Sermonette: God’s Project Our Role in God’s Creative Project #863s Bill Onisick Given 12-Jan-08; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick insists that all of us serve as project managers under the direction of a project sponsor, creating God’s righteous character, fulfilling the project sponsor’s (God Almighty) goal to reproduce Himself. We are obligated to … Continue reading “Sermonette: God’s Project”
Sermon: Whatever We Ask
Sermon: Whatever We Ask Confidence in Prayer #862 Martin G. Collins Given 05-Jan-08; 69 minutes listen: description: (hide) Even as Jesus spent a great deal of time praying, prayer is absolutely essential to the spiritual success of our lives. Prayer (or communication with God) comes under attack if we live double-lives, giving us a guilty … Continue reading “Sermon: Whatever We Ask”
Sermonette: Dealing With Change (2008)
Sermonette: Dealing With Change (2008) The Parable Of The Two Builders #862s David C. Grabbe Given 05-Jan-08; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe reminds us that when we covenanted at baptism, we covenanted for a life of dramatic and harrowing change not unlike the noble examples recorded in Hebrews 11. The heroes of faith … Continue reading “Sermonette: Dealing With Change (2008)”
Sermon: Redeeming the Time for Unity
Sermon: Redeeming the Time for Unity Unity Through God and Christ #861A Mark Schindler Given 29-Dec-07; 30 minutes listen: description: (hide) We must be careful about using time carelessly or frivolously. Our use of time will potentially result in something very special or very destructive. Realizing that we have been called into a royal priesthood, … Continue reading “Sermon: Redeeming the Time for Unity”
Sermonette: Unity and Law
Sermonette: Unity and Law Differences Require Repentance and Compromise #861s John W. Ritenbaugh Given 29-Dec-07; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, acknowledging that the produce of righteousness cannot come about without peace and that peace cannot be attained without unity, asserts that this unity is only possible through God’s Holy Spirit, enabling Israelites and … Continue reading “Sermonette: Unity and Law”
Sermon: A Son Is Given
Sermon: A Son Is Given Insight From Jesus’ Names #860 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Dec-07; 72 minutes listen: description: (hide) All the frenetic activity supposedly honoring the birth of Jesus has nothing to do with His actual birth. A preponderance of evidence indicates that Jesus Christ was born after the fall harvest. The reasons for … Continue reading “Sermon: A Son Is Given”
Sermonette: Gideon’s Snare
Sermonette: Gideon’s Snare Making Right Choices #860s Martin G. Collins Given 22-Dec-07; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) Everyone who has been called and begins to read the Bible has to make decisions. When it comes to spiritual decisions, the consequences can be far more devastating than physical choices. Our choices are made on the basis … Continue reading “Sermonette: Gideon’s Snare”
Sermon: Eating Out on the Sabbath
Sermon: Eating Out on the Sabbath The Policy Was Set By HWA — Hold Fast #859 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Dec-07; 75 minutes listen: description: (hide) There are numerous areas in which hairsplitting issues have threatened the unity of fellowship. What has brought about the disunity? Who determines the intent of the law? Who makes … Continue reading “Sermon: Eating Out on the Sabbath”
Sermonette: The Door of the Sheep
Sermonette: The Door of the Sheep Purposes of a Door #859s Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Dec-07; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the plainness and straightforwardness of the door imagery in John 10:17, affirms that Jesus Christ, as the door to the sheepfold, fulfills the following functions: (1) Provides access to salvation, … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Door of the Sheep”
Sermon: A Contrite Heart
Sermon: A Contrite Heart Why a Contrite Spirit Is Necessary #858 Martin G. Collins Given 08-Dec-07; 72 minutes listen: description: (hide) The contrite or broken-hearted person finds special favor with God, and a humble or contrite spirit is indeed a precursor to forgiveness and spiritual healing. No offering without a sincere, contrite, genuine, and humble … Continue reading “Sermon: A Contrite Heart”