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Take Every Thought Captive Series

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jul 29, 2010

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This sermon is about how to deal with tempting thoughts!

Jenny struggled with depressing thoughts. Most of the time she knew she had a really good life. Good job. Roof over head. Great boyfriend. But she had these occasional piercing thoughts that of doubt and depression. John was a great guy. Everybody at work loved him. Great wife, wonderful children. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

The Temptation Of Satan

Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 22, 2004

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Satan tempts us to sin by attacking the truth of God’s Word and appealing to our natural lusts.

Satan deceives us into disobeying God’s Word by: I. Attacking the truth of God’s Word - Gen. 3:1-5 A. Challenge to God’s Word (v.1) In Gen. 2:15-17, God had given Adam a clear restriction. Satan sought to challenge the truth of and reason for the restriction. B. Contradiction of God’s Word ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Placing Your Trust In God

Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on May 28, 2007

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This morning I want to focus on trusting God for everything in our lives. Trusting God means that we must lay aside our self and our plans and embrace the cross of Jesus Christ.

Introduction · This morning I want to focus on trusting God for everything in our lives. · Trusting God means that we must lay aside our self and our plans and embrace the cross of Jesus Christ. · To love God means to trust His power and not our own abilities to perform His will. · He wants you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Knowing Is Half The Battle... Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Feb 29, 2004

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We learn from Satan’s tempting of Christ two things: 1. How Satan will tempt us. 2. How Jesus will defend us.

Lent 1 Luke 4:1-13 When I was about 10 years old, my favorite cartoon was G. I. Joe – A Real American hero. I looked forward to watching G. I. Joe every day after school. This was a show where the good guys, the G. I. Joe team would fight against the bad guys, the forces of evil Cobra Commander. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

I Have 99 Problems, But Salvation Ain't One

Contributed by Darrell Williams on Nov 8, 2019

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God will not let us be tempted or "tested" beyond what we can bear.

We all have some loads to carry, that's the nature of life. And sometimes the loads are so heavy, that it takes everything we've got to keep from dropping it or caving in beneath the weight. This might be one of those seasons of heavy burdens for you. Is there anybody out there that can ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:13-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Satan Works

Contributed by Carl Kolb on Feb 2, 2004

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Shows 3 ways Satan tempts us to sin.

GENESIS 3:1-6 “How Satan Works” How many of you have never been tempted? Temptation is Satan’s way of trying to get us away from God. Temptation itself is not sin. We are all tempted, but what is important is how we respond to the temptation to sin. We have not sinned until we give in to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus And The Devil Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jan 23, 2013

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Why was Jesus "tempted" by the devil after His Baptism?

Jesus and the Devil Matthew 4:1-11 satan’s history Why would the Devil come to Jesus when He was on earth and try to “tempt” Him? You have to remember that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

How To Overcome Temptation Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Feb 1, 2007

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We are all tempted, but how do we overcome.

Introduction I. Temptation A. It doesn’t matter how much your pray. B. It doesn’t matter how “good” you think you are. C. Your family history doesn’t matter, your family present doesn’t matter. D. It doesn’t even matter how committed to God and to living for Christ you are. E. Nothing ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-18

Denomination: Methodist

Never A Discouraging Word

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Aug 3, 2004

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Questions to ask yourself when you are tempted to criticize.

According to the old western ballad, "Home on the Range", the range was a place, "where never is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day." Fanciful thought. Never hearing a discouraging word would be pleasant. But that really wasn’t true in the old west and it’s certainly ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:1-16, Numbers 12:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

To The Wilderness And Back

Contributed by Robert Rust on Mar 2, 2001

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God is with us in the wilderness of our lives just as God was with Jesus in the wilderness when he was being tempted by Satan.

To The Wilderness and Back March 4, 2001 Luke 4:1-13 Sixty-three days ago today we began the New Year of 2001 and started on our journey into the next millennium. It’s exciting to be part of the human race that will live and make history in the next millennium. I remember when I was growing up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Overcoming Temptation

Contributed by David Mcnally on Feb 10, 2013

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It is not a sin to be tempted so don't let the devil accuse you; Jesus was tempted, but he did not give in; With the help of the Holy Spirit and God-centred common sense, we can resist the devil too.

Luke 4: 1-13 - 17th February 2013 -1st Sunday in Lent Overcoming temptation There are many ways in which we are different to Jesus. For example - He was completely good. He could perform miracles. He did absolutely nothing for himself but gave himself completely to helping others. Another ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Breaking The Chain - Part Ii Series

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 7, 2009

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Lent 2: A continuing sermon series this part focusing on temptation. This sermon is focused on the sources of temptation: the devil; the world and our own sinful nature. Our help comes from only one place - Jesus - our Lord who has already conquered sin

Last week we began a sermon series entitled, “Breaking the Chain.” The message series deals with how to handle temptation in our own lives. Last week we talked about two different topics: First - Why do we need to deal with the subject of temptation? – There are basically two reasons: a. Our ...read more

Scripture: James 1:16-18

Denomination: Lutheran

The Water, The Wilderness, & The Wedding

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 3, 2021

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The grand mystery of our universe could be the wonder at the complexity of the stars and planets and galaxies. It could be the cells of the human body, DNA, or the united function of the human body systems, or the brain, it could be human works of art...

The grand mystery of our universe could be the wonder at the complexity of the stars and planets and galaxies. It could be the cells of the human body, DNA, or the united function of the human body systems, or the brain, it could be human works of art, or the mystery of how an unborn baby forms in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17, Luke 4:1-13, John 2:1-12

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Surety Of God's Love

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 8, 2022

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With all of this unrest in our country, some people may wonder where God is in all of this. Others are tempted to question God's goodness. But just because there is human hatred and violence in our presence, this in no way negates God's goodness and love.

This probably comes as no surprise to you, but since covid-19 rearranged so many of our lives and schedules, we have changed how much time we spend looking at a screen, whether it's a tv, smartphone, laptop, or computer screen. As a country, we're spending a significant amount of time on ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21, Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Still In Charge

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Feb 12, 2005

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Developing a reassurance that just because things look bad doesn’t mean that God is not still in charge of the universe.

Scripture: Matthew 28:18 Title: “God Is Still In Charge” Introduction: Sometimes when we look at how bad things are going it is easy to allow yourself to wonder if God is still in charge. Remember when we had prayer, and God’s commandments were read in school and chewing gum and being tardy was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

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