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  • Michael Luke avatar

    Guard Against Legalism Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 6, 2016
     | 5,583 views

    Legalism hinders the work of the true gospel of Jesus Christ and wreaks havoc with the spiritual lives of those affected by it.

    We continue on in our series of messages through the New Testament book of Titus. It’s written by the apostle Paul to his protégé whose name is (anyone?). Paul has left Titus on the isle of Crete for a reason. Titus 1:5a – The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is It Really Legalism?

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Mar 31, 2017
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     | 4,233 views

    In many modern churches, legalism is no more than acknowledging that the Lord has given to His Church a body of legislation that He expects to be taught and obeyed.

    During my decades of Christian ministry, the terms “legalism” and “legalist” have progressively been bandied-about within modern churches and their preachers/pastors. These terms have, primarily, been used to describe and condemn those Christians and churches that believe that there is more to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    The Gospel Of Legalism

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 9, 2014
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     | 4,175 views

    A sermon that describes the religious legalist.

    "The Gospel of Legalism" Galatians 1:6 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Introduction: This morning I may be preaching one of the most important messages I have ever preached anywhere in my ministry. I hope that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    The Gospel: Opposes Legalism Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Sep 4, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,632 views

    There is a monumental issue at stake. The Gospel of Grace is being weighed in the balance. Donft turn Christianity into a list of rules. It takes extra work to be Spirit led.

    How would you like to walk up to the man who preached the Pentecost sermon, get up close to his face, (this man who walked on water), look him straight in the eye in front of a crowd of people and say, Peter my buddy, Cephas old pal, you are not preaching the true gospel. You better straiten up and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    The Legalistic God Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 7, 2017
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     | 3,797 views

    Too often we think God has too many rules and laws and we do not embrace God because of the rules/legalism

    Believing and Not Believing The God of Rules May 7, 2017 I believe there are lots of people who would love to be followers of Jesus, people who want to believe, however, something holds them back. While these people are rejecting God, I believe they are doing this because they have a distorted, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace Bandits Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 18, 2014
     | 5,341 views

    1) Legalism (Colossians 2:16–17), 2) Mysticism (Colossians 2:18–19), and 3) Asceticism (Colossians 2:20–23).

    People celebrate occasions for different reasons. Some have particular social conventions, sports milestones, famous people, or plain civic holidays. Noticing all the fireworks trailers around, we know we have reached just such an occasion. Victoria day is a uniquely British celebration, that means ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Beware Of The Legalist Series

    Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 12, 2015
     | 7,195 views

    Legalism has and is harming our churches. How do we avoid it in our church?

    Beware of the Legalist Colossians 2:11-23 As we continue our Sunday morning tour of the book of Colossians we have to remember where we are and what the theme is. Last week we learned that philosophy or better said knowledge apart from Christ is empty. Andy teaching that takes away or adds to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Liberty Or Legalism Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 30, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,940 views

    Compassion trumps man-made commandments.

    Liberty or Legalism Mark 2:23-28 Rev. Brian Bill November 28-29, 2015 Almost every state has surprising laws on their books. • In Florida, a woman may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. • In Indiana, citizens are not allowed to attend a movie within four hours after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    Can You Fall From Grace? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,007 views

    Can you fall from grace? Absolutely. You can’t fall away from salvation, but you can reject the truth of grace.

    INTRODUCTION Some of my fondest memories are road trips when my daughters were young. We had an Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a huge bench backseat. This was before child seats were the required, so they had plenty of room to play. But there was an imaginary line drawn down the middle of the bench and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sherm Nichols avatar

    Free To Choose How You’ll Be Saved!

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 28, 2014
     | 3,323 views

    Jesus bore the curse of the law so we wouldn’t have to.

    I want to make a point as we begin today – and that is that there is often more than one way to do some things. The following test is used by Anderson consulting to see if people are qualified to be a “professional.” There are only 4 questions. See how you do… 1. How do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Can't Outsmart Jesus

    Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Jul 6, 2016
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     | 4,284 views

    When a lawyer tries to entrap Jesus, he falls into his own trap.

    TITLE: You Can't Outsmart Jesus TEXT: Luke 10:25-37 INTRO: Again, we look at another passage contained only in Luke. Remember, this incident took place on the other side of the cross, before coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. So it was during the Dispensation of the Law, not of Grace. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    Who's Your Mama? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,660 views

    God promised Abraham that he would have thousands of descendants. Abraham and Sarah showed a lack of faith when they launched the Hagar Solution.

    INTRODUCTION The term “who’s your daddy?” has become a part of our cultural vernacular. My golf buddy, Dean Cagle, yells it every time he makes a long putt, which is more often than I like. In fact, the guys who know Dean know him by that phrase. So, a couple of years ago when I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Why Would A Free Man Go Back Into Bondage?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 9, 2016
     | 7,087 views

    "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule and persecute it, but those inside who try to change the gospel... Conversely, the only way to....

    Why Would A Free Man Go back into Bondage? Pt.4 Galatians 1:1-10NASB In the 1980s Hollywood created what became a authentic, film genre in which a bulked-up, heavily armed one-man fighting machine broke into prison camp's and rescued hostages, POWs, or kidnapped victims. Names like Sylvester ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • John Oscar avatar

    Caught! Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 17, 2018
     | 7,822 views

    Using the story of the woman caught in adultery, Pastor John shows us how we can react like Jesus to bad situations.

    Caught! CCCAG June 17th, 2018 Scripture- John 8:1-11 What we just watched was a video representation from the movie the Gospel of John that depicts one of my favorite Bible Narratives because it shows the overwhelming love of Jesus Christ for the sinner. Anyone who is giving their heart to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Legalism And Grace

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,593 views

    Where the law cannot save, Grace can

    Legalism and grace. Acts 15. 08/18/02 On the first missionary journey of Paul there were attacks on his body. Satan thought with enough stoning with enough beating with rods, he would quit the ministry. None of these stopped this great man of God, so the Devil was going to have to go back ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist