Sermons and Biblical Studies

Commentary: Asleep at the Switch? What Is Happening Is Madness #946c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 04-Jul-09; 10 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, reflecting on Jay Leno’s "Jaywalking" segment, laments that the educational level (regarding the history of the United States) appears dull, vacant, and downright stupid. The average congressman or senator appears just as … Continue reading “Commentary: Asleep at the Switch?”

Sermonette: Counting It as Loss Paul’s Value System #946s David C. Grabbe Given 04-Jul-09; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, reflecting that all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives, fortune, and sacred honor to the cause, notes that nearly all had to pay the maximum price for what Britain regarded … Continue reading “Sermonette: Counting It as Loss”

Sermon: Facing Times of Stress: Lovers of Self Lovers of Self #945 Martin G. Collins Given 27-Jun-09; 71 minutes Go to the Facing Times of Stress (sermon series) description: (hide) During the perilous times before the coming of Christ, people will be consumed by narcissistic self-love. Paul felt it necessary to bolster the reticent Timothy … Continue reading “Sermon: Facing Times of Stress: Lovers of Self”

Commentary: A Prophecy for Our Time What Are We Leaving Our Posterity #945c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 27-Jun-09; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Proverbs 13:22 teaches that a moral man plans an inheritance for his offspring. Because the prophecy about the stranger rising above Israel (Deuteronomy 28:43-44) is being fulfilled before our eyes, we are … Continue reading “Commentary: A Prophecy for Our Time”

Sermonette: Father’s Day Fatherhood; Men Love Your Wives #945s Mike Ford (1955-2021) Given 27-Jun-09; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Mike Ford laments that fathers have become something of a dying breed. Satan’s primary tool for destroying the family is to get rid of the father. If Satan cannot get rid of the father, he will … Continue reading “Sermonette: Father’s Day”

Sermon: Born Again (Part 2) Clarifying Some Issues #944 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Jun-09; 70 minutes Go to the Born Again (sermon series) description: (hide) Being ‘born again’ is entirely a spiritual matter. It is not a doctrine necessary for the achieving of salvation, certainly not as important as faith or sanctification, but it does … Continue reading “Sermon: Born Again (Part 2)”

Commentary: Control of the Sea Another Obama Power Grab #944c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Jun-09; 12 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, citing a public television source, suggests that the rapacious, power hungry Obama administration now has its tentacles ready to grasp the waterways (lakes and rivers) of the states, federally zoning lakes and rivers … Continue reading “Commentary: Control of the Sea”

Sermonette: Not a Random Act of Creation! Scientific and Biblical Proof of God’s Design #944s Bill Onisick Given 20-Jun-09; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onsick, citing Romans 1:20 and contemplating the annual campout, takes apart the plausibility of the evolutionary hypothesis, torpedoing the fraud that one species evolved into a new species (known as … Continue reading “Sermonette: Not a Random Act of Creation!”

Sermon: Conduct of the New Life Become Kind, Tenderhearted, and Forgiving #943 Martin G. Collins Given 13-Jun-09; 64 minutes listen: description: (hide) Corrupt, bitter, and wrathful communication may grieve or attenuate God’s Spirit. We have the tendency to nurse or harbor grievances and bitterness, souring our outlook on everything, creating a cynical or hardened mindset, … Continue reading “Sermon: Conduct of the New Life”

Commentary: Glorify God in Your Body Be Careful What You Eat #943c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 13-Jun-09; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) Young people are warned against the feeling of invincibility of health as they are tempted to commit fornication and adultery. There are physical and spiritual consequences that go with messing around with a … Continue reading “Commentary: Glorify God in Your Body”