin and how to gain it for yourself.

    For free MP3 downloads of sermons by Alan Kraft, visit www.cccgreeley.org. For Alan’s blog, visit www.stoptryingharder.com A. If you have your Bible, please turn to Jeremiah 3. We are in the midst of a series of messages entitled Behind Closed Doors. In this series we are looking at the issue of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • James Bohrer avatar

    Help! I Need Somebody. Help! Not Just Anybody. Series

    Contributed by James Bohrer on Jan 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,017 views

    Christ can rescue us from any danger. He is also our greatest friend when things are going well.

    HELP! I Need Somebody. HELP! Not just anybody. Hebrews 4:14-16 Pastor Jim Bohrer July 13, 2008 During the years of 1980s, I traveled quite a bit from Washington D.C. to New Jersey to go between my father and mother’s house. As a 10 year old I traveled alone on planes and news stories about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Smarowsky avatar

    Joy In Hard Times

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 14,296 views

    “Christians are like teabags. You don’t know how strong they are until you put them in hot water.”

    Joy in Hard Times (James 1:2-8) (v2) “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials…” - James is telling us to CONSIDER it joy when we encounter various trials. - CONSIDER is different then BE. - We are not going to be joyful when we are struggling in the midst of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chad Bolfa avatar

    How Can I Live A Lion Alert Life? Series

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,942 views

    The Apostle Peter will show us that there are five things that keep us lion alert.

    How Can I Live a “Lion Alert” Life? 1 Peter 5: 5-14 Introduction “In the jungle, the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight.” Do you recognize that once popular song? While it is true that most lions sleep from time to time, in our sermon text the Apostle Peter speaks of a lion that never snoozes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lew Slade avatar

    Action And Reaction

    Contributed by Lew Slade on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,915 views

    Why is it that we so often look for the negative in situations and fall back on fault-finding and grumbling?

    Action and Reaction I am not a scientist by any stretch of the imagination but I have, for some unknown reason, always remembered since my school-going days Sir Isaacs Newton’s third law of motion. I know that all of you are thoroughly familiar with it – but just in case you’ve momentarily ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Raymond Lu avatar

    Samson's Achilles' Heel

    Contributed by Raymond Lu on Aug 9, 2010
     | 10,105 views

    The truth is, we have our own “Achilles’ heel.” These are areas of the enemy’s favorite target points. We may fall like Samson (only He knows) except when we lean on God’s grace in the spiritual battle. When God gives special abilities, the more we shall

    Those who are familiar with Greek mythology sure read about Achilles. Achilles was the bravest, and the most handsome warrior in the army of Argamemnon. It was said that when Achilles was still a child, he was held by the heel, and upside down was dipped in the river call Styx. From then on, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    Lead Us? Not!

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Dec 26, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,606 views

    Before we can even think about resisting temptation,we have to first choose if will we follow Christ.

    Title: Lead Us? Not! Text: Matthew 6:13a (Lead us not into temptation) FCF: Being led is contrary to our natural desires, but when we choose to follow a good leader such as Christ, we end up in a place that is better than we would be naturally. SO: Intro: Winston Churchill is famous for two ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Baeder avatar

    Friendship With The World Series

    Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009
     | 4,217 views

    This is the twelfth of a series of sermons based on scriptures where a rhetorical question beginning with the phrase "Do you not know. . ." is asked. This sermon deals with the rhetorical question asked in James 4:4. "Do you not know that friendship with

    Series: Do You Not Know? Sermon: Friendship with the World Text: James 4:1-10 Introduction: There’s a war going on at this very moment. And whether the battlefield is Iraq or Afghanistan, or your mind, the causes are the same. Someone wants what you’ve got or you want something someone else ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Nick Panico avatar

    "Facing Frustration" Series

    Contributed by Nick Panico on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,986 views

    This sermon deals with the 2nd temptation you face when walking through a wilderness season of life; facing frustration. Part #2 in the series.

    “Facing Frustration” Wilderness Pt. 2 – by Pastor Nick S. Panico (Rom 8:28-29 NKJV) And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. {29} For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational