Sermons on Ancient Traditions: showing 271-285 of 34,607

Gather In Truth

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 1, 2020

God did not call us to division and traditions.

Ephesians 4:1  I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2  With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;  3  ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6, Ephesians 4:11-16, Acts 17:10-11, John 16:13, James 1:17, John 17:20-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Wedding Ceremony & The Lords Return

Contributed by Maximiliano Zapata on Jun 19, 2001

The Lords Return is painted for us in the beautiful picture of ancient Hebrew Wedding Custom

It seems that during this time of year more couples choose to get married than at any other. And with all the wedding ceremonies going on You know there are many different kinds of wedding ceremonies as there are the number of different kinds of people who get married. For instance, in Baltic ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:9, Revelation 19:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Christmas

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

A look at some of the traditions of Christmas and why we celebrate it.

CHRISTMAS, AIN'T IT GREAT? ALL THE TRADITION AND HYPE, ALL OF THE SACRED AND SECULAR, ALL OF THE GIVING AND ALL OF THE GETTING. BUT HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO ASK YOUR SELF "WHY CHRISTMAS?" WHY DOES THE ENTIRE WORLD SEEM TO QUEUE UP TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE 25TH OF DECEMBER. WHERE DID ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

Be Careful!

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 25, 2009

The words of an ancient wise man remind us that the "awe" of God is foundational for wise living.

Be Careful Text: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 (English) Most of us can relate to having a parent’s anxiety or remembering a parent’s anxiety when we either allowed our children a bit of independence or when we were ourselves allowed the opportunity to do something autonomous. I can well remember hearing my ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

Denomination: *other

Ezekiel And The Storm Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

If you were asked to describe God, how would you? For many people, God is a mystery. Yet, I want to take us back in time to ancient Iraq where Ezekiel’s tells of a vision of a great God. The ancient rabbis of ancient of Israel did not want anyone under the age of 30 reading Ezekiel’s prophecy.

The Aim of This Series Over the course of this fall sermon series, we are witnessing a series of encounters between ordinary people and extraordinary God. These encounters are called visitations and they are almost always following a crisis of some kind. There’s a crisis, an extraordinary time ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Substance

Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Mar 1, 2012

In the millennia-old Aristotelian tradition, as well as early modern traditions that follow it, substances or ousia are treated as having attributes and modes or things. Faith is a substance

Hebrews 11:1(KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 1. Faith is a substance "Substance" hypostasis; concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance, confidence, confident, person, substance. What is a Substance? Matter is the substance of which all ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Baptist

The First-Born Over All Creation Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 21, 2018

The chief religions of Paul’s time included Gnosticism, stressing gnosis as essential to salvation, viewing matter as evil, and combining ideas derived from mythology, ancient Greek philosophy, ancient religions, and, eventually, Christianity.

5/7/18 Tom Lowe Lesson IIA2: THE FIRST-BORN OVER ALL CREATION (Colossians 1:15b-17) • Numbers in brackets [a], correspond to “Special Notes” following each verse. • NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Colossians 1:15b-17 (NIV) (Text) 15b the firstborn over all creation. 16 For ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1

Denomination: Baptist

He Is Coming

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 29, 2013

Grace to know how to live in these in-between times.

HE IS COMING. Revelation 22:12-14, Revelation 22:16-17, Revelation 22:20-21. The architectural geography of some church buildings reflects an ancient tradition of ‘antiphonal’ singing. Two half-choirs sit face to face, exchanging responses. The congregation looks on. I. “Behold I come ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:12-14, Revelation 22:16-17, Revelation 22:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Meet The Messiah!"

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 12, 2014

How God’s Ancient Announcement Delivers Contemporary Comfort

Well, the roster for the Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team was announced last week. Not surprisingly hockey enthusiasts are debating the selection of athletes. It was a no-brainer of course to include Sydney Crosby on the team, but was it wise to leave off a veteran like Joe Thornton? In ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

An Introduction To The Book Of Exodus

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 13, 2020

What can we learn today from the history of Ancient Israel?

An Introduction to the Book of Exodus Exodus 1:1-7 The Book of Exodus is the second of the five books of the Bible written by Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. These five books are called the Torah by the Hebrews, which means “law” or “instruction.” The Greek name is ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:1-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Am The Way And The Truth And The Life

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Mar 3, 2004

A short sermon for a traditional service to reach older folks.

¡§I am the way, and the truth and the life¡¨ Lunchtime experimental service 4 March 2003 1-1.30pm John 14:1-6 STAGES Life brings its seasons! - all sorted & settled- and then things change o look back and think „X ¡¥this is so different!¡¦ „X how did I get here? - Chatting with my Mum (80) ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

How To Use An Understanding Of

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001

How To Use An Understanding of African Traditional Religions in Evangelism

How To Use An Understanding of African Traditional Religions in Evangelism Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain what aspects of African traditional religions cause people to resist the gospel the most and why. 2. The students will explain how a missionary can use an understanding ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cutters

Contributed by Rusty Wright on May 10, 2007

A sermon on tolerance of other people and other faith traditions

Cutters 5-6-07 Acts 11:1-18 During the 1980s, there were a slew of films that fit the genre called “coming of age” movies. These were movies about kids in their late teens or early twenties who, in the course of a two hour film, learned valuable lessons about life and about themselves ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Wash Your Heart

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Mar 8, 2023

The Pharisees accuse Jesus and His Disciples of breaking traditions

Wash Your Heart Mark 7:1-23 When the prophet Samuel was sent to Jesse’s house to anoint a king for Israel, we are told that the Lord said to Samuel… 1 Samuel 16:7 "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Armageddon Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 11, 2022

The ancient city of Megiddo is located 30Km southeast of Haifa and is located at a strategic entrance through the eastern Carmel/Manasseh hills, where an ancient trade road (Via Maris). On this site, a vital City once flourished

tom lowe 1/11/2022 Armageddon Who, what, where, when, why. I will attempt to clear away Armageddon's mystery by answering these five questions. WHO? Revelation 16 describes the end of the age and the last battle being fought at Armageddon between the forces of good and evil; for they are ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 16:16

Denomination: Baptist