Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermonette: Footwashing Humbling Ourselves As Servants #714s Ted E. Bowling Given 16-Apr-05; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ted Bowling, focusing upon the foot washing portion of the Passover service, emphasizes that God expects us to aspire to become humble servants, taking on the mindset of our Elder Brother, who set the example of washing His … Continue reading “Sermonette: Footwashing”

Een gave van onschatbare waarde   Sermon: A Priceless Gift We Are God’s Special People #713 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 09-Apr-05; 79 minutes listen: description: (hide) If Christ’s sacrifice doesn’t bring about a profound sense of obligation, it has done us absolutely no good. We are the precious jewels (or the private, personal possessions) of God, … Continue reading “Sermon: A Priceless Gift”

Sermonette: Truth Just Gets in Their Way Irreverence in Catholicism #713s Martin G. Collins Given 09-Apr-05; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) Martin Collins, reflecting on the media blitz on the funeral of Pope John Paul II, decries the superficiality of the media as it systematically destroys the truth. The Roman Catholic Church has a lengthy … Continue reading “Sermonette: Truth Just Gets in Their Way”

Sermon: Focus The Importance of Watching #712 John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 02-Apr-05; 66 minutes listen: description: (hide) Though Christ has warned us to be aware of the signs of the times, we need to be more alert to how we are living. End-time events should lead us to repentance, not to obsess about the … Continue reading “Sermon: Focus”

Sermonette: The Cost of Bitterness Haman’s Bitterness #712s Bill Cherry Given 02-Apr-05; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Cherry focuses upon the story of Haman to reflect upon the high cost of bitterness.Because one man didn’t pay him the respect he thought he deserved, he allowed himself to become consumed with bitterness, ultimately jeopardizing his … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Cost of Bitterness”

Sermon: The Five Paraklete Sayings Christ in Us: Five Functions of God’s Spirit #711 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Mar-05; 78 minutes Go to the What the Holy Spirit Does (sermon series) description: (hide) The Holy Spirit is the essence, mind, and power of God and Christ in us, providing us assistance and counsel. Many of … Continue reading “Sermon: The Five Paraklete Sayings”

Sermonette: The Anger of Man Righteous and Unrighteous Anger #711s Clyde Finklea Given 26-Mar-05; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) There are righteous expression of anger and sinful ones. Jesus often expressed anger toward the Pharisees for their lack of compassion. Righteous anger is controlled, unselfish, and directed toward sinful acts, while sinful anger is uncontrolled, … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Anger of Man”

Sermon: The Mystery of Goodness Goodness as an Inherent Attribute of God #710 Martin G. Collins Given 19-Mar-05; 65 minutes listen: description: (hide) Worthiness to take the Passover is not a function of an appearance of goodness, but an altered condition of the heart, involving repentance coupled with God’s Holy Spirit—having goodness as an inherent … Continue reading “Sermon: The Mystery of Goodness”

Sermonette: The Intended Result of Calamity Following the Cloud #710s David C. Grabbe Given 19-Mar-05; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, focusing on the events of the Brookfield, Wisconsin murders, ponders upon the innumerable unanswered "whys" people ask of this event, including "Why did God not intervene?" Luke 13:1-5 warns against presumptuously assigning blame, … Continue reading “Sermonette: The Intended Result of Calamity”

Schuld en verplichting   Sermon: Debt and Obligation Our Passover Responsibility #709 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 12-Mar-05; 71 minutes listen: description: (hide) We live in a time when people have acquired a weak sense of obligation or indebtedness to family, society, or nation. Though "obligation" does not appear in the King James version of the Bible, … Continue reading “Sermon: Debt and Obligation”