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Avoiding Betrayal Tendencies

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 3, 2003

based on 28 ratings

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Just as Judas betrayed Jesus because of his love for money so many people betray the Lord today for similar greedy reasons. Judas had special abilities to keep accounts of the apostles money as demonstrated by their agreement to allow him to be in charge

Solomon once wrote,"An unfaithful man is like a foot out of joint or a sore tooth." (Proverbs) Many people do not realize how painful it is when they are not faithful to God or to those who count on them. Actually, unfaithfulness, at its worst, is displayed in the life of Judas. Let us look at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:18-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Whole Hearted Or Half Hearted?

Contributed by George Crumbly on Aug 18, 2005

based on 29 ratings

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Is our service to the Lord whole or half hearted?

"WHOLE OR HALF HEARTED?" Matthew 15: 8-9 George E. Crumbly Humphrey UMC August 2005 MATTHEW 15 Most folks like to do things "Whole" heartedly. The word ("WHOLE: Complete, having nothing missing, not divided or in pieces.") Some folks like to do things "Half" heartedly. The word ("HALF: One of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:8-9

Denomination: Methodist

Desiring Forbidden Fruit ?

Contributed by William Ellis on Aug 25, 2005

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Sin causes us to do the unthinkable. Hell rejoices when we taste of the forbidden fruit because it knows we will pay for the results. Jesus came to give us life and forgiveness. Heaven rejoices when we taste of salvation because it knows that it has...

Desiring Forbidden Fruit Matthew 15:10-20 Intro: I began thinking about Eve picking up that piece of forbidden fruit… She knew that God had created the earth in 7 days. She could even think about how God had First Day – light (day from night) Second Day – firmament Third Day – divided sea ...read more

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

Denomination: Church Of God

Crumbs From The Table

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Jan 1, 2006

based on 9 ratings

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The Canaanite Woman

[Linda Begins] The comedian Jeff Foxworthy became famous with his routine, "You might be a redneck if . . .” You know the ones. Like: You might be a redneck if you took a fishing pole to Sea World. or You might be a redneck if your dad walks you to school because you’re both in the same grade. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Boundaries - Jesus And The Shock-Collar

Contributed by Robert Fox on Jan 13, 2006

based on 10 ratings

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Uses the analogy of an "invisible fence" to explain Christian boundaries vs. spiritual freedom. Student ministry PowerPoint presentation.

[Boundaries] Slide Graphic – sign: “NO TRESPASSING. Violators will be shot. Survivors will be shot again” Slide Text – These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men (Mathew 15:8-9) (Note: I gave ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

No More Hypocrites, Please

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

based on 8 ratings

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Hypocrisy

"No More Hypocrites, Please!" Matthew 15:1-20 9/21/97 Intro: We all have many traditions that we keep. We bow our heads and close our eyes when we pray. It’s not the only way to pray. The Bible gives many examples of prayer. Yet, we think this is the only way to pray. *If you don’t pray ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Following Jesus Into Holiness Ii Series

Contributed by Steve Lotze on Jan 30, 2006

based on 4 ratings

| 2,920 views

Eighth in series on Following Jesus

Following Jesus into holiness II Nov. 13, 2005 Various These are my actual notes and sermon handouts and they probably mean more to me than they do to you. If you don’t understand something in my notes – feel free to e-mail me for clarification (stevenmary7@hotmail.com). Here’s some deciphering ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:16-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lip-Service Won't Cut It!

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 14, 2007

based on 6 ratings

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Next message through Matthew, this one dealing with Jesus’ words about actually living what we say about loving God.

Lip-Service Won’t Cut It! Matthew 15:1-9 November 19, 2006 There are a number of things in my life that I try to avoid, if at all possible. For instance, I try to avoid pot-holes in the road. I also try to avoid things like the tornado I mentioned a couple weeks ago, as well as any form of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

Dust In The Wind

Contributed by Brian Lewis on Feb 16, 2007

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A sermon on removing the sin from our lives.

Turn to Mathew 15:10-11 Picture a room with sunlight shinning through the window. What do you see in your mind, maybe a bright clear day, warm sun shining in on you? What do we really see in our homes? Sun shining through the window showing us the dust in our homes, right? This is how sin is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-11

Denomination: Baptist

Walk The Talk

Contributed by Lacy Scott on Jul 12, 2006

based on 21 ratings

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We must learn to make our Christian walk backup our Christian talk.

We Talk the Talk, but do We Walk the Walk? St. Matthew 15: 7 & 8 Purpose: To instruct the listener that Christian Discipleship is more than saying “I am a Christian”. Introduction: Many of us think that if we accept Jesus and say we are Christians, that is all there is to it. But along with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:7-8, Matthew 15:7-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Check-Up From The Heart Up!

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 27, 2006

based on 21 ratings

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Have you heard that saying, " there’s gold in them there pews." Well, every potential leader in your church needs these words of warning.

A Check Up from the Heart Up! Text: Matthew 15: 1-3, 8-14 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 bread.”3 He answered and said to them, “Why ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Defiled By The Tongue

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 30, 2006

based on 8 ratings

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Things we hear can defile us and make us unfit for Divine service, even as the Jews were not able to enter the promsed land because of the fear the words of others brought.

Defiled by the tongue Text: Matthew 15:10,11 Proverbs 15:4, "A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit." In the OT there were many rules and instructions that if one broke one of them, they didn’t lose their salvation but they would be in a state ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The "In Thing"

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jun 29, 2007

based on 7 ratings

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Can Christianity be trendy? Absolutely! It’s faddish, popular, and contemporary. But if its not real to you, it will eventually cease to gratify and feed your curiosity, then you will find something else that will. Hell will be full of trendies.

THE “IN THING” Matt 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. The worldview of Christianity is that it is controlling, a needless waste of time and a money consumer, restrictive, intolerant, and maybe even cliquish ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

#1doomed To Fail: Spiritual Blindness

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 2, 2006

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God’s people are doomed to failure if they walk in spiritual blindness. We need vision in the church? Do we want to see?

#1 DOOMED TO FAILURE BECAUSE OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this lesson in two parts. But this is part one of a several part lesson! Years ago at President John Kennedy’s grave an eternal flame was ignited. The experts said it would burn for ever. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

My Mouth And I

Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 7, 2006

based on 16 ratings

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A Bible Study which demonstrates that we ARE responsible for our speech because what we say comes from who we are! The purpose is to remind believers of the need to control their attitudes AND their speech!

Grant Avenue Baptist Church 2215 Grant Avenue Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (310) 376-7890 Pastor David Wilson Pastor’s Cell Phone (310)213-4586 My Mouth and I I’m certain that you have had the sad experience of saying something and then immediately responding to your own words by saying, "I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:18

Denomination: Baptist

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