Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermonette: The Way, The Truth, and the Life How Christ Fits into the Days of Unleavened Bread #1095Bs Clyde Finklea Given 07-Apr-12; 20 minutes listen: description: (hide) Clyde Finklea, focusing upon Exodus 13:3-9, suggests that this day of unleavened bread is to be a remembrance of the release from bondage. We are commanded to eat … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Way, The Truth, and the Life”

Sermon: Psalms: Book Five (Part Five): Psalm 119 (Part Two) How I Love Your Law #1095A Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 07-Apr-12; 71 minutes Go to the Psalms: Book Five (sermon series) description: (hide) The repetition of the messages and themes of the holy days adds many layers of insight to our understanding. We are commanded … Continue reading “Sermon: Psalms: Book Five (Part Five): Psalm 119 (Part Two)”

Sermonette: Privilege, Responsibility, and Judgment (2012) Privilege Brings A Cost #1095As John W. Ritenbaugh Given 07-Apr-12; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, focusing upon Deuteronomy 14:20-28, and 16:16-17, reminds us that privilege always brings responsibility. The more we are blessed and lavished with gifts, the greater the responsibility we have to help others. Being … Continue reading “Sermonette: Privilege, Responsibility, and Judgment (2012)”

Passover: Passover Service 2012 #PS2012 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 05-Apr-12; 52 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, reflecting that Christ’s crucifixion was a stumbling block to the Jews and folly to the Greeks, revealed that crucifixion was a horribly painful, long lasting tortuous death (invented by the Persians but practiced by peoples of Israelitish descent)administered … Continue reading “Passover: Passover Service 2012”

Sermon: The Fruit of Repentance Real Repentance Produces Things #1094 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 31-Mar-12; 61 minutes listen: description: (hide) We are continually in need of repentance. The churches in Revelation 2 and 3 were warned to repent, prefiguring the identical conditions which would be extant in the current greater Church of God. Like faith, … Continue reading “Sermon: The Fruit of Repentance”

Commentary: Money and Oil The Effect of Inflation #1094c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 31-Mar-12; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, reiterating that the American people have been lied to continually, examines Ben Bernanke’s statement in which he praised "paper money" as superior to gold in meeting our debts. Throughout the years, since the establishment … Continue reading “Commentary: Money and Oil”

Sermonette: Are We Cold or Hot? Leavening in Us #1094s Ronny H. Graham Given 31-Mar-12; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ronny Graham, acknowledging that removing physical leavening is difficult, directs our attention to one metaphorical application of the leavening image, namely the lukewarm condition of the Laodicean attitude. Actually, vacuuming our car is a piece … Continue reading “Sermonette: Are We Cold or Hot?”

Sermon: Knowing, Following, and Striving for Christ Philippians 3:10-14 #1093 Martin G. Collins Given 24-Mar-12; 69 minutes listen: description: (hide) Christians are set apart from others because they believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead and that He is alive and actively interceding for us right now. Because of this, we must know, follow, and … Continue reading “Sermon: Knowing, Following, and Striving for Christ”

Commentary: The Beat Goes On The Body In Motion Principle Continued #1093c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 24-Mar-12; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) After a behavior or habit has been established, it is difficult to change—some would say that it is impossible to change. This truism underscores the importance of early childhood training. The body in … Continue reading “Commentary: The Beat Goes On”

Sermonette: Sensitivity To Sin Don’t Lose The Ability To Blush At Sin #1093s Ted E. Bowling Given 24-Mar-12; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) We must not become insensitive to the feelings of those around us. Blushing, an involuntary response, occurs when we experience shame, prompted by the nervous system’s releasing of adrenaline into the bloodstream. … Continue reading “Sermonette: Sensitivity To Sin”