Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: The Second Commandment: Idolatry The Way We Worship #872 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Mar-08; 67 minutes listen: description: (hide) When mankind turns its back on God Almighty, God allows man to degenerate into carnality, acquiring a reprobate mind. A reprobate mind is totally devoid of proper judgment, not even aware of the deadly nature … Continue reading “Sermon: The Second Commandment: Idolatry”

Sermonette: Crucifying the Flesh Repentance #872s Martin G. Collins Given 15-Mar-08; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Martin Collins, reflecting on the perpetual battle between the spirit and the flesh, acknowledges that a major part of our conversion, repentance, and overcoming involves taking up our own cross daily and metaphorically crucifying the sins of the flesh, … Continue reading “Sermonette: Crucifying the Flesh”

Sermonette: Withering an Unfruitful Tree Faith in the End Time #871s Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 08-Mar-08; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on an apple tree Beth planted 13 years ago which has been reluctant to bear fruit, reminds us that Jesus Christ had cursed a fig tree which also refused to bear … Continue reading “Sermonette: Withering an Unfruitful Tree”

Sermon: Limiting the Holy One of Israel (Part One) Examining Ourselves by God’s Standard #871 Martin G. Collins Given 08-Mar-08; 69 minutes Go to the Limiting the Holy One of Israel (sermon series) description: (hide) God has self-imposed limitations when we go against His commands, testing His patience, purposely limiting the Holy One of Israel … Continue reading “Sermon: Limiting the Holy One of Israel (Part One)”

Sermon: In Him Was Life What Is Life? #870 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 01-Mar-08; 77 minutes listen: description: (hide) Not all forms of life have equal value. Although we already have physical-chemical existence, we do not yet have quality life as God defines it. With animals we share the characteristic of life emanating from the … Continue reading “Sermon: In Him Was Life”

Sermonette: The Preparation Day Receiving the Gift of the Sabbath #870s David C. Grabbe Given 01-Mar-08; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe affirms that God, as a part of His Providence, gave us the preparation day to prepare for the Sabbath. The preparation day is intended to allow people to make sure that mundane … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Preparation Day”

Biblestudy: Unity #BS-869 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 23-Feb-08; 97 minutes listen: description: (hide) Jesus, in His prayer recorded in John 17, fervently asks for unity among His Disciples (and by extension-all of us). Almost 20% of this prayer is devoted to the subject of unity, that His disciples would be unified with God the Father … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Unity”

Sermon: The First Commandment: Idolatry #869 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 23-Feb-08; 78 minutes listen: description: (hide) Idolatry is the most frequently committed sin, with five of the Ten Commandments dealing directly with covetousness and idolatry, emanating from an excessive concern with self. Our individual system of beliefs from where we regulate our lives and derive … Continue reading “Sermon: The First Commandment: Idolatry”

Sermonette: Don’t Be a Hunchback #869s Bill Onisick Given 23-Feb-08; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick asks us whether in light of our many burdens (employment, money, health, homes, transportations) if we have not become spiritual hunchbacks. Are we allowing ourselves to become manipulated by the distractions of the world? Jesus warns us in … Continue reading “Sermonette: Don’t Be a Hunchback”

Sermon: Keep Yourself From Idols Idolatry #868 Martin G. Collins Given 16-Feb-08; 71 minutes listen: description: (hide) We are continually barraged on the internet with advertisements, grabbing our attention and tempting us to covet. The apostle John in 1 John 5:21 warns us to be on guard against idols and idolatry, including false Christs, false … Continue reading “Sermon: Keep Yourself From Idols”