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  • Dear Sweet Matilda With Two Faces

    Contributed by Thomas Wilson on Aug 27, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,922 views

    A story of perception and deception based on hypocrasy.

    Out of the shadow came sweet little Matilda, an elderly woman who was very sociable and liked to talk to everyone and anyone. Everyone knew Matilda in the town, she was there from day dot – she was always there. No one could imagine the town without her she was so well known and so kind and ...read more

  • It's Still About Your Heart

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Aug 27, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,001 views

    Ordinary Proper 17: A continuation of last weeks lesson about the need for new hearts. Here Jesus directs his words at the disciples (and us) as he shares the darkness in the human heart.

    A couple of cows were grazing in a lovely pasture. They were standing by a fence alongside a road. Right in front of them passes a large semi truck. It was hauling a bright, shiny, chrome tanker trailer. On the side of the trailer - printed in big red letters - were the words: “Grade A Milk. ...read more

  • Eating With Dirty Hands

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 28, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,455 views

    There is a huge difference between being and saying we are a disciple of Christ Jesus.

    Mark 7: 1 – 8, 14 – 15, 21 – 23 / Eating With Dirty Hands Intro: I would like everyone to look at your hands for a moment. Think for a moment about where those hands have been today. Are they clean? How do you know if they are clean or not? They might be covered with germs! --- Just in ...read more

  • Clean Heart Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 9, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,183 views

    If we want to find life and joy in our relationship with Christ, we must focus on Scripture not tradition, and focus on a clean heart not clean hands.

    Clean Hearts (Mark 7:1-23) Alan Kraft, in his book, Good News for Those Trying Harder, shares a story about a time when his wife borrowed his car and heard a CD he had loaded in the sound system. The song touched her. When she asked him about it, he was able to recite the lyrics, but was unable ...read more

  • "Defiled Religion, Defiled Hearts"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,044 views

    God is concerned with true worship from the heart, not outward observances.

    “The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus ...read more

  • Harsh Words Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,445 views

    Jesus tongue is a sword. His words are God’s words and they have power to heal or destroy. How do we handle hearing harsh words from heaven’s holy herald?

    Read or quote Mark 7. Does God’s word ever say something that bothers you? I dare say, if you have never had that experience, you must not be reading your Bible much! The word of God comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable, does it not? God told Jeremiah, (23:29) "Is not My word ...read more

  • Am I A Religious Or A Christian Person

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 27,991 views

    A sermon for the 13th Sunday after pentecost Proper 17

    13th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 "Am I a Religious or a Christian Person?" 7:1* ¶ Now when the Pharisees gathered together to him, with some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, 2* they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled, that is, ...read more

  • La Pureza En La Vida

    Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,570 views

    La esencia de la pureza cristiana

    La pureza en la vida Intro. Recuerdo en mis tiempos de adolescencia temprana que todas las tardes después de comer y hacer la tarea, salíamos a la famosa “cáscara” de fútbol. La calle de la García Ginerés (bueno, realmente carrillo y anconca) se convertía en el Azteca o el maracaná. Después de ...read more

  • The Holy Toothbrush Series

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Nov 19, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,844 views

    A very pratical definition of Holiness

    The Holy Toothbrush Mark 7:1--23 9/17 † In the Name of Jesus! † Grace and Peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! The Sacred Toothbrush There are many words that we use in church language today, that I do not think we truly understand. We might have an idea, but if asked to explain ...read more

  • Traditions That Define The Family

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Sep 1, 2006
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,156 views

    A sermon for Proper 17, year B. The commandment of God verus human tradition

    13th Sunday after Pentecost (PR. 17) September 3, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of your Holy Spirit, open our hearts and minds to your Word for our lives, that ...read more

  • '30 Second' Offering Devotions For Church Services!

    Contributed by Roger Spackman on Jul 20, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 238,844 views

    Over one year worth of high quality ’30 second devotions’ on the topics of Tithing, Giving and Money, that you (or your service leaders) can present on Sunday without any prior reading or preparation!

    ‘30 second’ Offering Devotions for Church Services! FUll PPT Slides and color booklet available free to download from www.TeAtatuBaptist.com Compiled and adapted by: Ps Roger Spackman Te Atatu Baptist Church © Research, ...read more

  • Christianity, Jesus Style

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,098 views

    What is a true Christ follower?

    A few years ago I was driving to the Adirondack Mountains where I would spend a week in the Whitney Wilderness area. My canoe was on top of the car, my backpack and other equipment was in the back and I was set for the long trip to upper state New York. Driving that far is a little boring so I ...read more

  • Whitewashed Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Aug 30, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,867 views

    Christians can't settle for lives whitewashed on the outside--looking good. Our lives need to be inwardly transformed.

    Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 “Whitewashed” INTRODUCTION Most of us spend a fair amount of time making ourselves look good on the outside. Here, in Arizona, we may not be into suits and ties for men, or business attire for women. We may not live the credo, “dress for ...read more

  • Jesus Challenges The Pharisees

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 31, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,768 views

    God is interested in our character and not in our get out clauses

    Sermon Story: Many years ago, the well known American Baptist pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick told the story about a church in Denmark, where the worshipers used to bow regularly as they passed a certain part of the wall in the sanctuary of the church They had done so for three centuries - bowing ...read more

  • How To Be A Builder Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jul 18, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,207 views

    God’s desire is for us to be builders of people (our family, fellow church members, co-workers, spouse, and kids). How can we do this? Let’s look at the negative example of the Pharisees and turn it into some positive principles.

    How to Be a Builder (not a Bulldozer) Mark 7:1-23 Introduction: 1. At the time of Jesus’ ministry to Israel, the Pharisees and scribes were the religious leaders who knew about the true God, knew the Scriptures, and knew about the prophecies of a coming Christ. 2. They didn’t appear ...read more