Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermonette: To the Third and Fourth Generation God’s Mercy #1447s Ronny H. Graham Given 18-Aug-18; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) The sins of our forebears have affected us. In the enigmatic incident in II Samuel 21:1-6, David was prevailed upon to turn over seven descendants of Saul to be executed in retribution for Saul’s genocidal … Continue reading “Sermonette: To the Third and Fourth Generation”

Sermon: Facing Times of Stress: When God Is Silent (Part One) The Plot to Murder Paul #1446 Martin G. Collins Given 11-Aug-18; 67 minutes Go to the Facing Times of Stress (sermon series) description: (hide) Hardships are a normal part of life, perhaps leading us to despair that God has abandoned us. In Acts 23-26, … Continue reading “Sermon: Facing Times of Stress: When God Is Silent (Part One)”

Commentary: The Real Science-Deniers Who is Conducting the War on Science? #1446c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 11-Aug-18; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) The liberal media consistently portrays conservatives and Christians as "science deniers," castigating any faith-based group for not acceding to "settled science." Actually, the real "science-deniers" are those on the far left, where God-denying … Continue reading “Commentary: The Real Science-Deniers”

Sermon: The Burden of Sin #1445B Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Given 04-Aug-18; 36 minutes listen: description: (hide) Evangelical preachers issue saccharine altar calls to "throw your sins upon Jesus," a rite generally accompanied by a hymn such as George Root’s "Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord." These altar calls are based on a pack of lies. … Continue reading “Sermon: The Burden of Sin”

Sermon: God Is Not a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma #1445A Mark Schindler Given 04-Aug-18; 31 minutes listen: description: (hide) Winston Churchill famously observed—following the German invasion of Poland in 1939—that "Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." The majority of organized ‘Christianity’ has a similar view of God. Even to … Continue reading “Sermon: God Is Not a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma”

Commentary: How Dark the Heart #1445c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 04-Aug-18; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) There exists a chilling group-think mentality of people who under normal circumstances would not hurt a fly. In Poland, individuals, similar to all of us with garden variety human nature, were coaxed into accepting the murder of 83,000 Jews … Continue reading “Commentary: How Dark the Heart”

Sermonette: Spiritual Blindness: Choosing a Curse #1445s David C. Grabbe Given 04-Aug-18; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) God proclaims a cause-effect relationship between sin and "madness, blindness, and confusion of heart." Sin automatically causes blindness, and blindness begets more sin. Romans 1:18-28 explains that individuals enslave themselves to a reprobate mind by following their perverted … Continue reading “Sermonette: Spiritual Blindness: Choosing a Curse”

Sermon: Hebrews: Its Background (Part Four) #1444 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 28-Jul-18; 70 minutes Go to the Hebrews: Its Background (sermon series) description: (hide) Our relationship with God is our sole protection from carnal human nature and the deadly pulls of the world. Whatever consumes our time has the power to either edify or distract … Continue reading “Sermon: Hebrews: Its Background (Part Four)”

Commentary: The Final Straw Environmental Mind-Conditioning #1444c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 28-Jul-18; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, challenging the ‘progressive’ agitators’ demand that plastic straws be banned, examines the charge that plastic straws massively destroy wildlife and fill our oceans with trash. Objective analysis of land- and ocean-based repositories of debris consistently show … Continue reading “Commentary: The Final Straw”

Sermonette: Perfect Through Suffering Following the Author of Salvation’s Example of Suffering #1444s Bill Onisick Given 28-Jul-18; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Jesus Christ had something that God the Father does not share, namely the capacity to suffer and to die. Jesus Christ, as our Advocate and High Priest, is able to empathize with our … Continue reading “Sermonette: Perfect Through Suffering”