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immediately after Jesus was baptized by John he was forced into the desert by the Holy Spirit
Mark 1:9-15 Today is the first Sunday of Lent – the annual period of self-reflection leading to the joy and celebration of Easter. It is also the Sunday that we hear in the reading about the baptism of Jesus and God's affirmation that He is His "well-beloved son." It helps ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:9-15
Denomination: Episcopal
This message evaluates the three temptations of Jesus and how He overcame them.
Title: The Temptation of Jesus Theme: Learning to say no to temptation. Text: Luke 4:1 - 13 Opening Scripture Luke 4:1-13 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into* the wilderness, (2) being tempted for forty days by the devil. And ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13, Galatians 5:16-18, 1 John 2:16
Denomination: Church Of God
Today’s sermon is going to review Joseph’s encounter with Potiphar’s wife and in doing so suggest that setting life boundaries in accordance with God’s word and avoiding and hating sin is the key to overcoming temptations.
Life Lessons from Potiphar’s Wife Genesis 39:7-23 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 If you were offered an opportunity to sin and you knew no one could find out what you had done would you indulge in the sin? What if it was a sin that you had done before and got great ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 39:7-23, 1 Peter 5:8, James 1:14, 1 John 2:15
Denomination: Baptist
Every day we are-forming our brain by the decisions we make. Jesus was solid in choosing the way of obedience and we need to practice the spiritual disciplines to train ourselves as well.
Last week we started looking at an episode in the life of Jesus, one of many episodes that sound really strange it you stop and look at what is really happening. Jesus presented himself to John to be baptized, as his public statement that he was standing up and accepting God’s calling on his life ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13, Galatians 5:13-26
Struggling temptation is not uncommon to us nor was it uncommon to Jesus. See how Jesus' struggle against temptation helps us as we daily face temptation.
Do you ever feel like you’re wearing one of these (a target)? Maybe it’s that you feel like you’re being blamed for everything that is going wrong in other people’s lives, even when it’s not your fault. Maybe it’s more of the personal attacks that are being fired in your direction because of what ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13
Denomination: Lutheran
All of us are tempted every day. There is a process we go through before we make a decision to give in to the temptation or not to give in to the temptation. The record of David and Bathsheba is such an example.
All of us are tempted every day. Satan is trying to find something that will stick in our minds that we will act on. So I said to God “Father, there has to be a process we go through before we make a decision to give in to the temptation or not to give in to the temptation.” And sure enough, there ...read more
Scripture: James 1:12-15, 2 Samuel 12:1-14
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Temptation is everyone's battle, James gives some very practical advice on how to defeat it.
Defeating Temptation #makingitreal (3) Real Faith is grounded in the resurrection of Jesus and it results in a new life, a new purpose and a new identity (as a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ)! Real Faith turns trials into triumphs. When tempted, no one should say, “God is ...read more
Scripture: James 1:13-18
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This sermon explores the transformative power of knowing God, the strength to resist temptation, and the honor found in self-denial for Christ's sake.
Good morning, beloved family of God. It is a joy and a privilege to stand before you today, to share the living Word of God, to engage in a conversation with the Holy Scriptures and to let them speak to our souls. We gather here, not as strangers or mere acquaintances, but as brothers and sisters ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:24
Topics: Temptation
Message 10 from James exploring James' admonition not to blame God for temptation but look within ourselves.
Chico Alliance Church April 22, 2018 Pastor David Welch “Don’t Blame God for Temptation” James provided instruction to his reader that would serve as a test of their faith. True faith manifests in specific ways. James tells us how a person who claims to live by faith should be living. One of the ...read more
Scripture: James 1:13-17, Galatians 6:7-8
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
God has given us every good and perfect gift...everything we could ever have need of to endure...to face trials and temptations...and to come through to victory...maturity...and one day to receive the crown of life.
A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES JAMES 1:12 18 READ James 1:12 18 James brings us back to the beginning of things again, reminding us of our basic position...that we move forward through trials and tests to maturity. And he goes back to the same truth as an introduction to a new perspective on things. He ...read more
Scripture: James 1:12-18
As WE CONSIDER THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, WE SHOULD FIRST NOTE THE PURPOSE OF HIS TEMPTATION, SECOND THE AVENUES OF TEMPTATION, AND THIRD THE RESULTS OF HIS TEMPTATION.
Tempted Luke 4:1-15 INTRODUCTION: TEMPTATION IS A SLEEPLESS UNWEARYING ENEMY. THOUSANDS OS SEEMINGLY STRONG MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BEEN WRECKED ON THE HILLS OF WHAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE IMPROBABLE IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TEMPTATION. NO PERSON WHO HAS EVER LIVED HAS BEEN OR IS IMMUNE FROM TEMPTATION ? NOT ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:1-15
Part 4 of our James series
Bona Fide A study of James Genuine Christian living Part 4 “The Temptation within” Today as we continue our study of James We will continue to connect the dots That James lays out For Bona Fide Christian living We began this series with the pressure test If you will remember we ...read more
God walks with us through the valley of the shadow of death. God gives us strength to endure and protects of from misbelief, unbelief and dispair.
Matthew 6:9-15, Luke 4:1-13 “Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil” INTRODUCTION The saying, “Opportunity only knocks once,” has been around for a long time. A recent caveat to this saying has been added, “but temptation bangs at the door constantly.” This seems to be all too ...read more
In these days when anti-Christian rhetoric and actions have become viral, Christians are encouraged to remain faithful and true to godly principles and lifestyles - whether it be in the sacred or secular realms of responsibility.
Enduring As Christians in Anti-Christian Environments Christian woman flies out of Sudan, meets Pope . . . (Headline July 24, 2014): “A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity walked off the plane cradling her ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-21
This sermon takes a story from the old testemant and deals with different sins that tempt us and how to handel that temptation.
SOUP OF THE DAY 6/22/02 Have you been to a restaurant where the waiter tells you the soup of the day? It could be vegetable or potato (tater) or the fancier restaurants it could be broccoli or clam chowder soup. All of us have our favorites and the waiter entices us with our favorites. I have ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 25:29-34
Denomination: *other
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