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This sermon explores the universal experience of temptation, emphasizing its role in testing faith and refining character, and the power of God's Word to overcome it.
Good morning, we gather here today, nestled in the warm embrace of fellowship and faith, to engage with a topic that touches us all – temptation. This is not a subject reserved for the few or the fallen; it is a universal experience, an inevitable encounter on the road of life. Yet, it is not a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-10
Topics: Temptation
hOW WE CAN WITHSTAND TEMPTATION
The Atheist asserts there is no God. The Agnostic says he can¡¦t tell if there is a God or not. The Materialist boasts that he does not require a God. The Worldly fool wishes there were not God. The Christians answers that he can¡¦t do without God. Atheism says: ¡§Creation without a Creator; ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13
Denomination: Wesleyan
James is a no nonsense leader speaking to the church. Those words are still relevant today as the same issues continue to arise.
Study of James: Wisdom and Practical Christian Living JAMES 1: 9-14 The Book of James is probably the oldest book of the New Testament, written perhaps as early as A.D. 45, before the first council of Jerusalem in A.D. 50. James was martyred in approximately A.D. 62, according to the historian ...read more
Scripture: James 1:14-18
Denomination: Pentecostal
Why did Adam and Eve fall? Was it because they both took a bite of the forbidden fruit? Of course they did. All it took was a bite for them to lose their mostly unrestricted place in the Garden of Eden. The fruit of tree of the knowledge of good and evil was the restricted part of the garden.
YOU CAN’T UNSCRAMBLE AN EGG Text: Genesis 2: 15 - 17 and 3: 1 - 6 Genesis 2:15-17 The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. (16) And the LORD God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7
Denomination: United Methodist
The only thing original here are my typing errors, The rest relies on John McCarthur’s New Testament Commentaries
Temptation or Trial James 1:13-17 Peermos, is the Greek word used in our text. Used as a noun it means “tempted” used as a verb it means “trial”. The difference between a temptation and a trial is not word usage, but the difference in the person’s response. If we respond in faith and obedience ...read more
Scripture: James 1:13-17
Denomination: Baptist
Temptation, although common, still isolates and seperates us from others. How should we deal with tempation so that we can survive Temptation Island?
Temptation Island Pt. 1 – Temptation Tricks I. Introduction Temptation is one of those things that we keep on the low down. We don’t openly discuss it. We know that all of us are dealing with it, faced with it, and fight it but we don’t discuss it, dissect it, and deal with it. We laugh ...read more
Scripture: James 1:13-15
Three areas to be pray about this year.
PRAY PRAY PRAY Pt 1: PRAY FOR JESUS TO BE GLORIFIED Glorified in the greek is the word doxazo meaning to magnify, extol, praise. John 11:1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. John 11:2 This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay ...read more
Scripture: John 11:1-4
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The second part of a message on overcoming temptation. This message deals with how the Holy Spirit helps us to overcome temptation.
Overcoming Temptation 2 “How the Holy Spirit Helps us Overcome” by Pastor Donny Granberry Last Sunday night we studied: • How to cope with temptation • That Victory over temptation is possible • The sources of temptation o Our own carnal nature o The world o Evil Spirits • The Battlefield of ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13
Denomination: Assembly Of God
We all suffer temptation at some point in our earthly journey, it is a natural part of life.
Derek Charles Blasberg, an American journalist, socialite, best selling author and television personality once remarked: “Temptation is as old as time; or at least the history of temptation extends as far back as the moment Eve gave Adam that serpent’s apple. But what sets the lady apart from the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 20:40, James 1:3, Hebrews 4:15
Third in a series on the Passion. This message shows the temptation of Jesus and how we can overcome the desire to follow our will instead of God’s.
Theme: Jesus’ last night gives us a model to overcome temptation. Intro: We are all tempted. Whoever you are there is something that drives you to the brink of sin. **PP- What is your temptation? Money Food Sex Power Possessions Whatever we are tempted by, God has given ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:32-36
God gives us more than we can handle so that we will trust Him in the situation.
The Butchered Bible 1 January 26, 2014 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God gives us more than we can handle so that we will trust Him in the situation. Focus Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:13 Supplemental Passage: Trust in the LORD with all your heart ...read more
A time of testing and proving ourselves. A message dealing with temptations using the example of Jesus in the wilderness.
The Devil Made Me Do It Matthew 4: 1-11 February 17, 2002 As we begin the season of Lent, we begin a journey that takes us through the life of our Savior, Jesus Christ… Over the next several weeks, we will be exploring the gospels of John & Matthew, as they lead us down the road to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Denomination: Methodist
’A Place of Temptation - Jesus’ (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: Matthew chapter 4 verse 1-11. Quote: • Oscar Wilde who once said that: • “He could resist everything except temptation.” Quote: • An old cartoon had the two characters looking at each other; • The caption below them said: “How come opportunity knocks only once, but temptation ...read more
Denomination: Brethren
This message focuses on the last two temptations that Jesus faced and how He responded.
Spiritual Equilibrium: Part 2 Scriptures: Matthew 4:5-11; Mark 16:17-18 This is part two of my message “Spiritual Equilibrium.” In part one we reviewed the first of three temptations that Jesus experienced at the hands of Satan. Last week we learned that we needed to have a balance in our flesh, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:5-11, Mark 16:17-18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
James gives us a righteous approach to dealing with temptations.
James: Practical Faith James 1:9-18 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 09-15-2024 Happily? When I lived in Mississippi, I ran a counseling center for a large psychiatric hospital. One of the ways we promoted the hospital’s programs was a series of in-services I would ...read more
Scripture: James 1:9-18
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