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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Emphasize the importance of resisting the devil's schemes, guarding our hearts, and protecting God's Kingdom by not giving the devil a foothold through unwholesome actions or words.
Good morning family! It's a joy to be gathered here together in the house of the Lord. Today, we're going to delve into a powerful passage from the book of Ephesians. We're going to talk about the danger of giving opportunity to the devil, the power of resisting his schemes, and our responsibility ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:27-29
Topics: Devil, Opportunity
The devil is our ever present adversary. He not God's adversary because God is control of all, but the devil is our adversary and we must be on our guard.
We are in a battle. Everyday, every hour, every minute. The nature of our battle is as we had already studied: Ephesians 6:12 (NASB95) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9, Revelation 12:7-12
Denomination: Baptist
She went in disguise to find out if her son would live after he became ill. The disguise didn't work, and she came back with a dilemma no mother ever wants to face.
Introduction: She was the queen, but not even she could overcome her son’s illness. When she sought a message from a prophet of the LORD, she received news that shook her to her core. (Full disclosure: Sermon Central has previously accepted a message based on this text, called “The Message This ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 14:1-18
Tactics and schemes that Satan uses to trip us up.
The Schemes of The Devil Part 1 Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12; Jude 9; Daniel 10:12-13 ; John 8:34-36; 44 Introduction: You have heard me teach in the past about the devil and how he spend time doing whatever he can to hinder us from doing what God has instructed and empowered us to do. I ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The story is told of a boxer who was in the fight of his life. From the very first round, he was getting hit from every direction you can imagine.
• After the first round, he returned to his corner with his nose bleeding. But his manager wanted to encourage him so he said, “Good fight champ, he never laid a glove on you!” • After the second round he returned to his corner with his nose still bleeding and now he had a black eye. But again, his ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9
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
This Bible study answers questions about where the devil came from, who is he, and many other facts about the devil that many do not know
Most people in the world are being deceived by an evil genius bent on destroying their lives - a brilliant mastermind called the devil, or Satan. But this dark prince is much more than what you might think... many say he’s just a devious mythical figure, but the Bible says he’s very real, and he’s ...read more
Denomination: Charismatic
Interruptions are often opportunities in disguise
NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Lust is often disguised as love
TAMAR & AMNON: IS IT LOVE OR LUST? “1 After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-2, 2 Timothy 2:22, Romans 6:12-14
Introductory Comments 1.
Introductory Comments 1."The devil made me do it." Many of us are familiar with these words. They were made famous by comedian Flip Wilson who recently passed away. Whenever Flip got caught doing something wrong, he would flippantly say "the devil made me do it." 2. But with all respect to Flip, ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-13
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Jesus defeated the Devil on the cross and believers must enter into that victory. This lesson lists the aids that God has given us to overcome Satan.
The Believer’s Victory Over The Devil Introduction 1. For Jesus, a holy life brought conflict, and so it does for the Christian (2 Timothy 3:12). And for Jesus, living a holy life brought victory, and so it will for us (1 John 2:13). 2. Jesus draws a parallel between Himself and us in this ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:13, Revelation 3:21
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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
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
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
On our Day of Independence we must also call ourselver free from Satan.
Declaring Independence from the Devil Introduction As we celebrate our national day of Independence, le us remember that as Christians we enjoy an even greater freedom in Christ. John 8:36 says “If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” In Christ we have freedom ...read more
Scripture: John 8:36
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