Sermons and Biblical Studies

Commentary: Breaking Israel’s Pride Will the Economic Downturns Break the Pride of our Power? #913c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Dec-08; 9 minutes listen: description: (hide) One synonym of pride is arrogance or inordinate self-esteem. The woman riding the Beast in Revelation 17:9 is none other than the arrogant superpower America (or modern Israel), unable to … Continue reading “Commentary: Breaking Israel’s Pride”

Sermon: Is the United States a Christian Nation? (Part Two) Based on Doctrine and Works, We Are Not #913 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Dec-08; 63 minutes Go to the Is the United States a Christian Nation? (sermon series) description: (hide) America has never truly been a Christian nation. The founding fathers, largely influenced by Deism, … Continue reading “Sermon: Is the United States a Christian Nation? (Part Two)”

Sermonette: Cyrus: Raised in Righteousness Who Was Cyrus’ Mother? #913s David C. Grabbe Given 06-Dec-08; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, reflecting upon the difficulty of matching names with biblical figures, suggests that different names may refer to the same person, but may come from different ethnic traditions. Names like Pharaoh and Darius are … Continue reading “Sermonette: Cyrus: Raised in Righteousness”

Commentary: A Time for Thanksgiving (2008) God Corrects Because He is Good #912c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 29-Nov-08; 9 minutes listen: description: (hide) Modern Israel seems to have great difficulty managing money because of an addiction to greed. Wealth, without a powerful character, is a destructive drug. Unfortunately, our people’s greed has put them on … Continue reading “Commentary: A Time for Thanksgiving (2008)”

Sermonette: God Wants Us to Think and Remember Remembering Keeps Us Humble #912s Ted E. Bowling Given 29-Nov-08; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ted Bowling, reflects on the Pilgrims" experience at Plymouth Rock in 1621, a time which the Colonists and 91 Native Americans gave thanks to Almighty God for preserving them through the first … Continue reading “Sermonette: God Wants Us to Think and Remember”

Sermon: The Quest for Happiness Happy are the people whose God is Lord #912 Martin G. Collins Given 29-Nov-08; 70 minutes listen: description: (hide) In the Declaration of Independence, people are guaranteed the opportunity to pursue life, liberty, and happiness, a quest that has proved futile and elusive. This quest should prompt us to carefully … Continue reading “Sermon: The Quest for Happiness”

Commentary: A Strange Campaign Mr. Obama’s Changes Seem More Apparent Than Real #911c John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Nov-08; 12 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the recent collapse of the credit system world-wide, suggests that the incoming Democrat party has plans to re-instate the discredited socialistic F.D.R. programs of the 1930’s, critically eroding … Continue reading “Commentary: A Strange Campaign”

Sermonette: The Other Great Tribulation A Prelude to American Socialism #911s Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Given 22-Nov-08; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) Charles Whitaker, cuing in on the future event, the Great Tribulation, speaks of another Great Trouble in the past, occurring in Egypt and Canaan, in which a famine induced a great tribulation, introducing social, … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Other Great Tribulation”

Sermon: The Great Flood (Part Two) God Commissions Noah #911 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Nov-08; 76 minutes Go to the The Great Flood (sermon series) description: (hide) In the pre-Flood narrative in Genesis 6, a dramatic population explosion had taken place, leading to a population of perhaps 12 billion. The reference to daughters being born … Continue reading “Sermon: The Great Flood (Part Two)”

Commentary: A Return to Nationalism Ten Kings Back the Beast #910c Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Nov-08; 8 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the plethora of bailouts eclipsing the international news, suggests that the world seems to be returning to a cold war mentality of nationalism, with each nation trying to protect its … Continue reading “Commentary: A Return to Nationalism”