Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: Psalms: Book Five (Part Four): Psalm 119 (Part One) Variations on a Theme #1092 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 17-Mar-12; 72 minutes Go to the Psalms: Book Five (sermon series) description: (hide) Many students hate poetry, from lyric to epic genres. The American culture does not seem to value poetry, but many great cultures transmitted … Continue reading “Sermon: Psalms: Book Five (Part Four): Psalm 119 (Part One)”

Commentary: A Body in Motion (2012) Two Principles Impacting on Us #1092c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 17-Mar-12; 12 minutes listen: description: (hide) The British Government has already determined to push the program of making ALL marriages legal—heterosexual, homosexual, and other. The Daily Telegraph reports that churches are powerless to stop this legalized perversion; the secular … Continue reading “Commentary: A Body in Motion (2012)”

Sermonette: The Process of Love A Lifelong Walk #1092s David C. Grabbe Given 17-Mar-12; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, reflecting upon a blurb about the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible and the controversy it produced, related the author’s iconoclastic attitude about all versions of the Bible, suggesting that the only important … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Process of Love”

Sermon: Without a Parable An Ingredient Missing in Many Judgments #1091 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-Mar-12; 83 minutes listen: description: (hide) We are called to a lifetime of decisions and judgments. We have problems with judging in different groups of the greater Church of God, of which at least three claim to be the only … Continue reading “Sermon: Without a Parable”

Commentary: Out of Control Diversity Creates Division, Even Wars #1091c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-Mar-12; 10 minutes listen: description: (hide) The phrase in Daniel 12:4 about ‘running to and fro’ could apply both to literal speedy travel and feeling overwhelmed, both interpretations directly influenced by technology. Even with technology, diversity and multiculturalism create insoluble problems. … Continue reading “Commentary: Out of Control”

Sermonette: Delightfully Dismal? Overcoming Satan’s Impression of Depression #1091s Bill Onisick Given 10-Mar-12; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Unlike the character of Eeyore, the depressed, burden-carrying animal in the Winnie the Pooh stories, we must not become depressed by Satan’s continual barrage of depression. Satan hates the fact that God’s called-out ones will one day … Continue reading “Sermonette: Delightfully Dismal?”

Sermon: God’s Law Is Eternal Perpetuity and Fulfillment #1090 Martin G. Collins Given 03-Mar-12; 65 minutes listen: description: (hide) God’s Law is a permanent and eternal entity. Because of its everlasting guideposts, people can order their lives by it; it is intended for human benefit, and should be used for illumination. Many denominations foolishly proclaim … Continue reading “Sermon: God’s Law Is Eternal”

Commentary: God, Allah, Rick, and John They Are Linked in a Common Thread #1090c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 03-Mar-12; 9 minutes listen: description: (hide) Rick Warren, the energetic and ambitious founder of the Purpose Driven Church movement, is now seeking to syncretistically merge Islam and Christian faiths, making the conscience, human reason, and the whims … Continue reading “Commentary: God, Allah, Rick, and John”

Sermonette: The Firstborn Who and What They Are #1090s John W. Ritenbaugh Given 03-Mar-12; 25 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, expounding on the biblical definition of firstborn, indicates that sometimes the one who is not literally the firstborn becomes designated as the firstborn. The importance of the firstborn derives from the lesson that freedom … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Firstborn”

Sermon: Psalms: Book Five: (Part Three): The Hallel: Psalms of Praise God’s Redemption Acts #1089 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 25-Feb-12; 78 minutes Go to the Psalms: Book Five (sermon series) description: (hide) Psalm 145 is characterized as a praise to God (a tehillah), serving as a pattern song which contain the facets of acknowledging that … Continue reading “Sermon: Psalms: Book Five: (Part Three): The Hallel: Psalms of Praise”