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  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Rituals

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 19, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,458 views

    A religious person usually feels that he has a special standing before God, not only because of his intellectual assent to certain beliefs, but also because he keeps the ordinances, the rites, and the rituals of that religion. Paul shows in this passage t

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: A railroad yardmaster called the telephone daily at exactly 11:45 to verify the time. After years of this ritual, the operator asked the yardmaster, "Why do you call each day at exactly the same time?" His reply, "I take my responsibilities very seriously, I call to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Man Made Or God Made

    Contributed by Dr. Amen Howard on Aug 23, 2013
     | 2,801 views

    Proverbs 18: 22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing’ and receives favor from the Lord. Paul taught that husbands and wives were to specialize; to actually specialize in one specific world for a specific way of live but I doubt if that exist nowadays.

    How dating prepares more for divorce than for marriage. The American practice of viewing dating as a social activity where a person dates one person for a period of time and then breaks the relationship and dates someone else, tends to prepare people more for divorce and remarriage than for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lent Upside Down Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 1, 2019
     | 7,160 views

    Instead of giving something up for Lent let's try adding something instead!

    Lent Upside Down Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Ritualism Versus Spiritual Reality Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 20, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,785 views

    God desires to curb the trend toward formalism in religion which is satisfied with meeting external observation. To obey the moral precepts & principles of the word is infinitely more important than ceremonies & man-made traditions.

    ZECHARIAH 7: 1-7 RITUALISM VERSUS SPIRITUAL REALITY [Ezra 6:1-11] The seventh and eighth chapters are the third distinct division of the prophecy. In the first portion was the call to national repentance and turning to the Lord for His Covenant blessings. After a national turning to God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darrin Koone avatar

    The Need For Rituals Series

    Contributed by Darrin Koone on Sep 20, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,408 views

    A sermon discussing the need for ritual in raising our children in a post-modern society.

    Last week I spoke to you about the need to throw traditions by the way side if the principles of the gospel or models of the New Testament dictate the need to do so. I’m changing my mind about that this week. Well, not really, but I am going to try to provide the balance to that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Grace And Rituals Series

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Mar 31, 2011
     | 3,254 views

    While our rituals and ceremonies testify of our faith, they are not the source of our faith.

    Grace And Rituals Romans 4:1-11 I. Abraham’s Faith (vv. 1-3) A. Paul’s continual discussion that salvation is by neither works nor heritage or through the Law. 1. It may appear Paul belabors this point, but establishing a proper foundation for how salvation is attained is just as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ritual Or Relationship? Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 26, 2015
     | 10,995 views

    Ritual that rejects relationship is pointless; Ritual that reflects relationship is priceless

    The wedding ring that I’m wearing this morning is not the same one that Mary placed on my finger on our wedding day. Fairly early in our marriage we went to San Diego on our vacation and I managed to lose my wedding ring while swimming in the ocean. That ring was an important symbol of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wilson Oshorakpor avatar

    Man - Made Gods.

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Sep 27, 2021
     | 1,595 views

    God made man in his own image and likeness. After man fell into sin, he resorted to making gods for himself. Worshipping these gods shows how far man has fallen.

    TEXT: Daniel 3:14-18 (NLT) [14] Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up? [15] I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Relationship Not Ritual PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 703 views

    Explore the supremacy of Christ over rituals and regulations, emphasizing the importance of a genuine relationship with God rather than adherence to human commands and teachings.

    Good morning, family! Today, we’re going to be diving into the book of Colossians, specifically chapter 2, verses 16-23. We'll be exploring three important themes: the supremacy of Christ, the futility of rituals, and the power of relationship. A.W. Tozer once said, "The most important thing about ...read more

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  • Alan McCann avatar

    Made In The Image Of God Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 18,827 views

    How being made in the image of God is foundational to our self-image and that it is primarily relational

    Made in God’s Image Genesis 1.26-28 Why is it that we swat flies without a second thought and yet if we knocked down a pedestrian we would not be able to sleep? What is it about human life that makes it so valuable or precious? Why do doctors, midwives etc fight to save the life of a child? Why ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Jesus Made Me Kosher

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,711 views

    Our access to God is not by ceremonial ritual but the sacrifice of Christ.

    We have differing standards on what we consider “clean” and “unclean.” A lot depends on how meticulous we are. For some of us, when we drop a cookie, we follow the “5-second rule” (this was tested recently on Mythbusters). When I lived in Germany, everything was spotless--you could eat off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Sin Is A Heart Problem! Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 3, 2014
     | 7,451 views

    How God tells you to live is infinitely more important than how others think you should live! This is what Pharisees couldn't grasp. The challenge for us also is: Do not get a big head about it and become arrogant and/or unteachable.

    Sin … It’s a Heart Problem! Mark 7:8-23, 1 John 1:8-10 Introduction - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Man - Made A Little Lower

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 12, 2013
     | 3,372 views

    To show that CHRIST was made a little lower than the angels.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a little lower than the angels? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that CHRIST was made a little lower than the angels. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 2:7 (Amplified Bible) 2:7 For some little time You have ranked him lower than and inferior to the angels; You ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Made Man Upright

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Nov 19, 2013
     | 4,340 views

    GOD MADE MAN UPRIGHT.

    GOD MADE MAN UPRIGHT OBSERVATION: THE WRITER, PERHAPS SOLOMON, CONCLUDES CHAPTER 7 WITH A TRUTHFUL REALITY: GOD MADE MAN UPRIGHT! INTERPRETATION: ECCLESIASTES 7:29 (NKJV) TRULY, HIS ONLY I HAVE FOUND: THAT GOD MADE MAN UPRIGHT, BUT THEY HAVE SOUGHT OUT MANY SCHEMES. ECCLESIASTES 7: 29 (THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Legitimate Use Of Rituals Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 29, 2024
     | 356 views

    For a person to be declared righteous by God, rituals/sacraments are unnecessary. Justification is by faith alone. So, what is the value of rituals like water baptism and the Lord's Supper? Using Romans 4:11, this message seeks to answer that question.

    Intro Last week we expounded Romans 4:9-12. There Paul used Abraham’s experience to prove circumcision is not a prerequisite for justification. In that study, we did not have time to talk about why God gave Abraham the rite of circumcision. If it is of no value for justification, then what is its ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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