-
Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
-
Tag Archives: temptation
IN TOUCH DAILY: APRIL 13
Snared by the Schemer 2 Corinthians 2:1-11 Satan’s primary goal is to alienate you from the love of God. If our enemy can manipulate you into focusing on your own desires, you will no longer see the Lord’s perspective. We … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions, In Touch
Tagged abundantly blessed, Achan, bible, charles stanley, Christ, desire, desires, enemy, eve, focusing, genesis, God, heartache, Holy Spirit, in touch, joshua, king david, life, lord, Lord’s perspective, love of God, manipulate, raised with Christ, satan, Schemer, sinned against God, Snared, temptation, tragic events, unwanted repercussions, wealth
Leave a comment
IN TOUCH DAILY: MARCH 27
Jesus’ Temptation: The Peak of Pressure Matthew 4:1-11 The Bible states that after Jesus was baptized, He was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness in order to face temptation by the devil. But why would God direct His … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions, In Touch
Tagged baptism of repentance, baptized, bible, challenges, charles stanley, desert, devil, difficulties, endure, experience, fasted, faultless, fully God, fully man, give in, God, Holy Spirit, in touch, intercession, Jesus, Jesus' temptation, john the baptist, pressure, salvation, satan, Savior, sinless, struggles, stumble, submission, symbolic cleansing, temptation, testing, trials, wilderness
Leave a comment
IN TOUCH DAILY: JANUARY 31
The Hope for Peace Romans 15:4-13 One day Christ will return and make everything right, and until that time believers are called to be His ambassadors of peace. But salvation doesn’t automatically change us into people of kindness and unity. … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions, In Touch
Tagged ambassadors of peace, believers, charles stanley, Christ, Christ will return, churches, difficult, family, God, habits, harmony, hearts, Holy Spirit, hope, hurt, impatient, in touch, ingrained attitudes, Jesus Christ, joy, kindness, love, man-made solutions, marriage, nonbelievers, peace, peacemakers, power of God, pray, priorities, quick-tempered, reconciliation, relationships, salvation, scripture, spirit of oneness, spiritual fruit, struggling, temptation, Unity, witness
Leave a comment
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: OCTOBER 24
On evil I think one may be quite rid of the old haunting suspicion—which raises its head in every temptation—that there is something else than God—some other country . . . into which He forbids us to trespass—some kind of … Continue reading
Posted in C. S. Lewis Daily, Devotions
Tagged appreciate, biologists, c s lewis, confuse, delight, desire, evil, evil desires, false picture, find God, forbid, God, good, good spoiled, greedy, haunting, longing, misdirected, motive, parasite, power, real goods, small, spoil, taste, temptation, trespass, trivial, truth, vilest acts, want
Leave a comment
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JULY 2
If I am never tempted, and cannot even imagine myself being tempted, to gamble, this does not mean that I am better than those who are. The timidity and pessimism which exempt me from that temptation themselves tempt me to … Continue reading
Posted in C. S. Lewis Daily, Devotions
Tagged adventures, c s lewis, gamble, pessimism, reflections on the psalms, risks, temptation, tempted, timidity
Leave a comment
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JUNE 22
You may remember I said that the first step towards humility was to realise that one is proud. I want to add now that the next step is to make some serious attempt to practise the Christian virtues. A week … Continue reading
Posted in C. S. Lewis Daily, Devotions
Tagged bad, bad people, badness, c s lewis, Christ, christian values, christians, evil impulse, fallen, fighting, giving in, good, good people, humility, lies, mere Christianity, pride, proud, realist, resist temptation, sheltered life, strength, temptation, truths
Leave a comment