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Explores the importance of discerning deception, distinguishing false prophets, and defending against deceit in our spiritual journey, guided by Matthew 24:24.
Good morning, dear friends. Isn't it a joy to gather together in the house of the Lord, united by our shared love for Christ, and our shared desire to understand His word more deeply? Today, we are going to turn our attention to a passage that may, at first, seem a bit daunting. But fear not! For ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:24
Topics: Deception
Wrong things to do when I’m angry, depressed, frustrated: 1) INVEST in pride; 2) BORROW bitterness; 3) TRADE relationships.
Have you ever felt like the world around you was moving at such an incredible speed while you were standing still? I mean, have you ever wondered if maybe you weren’t going anywhere in life, at least not everywhere you want to go? Have you ever asked yourself, “Is God even at work in my life? ...read more
Scripture: Esther 1:1-22
Denomination: Baptist
The devil, and the whole armor of God. Link inc. to formatted text, audio.
Who is My Enemy? Ephesians 6:10-18 Complete sermon at: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/myenemy.html We move now from Walking in Unity, Purity, and Harmony to Walking in Victory. The Christian life is not a playground, it's a battleground. It's not a frolic, it's a fight, the good fight! It's not ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18
Our enemy is a spiritual power. Our enemy the devil, is described as spiritual forces in heavenly places. Paul wants the believers in Ephesus to know that our enemy is the devil. There may be earthy leaders who oppose the gospel.
Living the Christian life is like standing on a battlefield. There is a drastic difference between peacetime and wartime. In the original Perspectives Books Ralph Winter uses the illustration of the Queen Mary ship to illustrate this. Here is his illustration: The Queen Mary, lying in repose in ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20
The devil has a large propaganda machine. Do not listen. Change channels or turn off the radio.
If you are somewhat a student of military history like I am, you are well aware of a couple of enemy propagandists named Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally. These ladies had a regular radio show that tried to demoralize Allied troops. They would talk about ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, 2 Corinthians 2:11, Genesis 3:1, 1 Corinthians 14:10
Explores discerning deception in our daily lives, standing firm in faith, and applying God's wisdom to navigate through the trickery of the world.
Good morning, beloved. We gather here today with hearts full of hope and minds eager to understand. We stand on the precipice of a new understanding, ready to embrace the wisdom God has for us. Our focus today is on 2 Timothy 3:13, which says, "But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:13
Explores discerning and combating deception in daily life, and defending divine truth.
Welcome, beloved family of faith, to this shared space of worship and wisdom. We gather here, not as strangers passing in the night, but as brothers and sisters bound together in the love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Together, we stand on the precipice of a new understanding, a fresh ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:16-23
Be aware of Satan’s tactics; but don’t be afraid, because our Heavenly Father protects those who are His.
In his book, Influence, Robert Cialdini tells an interesting story about the owner of a jewelry store who was having trouble moving some of her merchandise. Specifically, she had a lot of turquoise and silver Native American jewelry. Now, the jewelry owner had tried every conventional sales trick ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 9:1-12
Denomination: Evangelical Free
No matter the opposition in life, keep pressing on to the High calling of Christ Jesus! - Sermon 5 in Under Construction series
When the Devil Knocks, Keep Pressing On! Nehemiah 6:1-19 Construction Series # Nehemiah is the perfect Old Testament example of the Energizer bunny, he keeps going and going and going, despite all types of different distractions. Some from inside sources, some from outside sources. However, he ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-19
Sermon on Psalm 91 emphasizing the blessings of dwelling is the secret place of the Almighty
THE PSALM THAT THE DEVIL CAN QUOTE TEXT - Psalm 91 INTRO. - Surveys have proved this is one of the favorite Psalms of the people of God. It was found to be one of the 50 favorite passages of many Christians. It is the Psalm that carried many of the missionaries in China through the turmoil of the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16
A time of testing and proving ourselves. A message dealing with temptations using the example of Jesus in the wilderness.
The Devil Made Me Do It Matthew 4: 1-11 February 17, 2002 As we begin the season of Lent, we begin a journey that takes us through the life of our Savior, Jesus Christ… Over the next several weeks, we will be exploring the gospels of John & Matthew, as they lead us down the road to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Denomination: Methodist
Today in our lives we let the Devil convince us God is a harsh God when really if any one’s trying to keep us from having fun it’s the Devil.
Don’t Listen to the Devil By Tylor Cates: Intro: (Gen. 2:16-17) " And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19
This is a message about overcoming struggles, not the struggles that we face from without, but the struggles that we face from within, and winning the battle over temptation.
This morning we are going to be talking about overcoming struggles, not the struggles that we face from without, but the struggles that we face from within – today we want to talk about winning the battle over temptation. A mother told her son that he was not allowed to go swimming that day. ...read more
Scripture: James 1:12-18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
There is only one who wants us to think we have nothing to offer. There is only one who wants us to think we are insignificant. Time to tell the Devil to go to Hell
Tell the Devil to go to Hell! JN 6:1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 1:4, John 6:1-13
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God has given us the pattern to win the war with the devil. All we need to do is obey him.
How to Fight the Devil and Win By Pastor Jim May 2 Chronicles 20:1,13-28 Here is the story of one of the most one-sided battles in the annals of human history. The children of Moab, Ammon and mount Sier had risen in rebellion against King Jehoshaphat of Isreal. This morning we spoke about how ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-28
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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