Sermonette: Cloak of Zeal Becoming Zealous for Good Works #1255s Bill Onisick Given 28-Feb-15; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) Both the congregations at Ephesus and Laodicea were cited for lost or flagging zeal. Zeal is a quality which could be characterized as ardent, passionate, energetic, or being on fire. Our God has been described as … Continue reading “Sermonette: Cloak of Zeal”
Sermon: Suffering Disgrace For Christ’s Name
Sermon: Suffering Disgrace For Christ’s Name Acts 5:12-42 #1254 Martin G. Collins Given 21-Feb-15; 71 minutes listen: description: (hide) Why must Christians endure such horrendous persecution and struggle? Paul warned in Acts 5 that the church would always be in danger of deception from within and opposition from without. "Opposition from without" in Peter’s time … Continue reading “Sermon: Suffering Disgrace For Christ’s Name”
Commentary: Conspiracy Theory (Part Eleven)
Commentary: Conspiracy Theory (Part Eleven) #1254c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 21-Feb-15; 14 minutes Go to the Conspiracy Theory (commentary series) description: (hide) Precious freedoms have disappeared over the past 40 years which will never come back. This frightening erosion of freedom has taken place seemingly within a nanosecond. Though we are living in the terrifying … Continue reading “Commentary: Conspiracy Theory (Part Eleven)”
Sermonette: Living a Life that Pleases God
Sermonette: Living a Life that Pleases God #1254s Clyde Finklea Given 21-Feb-15; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) Even as Enoch lived a life that pleased God, the Scriptures identify seven qualities that enable us to live a life that pleases God. These seven qualities include 1.) faith and belief, 2.) righteousness, 3.) integrity, 4.) loving … Continue reading “Sermonette: Living a Life that Pleases God”
Sermon: Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Three)
Sermon: Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Three) #1253 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 14-Feb-15; 72 minutes Go to the Ecclesiastes Resumed (sermon series) description: (hide) Psalm 73 describes the despair of someone seeing the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer, but it is a delusion that people in the world are leading comfortable lives. Christian living, while not … Continue reading “Sermon: Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Three)”
Commentary: Is Valentine’s Day Really About Love?
Commentary: Is Valentine’s Day Really About Love? St. Valentine’s Day #1253c Martin G. Collins Given 14-Feb-15; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) St. Valentine’s Day is a shameless syncretism, an attempt to blend pagan rites with Christian observances. The practice started as a lewd, sensual festival in Rome. Lupercalia is an archaic rite connected with fertility, … Continue reading “Commentary: Is Valentine’s Day Really About Love?”
Sermonette: Is Ignorance Truly Bliss?
Sermonette: Is Ignorance Truly Bliss? The Desire to See #1253s David C. Grabbe Given 14-Feb-15; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) The saying, "ignorance is bliss," implies that a measure of peace may come to us if we do not know something that might be disturbing. However, this ignorance is dangerous when it comes to the … Continue reading “Sermonette: Is Ignorance Truly Bliss?”
Sermonette: Philip the Witness
Sermonette: Philip the Witness Zealous Service With Humility #1252s Ted E. Bowling Given 08-Feb-15; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) Philip, the individual who ministered to the Ethiopian eunuch, was same Philip was one of the first seven deacons chosen to serve the neglected Grecian widows, providing sorely needed administrative relief. These men were chosen not … Continue reading “Sermonette: Philip the Witness”
Sermon: A Time to Tear
Sermon: A Time to Tear #1252B Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Given 07-Feb-15; 36 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ecclesiastes 3:7 states that there is a time to tear [or rend] and a time to sew [or mend]. Middle Eastern cultures practiced tearing garments as an expression of grief or despair. When God became upset with Solomon, the … Continue reading “Sermon: A Time to Tear”
Sermon: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Sermon: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place An Embassy for the Kingdom of God #1252A David F. Maas Given 07-Feb-15; 33 minutes listen: description: (hide) The year 1933 seemed to be a watershed year, introducing events that would both haunt, as well as provide inspiration for, those living in the graveyard shift, awaiting the return of our … Continue reading “Sermon: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”