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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Explores Jesus' temptation in the wilderness, emphasizing our human frailties, the power of God's Word, and the importance of resisting worldly temptations.
Welcome, beloved, to this gathering of hearts hungry for the Word of God. We come together, not as perfect beings, but as flawed individuals seeking wisdom and guidance from our Creator. We stand together in the light of His love, ready to uncover the truths He has laid out for us in His Word. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Topics: Pitfalls, Jesus
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
Temptation how do we resist it, what part did Jesus play in making this possible, and what example has he set for us to follow?
There’s a cartoon that reads “how come opportunity knocks only once, but temptation beats the door down every day?” Temptation, how often are we tempted in some situation to just give in. The human race does not have a great track record when it comes to temptation. This from Genesis 3:1-9. An ...read more
Denomination: Salvation Army
When we find ourselves facing temptation we have a Saviour who will bring us through, even when we fall into temptation.
Scripture Readings Luke 15:1-10 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Congregation in the Lord, What is it about temptation which makes us so vulnerable? Think about it for a moment. We are not that far away from Christmas. Christmas time is a wonderful and joyful time of the year; a time to be enjoyed. But ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13
Denomination: Baptist
This is my re-arrangement of Mark Batterson’s message from the Chase the Lion series.
Lion Chaser - How do you chase after those things that most people run from? Can you believe that God wants you to do some amazing things...if only instead of running - you’ll take chase. We’ve been looking at a guy named Beniah who had some pretty amazing feats - most notably he chased a lion ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8
This is part 2... Joseph is our example of how to be successful under trials and temptations
Recipe for Success Genesis 39:7-10 Last week I started a two part sermon series called Recipes from The Book… the Bible The Bible is truly God’s recipe book for happiness, success, joy, purity, eternal life, etc Last week we looked at the Recipe for Disaster, and our example was King ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 39:7-10
Instruction on battling Satan and his schemes.
The Battle of the Church Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Introduction: True story....A Christian leader was traveling recently by plane. He noticed that the man sitting two seats over was ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Temptations are designed to make us want to trade the favor and blessing of God for something that won’t satisfy and won’t last. 3 perspectives to help us overcome temptation:
Responding to Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led out into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted there by the Devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he ate nothing and became very hungry. 3 Then the Devil came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, change these stones ...read more
A talk at the start of lent that considers the temptation of Christ and the temptations that come our way. God always offers a way out for us to take, but we don’t always take it.
A native-American elder once described his own inner struggles like this: “Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time.” After being asked which dog wins he thought for a moment and replied, “The one I feed ...read more
Denomination: Anglican
Based on Abraham’s struggles, we learn how to escape when temptation comes.
It was a beautiful sunny day in Ostrava Czech Republic a city of 300,000. It was 1995 and I had just moved there to take an intense Czech language course and after half a day of Czech grammar I was tired. I got on the tram and spaced out for my 20 minute ride to the suburbs where I lived. As usual ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 16:1-3
Denomination: Lutheran
Praising God in all our tribulations. Breaking the cell walls with our attitude!
Date: September 25, 2011 Scripture: Acts 16:16-40 from the series Acts Sermon: Now, let me take a minute or two to remind you of the setting of our text. • Remember from last week this is 2nd missionary journey • Paul and his team members wanted to share the Gospel in parts of the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:16-40
How's your warfare going?
We often do not think about spiritual warfare and hence that explains why we do so poorly when we are engaged by the enemy. Doing battle with demons is something belonging to the past or what goes on in dark parts of Africa or among nations where voodoo priests cause fear in the ignorant. Yet, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:12-13
A sermon on Hosea 7:3-8 (Outline taken from Pulpit Commentary: http://ibiblestudies.com/auth/orr/the_oven_and_the_baker.htm and Johnny Wilson of Sermon Central: http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/hot-to-trot-johnny-wilson-sermon-on-judgment-133603.asp
HoHum: What kind of a baker is this? Usually what the baker would do was build a big fire in the oven at night and then he would only have hot coals then next morning, much better to bake with. Here it appears that the fire is still hot the next morning but the baker does nothing about it. He ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 7:3-8
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
To help God's people realize in a deeper and greater sense what we have and often are not useing. To encourage all to use what we have at our disposal.
THE AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVER INTRO: A. The word authority is used thirty-seven times beginning in Easter 9:29 – Revelation 13:2. a. It means the power or right to give commands, enforce obedience, take action or make final decisions. b. This authority or power is delegated by someone to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:1
Denomination: Holiness
There is a difference between a trial and a temptation. there is a difference in the way that we approach our trials. God has to be in charge.
Faith that Works; Understanding trials of Life James 1:1-18 Introduction: We are starting a new series this week called Faith that works. We will be studying the book of James. Possible other lessons; Listening and living the Word of God. Taming you tongue. ...read more
Scripture: James 1:2-18
Denomination: Nazarene
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