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1. Shake Off the Shackles of Lust With This Simple Weapon

The phrase "not possible" is by far the most paralyzing lie lust has in its arsenal. The lie, "it's not possible to be lust-free" is quite simple, but its impact can have decades of results. When you believe ...

Created on 13 September 2017

2. Winning the War: The Secret Mark 12 Weapon to Crush temptation

... ust when I am determined to fix my life with God? I ran to Him instead of my heart's crooked desires. I prayed, "Lord, help me. These temptations are getting too hard to handle. What should I do?" When I ...

Created on 13 September 2017

3. 3 Things to Consider Before You Watch People Take Off Their Clothes

... are burning with lust because they are feeding it. I'm a man. I know. I preach this message to myself all the time, so I won't fall into temptation. We must put a restraining order on our flesh. Let's ...

Created on 07 September 2017

4. Conquering Addiction—Stop Playing on temptation's Turf!

Temptation lives in a certain location in your life. Where does temptation live for you? Do you visit there often—or even live with it? I'm asking this question because I went to where temptation live ...

Created on 05 September 2017

5. Have You Bought Into Jezebel's Widespread Lie About Your Sexuality?

The church of Jesus Christ is at one of the most pivotal moments in history. She will either enter a great revival and heal the cultural woes of our times, as she has done in the past, or go the route ...

Created on 30 August 2017

6. What to Do When temptation Calls

... ant to get burned, don't get close to the fire. If you don't want to fall off the cliff, don't hang off the ledge. The goal is not to see how close you can get to temptation but rather how far away from ...

Created on 23 August 2017

7. 7 Common Stumbling Blocks That Tempt Leaders Into Sexual Sin

... y affect the marriages of spiritual leaders. This coupled with meeting and working with attractive church members (who treat spiritual leaders with respect and understanding) can lead to temptation, seducti ...

Created on 16 August 2017

8. Preparing for the Coming Glory Amid temptations, Persecutions

... in Chicago in 1965, five years before he died. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. God's Part and Our Part I would have you consider My life on earth—the anointing upon Me was great and yet the temptation ...

Created on 05 July 2017

9. The John 15 Key to Leaving Same-Sex Lust in Your Past

... e, so much so that temptation is likened to an ant that manages to crawl on your body, and you just gently wipe it off with hardly any effort because you have no desire for it. Basically, when tempted, I ...

Created on 06 July 2017

10. Your Destiny in Christ Is Directly Tied to This Crucial Area of Your Life

...  he can reduce you. There are examples of this throughout the Bible, especially regarding sexual temptation. Our biblical forefathers' and mothers' responses to temptation had a direct impact on their fates ...

Created on 14 June 2017

11. This temptation Can Distract You From Your Burning Bush

... kingdom in this world?" I have been blessed to watch God do some great things in the churches I have pastored. And yet it seems with each new blessing and experience of God's grace comes the temptation  ...

Created on 13 June 2017

12. Your Spirit-Given Emergency Strategy for Soul-Gripping temptation

"Run from all these evil things" (1 Timothy 6:11b, NLT). We talked about temptation just a few weeks ago, but I want to continue that lesson today. We need an emergency strategy for when we face temptation ...

Created on 06 June 2017

13. Being Tempted Isn't Sin—Surrendering to It Is

"When the devil had ended all the temptations, he departed from Him until another time" (Luke 4:13). One simple story illustrates an example of an opportune time, "Alexander was trying to save all the penni ...

Created on 19 May 2017

14. Dodging Satan's 3-Step Path to Destruction

One of the first-used and most effective weapons in the devil's arsenal against us is temptation. Who doesn't know its power? Temptation is a daily visitor that lures us into wanting—craving—something th ...

Created on 24 April 2017

15. Discerning the Devil's Customized Plan Against You

... repared for him. Instead, he looks for the moments when your guard is down. Notice that Satan used this tactic to try to take down Jesus. Jesus' temptation by the devil in the wilderness didn't happen in  ...

Created on 19 April 2017

16. Why What You Think Is Your Next Step May End Up Ensnaring You

In this segment, we will discuss how many times we believe we need someone or something to enable us to fulfill our destiny, when in reality, many times it ends up being a snare to us down the road. To ...

Created on 30 March 2017

17. The Real Reason You Can't Stop Overeating

The account of the woman at the well in John 4 is a beautiful story of how Jesus desires to meet our deepest needs. (Now, if you're a man, don't stop here because this story is about a woman. It applies ...

Created on 21 February 2017

18. Stand Guard Like a Marine Over This Sacred Treasure

... ainst you? Was that last fight with your wife over anything real or substantial? Was that temptation really worth giving into again? Are the television shows you watch or the music you listen to really th ...

Created on 16 February 2017

19. 4 Keys for Resisting Sexual Sin

There are many accounts of sexual sin in the Bible, and we can learn much from both the stories of success and those of failure. In my eyes, Joseph has one of the most inspiring victories over sexual temptation. ...

Created on 18 January 2017

20. Vital Questions to Help You Spiritually Discern if He's Mr. Right

...  of the rest of our lives before us. The great joy of romance is the thrill of new-found, growing love that touches and awakens deep places in the heart. The great danger of romance is the temptation to  ...

Created on 12 December 2016