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  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Overcoming Satan's Deception Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 22, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 18,168 views

    FAITH TO STAND (part 2) What’s wrong with a little bread for lunch? This message cuts through the layers of Satan’s deception and shows how we can follow Christ’s example and overcome the firey darts of the enemy!

    Our nation again stands poised for war against the nation of Iraq and Saddam Hussain. Our fear is that Saddam has rearmed his nation with weapons of mass destruction. On the evening of January 16, 1991, the then President George Bush Sr. announced to the nation that Operation Desert Storm, an ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Don Campbell avatar

    Overcoming Battle Fatigue

    Contributed by Don Campbell on Jun 3, 2024
     | 1,212 views

    Ministry can often be discouraging. The battle may be against opposition or indifference. We can learn from Elijah about battle fatigue.

    OVERCOMING BATTLE FATIGUE The first line of the hymn Peace in the Valley reflects the discouragement that often fills the hearts of weary travelers: “Well, I’m so tired and so weary, but I must go along; till the Lord comes and calls me away.” Most of us want that call to be like Abraham’s, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    From Survivors To Overcomers Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 30, 2001
    based on 495 ratings
     | 61,765 views

    Why settle for just surviving when you can be an overcomer.

    Survivor Series “How to Be a Real Life Survivor” Sermon #1 “FROM SURVIVORS TO OVERCOMERS” 1 John 5:1-6 There has been a lot of interest recently about a television series called “Survivors.” Regardless of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Past Hurts

    Contributed by Douglas Swift on Feb 4, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 8,335 views

    A sermon for the military community dealing with past personal pains and sufferings.

    /*****************************************************/ This sermon was developed for the US Army Community. It contains phraseology that may not be understood by the general civilian population. /*****************************************************/ Over Coming Past Hurts We all go though ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Overcome Hurts

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 69 ratings
     | 10,821 views

    Many people who suffer from mental, emotional, or social pain internalize their grief. Anger begins when we feel hurt because of disappointments, frustrations, or the actions of another person. Instead of turning one’s rights, worries & expectations over

    1. Many people who suffer from mental, emotional, or social pain internalize their grief. Anger begins when we feel hurt because of disappointments, frustrations, or the actions of another person. Instead of turning one’s rights, worries & expectations over to the Lord we tend to refuse to admit ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Be A Vibrant Overcomer

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,647 views

    Recognize that God has made every a believer an overcomer through Christ. Paul wrote, For our sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Rom

    * Recognize that God has made every a believer an overcomer through Christ. Paul wrote, For our sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.  (Rom. 8:36,37) Application: Thank God for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How  To Be A Vibrant Overcomer 

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,768 views

    Recognize that God has made every a believer an overcomer through Christ. Paul wrote, "For our sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." (Ro

    Recognize that God has made every a believer an overcomer through Christ. Paul wrote, "For our sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." (Rom. 8:36,37) Thank God for giving you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming Divisive Attitudes

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 120 ratings
     | 16,384 views

    Many great congregations have suffered from people with divisive attitudes. The Lord has placed each of us in His body to be lovingly united in spirit, intent on one purpose, striving together for the faith of the gospel.

    Overcoming Divisive Attitudes Illustration:A monk joined a monastery and took a vow of silence. After the first 10 years his superior called him in and asked, "Do you have anything to say?" The monk replied, "Food bad." After another 10 years the monk again had opportunity to voice his thoughts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Overcoming The Mistakes Of Idolatry

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
     | 11,289 views

    Choose this day if you will worship the Lord or contemporary idols. Find out what are the consequences for making the wrong choice.

    Overcoming the Mistakes of Idolatry (Josh. 17:1-18) Quote:Idolatry is worshiping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that ought to be worshiped. Augustine. Many people are living only for earthly pleasures that cannot satisfy their deepest longings. Millions of people vainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming The Problems Of Complacency

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 80 ratings
     | 13,654 views

    Overcome the problems of apathy, indifference and complacency by discovering key errors to avoid.

    Overcoming the Problems of Complacency, Indifference and Apathy (Judges 18) Many Christians are suffering from the problem of an apathetic attitude to God’s priorities. By their complacent attitudes some believers fall into the trap of selfish indifference to the passions of God for the five ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming Your Handicaps

    Contributed by Kirk Devine on Jul 20, 2001
    based on 514 ratings
     | 80,714 views

    Another look a Bartimaeus and how we can identify with him.

    OVERCOMING YOUR HANDICAPS MARK 10:46-52 As we finish up our series on trusting, I thought that we’d look at a man who gives us a good example of how to trust God… I believe that many of us can identify with this man in our text… He is an example of many of us in the church who have had to trust ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming Spiritual Apathy

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 11,262 views

    Looking at the differences between Eli and Samuel we shall see how to break free from spiritual apathy and live a life of destiny as Samuel did.

    Title : Overcoming Spiritual Apathy. Text : 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (1) INTRODUCTION: The boy Samuel lived at a crucial time for God’s people as we do today. It was a time of a famine of God’s word and revelation and a time when the enemy was about to strike. A time of crisis. But it was also ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Overcoming The Curse Of Halloween

    Contributed by Timothy Lueking on Oct 26, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,261 views

    Alternatives to Halloween.

    Overcoming the Curse of Halloween (Philippians 4:8-9) A. Introduction 1. Halloween is a very controversial issue that every Christian is forced to deal with. Every year at the end of October our country’s streets and sidewalks are filled with young boys and girls that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Overcoming Contentious People

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 12, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 13,857 views

    Paul teaches us how to overcome contentious people as well as our our self-destructive tendency to argue

    Overcoming Contentiousness (Acts 15:36-41) Illustration:Advice from Dr. Mitchell’s life: Someone in his congregation pointed out several faults in him and his preaching. Instead of retaliating, or trying to defend himself, he looked at the woman and said, "If what you say is true, would you mind ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming Faulty Presuppositions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 19, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,670 views

    Learning requires a willingness to surrender our faulty presuppositions

    Overcoming our Faulty Presuppositions (Acts 10:23-34) It is often true that before we can learn new things we have to be willing to unlearn faulty presuppositions. Many people harbor faulty assumptions about themselves, other people or their circumstances. To wrongly assume something about ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational