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  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Overcoming Temptation

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Dec 10, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,709 views

    keys to winning over the flesh

    Intro: over the last few weeks the news has been filled with another big ministry failure. A lot of damage has been done because someone lost in their battle with sin. A question that comes out of all of this is: how does someone overcome temptation, how can someone have victory over wrong desires ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • TOM TARPLEY avatar

    Yield Not To Temptation

    Contributed by Tom Tarpley on Mar 11, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,683 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

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    Temptations Of Christ

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 12, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
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    Jesus being tempted in three important areas of life 1. Our need for food 2. Our need for identity and 3. Our need to worship The choice is how we respond

    Introduction Leo Tolstoy tells this story: A young Russian inherits his father’s small farm. He immediately starts dreaming of how to expand his property when one morning a well-dressed stranger visits him and makes him an offer that is too good to be true. He could have free of charge ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Facing Temptation Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,859 views

    Jesus' encounter with Satan helps us to understand the power of temptations and ways to overcome it.

    Matthew 4:1-11 “Facing Temptation” INTRODUCTION Video: “Temptation—Deep Thoughts By a Shallow Christian This brief video seems to echo the thoughts and actions of many people in our modern society. It is commonly believed that sin has no consequence and the resisting ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Three Temptations Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 24, 2010
     | 10,340 views

    The temptations that Satan tempted Christ with are common to each of us and we can learn from his response

    Forty days, in the wilderness. Forty days, not four, not fourteen but forty. And all he took with him was what he was wearing. He wasn’t part of a tribe, had nobody to build an alliance with, it was just him, a rugged terrain and God. What did he eat? Did he hunt, or fish, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Dealing With Temptation

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 18, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,705 views

    Every one of us is confronted everyday with temptation from three sources – the world, the flesh, and the devil. None are immune. When temptation comes we can either overcome it or it can overcome us. How we deal with temptation will determine the outcome

    Dealing with Temptation 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 Struggling to make ends meet on a first-call salary, the pastor was livid when he confronted his wife with the receipt for a $250 dress she had bought. "How could you do this?" "I was outside the store looking at the dress in the window, and then I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jose Gomez Sr. avatar

    Overcoming Temptation

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,956 views

    How to overcome temptation

    INTRODUCTION: Jesus is the ultimate Christian We can learn how to overcome anything in life if we pay close attention to His life. By listening to what He says and by watching what He does. The greatest test that we all face as Christians is temptation. After Jesus was baptized, Matthew tells ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    The Temptations Of Christ

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,976 views

    And chasing temptation for too long, too far, and too low into enemy territory has caused the downfall of many good people. So how can we avoid it?

    DC 25-02-07 Introduction Story: Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen, the famous German First World War fighter pilot was better known as the Red Baron -because he flew a distinctive a red Fokker aircraft. He shot down more enemy combat planes than any ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ivan Casteel avatar

    Escaping Temptation

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Oct 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,693 views

    Explaining why temptation comes and how to cope with it.

    PP2010-30 DATE ESCAPING TEMPTATION! 1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; . (KJV) Jas 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Surber avatar

    The Temptation Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 18, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,883 views

    Jesus is the second Adam, the redeemer of national Israel, and the Son of God.

    The Temptation of Jesus, Luke 4:1-13 Introduction Charles Haddon Spurgeon, commenting on the depth and power of preaching in his day, which I believe reverberates in our own, made the following comment: “I know a minister whose shoe laces I am unworthy to unloose, whose preaching is often ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    Expect Temptation Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 27, 2010
     | 4,320 views

    We can expect temptation from the world, from Satan and even from ourselves but victory comes from God!

    Expect Temptation Faith Expectations Part 7 06/15/08 PM Text: Various [This lesson and this series are drawn from the writings of Tom Allen in his book “What to expect now that you believe.”] Faith Expectations This lesson is another in the series titled Faith Expectations. This series purpose is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • W F avatar

    The Great Temptation Series

    Contributed by W F on Aug 22, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,731 views

    To defeat the Giant of temptation, it helps to understand the Devil and his ways.

    Key verse: “Then the devil left him and angels came and attended him” (Matthew 4:11) (Secondary verse James 4:7) INTRODUCTION Temptation is a trap – it can get you into a lot of trouble and see you come undone in an instant. A woman and a man are involved in a car accident. It’s a bad one. Both ...read more

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  • Chip Monck avatar

    Tackling Temptations Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on May 16, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,204 views

    The third in a series walking through the book of James. This message deals with the issue of temptation, and how to grow in our ability to have victory over it.

    (EARLY IN THE SERVICE) I need all children, ages 4 through 10 who like marshmallows to come up here. Okay kids. This is the deal. I have a marshmallow for you. And I’m going to ask you to take this back to your seat, and hold on to it for a little while. Now, if you can hold on to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    Facing Temptation Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 6, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,543 views

    How to face temptation.

    In the Broadway Play, My Fair Lady, one of the characters sings a memorable song. The Lord above made liquor for temptation, To see if man could turn away from sin, The Lord above made liquor for temptation, BUT, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck, When temptation comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Beirne avatar

    Defeating Temptation Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on Aug 19, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,089 views

    Part 2, if we are going to obtain the dream God gives us, we must overcome temptation lest it destroy that dream.

    Joseph: One Man Makes A Difference Part 2: Defeating Temptation Genesis 39:1-20, James 1:14-21 If there’s one thing that will keep us from achieving the dream God has for our lives, it’s scandal. We love to read about scandal, but rest assured they are a nightmare for the participants. What can we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist