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  • Ed Wood avatar

    How To Meet Temptation

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,958 views

    A message examining temptation and how to meet and overcome them.

    HOW TO MEET TEMPTATION James 1:2 INTRO: Every Christian will meet temptations, so it is important then that we know how to meet them. The knowledge that we need is gained from the scriptures. I. WHAT ARE TEMPTATIONS? A. To tempt means to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Firm A Foundation

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,839 views

    The foundation we build our life on is absolutely critical to what kinds of followers of Christ we will be, or maybe whether we’re His followers at all. It takes two key things: 1. hearing the Word of God 2. responding in obedience to God’s Word

    How Firm A Foundation TCF Sermon March 11, 2007 I want to start this morning by showing you a few pictures. This is a plague of many homeowners in the Tulsa area. It’s especially a problem when we have the kind of prolonged drought we’ve had in the past few years here. Now, when we moved into ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Relate To Teens? Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 22, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 14,580 views

    To relate to teens you need to understand what questions they are asking themselves. The three primary questions are: 1. Who am I? 2. What beliefs will I adhere too? 3. What’s my destiny?

    How to Relate to Teens? Thesis: To relate to teens you need to understand what questions they are asking themselves. The three primary questions are: 1. Who am I? 2. What beliefs will I adhere too? 3. What’s my destiny? Texts: Ephesians 6:1-4: 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Be Truly Satisfied

    Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 241 ratings
     | 24,202 views

    Only when we can truly say that, “the Lord is my shepherd,” will we ever be able to say, “I shall not want.”

    HOW TO BE TRULY SATISFIED! Psalm 23:1 INTRODUCTION: 1. Psalm 23 contains a short yet beautiful portrait of our relationship with God. It promises comfort and protection to those who remain close to the Shepherd and demonstrates how our spiritual needs are met in the Lord. 2. It is one of the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be Truly Satisfied

    Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,674 views

    Only when we can truly say that, “the Lord is my shepherd,” will we ever be able to say, “I shall not want.”

    HOW TO BE TRULY SATISFIED! Psalm 23:1 INTRODUCTION: 1. Psalm 23 contains a short yet beautiful portrait of our relationship with God. It promises comfort and protection to those who remain close to the Shepherd and demonstrates how our spiritual needs are met in the Lord. 2. It is one of the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Spot A Fool

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 2, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,758 views

    Although being an April fool is relatively harmless, being a real fool isn’t. Let’s find out why?

    HOW TO SPOT A FOOL INTRODUCTION: On April 1st, 1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in an American newspaper announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" especially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Thirst For God

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,878 views

    What do we need more than anything else in our lives? We know that the answer is "God" but do we really live that way? Trials reveal what we are trusting to make life work. Here we see David's deep longing to be closer to his God.

    INTRODUCTION: "In his riveting and unsettling book Night, Elie Wiesel describes his boyhood experiences as one of the countless victims of the Holocaust. Ripped from his home and separated from everyone in his family except his father (who would die in the death camps), Wiesel suffered a dark night ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Miss God

    Contributed by David Salyer on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 114 ratings
     | 6,594 views

    The ways that Christian miss God’s will

    How To Miss God Proverbs 19:2 In the sport of archery the objective is to score as many points as you possibly can, and you do that by hitting rings on a target a distance away. Now the target that is used in archery of course has rings that get smaller as the point totals get higher. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Are We Waiting? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 28, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 571 views

    Explores how to find hope in waiting, maintain holiness in anticipation, and embrace the transformative process of God's call for restoration.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this blessed gathering. It is always a joy to see each one of you, a testament of God's enduring grace and unyielding love. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. As we gather in His name, I am reminded of the words of Peter Marshall, who once said, ...read more

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    How To Handle Temptation PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 12, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 932 views

    This sermon explores how trials reveal our true character, the nature of temptation, and the transformative power of faith in God.

    Good morning, beloved family. It's such a joy to see each one of you here today, gathered in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are indeed privileged to be part of this family of faith, where we can draw strength from each other and find comfort in the Word of God. Today, we are ...read more

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    "How God Speaks"

    Contributed by Blake Carroll on Aug 30, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,034 views

    How the Lord God speaks to individuals.

    Title: “How God Speaks” Scripture: Matthew 10:16-20 Introduction: Between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament, there is a period of some 400 years. Often this is referred to as the “silent” years. After these 400 years without hearing from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Deal With Persecution Series

    Contributed by Mark Olson on Jul 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,282 views

    Just as paul and the early church faced persecution, so do we today. How shall we deal with it?

    How to Deal with Persecution Acts 18:1-17 Pastor Mark Olson 7/22/07 Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 2 Timothy 3:12 Promise: You will face rejection and suffering because of your Christian faith. What is Persecution? Hebrews 10:32-34 Persecution can ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    How To Enjoy It All Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 580 views

    Learning to enjoy earning, saving, and giving money from a biblical perspective, and understanding the importance of contentment and rest in our financial lives.

    Imagine you're baking a cake. You need flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. If you leave out any of these, your cake's gonna flop. It's the same with our finances. We need to earn, save, give, and enjoy money. If we miss out on any of these, we're not gonna have a balanced financial life. Let's dive ...read more

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    How's It Going To End?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 7, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,193 views

    Questions about life and death

    Having just returned from 6 days of vacation that included three different hotels (and rides on 6 different roller coasters in two different amusement parks) I can relate to Stephan Brown’s comments about packing and unpacking while on vacation. He says, “some people when they go on vacation, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How To Avoid Burnout

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 11,453 views

    Even though many people do not like to admit it they are suffering from various levels of emotional, spiritual or mental burnout. When people lose their enthusiasm, excitement and energy in their work they tend to become bored thinking it may be time to t

    How to Avoid Burnout Even though many people do not like to admit it they are suffering from various levels of emotional, spiritual or mental burnout. When people lose their enthusiasm, excitement and energy in their work they tend to become bored thinking it may be time to try another ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational