Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on vain traditions: showing 1-15 of 30,549

Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • The Human Heart (Mark 7)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 7, 2024
     | 253 views

    Do we add human traditions that overshadow or even disobey Jesus? Let's look at Mark 7.

    What did Jesus say about using man-made traditions to disobey God’s commandments? Do evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness defile us? Does Jesus still make the deaf to hear and give ...read more

  • The Golden Calf (Exodus 32)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 11, 2024
     | 217 views

    What golden calves have we erected in today's churches? Let's look at Exodus 32)

    How quickly do our churches fall away from the truths taught by Jesus and the apostles, and build golden calves of alternate traditions? How quickly can apostasy occur? Let’s look at Exodus 32. How quickly and easily was it for Israel and its spiritual leaders to slide down into idolatry? When ...read more

  • Christian Freedom

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 18, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,751 views

    Are we truly free or still in bondage? Let’s learn that being saved from sickness and bondage to vain traditions are somewhat similar. Let’s discuss healing, slavery to man-made religious rules and freedom in Luke 13:10-17.

    Are we truly free or still in bondage? Let’s learn that being saved from sickness and bondage to vain traditions are somewhat similar. Let’s discuss healing, slavery to man-made religious rules and freedom in Luke 13:10-17. Healed Luke 13:10 One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, ...read more

  • Tradition! Tradition! Tradition!

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,611 views

    Does tradition have any role in the Christian life?

    Tradition! Tradition! Tradition! Mark 7:1-23 I can remember many years ago seeing Fiddler on the Roof. My mind has gotten a little foggy concerning the details, but I remember a hit song which came from it called “Tradition, Tradition, Tradition. I was about an orthodox Jewish community facing the ...read more

  • Not In Vain Series

    Contributed by Michael Sawyer on Nov 10, 2013
     | 3,840 views

    A brief look at how we can avoid taking God's name in vain. Some things most don't think about that can injure our relationship to God.

    Not In Vain Today we will look at the 3rdcommandment: Exodus 20:7 "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. Many times we have heard of this command and many times I would guess that we thought of it ...read more

  • Tradition For Tradition's Sake

    Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,557 views

    Too often our living and worship become steeped in tradition and ritual. This sermon is a call to examine what we do and more importantly WHY we do it in an attempt to keep us from elevating the traditions of men above the law of God.

    Tradition for Tradition’s Sake Mark 7:1-23 (This message was preceded by singing "Joy to the World" as the opening hymn and the theme of "tradition" was introduced by a video clip of Fiddler on the Roof - from the prologue 1:55 (as the fiddler begins to play) through 3:57 (as Tevye says, "...and ...read more

  • Tradition Series

    Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Feb 8, 2021
     | 2,367 views

    Tradition is a good thing, provided it does not nullify the word of God.

    Scripture Reading: Mark 7:1-13 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ...read more

  • Not Offended

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 6, 2024
     | 350 views

    Would we be offended if Jesus critiqued some of our church traditions as being vain? Let’s examine Matthew 15.

    Would we be offended if Jesus critiqued some of our church traditions as being vain? Let’s examine Matthew 15. Vain Traditions Was Jesus criticized over a man-made tradition? Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the ...read more

  • Traditions

    Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Dec 19, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,587 views

    We fight our way through traditions in all walks of life. Sometimes we need to trim off our traditions and get back to what God intended.

    TRADITIONS Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Scripture Reading: Mark 7:1-9 INTRODUCTION 1. In the play, "The Fiddler on the Roof" Tevia begins talking about tradition and how it keeps a society going 2. Tradition is important to a society, and even in the Lord’s church 3. We need to keep the proper focus ...read more

  • Traditions Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,243 views

    Rituals and traditions nurture of faith and prepare us for the coming of Jesus so that we can in turn prepare the world for Jesus' coming.

    Luke 24:28-35 “Traditions” INTRODUCTION During this season of Advent, we continue to focus on how we prepare ourselves, for the coming of Jesus, so that we can prepare the world. We have talked about caring conversations, spiritual disciplines, and service. Today we are going to ...read more

  • Tradition

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 18, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,977 views

    Traditions of men die hard, but they should die.

    Tradition? During these holy days, many will be following traditions of men. Some can be dangerous as they can lead people away from the true Gospel. Others muddy the message taking the focus off of Christ. . Mark 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as ...read more

  • Vain Belief

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on May 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,190 views

    Paul said, "Hold fast to what I preached...unless you believed in vain." What it means to have "believed in vain" - an example of and results of "believing in vain"

    I. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE “BELIEVED IN VAIN”? 1 Cor 15:1-2 “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you — unless you believed in ...read more

  • It's Not In Vain

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Dec 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,840 views

    Sermon from I Thessalonians 2 - encouraging the church to keep pressing on.

    “It’s Not in Vain” 1 Thessalonians Series – Black Creek 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 The first part of studying the book of 1 Thessalonians led us to seeing that Paul was encouraging and lifting up the members of the body of Christ in Thessalonica. He challenged the church and ...read more

  • Vain Labors Series

    Contributed by Dr. Lewis W. Gregory on Sep 2, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,460 views

    We all labor in one manner or another. What distinguishes one's labor? What makes our labor vain or valuable?

    “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 I. Vain labors are everywhere! People often look back over their lives at the fruit of their labors with ...read more

  • Labor In Vain

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,255 views

    Daughters T-shirt: I see your lips moving but all I hear is Blah, Blah, Blah.

    LABOR IN VAIN TEXT: Psa. 127: 1; I Thes. 3-5 Daughters T-shirt: I see your lips moving but all I hear is Blah, Blah, Blah. I. CAIN BUILT HIS ALTAR ALL IN VAIN (Gen. 4:3-5) And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, ...read more

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 2036
  • 2037
  • Next