Sermons on Matthew 15:14:

A Messiah Who Helps Keep Us Focused Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 23, 2010

Jesus teaches us to focus on what is really important.

A Messiah Who Keeps Us Focused Text: Matt. 15:1-20 Introduction 1. Illustration: [Children have] a great need to know where behavioral boundaries are and who has the courage to enforce them. Years ago, during the early days of the progressive-education movement, an enthusiastic theorist decided ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

A Heart For The Lord

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Nov 16, 2011

Do the so called transparent barriers that we construct between ourselves and God’s word provide enough safety from God’s wrath?

A Heart for the Lord Readings: Matthew 15:1-20 15:1-20pp -- Mk 7:1-23 1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!" 3 Jesus replied, "And why do you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

True Seekers - Character Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 13, 2010

True seekers of God are people of character, compassion and conviction. Character is WHO you are, and it is a choice we make.

I want to start on a series entitled TRUE SEEKERS and touch on 3 aspects of being true seekers of God – what really defines a godly Christian. • I want to share on these 3 areas: (1) character, (2) compassion, and (3) conviction. • I call them the qualities of Christianity – that which set us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:7-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Living A Holy Life 2

Contributed by Obioha Uriel Amanze on Jun 24, 2010

Attempts to reveal all the activities that cause unholiness and shows how holy-living can be enforced in one’s life when it seems difficult to remain holy.

Sexual immorality will easily come to mind as an agent of defilement of a holy life; furthermore, a person who has indulged in making the body unclean has also grieved the Holy Spirit and is about crucifying Jesus a second time! (Ephesians 4:30, Hebrews 6:6). We have been taught in the scripture ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Jesus Heads To East Ridge"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 10, 2011

A sermon about the radical openness of God.

Matthew 15:1-3, 7-28 “Jesus Heads to East Ridge” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN eastridgeumc.org How many of you like Winnie the Pooh? In one of his famous escapades, this loveable toy bear tries to trap an elephant—or, as he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-28

Denomination: United Methodist

Breaking The Law...for God's Sake

Contributed by David E. Watters on Aug 14, 2011

Matthew 15: 10-20 - Barclay stated that this Scripture was 'one of the supreme contests in history'. Two religious viewpoints clash with what Jesus says. Jesus again points to what is really important.

Good morning. Laws are important in any society in order to keep peace and order. But there are laws and then there are laws. Here are some laws that are still on the books in our state of Kansas. • In Derby, it is illegal to hit a vending machine that stole your money. • In Dodge ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-20, Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

How The Pharisees Got It Wrong

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Aug 20, 2011

In this topical sermon we are going to examine how the Pharisees missed it so badly by examining their history, their beliefs, and where they went wrong.

How the Pharisees Got it Wrong Text: Matthew 15:1-14 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Well we’re taking a little break from Ecclesiastes. We did last week so that I could talk to you all about how we might better serve God as a church. And tonight, I want to talk to you about how the Pharisees ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

My Heart Condition

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Sep 15, 2014

An honest look at the human heart is revealing and countermands the old concept that "The Heart is Good."

My Heart Condition Matthew 15:1-20 • I submit that this story is a microcosm of the life of Jesus and His focus on the truth. • This past week I read a statistic that over 40% of deaths in America are caused by issues of the heart. Ultimately, every death is caused by heart failure. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Be Careful

Contributed by Wayne Nickerson on Oct 3, 2013

Importance of protecting your heart from sin

BE CAREFUL… TXT:MT 15:1-10, 15-20 INTRO: Brain-eating amoeba found in water supply of New Orleans suburb Foxnews September 16, 2013. Scientists have found a rare and deadly amoeba in the water supply of a Louisiana parish where a child died last month from a brain infection caused by the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith, Filth And The Human Heart

Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 14, 2015

The marginal people storm into the church, insisting that the church should live up to the pattern offered by Jesus. They rock the boat, and in so doing they force the church to remember its reason for being.

There is a story of a group of the very pious who are waiting in heaven for judgment. As they are waiting and complaining about the wait, they begin to see some of the “sinners” they knew on earth coming into the waiting room: a corrupt politician, an itinerant woman who had been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28

Denomination: Anglican

Blind Guides

Contributed by Mitchell Muller on Jan 6, 2016

Word of God,

Matthew 15:1-20 Blind guides Up until now Jesus has been mainly ministering in Galilee. This is not Judah, where Jerusalem is, so these scribes and Pharisees are a special delegation come to look at Jesus for themselves. So it starts out on the wrong foot right away. These scribes and Pharisees ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Your Life Is Formed By Your Thoughts Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 7, 2016

“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.”(Proverbs 4:23 NCV)

Every words that comes out of our mouth comes from a thought - whether consciously or unconsciously.Fleeting thoughts could determine the quality of our life. We can choose our thoughts and we don’t have to just think about whatever falls into our mind. Proverbs 4:23 NIV says “Above all ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The War Against Sin

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 14, 2014

'Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin' (Hebrews 12:4).

THE WAR AGAINST SIN. Matthew 15:10-20. The scribes and Pharisees brought an accusation to Jesus concerning His disciples (Matthew 15:2). Jesus exposed their hypocrisy with a counter-question (Matthew 15:3), a counter-argument (Matthew 15:4-6), and a counter accusation (Matthew 15:7-9). This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-20, Hebrews 12:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Break The Law

Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Jul 9, 2008

Be concerned with the heart, not with rules of society. Don’t worry about things that really don’t matter

Matthew 15: 1- 2, 10 – 20 “Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus saying, ‘Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.’” Then He called the multitude and said to them, “Hear and understand: Not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Lent Is Not In The Bible

Contributed by Jonathan Campbell on Mar 31, 2009

Four reasons why the church of Jesus Christ should have nothing to do with Lent.

1. LENT PROMOTES A SALVATION OF WORKS Lent is ultimately a list of dos and don’ts. The focus is on the individual not Christ. Scripture teaches that forgiveness of sins cannot be obtained by our efforts. Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20