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  • Spiritual Righteousness: Vegetarian Jesus

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,995 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

  • There Is A Pharisee In All Of Us

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2013
     | 10,367 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

  • The Old And The New

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 28, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,908 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

  • Stale Religion Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 30, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,654 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

  • The Secret To Purity Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 23, 2015
     | 8,100 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

  • What To Do With Hand-Me-Downs

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,953 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

  • Our Traditions Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,911 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

  • Discover Purity Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 6, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,861 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

  • Traditions Attacked Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 17, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 19,608 views

    The scribes and Pharisees quibbled with Jesus over the issue of His disciples eating with unwashed hands. They were great men in the Jewish church, but they were enemies of the Gospel of Christ. They were very enthusiastic about the Law of Moses, ...

    -AD 29 Capernaum Lesson: Traditions Attacked (Exodus 21:17) Matthew 15:1-20, Mark 7:1-23 Matthew 1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat ...read more

  • Caring For The Elderly

    Contributed by Leo Samuel D G on Sep 14, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,797 views

    Caring for elders is not easy. But taking care of old age parents is a sweet experience because no other human has loved us like they did. God wants us to love and take care of them irrespective of whether or not they ‘deserve’ it.

    Need for caring for parents: A young couple was making great sacrifices for the upbringing of their child. A neighbour, who saw their deeds, asked them, “Will he take care of you when you are old?” Many of us, who are young adults, would have come across such a question in our life. But have we ...read more

  • How To Be A Builder Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jul 18, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,224 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

  • Holiness Without Hypocrisy Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 23, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,943 views

    Legalistic list makers focus on having clean hands; the Lord gives us clean hearts.

    Holiness Without Hypocrisy Mark 7:1-13 Rev. Brian Bill July 23-24, 2016 More than 200 years ago, Edward Gibbon wrote a six-volume series called, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He spent 20 years studying the Roman Empire to find out how a nation that was so great suddenly ...read more

  • Religion? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 3, 2017
     | 6,441 views

    What is the difference between religion and biblical Christianity?

    We noted about a month ago from the beginning of Mark 7, Jesus confronted the Religious Leaders of straying away from God’s Word; as a matter of fact the Religious leaders 2000 years ago were so focused on themselves and traditions that they actually ignored what God said in the Bible!! Can this ...read more

  • The Ins And Outs Of Religious Purity

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 8, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,847 views

    Timeless teaching from Jesus as to the true nature and source of sin.

    THE INS AND OUTS OF ‘RELIGIOUS’ PURITY. Mark 7:1-23. Every branch of society has its own traditions: some good, some bad, and some inconsequential. It doesn’t matter whether it is the pomp and ceremony of monarchy, or the ritual ‘pardon’ of a turkey at Thanksgiving. Some traditions are ...read more

  • When The Law Was Being Quoting At Jesus, How Did This A Type Of Bullying?

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 29, 2016
     | 4,545 views

    Keeping tradition is a good thing, but not always. Some use it to put others down, or raise themselves up, either way it is bullying. How do we handle this? How did Jesus handle this?

    This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 2nd September 2012; St Oswald’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10 Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Psalm 15 James ...read more