Sermons on Statue Of Liberty:

Free To Live The Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 1, 2004

Education, self-help books, and personal improvement efforts can make life richer and better. But nothing can do what God does when a person turns his or her life over to Jesus Christ. IN Jesus Christ, we can have victory in the fullest sense.

Free to Live the Life (Romans 8:1-4) 1. Once in a while you read a news story that makes you feel good: MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican boxing champion beat up and hospitalized a gunman who shot at him outside a gym in a crime-plagued city on the U.S. border. Prosecutors in Ciudad ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Christ Has Set Us Free

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 4, 2004

This sermon is about Jesus and how he has set us free from legalism, guilt and sin.

Christ Has Set Us Free Galatians 5:1-6,13 Primary Purpose: To stress that the purpose of the law was to condemn, while Christ has set us free and justified the believer The story is told some years ago of a pastor who found the roads blocked one Sunday morning and was forced to skate on the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Who Will Roll Away The Stone

Contributed by John Carnett on Apr 10, 2004

Man’s delimma since the garden was to get back to that place where he experienced communion with God. These two Mary’s were wondering who would roll the stone away at the tomb. But all men have been wondering that for millennia. Who will break down the

Who Will Roll Away The Stone? Main Text: Mark 16:1-7 INTRO: • In man’s path of happiness there lies a huge rock, which completely blocks up the road… • Who among men can remove the barrier? • Generation to generation…men have buried their dead…the sepulcher (grave), becoming their prison of no ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-7, Joshua 5:1-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Free As A Bird

Contributed by William Yates on Apr 17, 2004

We read in Lev. 14 of the ritual that persons healed of leprosy would go through. One bird was sacrificed and another set free. We who are in Christ need to see ourselves as birds set free.

Free As A Bird Leviticus 14 Cleansing From Infectious Skin Diseases 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "These are the regulations for the diseased person at the time of his ceremonial cleansing, when he is brought to the priest: 3 The priest is to go outside the camp and examine him. If the person has ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 14:1-7

The Cleansing Power Of Confession

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Apr 24, 2004

• The Purpose Of Confession • The Power Of Confession • The Promise Of Confession

April 7, 2004 Title: Confession and Cleansing Text: 1John 1:9 Introduction: A Story of Greek Mythology: • Hercules was called to clean a large barn that had not been cleaned in nearly 30 years. • He picked up two mighty rivers and redirected them toward the barn • The rivers flowed ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:19, 1 John 1:9-19

Denomination: Orthodox

Servitude Or Gratitude

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 30, 2004

Are Christians obligated to keep the law? What is the Christian’s relationship to the laws of God?

SERVITUDE OR GRATITUDE THE CHRISTIAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAW ROMANS 7:1-6 Are the Ten Commandments binding on us today? Are Christians obligated to keep the law? Why make a big deal about modes of baptism or place an emphasis on tithing? Isn’t that simply legalism? Aren’t we under grace and not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Grace Living Lessens Legalism

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 24, 2004

The Holy Spirit helps us realize that a person living according to a lawful orientation is always looking for guidelines by which everyone’s actions can be regulated. A person living by Christ’s graceful attitude looks to the Spirit and the word of God fo

Grace Living Lessens Legalism Galatians 2:16 "Yet we know that a man is justified or reckoned righteous and in right standing with God not by works of the Law but only through faith and absolute reliance to trust in Jesus the Anointed One. Therefore, even we ourselves believed on Christ ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Can't Wait Until I Graduate!

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 3, 2004

Message of Freedom for graduating seniors. Freedom from parents but it is just the acceptance of other bondage of Life.

Today as a church we have a special focus on the young adults that have reached the time in their life when even their parents have to acknowledge that their babies are pretty much grown up. Seniors, don’t be fooled. They will never totally admit that you are, and while it will make you a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

Denomination: Congregational

Set The Captives Free

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 3, 2004

Different forms of bondage, You don’t know, Physical, fear, control, How to over come the bondage with anger or love God will use it for good.

Have you ever been in the situation where you felt trapped? Not as much physical as mental. Some of us felt trapped in Jobs, others maybe a marriage, sometimes people feel trapped in a neighborhood because the area changed. There are people that get trapped by the choices they make, and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Congregational

For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free

Contributed by Martin Leigh on Sep 10, 2003

A study of the text in Galatians and its meaning for today

FOR FREEDOM’S SAKE “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Gal 5:1ff) This verse sums up the whole of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. His message is one of deliverance. Right at the beginning of the Epistle this theme of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-2

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

How Should Christians Live? Redeemed

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Sep 26, 2003

Are you redeemed? Are you living a redeemed life? To many of us are redeemed, however we are still bound to a old self. God has set us free. Let’s learn how to live truly redeemed lives!

Jesus loves the song of the redeemed. The bible teaches us that the angels have a party when one soul is saved. Heaven has a victory party when one person becomes redeemed from their lost lifestyle! God redeemed the Israelites from the chains and bondage of Egypt. It wasn’t long afterwards that ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

The Man Who Lived In A Cemetery

Contributed by Mike Turner on Oct 31, 2003

Sermon on the encounter of Christ, and the man who lived among the tombs !

The Man Who Lived In The Cemetery Mark 5:1-20 As Jesus stepped on shore in the country of Gadarenes, he is immediately met by a man who is totally consumed by darkness. This man is a sad and pitiful picture of a sinful soul now totally posessed of demons. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39

Denomination: Baptist

Battle Cry

Contributed by Glenn Hamel on Nov 17, 2004

Inspirational message to stand up and fight against Satan.

Battle Cry Sound the trumpet Isa 42:13 13 The LORD will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies. Sound the trumpet The battle cry has sounded the war has begun The Lord our God is now ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Free!

Contributed by John Russell on Nov 28, 2004

Exposition of Romans 8.1-4 tied into Independence Day.

FREE! (Romans 8.1-4) INTRODUCTION 227 years ago, 56 men signed a document declaring their independence from England, and establishing the colonies as ¡§free and independent states¡¨. That day we celebrate on the 4th of July as ¡§The declaration of Independence¡¨. Freedom. Something that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Freedom

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Nov 28, 2004

The apostle Paul expounds upon a Christians freedom in his epistle to the Galatians.

Four basic observations concerning the Christian’s freedom: 1. You’ve been set free -- don’t turn back. (Galatians 5:1) a. Paul’s readers were freed from the bondage of the law. (Galatians 5:2-4) b. As Christians we are freed from the bondage of sin. (Romans 8:1-4) c. We are ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-26

Denomination: Baptist