Sermons About Legalism
Galatians, The Gospel, and Evangelism
Now that the verse by verse study of the Book of Galatians is complete, we are going through applications in daily life. Today's study is on the effect of Galatians on evangelism.
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The Pharisees' Definition Of Unclean And God's Definition Of Unclean Are Completely Different
This is the first digital recording of Pastor Miles Valley's sermon. It's about legalism. The Pharisees' definition of unclean and God's definition of unclean are completely different and totally opposed to each other.
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Obstacles to Jesus
Christians often emphacize doing things, rather than becoming things. Focusing on outward actions wrongly takes precedence over inward transformation. This mindset becomes an obstacle to Jesus, because we falsely associate salvation and a relationship with Jesus with our own sense of "goodness". In turn, this is communicated to our neighbors, our friends, and the rest of the world by both our actions and words. Thankfully, the Gospel stands in complete opposition to this obstacle and tears down the walls we often build. Join us as we re-learn the gospel of grace, which we've been called to live and share.
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Inside and Outside
How do we deal with the inconsistencies that often exist between how we present ourselves and who we really are?
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Walking with Grace (Psalm 103)
Life is filled with all sorts of landscape. An all terrain faith is equally balanced for the breathtaking view from the mountaintop and the confusing trek though a cold, dark valley. It provides adequate support for walking in rough, rocky stretches and stability for the slippery spots. In this exploration of the Psalms, we will see that no matter where you find yourself in life there is an appropriate faith response to your life situation. Are you ready for the hike?
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Finding God In Times Of Emotional Trauma & Confusion
Pastor gives us a guide to staying on the right track amidst some of the difficulties of life.
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Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?
Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries brings a Word concerning our relationship with Our Beloved Pastor George and he also shares a sermon on Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test? Podcast Legend: 00:00 – 38:15 – Worship 38:16 – 43:20 – Pastor George prays 43:21 – 44:48 – Cookie brings a Word 44:49 – 50:55 – Pastor George’s radio preview 50:56 – 52:47 – Various announcements 52:48 – 1:08:15 – Betty speaks then Cindi & Pastor pray with her 1:08:16 – 1:31:02 - Dick Dungan brings a Word concerning Our Beloved pastor George 1:30:03 – 1:53:30 – Dick Dungan of Rejoice Ministries shares on “Will Your Faith Stand The Integrity Test?” 1:53:31 – 2:03:42 – Closing Worship & Benediction
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Something About George
We all miss Our Beloved Pastor George, each of us in our own way. Steve brings a unique message, dealing with a few of his qualities and how we each have, or can have those same qualities in our own life. Remember, you must move on and live your life in God's will.
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God Is Faithful! The Drought Is Over!
We had a time of sharing this week. It's always great to hear what God is doing in our midst and in our community.
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Pharisee Or Christ Follower
Are traditions keeping you from living in the freedom of a life centered on Jesus Christ? Do you find yourself more critical of styles than substance? This message talks about the difference of being a Pharisee and someone who follows Jesus.
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Only Jesus Breaks The Power Of Legalism - Colossians 2:16-23
le-gal-ism (LEE-guh-liz-uhm) [n.]: 1) An attempt to save ourselves by our own moral or religious effort 2) Placing our identity in our moral or religious performance, belonging to the "right" religious group (or subgroup, or sub-subgroup) 3) Trusting in religion, rather than Christ, to provide what we need for life and our connection with God Just as there were some in the Colossian church who were trying to tell others that they were somehow "disqualified" to receive God's love and care, there are often voices telling us the same. Maybe it's because of what we wear or what we eat or drink, and the voices can come from varied sources -- other people, churches, even ourselves. Regardless, believing this can cause us to rely on some outward action -- not Christ -- to re-connect us with God. The Apostle Paul warns us against these things, assuring us that in Christ, God has already qualified us.
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The Community of the Spirit
The community of the Spirit is the community of the cross. Sin is not fatal or scandalous because restoration is possible, and the members take responsibility for self and one another. We then live by the Spirt not mocking God with self-indulgence or growing weary of self-righteousness. And our passion is not cross avoidance and impressing people but glorying in the wonders of the cross and our subsequent new cretaion.
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A Tale of Two Brothers
The 2 sons represent the 2 ways people run from God: rebellion and religion; license and legalism. The default mode for most of us is religion- trying to earn God's favor by our deeds, just like the older son.
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How Freedom Works
Continuing on from our Sunday School sermon, Pastor John explains true Christian living at its best.
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How Freedom Works
Pastor John continues his expository series on Galatians. Todays message focuses on liscence verses legalism.
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The self-defeating strategy of rule keeping
Christians are sons but how should we live? Not as slaves to rule keeping but by grace. Enjoying the gospel. These are the final three nails in the coffin of rule-keeping - 1. Rule keeping is idolatry 2. Rule keeping is joyless 3. Rule keeping is futureless
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Kingdom Righteousness (AM)
David preaches Matt. 5:17-20. With this crucial intro to the rest of the Sermon on the Mount, Christ explains and elevates the standard of righteousness.
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Obedience
This is just a short talk about obedience that preceeded discussion at our evening service. Ben takes a look the different approached to obedience and then reviews some of what Jesus said about obedience. Ben then breaks it down and looks at the different ways it can apply to our lives.
