Sermons and Biblical Studies

Commentary: The ‘Hidden’ Scroll The Ein Gedi Scroll #1343c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 01-Oct-16; 10 minutes listen: description: (hide) Nothing material lasts forever. Paper, the medium upon which we store our information, is subject to fire, water, and fungus. Realizing that the parchment upon which the precious truths of the Bible were recorded was perishable, … Continue reading “Commentary: The ‘Hidden’ Scroll”

Sermonette: Deadlines Judging Our Spiritual Priorities #1343s Joseph B. Baity Given 01-Oct-16; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) In a recent UCLA study on human aging, scientists declared that, regardless of lifestyle or environmental factors, each human being has a built-in biological clock with its own unique expiration date, corroborating the insight Moses revealed to us … Continue reading “Sermonette: Deadlines”

Sermon: Reconciliation (Part One) Making Amends With a Brother #1342 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 24-Sep-16; 78 minutes Go to the Reconciliation (sermon series) description: (hide) The acrimony between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1800 was far worse than the vitriol of today’s politicians, leading to a bitter estrangement between two of America’s Founding Fathers—an … Continue reading “Sermon: Reconciliation (Part One)”

Commentary: Political Correctness in Spades (Part Six) #1342c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 24-Sep-16; 10 minutes Go to the Political Correctness (commentary series) description: (hide) Conspiracies are a perennial reality; Jesus Christ’s trial and crucifixion resulted from a successfully executed conspiracy. In the 1970 novel, Dance with the Devil, the author posits that Satan leads, and … Continue reading “Commentary: Political Correctness in Spades (Part Six)”

Sermonette: Shane and Integrity #1342s John W. Ritenbaugh Given 24-Sep-16; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) ‘Shane,’ the 1953 feature-length motion picture, stars Alan Ladd as Shane, an enigmatic gunslinger who rides into a small Wyoming town, hoping to settle down and escape his past. Soon, he is forced to take sides in a land war … Continue reading “Sermonette: Shane and Integrity”

Sermon: Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part Three) Five Woes #1341 Martin G. Collins Given 17-Sep-16; 75 minutes Go to the Habakkuk, A Prophet of Faith (sermon series) description: (hide) Habakkuk was frustrated that God would use an evil people to punish Israel, yet he resolved to cease being a fretful worrier and to become … Continue reading “Sermon: Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part Three)”

Commentary: Political Correctness in Spades (Part Five) #1341c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 17-Sep-16; 12 minutes Go to the Political Correctness (commentary series) description: (hide) Political correctness is a kind of programmed conditioning, undertaken by progressives to convince people to override their common sense and the evidence of their five senses, coercing gullible people to ardently … Continue reading “Commentary: Political Correctness in Spades (Part Five)”

Sermonette: Loyalty to the Body How Much is the Church Worth? #1341s David C. Grabbe Given 17-Sep-16; 20 minutes listen: description: (hide) What is the total value of all of creation? How could the Creator—worth infinitely more than all the phenomena we can possibly see or comprehend—divest Himself of all His power, becoming flesh and … Continue reading “Sermonette: Loyalty to the Body”

Sermon: Leadership and the Covenants (Part Fourteen) #1340 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-Sep-16; 68 minutes Go to the Leadership and the Covenants (sermon series) description: (hide) The rescue of Noah and his family from the devastating flood indicates God has never saved anybody by works. Everything, the physical and spiritual creation, begins with God, including … Continue reading “Sermon: Leadership and the Covenants (Part Fourteen)”

Commentary: The Origin of the Christian Cross #1340c Martin G. Collins Given 10-Sep-16; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) The cross is the ubiquitous symbol of ‘Christendom,’ adorning steeples and altars and worn as religious jewelry. However, this symbol flourished centuries before Christ came on the scene, serving as an initial for Tammuz, the son of … Continue reading “Commentary: The Origin of the Christian Cross”