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  • Norman Mc Leod avatar

    Beware Of False Doctrines!

    Contributed by Norman Mc Leod on Aug 7, 2001
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    A bible study on Matthew 16:5-12.

    BEWARE OF FALSE DOCTRINES! by Norman Mc Leod Introduction: Our text for today is from the gospel of Matthew 16:5-12. What I would like to do here, is to describe the characters ( Pharisees and Sadducees) that Jesus is referring to when teaching is disciples and the meaning of the word leaven. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus' Life And Ministry Contrasted With The Pharisaical Religious Leaders

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Jesus’ values were based on loving the Lord with all of one’s heart, soul, strength and mind. (Luke 10:27) The Pharisees’ values were rooted in their traditions and their religious laws

    How Jesus’ Life and Ministry Contrasted With the Pharisaical Religious Leaders Illustration:The trouble oftentimes with religious people is that they try to be more spiritual than God himself. Frederick Buechner. 1. Jesus’ values were based on loving the Lord with all of one’s heart, soul, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beware

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Oct 19, 2000
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    Beware of the doctrines of man.

    Beware Last week we spoke about the church, the power that Christ gave to the church and the foundation of a true Christian church. Today I want us to examine this topic a little further. Today we will not be talking about the church itself, but we will be talking about the different doctrines ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Relics And Miraculous Bleeding And Weeping

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 10, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
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    Beware of pieces of brass and other such things.

    Relics and Miraculous Bleeding and Weeping Over the years, I have heard of all kinds of things that are revered and really worshiped. It is claimed that these things have special powers to heal because they belonged to someone in the Bible. Tears, oil and blood have flowed from all kinds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Davey avatar

    Jesus Keeps Secrets?

    Contributed by Jimmy Davey on Dec 29, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
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    Mathew 16 teaches us how spiritual discernment lets us judge false teachers, about the good and bad of secrets and our faiths saving message.

    Matthew 16 Main focus: The Holy Spirit I. 16:2-4, The Pharisees and Sadducees were living in the flesh, thus Christ serves that they have no comprehension of the spiritual realm. They have no spirituality themselves. Sign of Jonah = a sign of judgment: as the Son of Man was judged so shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ian Humphrey avatar

    The Curse And Cure For Spiritual Blindness Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 8, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,079 views

    exposition on Matt ch 16

    THE CURSE AND CURE FOR SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS Matthew 16 v. 1 - 20 v. 1 - 12 Two types of blindness v. 1 - 4 "the blind who will never see" The pharisees with the saducees - old rivals united against Christ. Note 3 reasons for their blindness (1) Sin - John 3 v. 19 "men loved darkness rather than ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Separate Ourselves From The Sins Of The Pharisees

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 22, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
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    Jesus gives us a challenge He gave about the Pharisees. He wants us to show mercy and love to those who need salvation, not just go through the motions of our own religious beliefs

    How to Separate Ourselves From the Sins of the Pharisees Jesus said to them, "Be careful and on your guard against the leaven (teaching, corruption, hypocrisy) of the Pharisees and Saducees." (Matthew 16:6) Jesus said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the eyes of men. But God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • eric carey-holt avatar

    The Leaven-Yeast-Mt 13:33 Series

    Contributed by Eric Carey-Holt on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 73 ratings
     | 25,105 views

    Where the kingdom is depicted as having remarkable growth despite humble beginnings, and was probably told to reassure Jesus’ disciples that their involvement in the kingdom would not be for nothing

    THE LEAVEN-YEAST-Mt 13:33 Mt13: 33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough." INTRODUCTION Our previous study examined ‘The Parable Of The Mustard Seed’ Mt13: 31-32, Where ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    What We Need To Do To Make The Church Alive

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Oct 26, 2004
    based on 78 ratings
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    What the church should be

    WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE THE CHURCH ALIVE Matthew 16:1-5 3 you can’t read the obvious signs of the times!” “Why can’t you read the signs of the times?” It has been reported that in Briton every week there are 53,000 people who leave churches never to return again. Do you think there ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Jones avatar

    Don't Forget The Bread

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 11, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
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    The Essence of The Lesson The “leaven of the Pharisees” is the spirit of this world that will blind the hearts of both evil men AND Christ’s followers, and keep them from the proper focus on the spiritual realm! Prelim thoughts, key concepts: “Leav

    Don’t Forget The Bread A Lesson from, Mark 8:11-21 parallel in Matthew 16:1-12 The Essence of The Lesson The “leaven of the Pharisees” is the spirit of this world that will blind the hearts of both evil men AND Christ’s followers, and keep them from the proper focus on the spiritual realm! ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dan Waite avatar

    Remembering Jesus (Pt. 2) Series

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Mar 10, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
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    PREMISE: Remembering is understanding is faith. The disciple’s lack of spiritual insight was due to their inability to remember and correctly understand their experiences. This story reveals three observations about human nature and Jesus’ prescriptio

    Other sermons can be found at http://lastsermon.blogspot.com/ Matthew 16:1 – 12 Remembering Jesus II PREMISE: Remembering is understanding is faith. The disciple’s lack of spiritual insight was due to their inability to remember and correctly understand their experiences. This story reveals ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Get Your Weather Report Here

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 5, 2006
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    1- We must interpret the times, not the seasons 2- We must beware of the yeast, not the bread 3- We must cling to the rock, not the sand

    INTRO.- ILL.- It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a new Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell what the weather ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    Junction Or Journey

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 29, 2007
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    We’re too often guilty of aiming and nothing and hitting it every time. “Visionaries can see life for what it is, can see God for who God is. They are people who can read the “signs of the times”, not the “signs of the future”.” (Leonard Sweet)

    “Where there is no vision the people perish” (Hebrew Proverb) “Where there is only vision, people have nervous breakdowns.” (Postmodern Hebrew Proverb as quoted by Leonard Sweet) – having the vision and dreams but not doing (not able to do) anything about them. Larry of the Three Stooges caused ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    Render An Account Of Your Stewardship

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
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    THIS SERMON IS A MUCH NEEDED MESSAGE THAT DEALS WITH OUR STEWARDSHIP.

    THIS GOSPEL MESSAGE DEPICTS A VERY GOOD LESSON TO THE BELIEVER BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE HARDEST MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE FOR MANY OF US IS HOW TO PROPERLY MANAGE OF 1) TIME 2) TALENT 3) TREASURE I BELIEVE THAT MANY OF US HAVE THE IDEA THAT WHATEVER WE ARE GIVEN IS TO BE USED UP IN IT’S FULLNES BUT ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    Beware Of The Yeast

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,256 views

    The leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees was in direct opposition to the unleavened "Bread of Life".

    Text: “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees” (Matthew 16:6) NIV. Another word used in the place of “yeast” is the word “leaven”. Yeast is used in baking and causes the dough to rise or “puff up”. Yeast is really a living organism ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church