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  • Tradition For Tradition's Sake

    Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,431 views

    Too often our living and worship become steeped in tradition and ritual. This sermon is a call to examine what we do and more importantly WHY we do it in an attempt to keep us from elevating the traditions of men above the law of God.

    Tradition for Tradition’s Sake Mark 7:1-23 (This message was preceded by singing "Joy to the World" as the opening hymn and the theme of "tradition" was introduced by a video clip of Fiddler on the Roof - from the prologue 1:55 (as the fiddler begins to play) through 3:57 (as Tevye says, "...and ...read more

  • Spiritual Righteousness: Vegetarian Jesus

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,919 views

    What is it that really makes me a spiritual person? If I act good for long enough, will it no longer be an act, will it then become real?

    Two missionaries were on their way through the jungle when they were captured by a group of cannibals. The two missionaries, Harrison and Thompson, were brought to the village with much fanfare where they were presented to the chief. The village chief stepped forward and said in perfect English, ...read more

  • Discover Purity Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,769 views

    Jesus told us that outward behaviour wasn't the only thing but it is still an important thing

    Things were beginning to escalate. Up to this point Jesus had been criticized locally for some of his teaching but now they were bringing out the big guns. The news of Jesus and his preaching was spreading throughout Palestine; remember last week I mentioned that the news had reached Herod in his ...read more

  • What To Do With Hand-Me-Downs

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,878 views

    An examination of traditions that concludes: traditions can have good beginnings and can protect the truth, but they are a stumbling block when given the same attention as God's word

    Mark 7:1-13 Introduction - It's 1903. Russian czar Nicholas II notices a sentry posted on the Kremlin grounds for no apparent reason. After some hunting around he finds why. 127 years earlier, In 1776, Catherine the Great had discovered the first flower of spring on that spot. She gave an ...read more

  • From The Inside Out

    Contributed by Charles Worth on Aug 6, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,684 views

    Challenging the believer to walk outside their comfort zone

    From the Inside Out Mark 7:1-30 We all like it when things are neat and tidy. We all want order in our lives. We like to come into church on Sunday morning and getting the bulletin and knowing what to expect when. We have announcements then we pray, then we sing, then we take up the offering and ...read more

  • Our Traditions Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,819 views

    Jesus reveals the danger associated with traditions when they vie for a place among the sacred. In revealing the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, He clarified the lifestyle of dependence expected of His disciples.

    Our Traditions Mark 7:1-23 (17-23) Why would some people buy a cat and tie it to the bedpost to show their reverence to God? Many years ago, a very poor holy man lived in a remote part of China. Every day before his time of meditation, in order to show his devotion, he put a dish of butter up on ...read more

  • Nullification

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 10, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,527 views

    Seek a genuine heart relationship with God, and not the superficial religion of the Pharisees.

    Nullification – Mark 7:1-23 This morning, I’d like to invite you to look into chapter seven of Mark’s gospel with me, and to consider what God may want to say to you from this portion of his word. But before I begin, I’d like to explain something. You may have noticed that I’m wearing jeans this ...read more

  • A Harsh Indictment Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 30, 2014
     | 4,538 views

    Living for Christ means that we live FOR Him, in everything we do. Sitting in judgment of others, hoping to prove ourselves superior, is SINFUL, and is exactly what the Pharisees thought they could do to Jesus ... and He calls them on it.

    A Harsh Indictment Mark 7:1-7, Isaiah 29:13, Joshua 24:15 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 many.” ...read more

  • The Danger Of Displacement Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,357 views

    Because we want others to approve of us, we feel a pressure to displace some of God’s commands with peer group rules or trends.

    The Danger of Displacement (Mark 7:1-13) 1. One of my favorite Jewish jokes (I have told before) is the following: 2. A Jewish congregation was arguing over whether one should stand or sit during the Shema Yisrael. Half of the congregation said one should sit, the other half insisted one should ...read more

  • There Is A Pharisee In All Of Us

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2013
     | 8,721 views

    A sermon on Mark 7:1-23 on the teachings and traditions of the Pharisees (Material and outline taken from Dave Swavely's book, Who Are You to Judge?, chapter 7, Jesus and Legalism; HoHum from: http://www.sermons4kids.com/skin_deep.htm)

    HoHum: Isn't this a beautiful apple? The skin is so red and shiny. Just look how smooth it is. It has a beautiful shape and I don't see any spots that look like the bugs or worms have eaten into it. Yes, this is a really good apple. Oh, you might be thinking, "You can't tell if an apple is good by ...read more

  • Stale Religion Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 30, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,534 views

    If you want to keep your relationship with Christ fresh and vital, don't focus on tradition and clean hands; instead, focus on scripture and a clean heart.

    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 had never thought much about their ...read more

  • Faith Of Our Fathers

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Feb 26, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,816 views

    God's chosen people must recount His mighty acts among themselves.

    “Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you” (Dt. 4:1,2). Keeping the law was to be Israel’s fame among the nations. Israel was not to be known for its wealth (although Solomon’s riches were ...read more

  • The Secret To Purity Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 23, 2015
     | 7,876 views

    We need to filter out those things that will affect our thinking and then we need to make sure we test our thoughts and motives against the highest demands of the Kingdom, that is, inner purity and godly love.

    I wonder how many of you have been watching the series “Meet the Amish” on SBS over the last 4 weeks. It’s been fascinating to watch a group of Amish young people experiencing the wider world after living a very sheltered life surrounded by a family and community dedicated to ...read more

  • The Old And The New

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 28, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,809 views

    Those who would serve the interests of God can do so by giving expression to joy in their lives. Those who feel God’s love have much to offer the hurting and disconnected in our world.

    We all have certain core traditions and beliefs that are important to us. They make us who we are, they define our own behaviours and the way we think other people should behave. That is what lies behind the Gospel passage from Mark that we heard a few minutes ago. As usual, the Pharisees and ...read more

  • God At The Market Place

    Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Nov 1, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,181 views

    A perspective on Mark 7: 1-23. When a trivial matter becomes a big issue more than likely we are following the ‘traditions of men’. Our focus therefore is on the wrong thing because we have forgotten God and do not have God’s love in our hearts.

    Mark 7: 1-23 God At The Market Place The closing of chapter 6 is also the introduction to chapter 7 and our Gospel text. In which Jesus and his disciples have crossed Lake Galilee to the land at Gennesaret on the north-western bank of the lake. Gennesaret was a small, but a very fertile plain rich ...read more