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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Do We Want To Avoid Temptation? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 2, 2025
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    We finish up the Lord's Prayer sermon series with Jesus' words on temptation. Do they match how we normally approach sin in our lives?

    AVOIDING TEMPTATION: Do I want this for my life? - Matthew 6:13. - Now we come to the close of the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus has invited us to pray about a number of important subjects and now we have a final one about spiritual victory. - What does v. 13 mean? I think a summary statement would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Kane avatar

    What Is Victory Over Sin And Temptation?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
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    How can we resist temptation?

    David Durey tells the story of small boy’s father who would occasionally sneak into a neighbor’s orchard and take some of the best fruit. He was always careful, however, to make sure that “the coast was clear.” One day while the son was tagging along, after carefully looking in every direction, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Hook, Line And Sinker

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 7, 2011
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    A message on temptation and how to overcome it

    "Hook, Line and Sinker" James 1:12-18 OPEN: Every good fisherman worth his salt knows that you can't catch fish consistently by using only one kind of bait. Seasoned fishermen know that the difference between going home with fish and going home with a fish story lies in the bait. So if ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Lessons For The Materializing Church -- Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 11, 2010
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    as we proceed in our study of the book of James, we come to a section here in Chapter 1, verses 12 through 15 where James gives us some simple truth. Truth about trials and truth about temptations. James looks at the origins of both, the results of both

    THE BOOK OF JAMES LESSONS FOR THE MATERIALIZING CHURCH -- PART 3 James 1:12-15 – TEMPTATIONS James 1:1-7, 12-15 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does The Spirit Lead Us Into Temptation?

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 17, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,808 views

    Temptation, It’s everywhere

    Does the Spirit lead us into temptation? Sunday March 04, 2001 We are going to take our scripture this morning from Matthew 4:1-11 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Strategies Of The Enemy: How To Counter & Defeat Satan

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 23, 2021
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    We know as Christians that we have a friend, his name is Jesus. And we know as Christians that we have an enemy, and his name is Satan.

    Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Strategies Of The Enemy: How To Counter & Defeat Satan

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 9, 2021
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    We know as Christians that we have a friend, his name is Jesus. And we know as Christians that we have an enemy, and his name is Satan.

    Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Jesus Sets You Free From Satan's Schemes

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 16, 2012
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     | 9,406 views

    The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6: 10-20 teaches that the greatest battle we face is a spiritual battle. The instructions Paul gave the Ephesians Christians can help us today find victory over the schemes of Satan.

    Jesus Sets You Free From Satan’s Schemes Ephesians 6:10-20 (Message) Several years ago I went on a Holy Land trip to Israel with stops in Cairo, Egypt and Athens, Greece. Our first night was in Israel. We landed in Tel-a-vive and took a bus along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Series: More Than Conquerors

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 12, 2009
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     | 853 views

    How one sin can lead to total defeat.

    If you have never really accepted Jesus as your personal Savior, would you do it right now? Do not delay or put it off. If you would like to receive Christ by faith, pray this simple prayer in your heart: Dear Lord, I acknowledge that I am a sinner. I believe Jesus died for my sins on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Series: More Than Conquerors

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 12, 2009
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     | 1,446 views

    How to remain dedicated and fight the good fight to remain conquerors.

    If you have never really accepted Jesus as your personal Savior, would you do it right now? Do not delay or put it off. If you would like to receive Christ by faith, pray this simple prayer in your heart: A. ONE OF THE GREATEST CHOICE SPEECHES EVER 1. Because the conquerors had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ye Would Not

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 4, 2024
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    There is no rest in running from God when He opens His arms to you!

    Isa 30:15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. 16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Healing For The Soul

    Contributed by Mari Larson on Jul 25, 2015
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    Like Elijah, sometimes we feel utterly defeated (as I did by the shootings in Charleston and Chattanooga) but God remains with us through these times.

    When I left on Sabbatical, I had Charleston on my mind. As I drove to North Carolina, it was on my mind. I tried to avoid newspapers and newscasts, but it was still on my mind. Through much of the Wild Goose Festival, we talked openly about violence and “isms.” I wasn’t home ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Attacking Panic

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 1, 2016
     | 11,192 views

    How can we use David's example and attack panic!

    Attacking Panic August 28, 2016 Psalm 31 A photographer was assigned to get photos of a forest fire. Because there was too much smoke, he hired a plane so he could fly over the forest. When he arrived at the airport, a plane was warming up near the runway. He jumped in and said, "Let's go! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Possessing The Gates Of Our Enemy

    Contributed by James May on Feb 18, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 46,763 views

    The church has power and authority to tear down strongholds and possess the gates, which represent the power and authority of Satan in the earth.

    Possessing the Gates of our Enemy Sunday, February 11, 2018 By Rev. James May Genesis 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Living Deliberately

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Mar 19, 2016
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     | 9,169 views

    A young man at the age of 16 would turn the tide of an entire nation because he determined that he’d live deliberately for God.

    INTRO: 1. Spiritually times had never been darker for Judah, their sins where unspeakable. a. Priests of Levi were now serving idols b. Sexual perversions were conducted in the temple in name of worship. c. Alters and idols sat on their roofs to offer sacrifices to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal