Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: Against All Odds Standing in the Gap #842 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 11-Aug-07; 66 minutes listen: description: (hide) The battle of Thermopylae involved a force of over 2.5 million Persian soldiers under Xerxes against a meager force of 7,000 soldiers from several Greek city states, including 300 Spartans under King Leonidas. The small Greek … Continue reading “Sermon: Against All Odds”

Sermonette: A Matter Of The Heart Preparing And Guarding Our Spiritual Hearts #842s Clyde Finklea Given 11-Aug-07; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Over the past years, several heart problems have occurred in our congregation; perhaps on a spiritual or metaphorical level, God may want us to examine the contents of our inner spiritual lives, our … Continue reading “Sermonette: A Matter Of The Heart”

Sermon: Authority and Government Obeying the Law of the Land #841A John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 04-Aug-07; 33 minutes listen: description: (hide) Too many living in this land feel that they are above the law, but paradoxically, laws proliferate when corruption and lawlessness prevail. We need to be subject to all law, God’s law and … Continue reading “Sermon: Authority and Government”

Sermonette: A Change of Heart Nineveh Repented, Believed, Humbled Themselves, and Lived #841s Ted E. Bowling Given 04-Aug-07; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) The wicked inhabitants of the wealthy, powerful, pride-filled, and arrogant city of Nineveh saved their physical lives by humbly fasting after hearing the prophetic warning from Jonah. Likewise, we have an opportunity … Continue reading “Sermonette: A Change of Heart”

Sermon: Sin And Overcoming (Part 1): If Anyone Sins! What Is Sin? #840 Martin G. Collins Given 28-Jul-07; 73 minutes Go to the Sin And Overcoming (sermon series) description: (hide) We must be concerned not only with the letter of the law, but the spiritual intent as well. As we reflect back on the inadequacies … Continue reading “Sermon: Sin And Overcoming (Part 1): If Anyone Sins!”

Sermonette: Understanding and Wisdom Wisdom and Righteousness are Fruits of a Process #840s John W. Ritenbaugh Given 28-Jul-07; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) Solomon did not expressly request wisdom, but instead requested understanding, which would lead to the accumulation of wisdom upon gathering or accumulating knowledge, letting it simmer through meditation and applying it through … Continue reading “Sermonette: Understanding and Wisdom”

Sermon: David and the Gibeonites A Lesson in Time of Famine #839 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 21-Jul-07; 81 minutes listen: description: (hide) Most people living in modern, Western culture better identify with flawed heroes, rather than perfect heroes. King David, for example, made huge errors in judgment and committed colossal sins. Ezekiel 18:19-20 indicates that … Continue reading “Sermon: David and the Gibeonites”

Sermonette: The Second Exodus (Part 2) God’s Faithfulness #839s David C. Grabbe Given 21-Jul-07; 15 minutes Go to the The Second Exodus (sermonette series) description: (hide) David Grabbe reiterates that God will ultimately rescue Jacob’s descendants out of their trouble, allowing a remnant to be delivered through a second Exodus, after God’s fury and wrath … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Second Exodus (Part 2)”

Geloof en het gevecht van de christen (Deel 6)   Sermon: Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Six) The Calling of Abraham #838 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 14-Jul-07; 72 minutes Go to the Faith and the Christian Fight (sermon series) description: (hide) We must carefully consider the ramification of our calling as the spiritual offspring of … Continue reading “Sermon: Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Six)”

Sermon: Hospitality A Characteristic of God #837 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 07-Jul-07; 72 minutes listen: description: (hide) The Homeric concept of xenia is a reciprocal hospitality toward strangers, leading to lifelong bonds. Godly hospitality goes far beyond this outstanding Greek characteristic. When Abraham, Lot, Gideon, and Samson’s parents entertained angels, the term philoxenia (love or … Continue reading “Sermon: Hospitality”