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Overcoming Sin
by Robert Walker
Tradition tells us that Abraham Lincoln went to a slave auction, and he noticed a rather attractive black woman who was about to be auctioned off. So he began bidding. The bidding went back and forth until finally he had purchased her. They brought her over to him, and he instructed them to take the shackles off her wrists and ankles. Then he said to her, ''You are free to go.'' She looked at him and said, ''You mean that I don't have to go home with you?'' He said, ''No, you don't.'' She said, ''You mean that I don't have to do what you tell me to do, or say what you tell me to say?'' ''That's right.'' ''You mean I don't have to be your slave, I don't have...
Breaking Satan's Chains (4 of 6)
by Jeff Schreve
Well, I remember back a number of years ago, Debbie and, and I and the girls went on our first real big vacation. We went to Breckinridge, Colorado for spring break. It was the first time that the kids had ever been on an airplane. It was the first time I'd ever spent that much money on a vacation for the five of us (laughter). And, ah, we were all excited. Now none of us ski, but we just thought, You know, it's going to be fun to be in the snow, to be in a new place. We've never been to Breckinridge. And, and we can play in the snow and do stuff. The kids will have a great time. Well, we get to Denver. I rent a car. And then we drive, you know...
You Can Be Set Free (5 of 8)
by Ernest Easley
We're learning these days from the gospel of Mark about Jesus: the Life Changer, Soul Saver. So take Gods Word and join me in Mark 5 where we're going to discover that Jesus not only has authority over disease and death … but also over demons.Now as you find Mark 5 … I want you to look up here because there is something I want to make sure you hear and understand today: YOU CAN BE SET FREE! Whatever has you in bondage: that addiction, that habit, that thing that is destroying you physically, destroying your marriage … destroying you mentally … THAT THING! You really can be set free. Let me say it...
Breaking the Hold of Temptation
by David Cawston
INTRODUCTION: The one thing about temptation is: A little goes a long way. Temptation usually starts in a small way - it's just ''one little area.'' We reach out to touch it, and get a little bit of it on us. We try to shake off and find out it's sticky. No matter what we do, it doesn't let go. In fact, it starts moving up our arms and eating our way through us until it consumes us. ''Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you second chances.'' - O. A. Battista When this process goes beyond a certain point, temptation becomes an addiction. We are all aware of the obvious addictions like drugs, tobacco, alcohol and sexual...
Live Free (12 of 23)
by Stephen Whitney
People desire to be free, but laws and regulations take away our individual freedom. Laws and rules are used by governments to control people's behavior. The goal is to make people conform to a certain standard of behavior. Rules can change a person's behavior, but not change their sinful heart. The same is true when people impose their religious laws and rules on others to take away the freedom they have in Christ who died to set us free from the law so that we might live to honor him. John 8:36 Jesus told the people who believed he was the Messiah,'If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.'' Freedom from...
Do You Know That You Can't Tolerate Sin? (6 of 7)
by Ken Trivette
I am sure you have heard the old saying, ''One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel.'' Of course, the proverb is speaking of how one rotten apple in a barrel will cause the other apples in the barrel to rot as well. The idea is that one person on a team, in an office, or among a group can have a negative influence on all. Through the years I have found that most Church problems, although they often surface in a group, were initiated and incited by one ''bad apple.'' All it takes is one disgruntled deacon, one conniving leader, one self-centered and self-motivated member to cause trouble in a Church. In a former Church I pastored...
Bondage, Liberty, Bondage (3 of 17)
by Jerry Vines
These are the words of Paul and he is being autobiographical in these first chapters. You have to keep in mind that Paul is a man under intense pressure. His ministry is under attack. The message he preaches is under attack. So in these first two chapters he is responding personally and is giving you an autobiography of his own experience and ministry with the Lord. It has a great deal to do with you and me. The book of Galatians is a book about liberty. When we come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, He literally sets us free. We, who were in bondage to sin, when Jesus Christ comes into our heart and life, He breaks...
Five Truths about the Power of Sin
by David Cook
Intro: It was only a little comma, but it cost the Lockheed corporation millions of dollars! An error was made in a contract with an international customer-a misplaced comma in a crucial number. The company insisted that the manufacturer honor the contract as written. Unfortunately for Lockheed, the error was made in an equation that adjusted the sales price, and it cost them $70 million. - Our Daily Bread; ''People who say that small things don't bother them have never slept in a room with a mosquito.'' -Dennis Rainey; God had given His people a miraculous victory at the mighty Jericho, but a much smaller...
What to Do with Your Sins (3 of 20)
by Stan Coffey
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and His word is not in us. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And He is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. If you're going to be a victorious Christian, then you're going to have to learn how to deal with your sins. One of the...
