Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Twelve) The Conclusion: Babylon’s End #646 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-Jan-04; 73 minutes Go to the Where Is the Beast? (sermon series) description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, citing the myriad acrimonious problems of disunity Europe currently experiences, cautions that we do not yet have enough data to speculate about the … Continue reading “Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Twelve)”
Sermon: Words Versus Images
Sermon: Words Versus Images We Learn God’s Way Through Words #645 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 03-Jan-04; 76 minutes listen: description: (hide) Along with the technological and linguistic changes that have occurred in the short span of one century has come a drastic decrease of our attention span and the corresponding degradation of language. The dramatic … Continue reading “Sermon: Words Versus Images”
Sermonette: Spiritual Procrastination
Sermonette: Spiritual Procrastination Physical and Spiritual Procrastination #645s Bill Onisick Given 03-Jan-04; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick insists that our God is what we serve or give our time to, not what we give lip service. Spiritual procrastination involves succumbing to worldly distractions (such as television, enticing advertisements, keeping up with the Joneses, … Continue reading “Sermonette: Spiritual Procrastination”
Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Eleven)
Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Eleven) Israel and the Woman #644 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 27-Dec-03; 79 minutes Go to the Where Is the Beast? (sermon series) description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh maintains that modern spiritual Babylon refers to a nation as well as a system that dominates the entire world. Only the commonwealth of … Continue reading “Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Eleven)”
Sermon: Imagination
Sermon: Imagination Steps To Understanding Satan’s Wiles #643 John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 20-Dec-03; 71 minutes listen: description: (hide) Sometimes called the sharp-eyed one, Satan with his legions of demons (approximately 1000 for each called out child of God), scrutinizes us for physical and psychological weaknesses he can exploit (through temptation) to separate us from … Continue reading “Sermon: Imagination”
Sermon: Prophets and Prophecy (Part 3)
Sermon: Prophets and Prophecy (Part 3) The Axial Period #642 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 13-Dec-03; 75 minutes Go to the Prophets and Prophecy (sermon series) description: (hide) John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecy of the ‘Elijah to come.’ We must apply duality of prophecy carefully and cautiously rather than indiscriminately. During the 6th century BC, … Continue reading “Sermon: Prophets and Prophecy (Part 3)”
Sermon: Jerusalem and the Plan of Redemption
Sermon: Jerusalem and the Plan of Redemption The Earthly Jerusalem Dies, the New Jerusalem Is Eternal #641 Martin G. Collins Given 06-Dec-03; 65 minutes listen: description: (hide) The archeological and topographical confusion associated with the city of Jerusalem typifies the chaos extant in the world’s major religions, many of which locate their spiritual roots in … Continue reading “Sermon: Jerusalem and the Plan of Redemption”
Sermonette: Camels, Needles, and the World
Sermonette: Camels, Needles, and the World Care of the World #641s Mike Ford (1955-2021) Given 06-Dec-03; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) The encounter between Christ and the rich young man reveals several things about the young man: He was eager, respectful, kept the Commandments (at least in the letter) and believed in the afterlife. But … Continue reading “Sermonette: Camels, Needles, and the World”
Sermonette: Esther’s Preparation
Sermonette: Esther’s Preparation Preparation of Esther to be Queen, and our Preparation to be King #640s Ted E. Bowling Given 29-Nov-03; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ted Bowling contrasts the foolish refusal of Queen Vashti to honor her husband’s request to come into his presence (drawing a striking parallel with the refusal of physical Israel … Continue reading “Sermonette: Esther’s Preparation”
Sermon: Dogs and Sheep
Sermon: Dogs and Sheep Shepherds of the Flock #640 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 29-Nov-03; 78 minutes listen: description: (hide) The Bible contains abundant sheep metaphors. Likewise, the sheepdog is a metaphor pertaining, in its broadest sense, to anyone who engages in God’s work or harvest, but more specifically to an ordained minister or elder, actively … Continue reading “Sermon: Dogs and Sheep”