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The Spirituality Trap

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Feb 24, 2023

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We have a tendency to see the shining mountaintop moments or the depths of despair as being the most spiritually significant. But genuine spirituality surfaces - and matures - in the daily decision to forgive, to tell the truth, to resist a temptation or to hold our tongues.

My mom tells me that when we were little she could dress my sister and me up for church in starched white petticoats and send us out to play in the yard until time to leave for church and be absolutely certain that we wouldn’t have a spot on us. We LOVED to dress up. There was no way we were going ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-36, Exodus 34:29-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Goodness Trap

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 9, 2007

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The goodness trap: 1- a human question 2- A human response 3- The divine way

INTRO.- ILL.- A young boy traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the boy. "Young man," said the professor, "If you can tell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Caught In The Trap Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Nov 1, 2006

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Unforgiveness is a trap that we’ve all been caught in at one time or another. This series attempts to help people find release people from the trap.

Caught in the Trap Series: Escaping the Trap of Forgiveness July 16, 2006 Last week I told you to prepare yourself for an eye-opening confrontation with truth, and I introduced you to this humble mechanical marvel called a ‘mouse-trap’ (actually this is a rat-trap). I demonstrated for you how ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Money Trap Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 3, 2002

based on 106 ratings

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What is it about money that could cause Christians to cripple their faith and witness?

OPEN: Many years ago a Chicago radio station, WKOX, offered $10,000 to the individual who could devise the most outlandish way to get the money. More than 6,000 people responded to the challenge. The eventual winner was Jay Gwaltney of Zionsville, Indiana, who consumed an 11-foot birch sapling - ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Trap Of Carnality

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 6, 2003

based on 206 ratings

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Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leaders, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are rema

Nine Marks of Worldliness - I John 2:15,16 (Preoccupations that are wrong, pride, pleasures, possessions, popularity, power obsession, position oriented, people pleasing, and privilege for selfish reasons) Illustration: That evening, the assassin John Wilks Booth stopped in a saloon near the Ford ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Envy Trap Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 10, 2002

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God tells us that godliness with contentment is great gain. But there is one trait that gnaws at the heart of many Christians that can deprive them of that contentedness. What is it, and how can we defend against it?

TEXT: I Timothy 6:3-10 TITLE: The Envy Trap OPEN: How many of you have heard of the tooth fairy? (The question met with a little laughter as everyone raised their hands). I read a story not so long ago about a woman whose 2nd grader had collected a fair amount of money from the "tooth fairy." ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Parent Trap Series

Contributed by Jeremy Farmer on Oct 23, 2006

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The bridge between parents and children is a bridge that is often burned and never rebuilt. This message will help you discover how to keep the bridge strong

Many of you parents can identify with this picture when you come home from work. You are tired, you provide for your family and you come home and see this picture when you walk in the door. You immediately begin to thank God for his wonderful gift of children, after you try and figure out what ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Escaping The Trap Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Nov 1, 2006

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Unforgiveness is a trap that we’ve all been caught in at one time or another. This series attempts to help people find release people from the trap.

Escaping the Trap Escaping the Trap of Forgiveness July 23, 2006 For the past 3 weeks now we’ve been concentrating on the subject of “offenses”. Jesus told us that it’s impossible to go through this life and not be offended by someone or something. And so we’ve taken the attitude, “That being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

Trapped In Idolatry Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 4, 2005

based on 30 ratings

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Examining the idols in our lives, we see what keeps us from receiving God’s blessing

SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 19:23-41 TITLE: “TRAPPED IN IDOLATRY” INTRODUCTION: A. The dictionary definition of “idol”: “an object of excessive devotion or admiration” --Fails to capture the biblical sense ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:23-41

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Trap Of Temptation

Contributed by Dr. Keion Parrish on Jun 9, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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This passage teaches how great the consequences of temptation really are and the necessity of resisting it.

Sermon Scripture: Joshua 7:126, especially verse 12b The Trap of Temptation Introduction: Do you realize that a single sin can potentially ruin your success, your family, a lifetime friendship, or a reputation? Temptations are all around us, waiting to destroy us if we give in (Gen. 4:7). Our ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Of Signs & Traps

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Nov 29, 2009

based on 1 rating

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Fist Sunday of advent, exhortation to watch and pray

Of Signs and Traps Aim To Alerts the congregation to the signs or the return of Christ& to encourage them to avoid the traps on the way To introduce Advent Introduction – Advent Happy New Year. That may sound like a strange thing to say just before Christmas, but the season of Advent is the start ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Denomination: Anglican

"Booby Trap"

Contributed by Ken Harris on Sep 27, 2009

based on 9 ratings

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The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that the Enemy of our Faith has "Booby Traps" set for unsuspecting believers; but our King is going to reverse his entrapments.

27 September 2009 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris 504th Compound’s Multi-Purpose Facility C.O. B. Adder Tallill, Iraq REFERENCES: Sun Tzu: “The Art of War” & other quotes from this military genius; Haman – Enemy of the Jews; Esther 2:7 (ESV) He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther,(A) ...read more

Scripture: Esther 7:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Trap Of Busyness

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Sep 28, 2009

based on 12 ratings

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How we get caught in the trap of busyness and how we get out.

Title: The trap of busyness Text: Luke 10:38-42 Introduction Today we are going to look together at the trap of busyness. Luke 10:38-42 “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Performance Trap

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011

based on 4 ratings

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A sermon on grace and how we distort God's grace in our culture, USA. (Material adapted from David Seamands' book, "Healing Grace" chapter 2 "Barriers to Grace")

HoHum: A treadmill is one of the most effective tools for burning calories, despite the fact that the person exercising stays in the same place. Similarly, so it is with people who try to work their way to righteousness. We understand that grace is what saved us but believe they must pay God back ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trapped In The Fog

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Mar 7, 2013

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The man born blind was trapped in the fog from birth. Until the light of Christ illuminates us, we too are trapped in the fog from birth.

“Trapped in the FOG” Introduction: Today we are introduced to a man who’s name could very well be “Mr. Born Blind.” Born Blind is a strange mixture of words in the believer’s community. It’s a kind of oxymoron. We generally think of acquired sickness or sickness that results from sin generally or ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-32

Denomination: Baptist

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