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How To Resist and Overcome Temptation – Sermon – March 01 2015

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Questions to help understand the direction and meaning of the Sermon for You:

How can we resist temptations, fight them, and win?

When we get temptations, is this a Sin?  How can we triumph over tempation when it comes?  What did Joseph do in this story presented in Genesis 39: 1 ?

Do you look straight up to God during your temptations?

Listen for these questions and answers about for “How To Resist and Overcome Temptation”, below in the 1-part Video ,  or the one-part MP3 Audio Sermon.

Sermon Series on Spiritual Warfare : (No. 2),

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 11,  Genesis 39: 6-21,  James 1: 12-15,  Matthew 4: 1-11

Keywords: story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife who was the Captain of Pharaohs guard,  sexual immorality, adultery, greed, love of money, envy, coveting, disobedience to parents, abuse of alcohol or drugs, looking down on others, pride,  temptations cam to Moses, David w/ Bathsheba, Jeremiah, Elijah, Daniel, Job, Paul, the churches, even Jesus, Proverbs 11: 22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion ,  Proverbs 7: 25 Let not your heart turn aside to her ways, do not stray into her paths; for many a victim has she laid low; yea, all her slain are a mighty host.  Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.,  Proverbs 5: 20,

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Jesus Appeared to Gideon – Wednesday Lent – Sermon – March 26 2014

Jesus Appeared to Gideon – Wednesday Lent – Sermon – March 26 2014

Questions to help understand the direction and meaning of the Sermon for You (are coming soon) :

 

Listen for these questions and answers about for Jesus Appeared to Gideon – Wednesday Lent Sermon – March 26 2014, below in the one-part MP3 Audio Sermon.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon (coming soon) :

 

Keywords: Christ in the Old Testament, Gideon, Miracles by the Lord, God

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Is God Still With Me Even In Bad Times ? – Sermon – February 23 2014

Is God Still With Me Even In Bad Times ? – Sermon – February 23 2014

Questions answered in the Sermon:

Have you ever felt that you are not sure that God is with you, even though you desperately need Him?  Have you ever asked the question, does God really exist?  What proof do with have, aside from “direct revelation” that we do have a God, the intelligent designer of life, that he does truly exist?  Is God always with me?  Us?

Can we be sure, that God is close to us, even in the terrible times?  Is God near to everyone on earth?  How do we get to be near to Him?  Who is God near to?  Can God ever depart/withdraw from a believer?

But what if I don’t feel Him, don’t see Him, been in affliction a long time, in great distress, and He has not come to save me – is He with me even then, Pastor?  Have I sinned in some way and He is far off?  Where do we look when all our senses fail us?

Listen for these questions and answers about Is God Still With Me Even In Bad Times ?, below in the 1-part Video ,  or the one-part MP3 Audio Sermon.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 43,  Job 23: 1-17,  2 Corinthians 2: 12-17,  John 14:  15-26

Keywords: Suffering, is God with me, Samson, hard times, bad times, tribulation, Moses and God, Jacob and God, Job and God, Jesus asked on the cross God my Father have you forsaken me?,

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How Can Thanksgiving Set Me Free ? – Sermon – February 09 2014

How Can Thanksgiving Set Me Free ? – Sermon – February 09 2014

Questions answered in the Sermon: In John 6, Jesus feeds 5000 people on the hill from just five barley loaves of bread and two fish.  What is so significant and important, just before that miracle?

What do you think Jesus is teaching us about this thanks that he gave?  Why is it important for us to give thanks to God-even in the midst of a seemingly impossible situation like that one, even when God has not yet done something for us, to save us?

How does giving thanks change our circumstances?  Why is it the right thing for us to do?  And what does giving thanks have to do with God stirring up His power to come and save us?  How does giving thanks to God change the things inside of us?  How does giving thanks change things outside us?

Listen for these questions and answers about How Can Thanksgiving Set Me Free ?, below in the 1-part Video ,  or the one-part MP3 Audio Sermon.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 30,  Isaiah 51: 1-5,  1 Thessalonians 5: 12-24,  Matthew 11:25-30

Keywords: hopeless situations,  feeling defeated before prayer, kindled our hope, hopelessness, courage and rejoicing during fear, giving thanks during troubles,  giving thanks before prayer, Stories in scripture of Saints Jehoshaphat, Jonah and the Whale or Giant Fish,   Paul and Silas in prison during an earthquake,

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Can I Trust and Follow My Conscience – Sermon – October 13 2013

Can I Trust and Follow My Conscience? – Sermon – October 13 2013

What does God say to us about this inner voice that condemns us or commends us ?  Where did you get it?  Who gave it to you?  What is it exactly?  What is it’s purpose?

And can you trust it always to lead you in the right way?  How do we know that the Conscience  was very important to the Apostles?  And how do we know this?  Did they mention it in their letters?

