Sermons About Cleansing
A Healthy Church... Celebrates Baptism
Why do we celebrate the ordinance of baptism, and by full immersion? Pastor Matthew explores five reasons why we should, and why this is a foundational step in identifying ourselves in the death, and the resurrection, of Christ.
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A Wedding and a Cleansing
In John 2, Jesus performs his first miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and then cleanses the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Cleansing the Temple?
The first of Tapestry's series of discussions concerning how JESUS might react to the modern North American church. This message deals with JESUS "cleansing the temple" in response to how the religion of HIS day was blocking the Gentiles from the worship of GOD. For more info please visit sptapestry.org.
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Can This Church Live?
WAKING THE DEAD "Can This Church Live?" Scripture: Matthew 21: 12-22 In what way was the Temple Church a "den of robbers?" 1. By cheating the poor. 2. By squeezing out the immigrants, women and children. 3. By exploiting people in the name of religion for profit. 4. By having empty forms of religion, but no Jesus. Jesus takes action to revive His Church! 1. He confronted the religious power systems and "unseated them" 2. He turned the tables on injustice. 3. He called for His church to be known as a House of Prayer for "all nations". 4. He created space in His church for safe places of ministry. 5. He protected the priority of spontaneous worship. What upset Jesus about the fig tree? (Verses 18-22) 1. The fig tree like the church was to hold out the promise of "spiritual fruit" to the world but what Jesus saw was a church (like the fig tree) appearing nice on the outside with lots of activity but no 'spiritual vitality'! 2. How does our personal temple need cleansing this morning?
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Cleaning House
Believers need to keep their lives and the church holy to God. There are many lessons to be learned from the story about Jesus cleaning house at the Temple. If we consider that God replaced the Temple with a new one in the New Testament, we get a different perspective on cleaning house today. We learn that Jesus always wants to keep God's Temple clean, even in our times.
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Jesus and the Temple
As Jesus finally makes his way into Jerusalem, he intentionally orchestrates a procession that fulfills the messianic prophecy of Zecheriah 9.9. Jesus wants to be clear about his identity and his mission, and the incident in the Temple serves to illustrate that he has come to be the final sacrifice, the end of the Temple system. The challenge for us 2000 years later is to remain fruitfully connected to Jesus as our Temple, a living faith in God that dynamically impacts our world.
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e-Harmony
Redeeming Ruth Part 9 "eHarmony" Ruth 3:3 Harmony with God: 1. Starts with a cleansing that purifies. Spiritual cleansing involves a: 1. * Consciousness of our own depravity * Confession of our disobedience * Change in our direction * Celebration of our deliverance 2. Is sustained through a consecration that is personal. This anointing was used for: * Common purposes * Ceremonial practices 3. Is shown through clothing that is proper. Ruth's wardrobe contained garments for a: * Widow * Worker * Woman Likewise our wardrobe is changed from that of a: * Sinner to a Saint 4. Is set in motion through a certain procedure. This procedure involves: * Drawing near to your master * Doing what your master says
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