Sermons on spirit of deception: showing 31-45 of 131,257

Satanic Deceptions Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 10, 2014

Revelation 12:9 message, Satan the deceiver of the whole world

Last week, we studied the permanent banning of Satan and his demons from heaven in verses seven and eight. This week, we are going to study just one verse from chapter 12, verse 9, but also look at how we are to defend against the "wiles of the devil. Let's look again at the names of Satan here. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:9

Denomination: Bible Church

Deceptive Living Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jul 15, 2012

Addresses sexual immorality and crudeness.

Introduction We all have limits as to what we will and will not wear. Even if we are not fashion conscious, there are boundaries we will not cross. For that matter, there are dress habits we will not give up. Battles are fought in homes over what we will and will not wear. Back in Ephesians ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:3-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Joshua's Deception Series

Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 20, 2009

Do you have the courage to own up to your sin and give it all to God?

A lesson learned in the life of a great man of God. A man that was human, and made his mistakes, but a man that learned from those mistakes and gave control over to God. Each of our campuses are full of men and women that have the potential to do great and powerful things with the help of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 9:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Self Deception Series

Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 11, 2013

Is it possible for us to deceive ourselves into believing what is false? God says it is...

People can delude themselves into believing whatever they want. For example, before I became a Christian (when I was 21), I was out driving my truck when I needed to turn around and go back to where I left. When I did so, I backed into a street sign and scraped up and dented my truck. Of course, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Deceptive Looks

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 17, 2018

Jesus enters Jerusalem as the Messiah—King of the Jews. Kings hate other kings coming onto their turf. The king is crucified—a messenger of love and a victim of hate. In the process, what looks good turns out bad and what appears to be bad becomes good.

INTRODUCTION There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer's neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?" A week later, the horse ...read more

Scripture: John 19

Denomination: Lutheran

The Deception Scheme Series

Contributed by Boomer Phillips on Nov 18, 2021

Satan tries to rob us of life – both eternal life and abundant life – through his lies and deception, and if we listen to him, he will steal away life as a thief in the night. He wants to bring about death, and loss of joy and fulfillment.

If you’re sinking in quicksand, Satan will gladly pat you on the head. - Adrian Rodgers Satan, or the devil, is always trying to beat us down and to steal our life. The Christian vocalist Carman, in his song called “Slam,” stated of the devil, “You tried to break me, tried to shake me; tried to ...read more

Scripture: John 10:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Attacks And Deception

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

GUARD FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY AGAINST THE ATTACKS AND DECEPTION OF SELF-CENTERED TROUBLEMAKERS -- 4 SAFEGUARDS: 1.

GUARD FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY AGAINST THE ATTACKS AND DECEPTION OF SELF-CENTERED TROUBLEMAKERS -- 4 SAFEGUARDS: 1. CAUTION -- Keep Your Distance Keep away from those who divide us from fellow Christians and cause us to stumble from fundamental Christianity 2. DISCERNMENT -- What You See Is Not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:17-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Gibeonite Deception Series

Contributed by Robert Robb on Jul 22, 2002

Foolish carnal reasoning that led to a wrong decision

Study 12 Chapter 9 – The Gibeonites Introduction In our last study we were considering together the way in which Joshua and the people of God, having experienced a humiliating defeat at Ai, had returned to the place of defeat, re-engaged the enemy and gained a glorious victory over them. In ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 9:1-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Deception Of Satan

Contributed by Ron Forrest on Jan 30, 2005

The Deception of Satan and the influence of false Religions

Introduction. I. Satan wants to deceive you about the true living God. 1) Gal 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 2) Satan wants to imitate God in every way to deceive the unknowing! 3) II Cor. 4:4 whose minds the god of this age has ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

Deception To Tap Into Your Weaknes

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Feb 10, 2009

Shows That Dlilah Is Not Gender Specific and That It’s A Spirit That Comes To Identify Your Weakness That Your Strength Will Be Overtaken.

Deception to Tap Into Your Weakness Judges 16: 4-19 Introduction It is inevitable to tap into your strength until someone has tapped into your weakness. Delilah deceives Samson so that she could gain monetary favor from ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:4-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Deception; The Power Of God To Reveal Sin

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 27, 2005

The Holy Spirit in this passage is showing us the difference between a disciple and a deceiver.

INTRO: In some resort towns in Arizona, it is the practice of various hotels or motels to spray-paint the grass green in the winter to lure tourists to what looks like a lush vacation spot. The problem is that the first spring rains wash the paint into the gutters, revealing how false the image ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Truth From A Demon Is Deception

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Aug 13, 2018

Beloved nothing good or constructive comes out of any demon. Even the the truth they speak are for destruction. Don't be deceived by Browning fans.

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: TRUTH FROM A DEMON IS DECEPTION Acts 16:16-18 King James Version (KJV) 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-18

Denomination: Charismatic

Absalom

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 12, 2020

Muscle power, charm, money power, beauty, fame and popularity would be vain without wisdom from the Holy Spirit.

Absalom 2 Sameul 14:25”…Now in all Israel was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised…” When something is too good to be true then be careful! When the offer is too spectacular, opulent and enormous then be cautious, for instance, I got an email stating that I was selected as the ‘best ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 14:25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Collapse, Deception And Marching Orders

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Nov 11, 2015

In this passage Jesus shares with us some rather stark realities that mankind is at best Castle builders. That human saviors are only deceivers. That is the bad news. The GOOD NEWS is that God is King, Jesus is Savior and the Holy Spirit will lead us to everlasting salvation.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Hebrews 10: 15-25 and Mark 13:1-13 Theme: Collapse, Deception and Marching orders Proposition: In this passage Jesus shares with us some rather stark realities that mankind is at best Castle builders. That human saviors are only deceivers. That is the bad news. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:1-13

Denomination: Nazarene

Don't Lie To The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 5, 2022

God calls his people to live lives of integrity, being honest and genuine in all we do.

Don’t Lie to the Holy Spirit Text: Acts 4:36-5:11 Introduction 1. Illustration: “You can fool some of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool Mom.” (Captain Penny). 2. You can take this wisdom from Captain Penny and appropriate into our spiritual ...read more

Denomination: Methodist