Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: Are You Weary of Doing What’s Right? Spiritual Depression #880 Martin G. Collins Given 03-May-08; 73 minutes listen: description: (hide) Weariness in patient well-doing may be the biggest affliction upon God’s church. We must sow spiritual seed (largely thoughts and deeds) in order to reap spiritual character (fruits of repentance and fruits of righteousness). … Continue reading “Sermon: Are You Weary of Doing What’s Right?”

Sermonette: Of What Will the World Convict You? Guilty of Righteousness #880s Ted E. Bowling Given 03-May-08; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ted Bowling, reflecting on Jesus Christ’s trial and crucifixion, concludes that our Savior was guilty of telling the truth, making the religious leaders uncomfortable because of their deficits. He was guilty of performing … Continue reading “Sermonette: Of What Will the World Convict You?”

Eenheid en Ongezuurde Broden   Sermon: Unity and Unleavened Bread Unity is produced within one’s relationship with God #879B John W. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Apr-08; 83 minutes listen: description: (hide) Unity with our brethren is impossible without unity with God first. Adam and Eve severed this unity by yielding to Satan’s influence, stimulating their minds with a … Continue reading “Sermon: Unity and Unleavened Bread”

Sermonette: Audacity of Hope Hope #879Bs Mike Ford (1955-2021) Given 26-Apr-08; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) Mike Ford, reflecting on the sermon of Senator Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright, in which he used the expression, the "audacity of hope" demonstrates that charismatic speakers can often distort scripture or take it hopelessly out of context. Wright suggested … Continue reading “Sermonette: Audacity of Hope”

Sermon: Magic Doesn’t Work (Part Three) The Work to Produce Fruit #879A Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Apr-08; 78 minutes Go to the Magic Doesn’t Work (sermon series) description: (hide) In physical and spiritual creation, God does not wave a wand, but does a great deal of work. Likewise, in our repentance, there is a great … Continue reading “Sermon: Magic Doesn’t Work (Part Three)”

Sermonette: Appearing Before God Demonstrating God’s Word in Our Lives #879as David C. Grabbe Given 26-Apr-08; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, acknowledging that there is overwhelming evidence of divine intelligence and design in physical creation, affirms that a similar claim can be made about God’s Word, with every word tested and purified multiple … Continue reading “Sermonette: Appearing Before God”

Waarom we het Pascha en de dagen van Ongezuurde Broden houden   Sermon: Why We Observe Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread Putting the Focus Back on God #878B John W. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Apr-08; 87 minutes listen: description: (hide) We keep the Days of Unleavened Bread, not just as a memorial of the Passover and … Continue reading “Sermon: Why We Observe Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread”

Sermonette: Coming More Fully Into the Love of Our Brethren Forgiveness #878bs Bill Onisick Given 20-Apr-08; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick, reflecting on the difficulty of deleavening his van, asks, "In what secret crevices is sin hiding out in my life? The physical nooks and crannies mirror spiritual nooks and crannies of our … Continue reading “Sermonette: Coming More Fully Into the Love of Our Brethren”

Sermon: Magic Doesn’t Work (Part Two) Grace Then Works #878A Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Apr-08; 76 minutes Go to the Magic Doesn’t Work (sermon series) description: (hide) People are attracted to magic because they think it brings quick results, bringing them their fondest desires, erasing their fears and providing for their needs, altruistically cleaning up … Continue reading “Sermon: Magic Doesn’t Work (Part Two)”

Sermonette: A More Excellent Sacrifice Faith and Obedience #878as Martin G. Collins Given 20-Apr-08; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) Martin Collins, focusing upon Hebrews 11:4, affirms that Abel gave a more acceptable offering than Cain because the animal to be sacrificed in faith represented a substitutionary sacrifice, symbolic of the perfect sacrifice of Christ, the … Continue reading “Sermonette: A More Excellent Sacrifice”