Temptation

By The Fountain

Genesis 49:22

… And then there came in his way that great temptation. And you remember his gracious answer, "How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?" God …

The Ministry Of Gratitude

Luke 4:39

… Though the temptation to old sin may return, yet for the most part those who have been saved from gross vices have been the greatest loathers of the …

Not Bound Yet

2 Timothy 2:9

… suffering through ill health, or mental decline; with some who groan under Satanic temptation and various forms of mental trial causing awful depression of spirits. We have spoken …

Ben-Hadad'S Escape—An Encouragement For Sinners

1 Kings 20:31-34

… If mercy is your friend this evening, mercy will be with you in temptation to keep you from yielding—with you in your troubles to prevent you from …

"Am I A Sea, Or A Whale?"

Job 7:12

… a gale is blowing! We are all very well when far away from temptation, but how are we when the devil's servants are around us? Then, I …

Christ the Cure for Troubled Hearts

Luke 24:38

… repentance, which is the fruit of the Spirit, and despair, which is a temptation of the devil? Many, no doubt, come to Christ in black despair, but why …

The Covenanter

Psalm 25:10

… You shall have no temptation to do so, for I will send you so much help for all My work that you shall not dare to be cast …

The Blood of the Covenant

Hebrews 9:20

… so removing it from you will give you power to rise superior to temptation. It is charged against some of us, as preachers, that we do not urge …

The Truth Of God's Salvation

Psalm 69:13

… The way it worked in the change of your character, at first—was not that very real? And sometimes, now, when temptation suddenly comes upon you, does not …

Letters concerning Settlement in London

… He has been exposed to temptation from every source, and even now, my friends, he is not free from it. You have prayed for him, and God has …

The Axe at the Root—A Testimony Against Puseyite Idolatry

John 4:23-24

… I cannot conceive of the temptation to bow down before a bull, or a Virgin Mary, or a wafer. There the noble creature walks in paradise, and if …

Compassion For The Multitude

Matthew 14:17

… and say, "Let them go there and get food." This is a strong temptation with many Churches. Perhaps, you say, "We have not got all this work to …

Separating the Precious From the Vile

Exodus 11:7

… This distinction also comes out in a godly man when he is under the pressure of some strong temptation. There are two tradesmen: both seem to trade in …

Accepted In The Beloved

Ephesians 1:6

… groans and doubts and fears, to fight with corruption, and to wrestle with temptation, you are still accepted in the Beloved. You are never accepted in yourself—you …

Farm Laborers

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

… I have heard it said and I believe there is some truth in it, that those who have to preach are under the temptation of getting so familiar …

Moses' Decision

Hebrews 11:24

… But then, having reached the prime of his manhood and having come under the influence of faith, he broke away from the ensnaring temptation as I trust many …

All the People at Work for Jesus

… Where was his duty as commander-in-chief? Was it not in the camp? Indolence is temptation! Certain of our Churches are suffering from unsound teaching, but they …

Obedience Rewarded

Matthew 28:8-10

… that Christ was risen from the dead! Now, these days are full of temptation. We have a thousand fields for curiosity to wander in. How shall we settle …

A Luther Sermon at the Tabernacle

Habakkuk 2:4

… His sin has been freely forgiven him and now, in the hour of temptation, he cries, "How, then, can I do this great wickedness and sin against God …

"My Garden"—"His Garden"

Solomon 4:16

… still. "Awake, O north wind!"—a heavy trial, a bleak adversity, a fierce temptation—anything so long as we do but begin to diffuse our Graces! Or if …

The Elders Before The Throne

Revelation 4:4

… of God, how should we pray who are still in this land of temptation and of sin, who see the perils of our Brethren, know their weaknesses and …

The Believer in the Body and Out of the Body

2 Corinthians 5:5-10

… And it is small marvel that we are in no haste to emigrate—even the temptation of that brighter home and the "many mansions"—is not always enough …

The Reward Of The Righteous

Matthew 25:31-36

… you say to this, my dear Brothers and Sisters? You have felt a temptation to look to God's servants, to the approval of the minister, to the …

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-4

… They had endured trials and troubles in company with their Lord, and had been with Him in His temptation. Yet even experienced Christians, without the Spirit of God …

The Lion and the Bear—Trophies Hung Up

1 Samuel 17:36

… He lived a life of sorrow, temptation, slander and reproach, that He might finish the work entrusted to Him. In nothing, failing, He fulfilled the obedient life and …

The Voice Behind Thee

Isaiah 30:21

… of pleading, but how often it has happened that there has been a temptation of a more than usually forceful character, and the traveller was about to turn …

A Sermon of Personal Testimony

Deuteronomy 32:47

… who, from the moment of his conversion, was never again tried by that temptation. I could bring the thief who now knows what is his own and what …

Desires Towards God—a Sermon For The Weak

Psalm 38:9

… your Father's Countenance? Does he make you pray to be delivered from temptation? Does he make you sigh to be conformed to the image of Christ? Then …

Recruits for King Jesus

1 Chronicles 12:16-18

… for the Lord, His God! In all holiness and righteousness He defeated every temptation and overcame all evil! And He ended His labor by going up to the …

A Challenge and a Shield

Romans 8:34

… So it is a grand thing, whenever Satan comes and begins to accuse you, just to say, "Christ has died; Christ has died." If any confront you with …

Sermon 443. The Two Draughts Of Fishes

Luke 5:4

… To us there are years of temptation and trial and conflict. But to God, the Most High, it is finished—"it is done." They are saved—they are …

Taking Hold of God

Isaiah 64:7

… Look deeper—is there not a restraining of prayer before the living God? Do you find yourself weak in the presence of temptation? That is important—but search …

The Pilgrim's Grateful Recollections

Deuteronomy 8:3-6

… But I have learned to regard affliction as being a sheltered nook in which I am more than usually screened from temptation, and in which I might expect …

How To Become Fishers of Men

Matthew 4:19

… away from the world? How much can we come out from it?'" Your temptation would be rather to become sternly severe, and ultra-Puritanical in your separation from …

Sin Laid on Jesus

Isaiah 53:6

… ungodly.” When Christ has renewed us by his Spirit, there may be a temptation to imagine that some excellency in us won the Savior’s heart; but, my …

Universal Fatherhood—a Lie!

John 8:38

… They are not so until they have been Divinely translated out of the kingdom of Satan into the Kingdom of God's dear Son. Another fact that is …

Resurrection—Christ The First Fruits

1 Corinthians 15:20

… And what? After all the pain, the suffering, the temptation and the trial of your friends, do you wish to awake them? Rather I think you should say …

Peace at Home, and Prosperity Abroad

Psalm 147:14

… to double the number of our missionaries, we should by succumbing to the temptation procure a curse instead of a blessing. In our purity, and in our purity …

The Peace of the Devil and the Peace of God

Luke 11:21

… What peace can there be to those whose rebellions are so many? Satan makes conscience lie still that his power may be confirmed over the heart of the …

The Sluggard’s Farm

… While you are sleeping, Satan will be sowing. If you withhold the seed of good, Satan will be lavish with the seed of evil, and from that evil …