Sermons and Biblical Studies

Commentary: The Whole World is Writhing #1375c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Apr-17; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) We may have to make a major change in perception on how we have heretofore sized up prophetic events. The real struggle on the world stage for millennia has been the competition for dominance between the secular and … Continue reading “Commentary: The Whole World is Writhing”

Sermonette: Out Of Egypt Leaving the Leaven Behind #1375s Ryan McClure Given 22-Apr-17; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) How careful are we in our annual deleavening process? Our forebears on the Sinai witnessed many miracles as they traversed the Red Sea and received the Law on Mount Sinai, but their attention was short-lived as they … Continue reading “Sermonette: Out Of Egypt”

Sermon: Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Four) #1374B John W. Ritenbaugh Given 17-Apr-17; 67 minutes Go to the Is America A Christian Nation? (sermon series) description: (hide) The synagogue of Satan in Revelation 3:9 is a group of people who claim to be of Jewish descent. They are neither ethnic nor spiritual Jews, but … Continue reading “Sermon: Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Four)”

Sermonette: Baptism and Unleavened Bread #1374Bs Ronny H. Graham Given 17-Apr-17; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) In Matthew 3:11, the portion about baptizing with fire may have been inserted by translators having an agenda as the other Gospels make no mention of fire. The Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread are associated with the … Continue reading “Sermonette: Baptism and Unleavened Bread”

Sermon: Remaining Unleavened Renewing the Mind #1374A Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 17-Apr-17; 78 minutes listen: description: (hide) The second law of thermodynamics emphasizes that as energy is transformed to other forms, it degenerates into a more disordered state, wearing down into entropy, chaos and disorder—exactly the opposite of the Spiritual creation which transforms us into … Continue reading “Sermon: Remaining Unleavened”

Sermonette: Our God-Given Need to Sacrifice Sacrifice and Graditude #1374As Martin G. Collins Given 17-Apr-17; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Martin Collins asserts that all human beings have a built-in, programmed need to sacrifice provided by Almighty God. Environmentalist extremists, abusing this wired-in need, feel smug satisfaction by sacrificing comfort and safety replacing SUV’s and … Continue reading “Sermonette: Our God-Given Need to Sacrifice”

Sermon: The Post-Resurrection Last Words of Christ (Part One) John 20:19-23 #1373 Martin G. Collins Given 15-Apr-17; 67 minutes Go to the The Post-Resurrection Last Words of Christ (sermon series) description: (hide) Jesus Christ made three post-resurrection comments in John 20. First, Christ, having achieved victory over sin and death, pronounced a greeting of peace, … Continue reading “Sermon: The Post-Resurrection Last Words of Christ (Part One)”

Commentary: Easter 2017 #1373c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Apr-17; 10 minutes listen: description: (hide) The biblical account of Christ’s resurrection occurred exactly three days and three nights after His burial, while traditional Christianity supposes there were only one and one half days. This miscalculation results in Christendom’s false teaching that Christ rose from the dead … Continue reading “Commentary: Easter 2017”

Sermonette: I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life #1373s Bill Onisick Given 15-Apr-17; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick, acknowledging that God’s called-out ones were designated followers of "the Way" long before they were called Christians (the latter term at first possibly derogatory), suggests that the term, "followers of the Way" is … Continue reading “Sermonette: I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life”

Sermonette: Understanding the Azazel Goat God’s Removal of Sin #1372Bs David C. Grabbe Given 11-Apr-17; 22 minutes Go to the Atonement and Azazel (sermonette series) description: (hide) Every sacrifice in the Levitical sacrificial system was an unblemished animal. The first goat in Leviticus 16 provided a covering of blood for the altar and allowed entrance … Continue reading “Sermonette: Understanding the Azazel Goat”