Sermon: No One Else Matters (Part One) The “Faulty” Leadership of Moses #1537-PM Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 09-Apr-20; 79 minutes Go to the No One Else Matters (sermon series) description: (hide) Psalm 146:3-5 admonishes us to trust only in the eternally faithful God of Jacob. In this time of the coronavirus, God’s people find it … Continue reading “Sermon: No One Else Matters (Part One)”
Sermonette: The Leavening of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herod
Sermonette: The Leavening of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herod #1537s-PM Ted E. Bowling Given 09-Apr-20; 21 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ted Bowling, addressing the symbolic comparisons of leaven to sin, identifies (1.) the biological slow-working yeast which causes dough to inflate, (2.) the fast-working chemical leavening (sodium bicarbonate), which expels CO2 gasses, thereby creating expansion, … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Leavening of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herod”
Sermon: Wilderness Wanderings (Part One)
Sermon: Wilderness Wanderings (Part One) #1537-AM John W. Ritenbaugh Given 09-Apr-20; 79 minutes Go to the Wilderness Wanderings (sermon series) description: (hide) The trek of our forebears was not only a physical journey, but a mental wandering caused by rejecting God’s leadership. God’s called-out ones must come to understand how deeply sin has become entrenched … Continue reading “Sermon: Wilderness Wanderings (Part One)”
Sermonette: Offerings and Taxes
Sermonette: Offerings and Taxes A Thoughtful Process #1537s-AM Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 09-Apr-20; 21 minutes listen: description: (hide) Mankind’s tax laws are intricate, while God’s system of offerings are straightforward. Deuteronomy 16:16 does not specify the exact amount of the offering, but does ask us to make a thoughtful recollection of the physical and spiritual … Continue reading “Sermonette: Offerings and Taxes”
Sermon: Bitterness Can Kill
Sermon: Bitterness Can Kill #1536B Mike Ford (1955-2021) Given 04-Apr-20; 37 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ahithophel was David’s trusted counselor and later the champion of Absalom. The desire to avenge the crime committed by David against his granddaughter Bath Sheba and son-in-law Uriah consumed him, ultimately turning his heart irreversibly bitter and treacherous. Interestingly, the … Continue reading “Sermon: Bitterness Can Kill”
Sermon: Appointments
Sermon: Appointments #1536A Clyde Finklea Given 04-Apr-20; 33 minutes listen: description: (hide) God’s revelation extensively discusses His Sabbaths and Holy Days throughout. God established the weekly Sabbath, sanctifying it on the seventh day of Creation (Genesis 2:2-3); He established His Holy Days (also called His Feasts, or appointed times—the "seasons" denoted by the Hebrew word … Continue reading “Sermon: Appointments”
Commentary: What’s the Endgame?
Commentary: What’s the Endgame? #1536c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 04-Apr-20; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) The ‘experts,’ supported by a fear-mongering media, have generated a level of fear which is unwarranted by the statistics. Victor Davis Hansen reports that California, the first state to be economically shut down by concerns over the virus, has experienced … Continue reading “Commentary: What’s the Endgame?”
Sermonette: Remember Me
Sermonette: Remember Me Passover #1536s Ronny H. Graham Given 04-Apr-20; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) The Corinthian congregation was taking the Passover in a flippant, disrespectful manner (I Corinthians 11:21-22). Yet it is a somber event, and we must examine ourselves before partaking in this meal, denoting Christ’s sacrifice for us. God asks that we … Continue reading “Sermonette: Remember Me”
Sermon: Discerning Spirits and Discerning the Body
Sermon: Discerning Spirits and Discerning the Body #1535 Martin G. Collins Given 28-Mar-20; 67 minutes listen: description: (hide) Because of the culture of deception fostered by Satan and his children, we must develop discernment to tell the difference between truth and falsehood. God’s people discern the truth by 1.) examining the fruits and 2.) determining … Continue reading “Sermon: Discerning Spirits and Discerning the Body”
Commentary: Lessons from New Zealand Circumcisions
Commentary: Lessons from New Zealand Circumcisions #1535c Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Given 28-Mar-20; 12 minutes listen: description: (hide) The marked decline in circumcision in New Zealand during the 20th Century attests to the pervasive power of governments over their citizens in socialized environments. The incidence of neonatal circumcision in New Zealand fell from about 95% during … Continue reading “Commentary: Lessons from New Zealand Circumcisions”