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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Prepare Well To Battle Satan

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,028 views

    Prepare well to battle Satan by watching how Jesus’ handled temptation, and by trusting Jesus defeated temptation.

    v When I was coaching high school basketball I learned that the key to defeating our opponents was to know them well. Ø We’d even drive for hours to watch our opponents play. Ø We’d study our opponents so thoroughly that we could teach our team their plays. Ø The time spent scouting paid off ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    An Identity Crisis

    Contributed by Robert Osborne on Feb 23, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,338 views

    Sometimes in life the devil trys to make us have an "Identity Crisis." He did it to Christ but he over powered him with the Word of God.

    An Identity Crisis By Evangelist Robert Osborne Matt. 4:1-11 This is the first place where Christ has the opportunity to question who he really is. Jesus was hungry. It is one of the wiles of Satan to take advantage of our outward condition, in that to plant the battery of his temptations. ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • William Mouser avatar

    It's Always Something

    Contributed by William Mouser on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,626 views

    Trials and testings are standard fare for growing, mature Christians. This sermon exhorts to perseverance and rejoicing in trials and tests.

    First Sunday in Lent 2005 Ecclesiasticus 2:1-23; 2 Cor. 6:1-10, Matt. 4:1-11 Those of us who are old enough will remember a character created by the late Gilda Radner when she was a regular comedienne on the television show Saturday Night Live. Among her many comic personalities was one ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Temptations Along The Way Series

    Contributed by Peter Chan on Mar 10, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,329 views

    To learn from Jesus how we may deal with temptations in our lives: Be Scriptural, Be Straightfoward, Be Submissive.

    Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church Sunday Worship Service 13th February 2005 Text : Luke 4:1–13 (cf. Matthew 4:1–11) Title : Temptations Along the Way Introduction There was a poor village pastor who was mad at his wife for being a spendthrift. He angrily confronted his wife with the receipt ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Wendell Blackburn avatar

    Resisting Temptation

    Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,813 views

    How we may fight the temptations of satan.

    RESISTING TEMPTATION MATT.4:1-11 Right after John the Baptist Baptised Jesus In the River of Jordan, He spent 40 days in the Wilderness near Jericho where he was tempted By Satan – much like We are tempted Today!! MARK 1:12 & 13 SAYS: And immediately the spirit driveth Him into The wilderness. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "Temptation"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Mar 17, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,385 views

    This message looks at the temptation of Christ ... and the process of temptation in James 1:12-16.

    “Temptation” INTRODUCTION: Have you been tempted lately? Personally, I’m not tempted to sin very much … only 40-50 times a day! There are 2 words in the Greek that the Bible uses for “temptation”. 1.- PEIRAZO – this is a testing for the purpose of seeing what is good OR evil in something … to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tempted? Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,392 views

    tired of temptations, looking for a way out?

    There is not a one of us in the room who has not been tempted to do something we know we shouldn’t. From sneaking a cookie to sneaking cash. Children instinctively respond to temptation at a young age and older people seem never to shake it. From birth to death we will always be hounded by ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Hughes avatar

    What Would Jesus Do ... About Temptation Series

    Contributed by David Hughes on Feb 4, 2003
    based on 286 ratings
     | 17,458 views

    This sermon seeks to encourage teenagers (and, indeed, adults) to consider ’What Would Jesus Do’ when they are faced with temptation.

    WHAT WOULD JESUS DO ... about temptation? Do you wear one of these Christian bracelets which have become quite popular over the last ten years, or so? You can get so many different ones with different acronyms on them, words in which each letter stands for something else: so, for instance, FROG ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    The Gospel Of Jesus: Swordfight In The Desert Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 23, 2006
    based on 236 ratings
     | 112,211 views

    Jesus didn’t just defeat sin for us on the cross...it started early in His ministry when He was tempted. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    The Gospel of Jesus – Swordfight in the Desert Matthew 4:1-11 A three-year-old entered the kitchen when his mother was busy elsewhere in the house. She had told him not to get into the cookies. But in her absence he pulled a kitchen chair over to the counter and climbed up on it. Then he took the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Led By The Spirit - Tempted By Satan

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 8, 2006
    based on 224 ratings
     | 15,955 views

    1- Satan always makes us question our faith. 2- Satan always has a comeback temptation

    INTRO.- ILL.- One bright, beautiful Sunday morning, everyone in the tiny town of Johnstown got up early and went to the local church. Before the services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking about their lives, their families, etc. Suddenly, the Devil himself appeared ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Temptation

    Contributed by David Trexler on Oct 11, 2006
     | 7,989 views

    This sermon compares the temptation of Adam and Eve with the temptation of Christ, relating them both to our temptations today

    The Temptation of Eve and Christ (2006) Genesis 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11 The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew the 4th chapter beginning at the first verse. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Efren V. Narido avatar

    Why Worship God?

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Oct 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,085 views

    Could anyone worship God? How could YOU really worship Him?

    “Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: `Worship the Lord your God, and serve him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Rogers avatar

    You Can Have Victory Through Jesus

    Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,209 views

    A sermon outlining our victory through Jesus.

    You Can Have Victory Through Jesus Matthew 4:1-11 Matthew 4:2 - Matthew 4:11 (HCSB) 1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.£ 2After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, He was hungry. 3Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If you are the Son of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Hicks avatar

    Resist The Devil

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 22,994 views

    From the Lord’s example of His temptation in the wilderness we can learn of Satan’s schemes and how to have victory over his temptations.

    Resist the Devil Matthew 4:1-11 Be careful what you read and how you read it. Words are important and they can often be misunderstood. Nothing demonstrates this better than some humorous headlines from 2005. These are serious headlines that somehow made it past the editor’s table. Read them ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • John Vella avatar

    Getting To The Bottom Of It All

    Contributed by John Vella on Feb 5, 2007
     | 2,111 views

    Lent is a time for us to renew our identity as Christians

    Seeds for Sowing, Vol. VI, Issue 2, No. 13 First Sunday of Lent- Year A February 17, 2002 Readings: * Gen. 2:7-9, 16-18, 25; 3:1-7 * Rom. 5:12-19 * Mt. 4:1-11 Getting to the Bottom of it All What to do? Once again, we find ourselves at the beginning of the Lenten season. And perhaps we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic