Sermons on Ritual Free:

Set Free

Contributed by Mark Haines on Mar 31, 2001

A narrative of how Jesus set Zacchaeus free from greed to generosity and how He can set us free from our sinful attitudes as well.

Topic: Salvation/Christian Living Theme: Saved from Sinful Attitudes Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to pray for salvation from sin and sinful attitudes. Response: Individuals will ask Jesus to set them free from sinful attitudes in order to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Free To Forgive Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 10, 2006

The death and resurrection of Jesus not only provided the forgiveness of our sins, but also enabled us to forgive the sins of others.

Matthew 18:21-35 “Free to Forgive” INTRODUCTION The reality of Easter is expressed in many ways in our everyday lives. Easter becomes personal for us at our baptism, or when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We celebrate the reality of Easter every Sunday with songs such as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Lutheran

Set Free

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Mar 13, 2006

Jesus’ actions not only set free a demon possessed man but also Jesus’ followers.

Set Free Mark 1:21-28 January 28, 2006, p. 1552 Our text for today is Mark 1:21-28. You need to know that this text takes place on the Sabbath day. The Church day. The Jewish Holy Day. This text tells us about a church service when Jesus spoke. Before we look at what happened in the service, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Free At Last

Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 13, 2006

Christians can be FREE from the "law of sin and death!"

Free at Last Romans 8:1-14 I. “In Christ Jesus”, 1-4 A. There Is No Condemnation, 1 B. There Need Be No Control by Sin, 2 C. There Should be No Continuance in Sin, 3, 4 II. Insight into “the Flesh”, 5-8 A. The Enemy of the Spiritual Mind, 5, 6 B. The “Enmity” of the Carnal Mind, 7, 8 III. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Free But Constrained Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jul 20, 2003

1 Corinthians 8 Living in the Light doesn’t mean that we all agree on every little thing. There is a lot of room for differences - as long as we follow some basic guidelines for treating one another rightly.

Free But Constrained "You take a dog, in the city perhaps, but anywhere, and you fence him in a small yard and he barks and barks, pacing back and forth. He jumps at the gate begging to get out. When by chance he gets someone inadvertently lets him out or he escapes, he runs through the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Free To Forgive Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 10, 2003

I want you to know tonight that you can enjoy the benefits of forgiveness. You are free to forgive. You are free to accept forgiveness.

REVIVAL 2003: FREEDOM FREE TO FORGIVE COLOSSIANS 3:12-17 INTRODUCTION [summarize] BALTIMORE, MD - If one is angry about being diagnosed with the HIV virus, can that hamper his or her immune system? If bitter about how one was infected, is that person at higher risk of infecting others in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17, 1 Peter 2:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finally Free

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 18, 2001

Complete and true freedom can only be found in Christ Jesus!

Finally Free Series: Finding Freedom for Life Romans 8:1-4 August 26, 2001 Morning Service Introduction The prisoner We live in the same way. We have been offered freedom in Christ and yet we still choose to live in the prison of our own making. We try to follow God in our own strength. We try to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Church Of God

Free At Last!

Contributed by Donny Tatimu on Oct 11, 2002

Many people become a Christian but not living a Christian life, a life that free from every bondage. Don’t let satan keep you in his bondage!

FREE AT LAST! In Exodus 5:1 we will find, there are 4 conditions where God can say that we are free from "the bondage of corruption into THE GLORIOUS LIBERTY OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD," First, "Let My people..." (2 Chron. 7:14 said that God’s people is the one that called by His Name). Second, "... ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:1, Romans 8:21

Denomination: Charismatic

Free Indeed

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Oct 29, 2002

Many people feel freedom comes in being free from anything and everything except themselves. Jesus helps us discover that true freedom is found in Him and His Word of Truth.

Reformation Sunday John 8:31-36 Free Indeed 10/27/02 A park ranger by the name of John Elliott was once caught in a blizzard high in the Rocky Mountains. As a result of the storm he became lost. It was only by the grace of God that he eventually saw a cabin and crawling to the door with his last ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Be Free

Contributed by Richard Maxey on Oct 19, 2001

To experience the freedom that Jesus offers I must:

HOW TO BE FREE So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36) To experience the freedom that Jesus offers I must: 1. _____Consider_________ the cost of following Jesus. Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he ...read more

Scripture: John 8:36

Denomination: Baptist

Free At Last Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 7, 2005

What exactly are we free of and free to do?

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I’m free at last. Free at last, Free at last. Free, what a marvellous, wonderful, magnificent word. Free what tremendous connotations this conjures up in our mind. Freedom a concept, an idea a theory. And yet it is more then that because it’s a ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

Set Free

Contributed by Jeremy Jarvi on Feb 27, 2007

Set Free

HELPING SET OTHERS FREE Set Free "Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth.... Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Breaking Free

Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 18, 2007

Proposition: Freedom from sin and death is available to all people who set their minds on the things of the Holy Spirit.

Breaking Free Rev. Sean Lester Nov. 9, 2003 Text: Romans 8:1-8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, [2] because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. [3] For what the law was powerless to do in that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Free At Last Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 22, 2007

Third in a series from Ephesians. Jesus Christ has paid the price to redeem us from slavery to sin.

For some reason, somebody decided to share this observation from George Burns with me this week: The secret to a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible. I’m not sure that just because he played God in a couple of movies that ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Free At Last

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Feb 6, 2007

In the book of Galatians, Paul defines our salvation on the basis of freedom. “We were in slavery – no we have been set free.” Yet the freedom we have received can be defined from two different extremes.

Free At Last Galatians 5:1ff Our heart yearns for freedom. Freedom is the word of the day. It is on everyone’s lips. There are the four famous freedoms first defined by President Roosevelt in 1941, when he spoke of ‘freedom of speech everywhere, freedom of worship everywhere, freedom from want ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