Sermons and Biblical Studies

Commentary: A Government to Fear (Part Five) #1214c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 24-May-14; 14 minutes Go to the A Government to Fear (commentary series) description: (hide) Unscrupulous operatives in the Federal Government have declared a parcel of land (500,000 square acres) a Federal Monument through eminent domain, solidifying federal authority, superciliously defying all local concerns. … Continue reading “Commentary: A Government to Fear (Part Five)”

Sermonette: Repentance What it is and When it is Needed #1214s David C. Grabbe Given 24-May-14; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) A major focus of John the Baptist’s ministry was a call to repentance and turning to righteousness, a focus that Jesus Christ and the apostle Paul reinforced and magnified. In mainstream Protestantism, repentance has … Continue reading “Sermonette: Repentance”

Sermon: How God Deals With Conscience (Part Two) The Consciences of Joseph’s Brothers, Elijah and Elisha #1213 Martin G. Collins Given 17-May-14; 76 minutes Go to the How God Deals With Conscience (sermon series) description: (hide) God softened Joseph’s brothers’ hardness of heart while showing grace. The proclivity of the brothers to lie and deceive … Continue reading “Sermon: How God Deals With Conscience (Part Two)”

Commentary: The Times and Hate Speech #1213c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 17-May-14; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the May 15, 2014 opening of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, noticed that former President George Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney were highly conspicuous by their absences, while President Obama, a … Continue reading “Commentary: The Times and Hate Speech”

Sermonette: The Fall of Satan The Failed Coup That Created a Devil #1213s Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 17-May-14; 20 minutes listen: description: (hide) A recent Harris Poll concludes that the most educated among us tend to disbelieve in the literal existence of Satan, even though 60% of the American people (according to a Barna Poll) … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Fall of Satan”

Sermon: Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Sixteen) #1212 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-May-14; 46 minutes Go to the Ecclesiastes Resumed (sermon series) description: (hide) Ecclesiastes 1-6 contains a sub-theme of materialism—specifically an indictment of the supposed satisfaction one receives from it. Materialism contains no lasting fulfillment. According to some studies, the higher a person is on the … Continue reading “Sermon: Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Sixteen)”

Commentary: A Government to Fear (Part Four): Apathy #1212c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-May-14; 9 minutes Go to the A Government to Fear (commentary series) description: (hide) In a speech in 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned of a deadly enemy from within which would be many times more dangerous than any external foreign power. This attack … Continue reading “Commentary: A Government to Fear (Part Four): Apathy”

Sermonette: The Agape Evolution Perfection of Wisdom From Fear to Love #1212s Bill Onisick Given 10-May-14; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) In one context, evolution is absolutely real—that is, in the transition of one of God’s called-out ones from a state of abject fear to a state of transcendental agape love. Every human being fears … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Agape Evolution”

Sermonette: Choosing Not to Remember Letting Go of Our Past Sins and Others’ #1211s Ted E. Bowling Given 03-May-14; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) God’s purposeful choosing not to remember sins is a sterling, godly act of wisdom, one that we are commanded to emulate. God does not forget our sins because He cannot any … Continue reading “Sermonette: Choosing Not to Remember”

Commentary: A Government to Fear (Part Three) #1211c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 03-May-14; 14 minutes Go to the A Government to Fear (commentary series) description: (hide) Recently, an overzealous elementary school teacher confiscated a Bible from a seven-year-old student reading the book of her choice, because it ‘violated’ the supposed separation of church and state. … Continue reading “Commentary: A Government to Fear (Part Three)”