Thomas S. Myers How to win The war of temptation Exodus 17:8-16 We take the miracle of the seedless orange for granted, but years ago there were none of the sweet, seedless oranges that we know today. A navel orange tree was imported from Brazil and planted at Riverside, California, where old orange…

Overcoming Sensuality Winning the War Against the Flesh Adapted and edited from Evangelist Harold Vaughn By Evangelist Keven E. Brownfield I. Recognize your potential for moral failure (I Cor. 10:12) all of us are prime targets for the lust of the flesh and the eyes. The scripture gives key examples…

Love Your Neighbor - Part 3 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I can see it through…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

We end the testimony series until the Fall with Bruce Gridley. What a powerful testimony of what Jesus can do beyond any circumstance in life! Afterwards Pastor Chase brings a message from James 1:13-18 regarding fighting temptations and fishing. Yes, fishing... just listen ;)

recap: You were created to know and love God. Worship, relationship, etc. God formed you for His family. You learn to love others. fellowship, church family You were created to become more like Christ life will make more sense when you understand that. We need to live, talk, walk, think, value like Jesus.…

God’s Plans Revealed in Our Plans I am not suggesting that God plans are secondary to our plans. I am saying that God’s plans are easier to see when we look at the past. In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it…

29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do.…

Lesson Text But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, The living presence of the Holy Spirit in believers leads to Christlike virtues within them, just as a living tree will bear good fruit. God expects his people to bear spiritual fruit 4 What more could…

…to your self-control add perseverance By now, all of us are tired of being stuck. It seems like things will not change and will not break open. We long for a return to normal but it seems a long ways off. My son said to me at the start of the pandemic, “Everything will change for a while, some things…

What Belongs to the World Those things we consider as belonging to the world also perish with the world. World. The biblical concept of world falls into five categories: the physical world, the human world, the moral world, the temporal world, and the coming world. Elwell, W. A., & Elwell, W. A. (1996).…

Our theme this weekend has been “Soldiers of Christ: Called to War” We have talked about the type of person God wants in a soldier and spent a few hours yesterday talking about going out to war to find recruits for the Lords Army - how to evangelize and answer challenges we face as we talk to people.…

Causes of Temptations and Wrongdoings — James 4:1-6

Everyone of us will face temptation in this life. Jesus was led of the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Jesus defeated the devil and His life is a model of how we need to approach temptation too.

If you’ve been with us, you know that we have been making our way through the Gospel of John... And more specifically, we’re approaching now the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. With that said - We’ve heard for the past several weeks - IF NOT - several months now… Jesus Himself preparing the disciples for…

INTRODUCTION We know that when we become Christians, we cannot act any old kind of way We are to emulate Christ Phil 2:5 “Let this mind... But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old…