Understanding Sin (22 of 49)
by Jerry Watts
What is it about being told ''not to'' that cause us to ''want to?'' For some, reason, just the knowledge that we are not supposed to do ''a thing'' is enough to motivate us to ''do it''. As children, we remember the old ''dare you'' game. Better yet, it was the ''double-dog dare you'' that got most of us. Think about that. We cannot explain what a ''double dog dare'' is, and yet it held huge sway over almost every person in this building. The pressure was more than one could bear. When someone dared us, it mattered not if 'the act' was right or wrong, good or bad, or if we even WANTED to do it or not, now it was a matter of pride...
Is Hardship a Sign of Our Sin? (4)
by Patrick Edwards
The apostle John records in his gospel the following event: As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, ''Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?'' Jesus answered, ''It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'' Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud and said...
The Sin of Achan
by Ron Dunn
Would you open your Bibles tonight to the Old Testament, the book of Joshua, chapter 7? The book of Joshua is comparable to the New Testament book of Ephesians in that both books have to do with our inheritance in the Lord. Ephesians has to do with describing the inheritance that is ours through the Lord Jesus Christ; Joshua has to do with the people coming into their inheritance. You remember that they have wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. I heard someone say the other day that they were just a step away from victory. Well, the Israelites were just a step away from victory, but they wandered for...
The Calculus of Sin
by Bob Wickizer
The trouble with computers these days is that engineers can design almost anything from an electronic component to a highway bridge using sophisticated software design tools. As long as the load and environment on the designed item stay within prescribed limits, the engineers can tell you exactly how long the thing will last before aging processes render it non-functional. Today's engineer adds a modest safety factor to all the parameters and voile the public or the consumer gets another least cost design guaranteed to fail in our lifetime. Not so in days gone by. Even in my father's generation, the mathematical models...
The Sin of Silence
by James Merritt
Introduction 1. ‘‘You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can And will be used against you in a court of law. You have the Right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will Be provided for you. Do you understand these rights?’’ 2. If you’ve ever seen a TV show, or a movie, or if you’ve Unfortunately been arrested, you are familiar with what is known As the Miranda warning. Now where does this warning come from? Well, many believe it’s not from the constitution or common law, But it was simply a product of the supreme court’s fertile Imagination. But be that as it may, it is the law and it’s a law That says you have...
Overcoming Sin (6 of 10)
by Eddie Snipes
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ''Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!''Jesus did not merely come to suppress sin, but to make an end of it. Sin was defeated in Christ, and any who are in Christ have been freed from sin. Romans 6:7 concludes that since we were buried with Christ and have died to our old life when we were born again, ''He who has died has been freed from sin.'' The church does not believe this biblical truth, even though it is consistently taught throughout the New Testament. Let's also bring in Hebrews 9:26 He then would have had to suffer...
Do Not Love the World ( 4 of 8)
by Scott Maze
''I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. 14 I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the...
6 Temptations Joseph Faced
by Palitha Jayasooriya
Every child of God faces temptation. That’s a given fact! As we look at the scriptures, we see that Esau gave up his birthright for stew, Ananias and Sapphira made shipwreck because of money, Samson lost his anointing because of a lady, Saul lost his Kingship because of cattle and the Prophet Elisha’s servant Gehazi lost his calling because of silver and clothes! 1 John 2:16 says, “For everything in the world – the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does- comes not from the Father but from the world.” Whenever temptation comes our way, satan will use it to target our faith...
What's so Amazing About Grace? (1 of 4)
by James Merritt
Everything about the American way of life teaches us this simple truth. In life you get what you earn. You get what you work for. You get what you pay for. There is nothing wrong with that at all. That should be the American way. The problem is many people think the same way you relate to your paycheck or to your possessions is the way you relate to God. But God does not relate to us on the basis of our goodness. He relates to us on the basis of His Grace. I want to talk today about what to me next to Jesus is the sweetest word in all of the Bible, the word ''Grace.'' Apart from grace you cannot know God. Apart from...
The Glorious Grace of God (5 of 9)
by Jim Perdue
Tonight, we open Titus as we look at the next passage of Scripture and take another step in our series, Growing A Healthy Church. A healthy church, and a healthy Christian, will have a proper understanding of the grace of God. And when I say, ''a proper understanding,'' I don't mean you explain it verbally, or comprehend it intellectually, but that you have experienced it personally. *Is there anything that we could think about that is as glorious and marvelous as the grace of God? We talk about fame and fortune as if they are worthy of glory. We talk about college football as if we glory in the victory on the field. We talk about...
How to Overcome Failure
by Ernest Easley
Have you ever considered the similarities between a sparrow and a saint .... a tiny bird and a troubled believer? Well .. consider the sparrow: they possess incredible strength and endurance .. severe winds and bad weather doesn't seem to slow them down ... they fly continually .. all day long. They've been clocked at great speeds and have been known to fly hundreds of miles in one day .. their endurance and energy levels are enormous. They are extremely strong and appear to be indestructible. Yet .. as powerful as they are .. if you were to catch a sparrow in your hand and squeeze it .. you could break every bone...
