Sermons and Biblical Studies

Feast: The Meaning of "In Christ" #FT13-05 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 23-Sep-13; 70 minutes listen: description: (hide) Those character traits at the core of our very being determine how we will externally behave. If there is defilement from within, it will bubble up to the surface. What is on the inside will manifest itself on … Continue reading “Feast: The Meaning of "In Christ"”

Sermonette: Consider Carefully How You Listen #FT13-05s Clyde Finklea Given 23-Sep-13; 21 minutes listen: description: (hide) Clyde Finklea, illustrating the difficulty of listening carefully to a riddle, draws a spiritual parallel about the difficulty of paying close attention to or hearing spiritual things, especially as we realize that one of the names of our Savior … Continue reading “Sermonette: Consider Carefully How You Listen”

Feast: My Hour Has Not Yet Come #FT13-04B Mark Schindler Given 22-Sep-13; 42 minutes listen: description: (hide) Some things in marriage may seem impossible, but with God, all things are possible. Christ’s first miracle was a flourishing entry, taking place in the midst of an elaborate wedding celebration, (prefiguring the union of the Lamb of … Continue reading “Feast: My Hour Has Not Yet Come”

Feast: Who Are You? #FT13-04A John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 22-Sep-13; 36 minutes listen: description: (hide) Incredible as it may seem, we have all been called to be heroes. The wise of this world do not recognize the validity of our calling. Christ appears foolish to both the Greek culture who want to see philosophical … Continue reading “Feast: Who Are You?”

Sermonette: Collateral Damage #FT13-04s Joseph B. Baity Given 22-Sep-13; 21 minutes listen: description: (hide) Joe Baity, reflecting on Benjamin Franklin’s maxim there is nothing certain but debt and taxes, as well Bob Dylan’s song, "The Times They are a Changing," observes that the morals, the economic security, and political stability are all rapidly eroding, destroying … Continue reading “Sermonette: Collateral Damage”

Feast: Being Alert to Our Enemy #FT13-03-PM John W. Ritenbaugh Given 21-Sep-13; 82 minutes listen: description: (hide) In Matthew 16:1-3, Jesus chastises the Pharisees for not discerning the signs of the times. Like the cycles of the seasons and the weather, the events of prophecy follow natural progressions. God has given ample warnings to His … Continue reading “Feast: Being Alert to Our Enemy”

Sermonette: God’s Love Language of Touch #FT13-03s-PM Bill Onisick Given 21-Sep-13; 20 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick, after demonstrating the difficulty of bi-lingual and tri-lingual communication, draws a spiritual analogy from Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages, encompassing affirmation, gifts, acts of sacrifice, quality time, and touch. Chapman claims that four out five people speak … Continue reading “Sermonette: God’s Love Language of Touch”

Feast: Seeing Sanctification as an Exciting Adventure #FT13-03-AM David F. Maas Given 21-Sep-13; 63 minutes listen: description: (hide) The events in today’s news can seem frightening and intimidating, but there are strategies to turn the overcoming, character building, and sanctification process into an exciting adventure. Our ultimate objective for going through this grueling sanctification process … Continue reading “Feast: Seeing Sanctification as an Exciting Adventure”

Sermonette: Beware the Second Flood #FT13-03s-AM David C. Grabbe Given 21-Sep-13; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, providing an update of the CGG presence on the internet, with over 103,000 Berean subscriptions and 58,000 Forerunner subscriptions, alerts us to some of the problems confronting our website, including disgruntled Protestants taking issue with the Berean … Continue reading “Sermonette: Beware the Second Flood”

Feast: Secession (Part One): Is Separation Wrong? #FT13-02 Martin G. Collins Given 20-Sep-13; 73 minutes Go to the Secession (Feast sermon series) description: (hide) We live in a culture that encourages diversity and disparaging unity. If the separation and secessionist movements of the nation succeed, we will soon live in a fractious, segmented, divided, disunited … Continue reading “Feast: Secession (Part One): Is Separation Wrong?”