If conscience is a compass or our inner voice inside, then why is the world not peachy-keen?  Why is there so much evil?  Why is it so wrong and full of pain and bad decisions?  Can you always follow your conscience?  If our conscience becomes weak, off, not right, what do we need to do to get back to a right conscience?  How can you have a clear conscience that does not hound you anymore?

Listen for these questions and answers about Can I Trust and Follow My Conscience?, below in the 1-part Video ,  or the one-part MP3 Audio Sermon.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 32: 1-8,  1 Samuel 25: 21-26, 30-34,  Romans 2: 12-16

Keywords: conscience, truth and conviction, guilt and temptation, King Saul hunting David, your conscience is a compass, scripture is your map and chart to direct your conscience, inner voice, good conscience, rejecting conscience, shipwreck of their faith, Hymenaeus and Alexander, seared conscience,

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Pretended Signs and Wonders – Sermon – September 22 2013

Pretended Signs and Wonders – Sermon – September 22 2013

Do you think these things are real – wizardry, witchcraft, the occult and magic?  What should be our response as Christians, Parents, to these things, like the Movies , Books, TV Shows that entertain us regarding Magic, Vampires, Wizardry, Tarot Cards, Ouija boards, Palm Readers,  Spirit Guides,  Beyonce who has a demon she made a pact with, etc. ?  What is God’s will for us with regard to these things of the Occult, Wizardry, Soothsayers, Spirit guides, etc ?  What does he want us to do?  Is this Occult stuff actually present in our society today?  If so, where is it?

Listen for these questions and answers about Pretended Signs and Wonders, below in the 1-part Video ,  and the one-part MP3 Audio Sermon.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 135: 1, 5, 8-21,  Deuteronomy 18: 9-14,  Acts 19: 11-20,  Luke 4: 31-37

Keywords: God’s miracles, false miracles, pretended signs and wonders, the evil one to deceive souls, wizardry, witchcraft, the occult and magic, supernatural miracles by God or Satan, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, Carlos Santana, Spirit guides, pacts with the Devil, John Lennon, Mose and Pharaoh and their staffs turning into Serpents, Freemasonry and their initiation rites and ceremonies, newspaper horoscopes, brotherhoods,  books, Harry Potter, Twilight Series,  music, meditation that is not of God such as yoga meditation,

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Closer Than A Brother – Friendship with God – Sermon – April 06 2008

Closer Than A Brother – Friendship with God – Sermon – April 06 2008

Is this one of the greatest stories of friendship in all the Bible?  In all the World?  Is this a great example of Faith?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Closer Than A Brother – Friendship with God”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 23,  Isaiah 41: 1-14,  1 John 1: 1-2:6,  John 15: 7 – 17

Keywords: friendship, brother, sister, love, family, Ruth and Naomi

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Triumph Over Temptation – Sermon – September 26 2010

Triumph Over Temptation – Sermon – September 26 2010

What does God say to His people about temptation?  What can we learn today through His word – in the story of Joseph?  What do we need to know about temptation?  Is temptation a sin itself?  What are the steps for us to follow when dealing with a Temptation?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Triumph Over Temptation”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 11,  Genesis 39: 1-3, 6b-20,  James 1: 12-15,  Matthew 4: 1-11

Keywords: temptation, overcoming, Potiphars wife and Joseph,  adultery, fornication, fleshly sin, lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, sexual temptation, pre-marital sex,  Moses, David and Bathsheba, Jeremiah, Elijah, Daniel, Jonah, Job, Peter, the twelve, Paul, the churches,  Jesus, trials of temptation,

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Living Under Grace – Sermon – January 16 2011

Living Under Grace – Sermon – January 16 2011

What happens when our joy in the Christian life grows dim?  What’s going wrong?  How do we rekindle it?  How do we find joy again when we lose it?  That will be the main purpose of this message.

Listen for these questions and answers about “Living Under Grace”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 84: 1-7, 12,  Isaiah 51: 4-8,  Romans 6: 12-23,   Matthew 5: 17-20

Keywords: rejoice, show joy, rejoice in suffering, suffering produces endurance,  fear and guilt, guilt verse joy, troubled hearts, anguish of soul and gloom, grace and joy,

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When God Doesn’t Make Sense – Sermon – February 20 2011

When God Doesn’t Make Sense – Sermon – February 20 2011

What about those times in our life when our suffering just doesn’t make sense?  Have you ever felt frustrated or confused, and can’t see/understand why God is acting in the way he is, or why He is not acting like we think He should?  So what do you do in those times?  How do you keep faith?  Did the Saints in the Bible ever feel this way?

Listen for these questions and answers about “When God Doesn’t Make Sense”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 146,  Job 1: 6-12,  1 Corinthians 1: 18-31,  John 13: 1-11

Keywords: classified information,  suffering, jonathon died, the best friend of David, Job’s suffering, Job, Joseph when taken from his family, Jonah in the Whale, Abraham and his son Isaac, government, military, family , all have classified information,  anger toward God, frustrated at God, frustration,

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