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  • Lip-Service Won't Cut It!

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,977 views

    Next message through Matthew, this one dealing with Jesus’ words about actually living what we say about loving God.

    Lip-Service Won’t Cut It! Matthew 15:1-9 November 19, 2006 There are a number of things in my life that I try to avoid, if at all possible. For instance, I try to avoid pot-holes in the road. I also try to avoid things like the tornado I mentioned a couple weeks ago, as well as any form of ...read more

  • The "In Thing"

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,754 views

    Can Christianity be trendy? Absolutely! It’s faddish, popular, and contemporary. But if its not real to you, it will eventually cease to gratify and feed your curiosity, then you will find something else that will. Hell will be full of trendies.

    THE “IN THING” Matt 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. The worldview of Christianity is that it is controlling, a needless waste of time and a money consumer, restrictive, intolerant, and maybe even cliquish ...read more

  • When You're Hot And When You're Not

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 1, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 10,447 views

    Let’s consider what was wrong with the Pharisees in order to find out what is sometimes wrong with us or what is lacking in our devotion to the Lord.

    INTRO.- Who’s hot and who’s not? It all depends on your viewpoint and what kind of TV news you watch. But if you have been watching the TV news at all you will get a glimpse of who’s hot and who’s not in the world of entertainment. Emmitt Smith of “Dancing with the Stars” fame is hot and ...read more

  • Listening To Unchristian America

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,406 views

    Christianity has an image problem. What can we learn from how those outside the church see the church today. I use Jesus criticism of religious leaders to cause us to think.

    I have used sermoncentral along with other resources in this message. James White’s Critical Times email was a starting point. I also referred to Kinnaman’s book. LISTENING TO UnCHRISTIAN AMERICA October 28, 2007 Jay Davis Robison MATTHEW 15:1-12 The Church in America HAS AN IMAGE ...read more

  • A Message For The Mothers

    Contributed by Jerry Stepp on May 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,584 views

    A message for the model Mother in the Scriptures

    A Message for the Mothers Matthew 15:4 INTRO: Today is obviously Mothers Day*.I am not a Holiday Preacher nor a Newspaper headline Preacher, however with all the new people coming and the desire and need to start a series on the home in the next few services I wanted to Preach this morning on one ...read more

  • Spiritual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 29, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,384 views

    When our need for conforming to outward observances exceeds our regard for inward spiritual reality we need to address our spiritual obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Spiritual Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Matthew 15:1-20 1 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him, 2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.” 3 ...read more

  • Walk The Talk

    Contributed by Lacy Scott on Jul 12, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 35,580 views

    We must learn to make our Christian walk backup our Christian talk.

    We Talk the Talk, but do We Walk the Walk? St. Matthew 15: 7 & 8 Purpose: To instruct the listener that Christian Discipleship is more than saying “I am a Christian”. Introduction: Many of us think that if we accept Jesus and say we are Christians, that is all there is to it. But along with ...read more

  • A Check-Up From The Heart Up!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 27, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,657 views

    Have you heard that saying, " there’s gold in them there pews." Well, every potential leader in your church needs these words of warning.

    A Check Up from the Heart Up! Text: Matthew 15: 1-3, 8-14 1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”3 He answered and said to them, “Why ...read more

  • Where Do I Find Jesus Series

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 3, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 15,384 views

    Since the scriptures tell us that we can find Jesus with our heart, sometimes we become blinded in finding Jesus because we have spiritual blinders on our eyes. And when this happens, we seem to lose site of Jesus.

    Where Do I Find Jesus? Deuteronomy 4:29, Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:23 Opener: Choose two contestants to come up and do the car tag recognition --------slides available upon request------------- Introduction: In November, 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up ...read more

  • Break The Law

    Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Jul 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,325 views

    Be concerned with the heart, not with rules of society. Don’t worry about things that really don’t matter

    Matthew 15: 1- 2, 10 – 20 “Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus saying, ‘Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.’” Then He called the multitude and said to them, “Hear and understand: Not ...read more

  • Getting To The Heart Of Things – Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,466 views

    In our drama today, we see it once again. This is not an authorization to blast people full-force with anger, vehemence or vitriol. It is, however, a demonstration to us that we have the biblical, God-ordained, Christian duty to be truly honest when we en

    We could actually entitle this study “Jesus and the Forbidding Pharisees, Part 6”. What we encounter today is almost a continuation of our study of Matthew 12. In that series of lesson, we examined the dynamic discrepancies between what the Pharisees practiced and promoted and what God actually ...read more

  • Offensive Jesus Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,488 views

    Jesus offended people during His ministry, too.

    WARNING: This Sermon Contains Material That May Overcome Offense Series Based on John Benere’s book, The Bait of Satan Offensive Jesus Oct. 7, 2007 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A One time a church member came to me with some things ...read more

  • Boundaries - Jesus And The Shock-Collar

    Contributed by Robert Fox on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,953 views

    Uses the analogy of an "invisible fence" to explain Christian boundaries vs. spiritual freedom. Student ministry PowerPoint presentation.

    [Boundaries] Slide Graphic – sign: “NO TRESPASSING. Violators will be shot. Survivors will be shot again” Slide Text – These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men (Mathew 15:8-9) (Note: I gave ...read more

  • No More Hypocrites, Please

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,991 views

    Hypocrisy

    "No More Hypocrites, Please!" Matthew 15:1-20 9/21/97 Intro: We all have many traditions that we keep. We bow our heads and close our eyes when we pray. It’s not the only way to pray. The Bible gives many examples of prayer. Yet, we think this is the only way to pray. *If you don’t pray ...read more

  • Whole Hearted Or Half Hearted?

    Contributed by George Crumbly on Aug 18, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 18,149 views

    Is our service to the Lord whole or half hearted?

    "WHOLE OR HALF HEARTED?" Matthew 15: 8-9 George E. Crumbly Humphrey UMC August 2005 MATTHEW 15 Most folks like to do things "Whole" heartedly. The word ("WHOLE: Complete, having nothing missing, not divided or in pieces.") Some folks like to do things "Half" heartedly. The word ("HALF: One of ...read more