Sermonette: The Truth About Deception Resisting and Overcoming Satan #1135s David C. Grabbe Given 22-Dec-12; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, acknowledging that this time of the year often sets God’s called-out ones apart from the world, focuses upon the topic of deception and Satan’s wiles. A careless reading of Matthew 24:24 might give … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Truth About Deception”
Sermon: Fully Accepting God’s Sovereignty (Part Three)
Sermon: Fully Accepting God’s Sovereignty (Part Three) #1134 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Dec-12; 72 minutes Go to the Fully Accepting God’s Sovereignty (Feast sermon series) description: (hide) To have eternal life we have to know God. Eternal life is to live a quality life as God lives, having developed an intimate relationship with God, living … Continue reading “Sermon: Fully Accepting God’s Sovereignty (Part Three)”
Commentary: It Won’t Stop Until We Stop Giving Permission
Commentary: It Won’t Stop Until We Stop Giving Permission Sin #1134c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Dec-12; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Even as the nation reels over school shootings, it has had no trouble tolerating the murder of young people. (52,000,000 abortions have been committed in 40 years—1,300,000 murders per year.) Science is for all … Continue reading “Commentary: It Won’t Stop Until We Stop Giving Permission”
Sermonette: Tabitha
Sermonette: Tabitha #1134s Ted E. Bowling Given 15-Dec-12; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) Tabitha (Dorcas) is the only named woman who was resurrected and is also called a disciple, praised for her good works, having made many garments for the congregation. This task may have been time-consuming and labor-intensive. As He bestowed gifts of service … Continue reading “Sermonette: Tabitha”
Sermon: Hosea’s Prophecy (Part Six)
Sermon: Hosea’s Prophecy (Part Six) Hosea 12-13 #1133 Martin G. Collins Given 08-Dec-12; 71 minutes Go to the Hosea’s Prophecy (sermon series) description: (hide) Modern Israel is repeating the same sins as ancient Israel. God’s metaphors of the promiscuous wife, stubborn heifer, and rebellious child all apply to America as well. Israel’s final 30 years … Continue reading “Sermon: Hosea’s Prophecy (Part Six)”
Commentary: Michael Crichton and End-Time Disasters
Commentary: Michael Crichton and End-Time Disasters Becoming Boxed in By Technology #1133c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 08-Dec-12; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) Michael Crichton, a former student of science, perennially asked the questions, "Do these scientists know what they are doing?" "Are they aware of the long-term effects and potential dangers?" and "Who will ultimately … Continue reading “Commentary: Michael Crichton and End-Time Disasters”
Sermonette: Hope All Things
Sermonette: Hope All Things Agape Love and Hope #1133s Bill Onisick Given 08-Dec-12; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick, continuing his exposition of agape love in I Corinthians 13, discusses its relationship to hope, extrapolating that a loss of hope constitutes a loss of love. We have an obligation to hope for the restoration … Continue reading “Sermonette: Hope All Things”
Sermon: Corinthian Parallels to Sodom
Sermon: Corinthian Parallels to Sodom Paul Faced Problems Similar to Our Own #1132 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 01-Dec-12; 71 minutes Go to the Sodom (sermon series) description: (hide) Comparing the New Testament city of Corinth, the Old Testament city of Sodom, and the Church, reveals some disturbing parallels and similarities. The focus of I Corinthians … Continue reading “Sermon: Corinthian Parallels to Sodom”
Commentary: Gambling: A Question of Motive
Commentary: Gambling: A Question of Motive Gambling #1132c Martin G. Collins Given 01-Dec-12; 10 minutes listen: description: (hide) The addiction of gambling comes from the lure of effortless profit and the way of get, motivated by covetousness, which militates against contentment. Government lotteries, claiming to finance education, deceitfully promote greed and covetousness. Lotteries, unfortunately, have … Continue reading “Commentary: Gambling: A Question of Motive”
Sermonette: Almost Persuaded
Sermonette: Almost Persuaded Acts 26:28 #1132s Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Given 01-Dec-12; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) An old Protestant hymn, "Almost Persuaded," is a kind of hard-sell altar call that incorporates two common lies (eternal security, and today as the only day of salvation). The adjective "almost" in Acts 26:28 distorts the correct meaning. The … Continue reading “Sermonette: Almost Persuaded”