Sermons on Pharisee Rules:

Just The Cats Pyjamas? Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 12, 2011

The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. Justification with God what does it comprise of? But wait it appears that Humility is foundational to right relationships with God.

Jesus had a way of getting to the heart of the matter; he had a way of taking a situation and telling a story to address matters that needed addressing, he used parables those stories about a made up situation, to get to a point that he knew his followers or would be followers could do with some ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Salvation Army

Not To Separate, But To Unite Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 12, 2010

Christ condemned the pharisees because they separated; his purpose is unity, as in marriage; thus he forbade divorce, and the Church interprets that in mercy and reconciliation.

Eleventh Sunday in Course June 11, 2010 Liturgy & Sacrament Series Somewhere between the seventh and eleventh grade, most students learn that there is a difference between the denotation and connotation of a word. The word “statesman” has a dictionary definition almost identical to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Catholic

A Passion For The Lost

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Feb 8, 2021

Jesus welcomed those who others rejected. The Pharisees and scribes pushed them away. The crowd just watched. Who will we be like?

We’re continuing our journey with Jesus and his disciples from Galilee to Jerusalem. This week we’re taking a big hop from Luke 12 to Luke 15. As Jesus and his disciples travelled, Jesus has been teaching [picture on slide]. He and his disciples have been healing and casting out demons. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-7, John 10:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

We Will Testify To Jesus No Matter What You Threaten

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 22, 2022

Jesus was the stone rejected by Sadducee and Pharisee alike, but His presence is the foundation stone for the Church He left behind to continue His mission.

Saturday of Easter Week It’s remarkable that the same Sanhedrin council who, six weeks earlier, had been able to condemn Jesus to death for blasphemy, and then proceed to bribe or blackmail the Roman procurator to execute Him seems powerless in our first reading. They have brought the apostles to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:9-15, Acts 4:13-21

Denomination: Catholic

The Love Of The Forgiven Luke 7:33 Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 7, 2022

When an immoral woman showed love for Jesus publicly and Pharisees were astonished, she showed the difference between religion and a relationship with Jesus.

THE LOVE OF THE FORGIVEN Luke 7:33-50 Bob Marcaurelle bmarcaurelle@charter.net From the clatter and clash of the crowds of Galilee who stood for or against Jesus, Luke tells us of one beautiful woman who stepped from the crowd, found cleansing and changing, and showered our Lord with grateful ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:33-50

Denomination: Baptist

Messiah Revealed

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 22, 2020

Two blind men with faith, a dumb man with a devil, a crowd that marvelled, and Pharisees who wanted people to believe anything but good of Jesus.

MESSIAH REVEALED. Matthew 9:27-34. Earlier in this chapter we saw how Jesus demonstrated His power to forgive sins by healing a paralysed man who had been brought to His home in Capernaum by faithful friends (cf. Matthew 9:5-7). Then we saw Jesus sitting in Matthew’s house eating with tax ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:27-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Danger Of Displacement Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 4, 2014

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

Scripture: Mark 7:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Grace Transforms 4 Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 1, 2011

I know I need to change, I am painfully aware of the chasm between what I am in Christ and how I appear to be but all of my diligent effort actually takes me in the opposite direction. Rules do not produce obedient hearts; rules breed rebellion.

Dakota Community Church October 2, 2011 Grace Transforms 4 Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. 1. What is biblical grace? 2. Where does grace originate? 3. Grace ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Mennonite

It's All About Love

Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Oct 28, 2017

This sermon is about the two greatest commandments Jesus gives the Pharisees when He is questioned. Also it calls into question whether we are a player or a spectator in our church.

Well Jesus had passed the test of the Sadducees’ and had shut them down so the Pharisees stepped up to the plate so to speak. Now the Sadducees were more of a political group but the Pharisees were the keepers of scripture and Biblical Law, there were 632 laws and rules for the practice of their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pulling The Weeds Of Legalism Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003

Following a list of rules and regulations will never lead to spiritual vitality. Grace demands that we avoid judging others according to our standards.

Pulling the Weeds of Legalism Almost every state in our nation still has laws on their books that would surprise most people. For instance, In Florida, a woman may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. In Indiana, citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or ride in a public ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

Why Are We Offended? - Sermon For Proper 15 - Year A

Contributed by Ian Bullock on Aug 13, 2020

Looking at why the Pharisees were offended, and how the woman who was likened to a dog wasn't. Then thinking about why we are offended by the things of the world.

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy spirit. Amen. Over the past few weeks we have spoken about the positive aspects of being sown and planting seed within life, and as I read this week’s Gospel, I wanted to just think about one other aspect, one which perhaps we don’t often like to consider, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28

Denomination: Anglican

Going For Life Change

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 13, 2013

The Pharisees did not experience life change because they had a different belief. Don't replace the relationship with a religion. Don't make the outward more important than the inward.

RECAP – John 20:24-28. We saw last week how Thomas finally saw Jesus alive and uttered the most profound statement of faith – “My Lord and My God!” (1) LET GO of our Agenda – don’t cling on to the demands we set. (2) CHOOSE to have faith - faith is a choice ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:23-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Palm Sunday: Celebrate The King

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 23, 2013

The crowd announces in their cries that Jesus is the awaited king and they offer shouts of praise. When the Pharisees tell Jesus to rebuke them - he rather confirms what they are saying.

Dakota Community Church March 24, 2013 Palm Sunday Celebrate the King Matthew 21:1-5 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:9

Denomination: Mennonite

Schoolyard Violence (Opening The Circle)

Contributed by David Swinney on May 11, 2001

The only Biblical, Christian response to the violence of our society is to let the love of Jesus be the rule for the way that we treat others.

Schoolyard Violence (Opening the Circle) Matthew 5: 21-26; 38-48 Sunday Morning, March 11, 2001 Introduction: The Bus Ride Home The boy was already a little worried when he walked up the stairs to of the school bus. He was running late that afternoon, and the front seats, the ones near the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-22, Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Harvest

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

1. We have seen how the beast and the false prophet have established Satan’s apparent rule on earth.

1. We have seen how the beast and the false prophet have established Satan’s apparent rule on earth. But then we saw that all this time the Lamb has been standing on Zion. In fact He is the one who is ruling. 2. Today we see that Christ is actually going to take complete rule. For He comes to us ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed