Sermons and Biblical Studies

Commentary: Focus Is The Key #1378c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 13-May-17; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) The average worker is interrupted 15 times per hour, many of which are self-inflicted. These interruptions resemble small cuts which drain the life blood out of productivity. One of the most deceptively innocent, but deadly traps is the double-q … Continue reading “Commentary: Focus Is The Key”

Sermonette: The Day of Atonement and Israel’s Future National Immorality and Cleansing #1378s David C. Grabbe Given 13-May-17; 19 minutes Go to the Atonement and Azazel (sermonette series) description: (hide) The preamble for the Day of Atonement instructions leans on the failure of the Aaronic priesthood. The sacrificial system—including the ceremony of the two goats—was … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Day of Atonement and Israel’s Future”

Sermon: Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Five) #1377 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-May-17; 65 minutes Go to the Is America A Christian Nation? (sermon series) description: (hide) Bob Dylan’s 1964 war protest song, "With God on Our Side," proposes some conundrums. If God is on our side, is He as murderous as we are? … Continue reading “Sermon: Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Five)”

Sermonette: Against the Wind #1377s Clyde Finklea Given 06-May-17; 26 minutes listen: description: (hide) Our calling resembles walking headlong into dangerous, deadly storm currents. Satan and his demonic entourage are fighting against God, stealthily working behind the scenes, influencing political, religious, and cultural currents of thought throughout the world. God has designated Michael, one of … Continue reading “Sermonette: Against the Wind”

Commentary: Nothing Withheld! Electric Cars #1377c Martin G. Collins Given 06-May-17; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Martin Collins, informing us that even though the electric automobile entered the scene concurrently with the gasoline powered car, the limited capacity of batteries forced the producers of these vehicles into bankruptcy. Over the years, engineers have improved the … Continue reading “Commentary: Nothing Withheld!”

Sermon: Do You See God Working in You? #1376B Kim Myers Given 29-Apr-17; 41 minutes listen: description: (hide) Job was able to endure the multiple trials and tragic events in his life (the deaths of his offspring, the assaults on his health and livelihood, and the attacks on his reputation and integrity from his ‘friends’) … Continue reading “Sermon: Do You See God Working in You?”

Sermon: After the Resurrection #1376A Mark Schindler Given 29-Apr-17; 46 minutes listen: description: (hide) The events occurring between Christ’s resurrection and ascension may have fulfilled the second part of the Atonement sacrifice. During these hours, Jesus Christ qualified to be our High Priest because He experienced the horrendous effects of sin and separation from God … Continue reading “Sermon: After the Resurrection”

Commentary: Back It Comes What Goes Around Comes Around #1376c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 29-Apr-17; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on a recent report by Harry Enten on the logic of calling more tie games earlier in the baseball season, points out that, before the advent of electric spotlights, games often ended … Continue reading “Commentary: Back It Comes”

Sermonette: Our Journey from Passover to Pentecost Counting 50 Days #1376s Ted E. Bowling Given 29-Apr-17; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) Even as we are to personally count for ourselves the 50 days to Pentecost, we also need to be thinking continually of the lessons these days teach us about our spiritual journey, culminating in … Continue reading “Sermonette: Our Journey from Passover to Pentecost”

Sermon: The Post-Resurrection Last Words of Christ (Part Two) Christ’s Fourth and Fifth Last Sayings #1375 Martin G. Collins Given 22-Apr-17; 62 minutes Go to the The Post-Resurrection Last Words of Christ (sermon series) description: (hide) Jesus admonishes us "do not be unbelieving, but believing," and "Blessed are they who did not see, and yet … Continue reading “Sermon: The Post-Resurrection Last Words of Christ (Part Two)”