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  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Facing The Giants

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 29, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,301 views

    By faith, learn to face the giants that can defeat you.

    I heard of a group of people who visited a zoo. As they passed the elephant pen they noticed one of the attendants sitting and crying. One of the visitors asked another attendant what was wrong. The attendant replied “The elephant has died.” The visitor said “Oh, he must have been fond of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Start Living With Godly Power Today

    Contributed by Paul Shafit on Apr 11, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,254 views

    Defeat the devil at his own game in Christ Jesus.

    #1330 Start Living With Godly Power Today Colossians 3:12-17 It has been said that Baptism is to the Christian faith what the wedding ring is to a marriage. It is a symbol. "Like the wedding ring, baptism draws a mark on the ground between the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    The Warrior Rises Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 23, 2013
     | 6,409 views

    Jesus is the warrior who rises to defeat the enemy, satan.

    The Warrior Rises October 14, 2012 Do you ever watch wrestling? Some people are afraid to admit they do. I’m not, actually, I used to watch it. I watched wrestling back in the day when it was not quite as popular. It was on TV every week. I remember watching some of the meanest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Joshua The High Priest

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 29, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,147 views

    The Lord Jesus has already defeated the accuser of the brethren.

    JOSHUA THE HIGH PRIEST. Zechariah 3. After seventy years of exile in Babylon, the children of Israel began to return to Jerusalem. They were led first by Ezra the scribe, and the Persian Emperor’s cup-bearer Nehemiah. The Governor of Judah was a prince of the house of David named Zerubbabel. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Birth And Rebirth For The Church Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,499 views

    The moment of greatest defeat is the beginning of a cosmic triumph in Christ.

    Pentecost 2013 I invite you to view with me the broken body of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Messiah of the Jews, hanging from the cross. Around him, almost dancing with joy, are his enemies, challenging him, “if you are the Messiah, come down from the cross, if God really loves you.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    The Poverty Of Satisfaction

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on May 14, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,090 views

    Acceptance of your surroundings can lead to great defeat.

    2 Kings 7:1-9 KJV Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. [2] Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rainer Reddy avatar

    Get Back On Your Feet...the Fight Is Not Over Yet

    Contributed by Rainer Reddy on Dec 26, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 29,854 views

    We are never defeated because Jesus is in our corner.

    Text: 2 Corinthians 4: 8 – 9 : ” We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” Theme: Get back on your feet…the fight is not over yet! Introduction: - On the night of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    We Can Learn A Lot From A Veteran

    Contributed by Darrell Williams on Nov 10, 2019
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     | 4,731 views

    Our Veterans have defeated physical and mental enemies.

    Regardless of which war or conflict you look at, high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder or (PTSD) in veterans have been found. Throughout history, people have recognized that exposure to combat situations can negatively impact the mental health of those involved in these ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    Achieving Victory Over Lonliness

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Feb 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,892 views

    LONLINESS CAN BE A GREAT ENEMY OF PEOPLE. IT IS ALSO AN ENEMY THAT CAN BE DEFEATED.

    ACHIEVING VICTORY OVER LONLINESS: PART TWO JOHN 16:17-34 THEME: LONLINESS IS A PART OF OUR LIVES, BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO RULE OUR LIVES. WE CAN HAVE VICTORY OVER IT, EVENTUALLY THRUOGH CHRIST. INTRODUCTION: LAST WEEK I INTRODUCED YOU TO FOUR MAJOR AREAS OF OUR LIVES WHERE WE ARE PRONE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Joseph: Tempted By Potiphar’s Wife Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 10, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,445 views

    With the blows that Joseph received you would think he was down for the count. No matter wherever Joseph found himself he would make the best of a bad situation. Joseph would always prove faithful with the little and prove trustworthy to be faithful with much.

    When we think of people who made it to the top we might forget their failures. Abraham Lincoln, who is considered by many as the greatest and most loved president failed his way forward. Twice he failed at business. He had seven major defeats in politics. Abraham Lincoln was defeated for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Luke Vasicek avatar

    The Snake In The Garden: The Serpent Came To Eve Genesis 3:1

    Contributed by Luke Vasicek on Sep 29, 2025
     | 383 views

    A Detailed Look at Genesis 3:1 and the Beginning of the Temptation of Eve

    The Snake in the Garden: The Serpent Came to Eve Genesis 3:1 1. The Devil is _Intelligent_. (V.1). “The serpent was more crafty…” What does it mean that the serpent was “crafty”? Well, the Hebrew word translated“crafty,” and is translated as “_prudence_” elsewhere (Prov. 1:4). It is a kind of ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    Tempted? Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,421 views

    tired of temptations, looking for a way out?

    There is not a one of us in the room who has not been tempted to do something we know we shouldn’t. From sneaking a cookie to sneaking cash. Children instinctively respond to temptation at a young age and older people seem never to shake it. From birth to death we will always be hounded by ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Darren Rogers avatar

    Daniel Chapter 3a Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on May 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,335 views

    How do you deal with temptation?

    A. Chapter 3 Outline I. Daniel’s Friends Would Not Bow (3:1-7) a. The King’s Pride (3:1) b. The King’s Politicians (3:2-3) c. The King’s Proclamation (3:4-5) d. The King’s Penalty (3:6-7) II. Daniel’s Friends Would Not Budge (3:8-23) a. The Threat (3:8-15) i. The Astrologer’s Report ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Jesus' Ministry Begins Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 7,184 views

    Highlights beginning of Jesus’ public ministry; baptism, anointing, temptation

    Jesus Ministry Begins Mark 1:9-13 INTRO.: The beginning of the public life of Jesus is very briefly recorded by Mark, who is characterized by an economy of words. It was time of religious awakening. Mark quickly tells us of the ministry of John the Baptist as predicted by Malachi and described ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Dina avatar

    Watch And Pray

    Contributed by James Dina on Jul 21, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 31,100 views

    Watch and pray, so that you will not fall into temptation. Watching excites prayer, for every enemy we see will move us to pray more earnestly. Moreover, watching is prayer. If there be true watching, the watching itself is prayer.

    WATCH AND PRAY “Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What! Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal