Sermons on Temptation Pride:

Backsliding, How Does One Become A Backslider?

Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 24, 2009

In this outline we list a few of the many things that can hinder our spiritual growth and put us on the road to sliding back away from the Lord, His Will and Purpose for our lives. The Lord wants up to live in victory, being an over comer and to bring Glo

BACKSLIDING, HOW DOES ONE BECOME A BACKSLIDER? In this outline we list a few of the many things that can hinder our spiritual growth and put us on the road to sliding back away from the Lord, His Will and Purpose for our lives. The Lord wants up to live in victory, being an over comer and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:20-22

In Your Face ... Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 30, 2019

Christians have the external world, the internal flesh, and the infernal Devil to deal with every day. If you have been a Christian for any length of time, then the Tempter is no stranger to you.

How do seeds give birth? Seeds. Seeds are baby plants. One of Jesus’ most well-known parables is the parable about the Sower. Jesus describes God as a farmer who liberally sows seeds. He casts seeds where other farmers wouldn’t waste their time and seed … pathways, rocky places, weed patches. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15, Matthew 13:24-29

Denomination: United Methodist

A Biography Of Satan Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 13, 2025

This passage is one of the major Biblical passages in giving us information about Satan. What do we learn about him here?

- This is considered one of the major Biblical passages in giving us details about Satan. Of course, it is written to the king of Tyre but the details (which we’ll unpack in the sermon) give ample reason to think this passage has two meanings. - The first is a straightforward prophecy about the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

Why The Lord Withdraws

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jan 30, 2022

Sometimes we can become prideful and overconfident in our own abilities, which is sin; and so, God will hide His face from us (Isaiah 59:2). The Lord will hide from us in order to gain our attention and cause us to cling to Him.

One day a mother was out shopping with her son. Every time she took him shopping with her she couldn’t keep him by her side. As soon as she would turn her back, the boy would wander off somewhere, though keeping his mother in sight the entire time. She would then have to go and retrieve him. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 32:27-31

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Again Foretells His Death Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 6, 2014

The incident of Jesus again foretelling his death in Luke 9:43-50 shows us the patience of Jesus with his disciples.

Scripture Luke began The Gospel of Luke with a brief prologue (1:1-4), in which he stated his purpose for writing. Then he described the details surrounding Jesus’ birth (1:5-2:40). After describing the boy Jesus in the temple (2:41-52), Luke narrated Jesus’ preparation for ministry ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:43-50

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You Know... It Don't Come Easy!

Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 3, 2013

The basis of godly humility is rooted in the realization that none of us brings anything to God's table.

Title: You Know It Don’t Come Easy Text: Luke 14:7-14 (14:1-6) Thesis: Unlike arrogance, Godly humility plays well in the mind of God and the public eye… (but) The basis of godly humility is rooted in the realization that none of us brings anything to God’s table. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beware Of The Scribes Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 30, 2016

Jesus' disapproval of the scribes and approval of the poor widow in Luke 20:45-21:4 warns us about the despotic authority of religious leadership.

Scripture Jesus was in the final week of his life. After his triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Jesus returned to the temple on Monday and drove out the merchants who were selling their wares and obscuring the people’s access to God. This enraged the religious rulers, who then ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Devil Has A Diabolical Design For Disaster

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 1, 2001

Looking behind the temptations of Jesus in the desert and how the Devil uses the same design of temptations on us today.

March 4, 2001 Luke 4:1-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

The Devil Wants To Eat You Alive

Contributed by Shad Comeaux on Nov 11, 2008

Understanding that satan wants to do nothing but destroy us.

There was a young man name CJ who walked home after school every day. CJ would walk down the same street whenever he walked home. He never changed his path or his routine. There was a blue house on this street that he would walk down that he passed all the time and behind the house was a big dog ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

God Brings Down The Proud Series

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Apr 10, 2022

In the church's fear and struggle, feeling hard-pressed and helpless, she can be encouraged. We know that the proud of the earth will not endure forever. The violent will not prevail. God is on his throne: He is the great judge and our faithful Saviour.

The world has seen many cruel tyrants and dictators. Sometimes these powerful men live out their days to the fullest, enjoying all the glories of their position right to the end, then dying in comfort. But many end in humiliation and defeat. The great Napoleon spent his last years in exile on a ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Walk In Humility

Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 2, 2021

God wants us to cast aside all human pride, and to humbly trust that we need nothing except in him and in our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Humility is of great importance in our Christian lives. Think of the well-known “summary of the law” in Micah, “He has showed you, O man, what is good and what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (6:8). Humility is so vital, yet there’s ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unmasking Satan’s Strategies: Discernment Vs. Suspicion (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Apr 4, 2023

Discernment develops in a climate of humility. Suspicion thrives in pride. If your church is filled with pride, competition, and a religious spirit, it will also be filled with suspicion.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. ( Hebrews 5:14) Brethren, we are dealing with a crafty enemy who always desires to keep on fighting the wrong battles. He is so cunning that if you are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11, Hebrews 5:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Repentance PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 5, 2024

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

The Battleground Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 9, 2025

Genesis 3 is not just an old story—it is the moment that defines our struggle today. Every temptation, every deception, every act of rebellion against God finds its roots in this battleground.

The Battleground February 26, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Genesis 3 Introduction: The First Battlefield in the War of the Ages Every great conflict has a moment where the first strike is made, where the battle officially begins. In American history, we remember The ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

God Has A Better Plan Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Mar 13, 2016

We have great potential to do greater things for God but many times, our eyesight are limited and we only see the problem not the solution. In this message, we will study the life of Gideon and how God's plan unfolded before his eyes.

INTRODUCTION: There was a story of a man who had an experiment with the fleas. Fleas are wingless insects with mouth parts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood living in mammals and birds or dogs. He put some fleas in a jar with a covered top on it. Obviously, the fleas jump and hit the top ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:1-25

Denomination: Nazarene