Sermon: Doing Righteousness #1427A Kim Myers Given 07-Apr-18; 37 minutes listen: description: (hide) We must not approach God’s Holy Days with the same level of non-commitment as the world keeps New Year’s resolutions. Though we know that righteousness exalts a nation, we also know that America is no longer exceptional because of she has come … Continue reading “Sermon: Doing Righteousness”
Commentary: Pope Francis Questions Hell
Commentary: Pope Francis Questions Hell More Catholic Controversy #1427c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 07-Apr-18; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) In an explosive interview conducted by Eugenio Scalfari, a longtime atheist friend of Pope Francis, the Pope said that hell does not exist. In stating that condemned souls just "disappear," the Pope denies the 2000-year-old Roman … Continue reading “Commentary: Pope Francis Questions Hell”
Sermonette: Dominion and Leaven (Part Two)
Sermonette: Dominion and Leaven (Part Two) Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven #1427s David C. Grabbe Given 07-Apr-18; 18 minutes Go to the Dominion and Leaven (sermonette series) description: (hide) Dominion Theology is derived in part from a misapplication of two parables in Matthew 13:32-33, both of which assume that the phenomenal growth of … Continue reading “Sermonette: Dominion and Leaven (Part Two)”
Sermon: Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part Two)
Sermon: Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part Two) #1426B John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Apr-18; 74 minutes Go to the Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (sermon series) description: (hide) The adjective ‘preternatural’ refers to 1.) something beyond nature and to 2.) something well-planned in advance. God intended the majority of human beings to be saved. When we measure … Continue reading “Sermon: Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part Two)”
Sermonette: Optimus Modus
Sermonette: Optimus Modus #1426s-PM Mike Ford (1955-2021) Given 06-Apr-18; 20 minutes listen: description: (hide) Proverbs 25:16 stresses that moderation is the best policy. Of all the fruits of God’s Holy Spirit, self-control is the most difficult to attain. Many people, having a faulty, Aristotelian two-valued orientation, think that temperance means abstinence instead of moderation. As … Continue reading “Sermonette: Optimus Modus”
Sermon: Consequences of Resurrection and Ascension
Sermon: Consequences of Resurrection and Ascension The Wavesheaf Offering Fulfilled in Christ #1426A Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Apr-18; 79 minutes listen: description: (hide) Christmas, Easter, as well as the concepts of "amazing grace," and "unmerited pardon" are far cries from the Bible’s definition of Christianity. Because he sought to avoid the appearance of endorsing the … Continue reading “Sermon: Consequences of Resurrection and Ascension”
Sermonette: Giving a Gift Strengthens and Bonds
Sermonette: Giving a Gift Strengthens and Bonds Offertory #1426s-AM Martin G. Collins Given 06-Apr-18; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) Giving a gift strengthens the bond between individuals, bringing about a warm feeling in the giver toward the one receiving the gift. Likewise, there is a sentimental dimension factored into offerings. Jacob, in his voluntary gift … Continue reading “Sermonette: Giving a Gift Strengthens and Bonds”
Sermon: Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part One)
Sermon: Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part One) #1425B John W. Ritenbaugh Given 31-Mar-18; 78 minutes Go to the Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (sermon series) description: (hide) God was aware from the beginning that the free will He gave us in order to develop character, coupled with our carnal nature, made us highly vulnerable to sinning—and … Continue reading “Sermon: Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part One)”
Sermonette: Dominion and Leaven (Part One)
Sermonette: Dominion and Leaven (Part One) Understanding the Kingdom of God #1425s-PM David C. Grabbe Given 31-Mar-18; 17 minutes Go to the Dominion and Leaven (sermonette series) description: (hide) Dominion theology holds that the church’s responsibility is to spread God’s Kingdom around the world before Jesus Christ returns, but it is based on a misunderstanding … Continue reading “Sermonette: Dominion and Leaven (Part One)”
Sermon: Deleavening the Home
Sermon: Deleavening the Home #1425A Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 31-Mar-18; 74 minutes listen: description: (hide) [Editor’s note – Audio Quality improves at 5m30s] God is a God of order, sustaining and upholding all things. He encourages us to clean, maintain, dress and keep, improving what He has given us. As God’s creation, He works to … Continue reading “Sermon: Deleavening the Home”