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Kingdom Cleanliness (AM)
Adam preaches Matt. 5:8. Focused on internal heart reality, this Beatitude announces blessing for those whose entire person is devoted to spiritual cleanliness. Kingdom citizens, clean from the inside out, will see God personally for all eternity.
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Justification - Legalism -- Galatians 2:15-21 (Part 2)
One of the things that every Christian struggles with is legalism, but at the same time many Christians don't know what legalism is. This sermon looks more carefully at what legalism is and how it is a danger, at what both justification and sanctification mean, and how to diagnose legalism in your life as a Christian
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Grace and Legalism
Can subtle expectations by others or ourselves put more pressure on us than the very gospel we were saved into? Do people not in the church see Chrisitans as people in bondage to heavy laws and burdens? If so, is that view valid?
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Freedom on the Narrow Road
Throughout the ages the church has had a bad habit of adding rules to God’s good commands in Scripture in an effort to try earn God’s acceptance by good works and to prevent people from sinning. The Apostle Paul had to confront the Galatians because they were trying to add old Jewish rituals like circumcision and particular feasts and festivals to the requirements for being right with God. Paul exhorted the Galatians, and you and I in turn, to fight for the freedom that God bought for us by sending His Son Jesus Christ to die for us and to not submit to the slavery that comes from living by rules. He then reminded the Galatians and us not to use our blood-bought freedom to be selfish and sinful but instead to love each other.
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Christ Our Completion
In the Christian life we must fight to keep a relationship with God based on the merits of Christ, not our own. We can often substitute God's grace for moralism, or religious performance. In this sermon Saul Seibert reminds us that as Christians, we've been redeemed from the debt that sin incurred through Christ’s work on the cross. Therefore we must resist the lure of legalism by continually re-orientating ourselves to the gospel.
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from the elders: true freedom...
what is freedom in Christ really about? Galatians 5 helps us see the truth...
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No Rules
Following the rules isn't what changes a person's heart, but, then again, neither does not following them.
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Soul Prosperity
We need to live in God’s righteousness, peace and joy on the inside all the time, not just cry out to God for it when we are in a crisis. Our soul is prospering when we are walking in step with Holy Spirit.
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Sabbath Observance
Title: Sabbath Observance | Text: Exodus 20:8-11; Matthew 12:1-14; Isaiah 58:13-14 | Series: Stand-Alone Message | Speaker: Stephen Kroeker
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shame or glory
It is time to put away a shameful past and take the glorious gift offered by Christ Jesus
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Hypocrisy and Legalism: Death Masquerading as Life
Luke 11:37-12:3 In this text, Jesus confronts the Pharisees and Scribes who had substituted a man-made system for heartfelt love and pursuit of God. Built on hypocrisy, legalism claims to offer life, but in reality, it leads only to death.
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All in The Cross - Don't Trample on the Blood
The Gospel and the Cross bring freedom to the soul. Legalism and humanism become slavery to even the most modest legalists.
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Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly
Jesus begins to explain how our righteousness must exceed that of the Scribes & Pharisees. Sinful acts start with sin-filled hearts. Murder starts with anger & hatred. We sin long before, and if we don't, kill anyone.
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The Law, Legalism and You
Jesus addresses the controversy between Himself and the Scribes & Pharisees. Who truly represents the Law & the Prophets? Jesus addresses His relationship to the Law, and ours.
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alt.church
Imagine a culture that is in love with itself; a culture that pursues wealth and pleasure at all costs. Now place in that culture two predominant types of Christians: one that is trying to impose all kinds of rules on its people and one that is indistinguishable from the world around them. Does this culture sound familiar? You guessed it: it's the ancient Island of Crete. But it could be us, couldn't it? And just like the Island of Crete, we are called to live a lifestyle that is neither legalistic nor ungodly.
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Aim at Love
Aim at love and get the Law thrown in. Aim at Eternity and get the present thrown in. Aim at Christ and get purity thrown in.
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John 9:1-41 - The Gift of Seeing Christ
Jesus worked a miracle by not only giving sight to a man born blind but also enabling him to see Christ as the Messiah and believe in Him. The Pharisees were blinded by their misguided self-righteous rulekeeping and couldn't see what was really valuable to God.
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John 7:21-39 - Arresting God
Jesus went to a celebration to tell the people that He was the Messiah and the fulfillment of their celebration. The authorities tried to arrest Jesus because they were too stubborn to believe in Him as they were hung up on their man-made rules and were unwilling to admit to their own sinfulness and need for forgiveness.
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John 2:1-11 - The God of Nature Revealed in the Best Wine Ever Made
There are aspects of story of Jesus turning water into wine that are difficult for some people to accept. Some try to explain away the miracle, and some try to explain away the wine. Neither of these attempts is faithful to the text. Jesus first displayed his glory by coming to the aid of a wedding party with the best wine ever created.
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John 1:15-34 - A Wild Man in Court
Lawyers are not very well liked in our society because some of them are more concerned with procedures, precedents, and technicalities than they are with people and justice. In the same way, the Pharisees in the first century were more concerned with carrying out the regulations of the law than they were about loving God and other people. John the Baptist understood that the Scriptures were there to point us to the Messiah, 'the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,' who is Jesus Christ.
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