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  • DAN SANTIAGO avatar

    Vigilance Not Overconfidence

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Oct 17, 2013
     | 8,143 views

    This sermon says that today's believers should learn from past experiences of God's people when resisting with temptation.

    VIGILANCE NOT OVERCONFIDENCE 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (NIV) This passage says that today's believers should learn from past experiences of God's people and be warned. One of the past experiences of God's people that we need to learn from is in the area of resisting temptation. Paul reminded the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A People Who Overcome Series

    Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,359 views

    How the church confronts persecution.

    The Body of Christ, Part 1 Persecution: A People Who Overcome Introduction: A. A body is an organization of people who cooperate for the purpose of fulfilling a specific task. Organizational bodies have governing heads, rules of order, constitutions that define who they are and what they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Living In Victory, Be An Overcomer

    Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Jul 21, 2014
     | 7,330 views

    how to live in victory, to be an overcomer

    LIVING IN VICTORY, BE AN OVERCOMER I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me. Ek is tot alles in staat deur Christus wat my krag gee. PHI 4:13 1 JOHN 5:4-5 because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • TOM TARPLEY avatar

    Yield Not To Temptation

    Contributed by Tom Tarpley on Mar 11, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,821 views

    God gives us the power to resist temptation

    Matthew 4:1-11 A mother walked into the kitchen one day and interrupted her 3 year old, who was on top of a chair eating cookies. When she asked what he was doing, the toddler explained: “Mom, I just climbed up here to smell them but my tooth got caught. When we give in to temptation we ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Overcoming Stress Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
     | 16,135 views

    Stress. It can take a toll on us physically. In 1900, the top 10 killers were infectious diseases. By the turn of the 21st century, the top 10 killers were all related to stress. So how do we not live with stress but overcome it?

    Overcoming Stress II Corinthians 4:8-9 A woman took her husband to the doctor’s office. After his checkup, the doctor said, "Your husband is suffering from a very serious infection brought on by stress." The husband was hard of hearing said, "What did he say?" His wife answered, "He says ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Brian Williams avatar

    Overcoming Anxiety

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Oct 17, 2022
     | 4,597 views

    We are living in a day and age of uncertainty/anxiety, where we are being pulled in so many directions we are emotionally and physically exhausted. Anxiety and worry have choked the joy out of of lives, how can we experience the peace of God in our lives?

    I don’t have to tell you about the negative effects of anxiety, because I think we all know what they are. But pre-pandemic the OECD reported that anxiety is the most common mental disorder in the world. Can you imagine how these statistics shot through the roof after the pandemic began, after the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Dealing With Temptation Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 14, 2024
     | 2,106 views

    Even if God’s plan leads you through the wilderness, you can trust him.

    How to Handle Temptation Text: Matt. 4:1-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Temptation is not meant to make us sin; it is meant to enable us to conquer sin. It is not meant to make us bad; it is meant to make us good. It is not meant to weaken us; it is meant to make us emerge stronger and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Tackling Temptation Series

    Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Jan 7, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 11,463 views

    In Matthew 5 Jesus gives us some steps we can take to root out sin in our life

    Tackling Temptation Matthew 5:27-30 Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth-century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was commonly called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat." After a violent quarrel, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Overcoming The Works Of The Flesh

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 27, 2025
     | 873 views

    The battle between the flesh and the spirit is a constant struggle in the life of a believer.

    OVERCOMING THE WORKS OF THE FLESH By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Galatians 5:19-21 "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Dealing With Temptation

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 4, 2004
    based on 104 ratings
     | 9,650 views

    The title says it all!

    Dealing with Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 May 2, 2004 Introduction As we begin our time together in the Word of God, I would ask that you turn in your Bibles to Matthew 4. If you¡¦re using the Bibles in the seats, this is on page 682. In December of last year, we began to look at the book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Hylton Davidson avatar

    Overcoming Envy

    Contributed by Hylton Davidson on Jan 22, 2020
     | 3,678 views

    We are fascinated with how other people look, act, talk and live, what they wear, what they do and what they have. There isn’t anything wrong with our observations, but it becomes a problem when we resent them for who they are, what they have and what they can do.

    Overcoming Envy Definition noun 1. a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck. verb 1. desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable thing belonging to (someone else). Envy refers to the often-painful emotion caused by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Faith Helps Us Overcome Sin

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 2, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,448 views

    An explanation of the New Testament words for sin: harmatia, parabasis, paraptoma, anomia, and opheilema and means of overcoming them.

    How Faith Helps Us Overcome Sin (I John 3:9,10) "No one born of God continues to deliberately, knowingly and habitually practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him. His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him and he cannot practice sinning because he is born of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Recognizing The Temptation Trap

    Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 8, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,862 views

    The devil studies our nature and knows our weaknesses; he waits for the opportune time to tempt us when we're most vulnerable. Thank God that He is protecting us and shows us how to escape from the trap.

    RECOGNIZING THE TEMPTATION TRAP Isa. 54:17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: NAMES MIX-UP 1. An evangelist, James Rowles, was invited to preach at a small rural church. However, the man who was to introduce him to the congregation had trouble pronouncing his name. So James offered this verbal clue: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Steven Kelso avatar

    Don't Let Anger Stab You In The Back

    Contributed by Steven Kelso on Dec 4, 2006
     | 3,518 views

    An Inductive sermon on How To Overcome Anger

    A "Do it yourself" catalog firm received the following letter from one of its customers: "I built a birdhouse according to your stupid plans, and not only is it much too big, it keeps blowing out of the tree. Signed, Angry The firm replied: "Dear Angry, We’re sorry about the mix-up. We accidentally ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Satan's Strategy For Temptation

    Contributed by Tim Huie on May 6, 2009
     | 4,559 views

    How does Satan tempt? 1) He distorts the moral instruction of God. 2) He misrepresents the consequences of sin. 3) He appeals to our point of weakness.

    SATAN’S STRATEGY FOR TEMPTATION GENESIS 3: 1-6 1. Illus. of pastor on “weighdown” diet • Came to church office one day with dozen donuts. • When coworkers got onto him, he said it was all right. God wanted him to have donuts. • “Was detoured by old donut shop. Asked God to leave him a park right ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist