Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: The Seventh Trumpet The Last Trumpet #632A Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 27-Sep-03; 81 minutes listen: description: (hide) The Feast of Trumpets is the pivotal holy day, a day looking back to three holy days in which God deals with individuals and looks forward to three holy days in which God works with progressively larger … Continue reading “Sermon: The Seventh Trumpet”

Sermonette: Elements of a True Sacrifice Offertory #632As Martin G. Collins Given 27-Sep-03; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Martin Collins, focusing upon the episode of Mary’s anointing Jesus feet with expensive oil and the episode of the widow’s mite, discusses the three elements of a true sacrifice: (1) It must be freely given without compulsion. … Continue reading “Sermonette: Elements of a True Sacrifice”

Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Ten) Series Summary #631 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Sep-03; 74 minutes Go to the Where Is the Beast? (sermon series) description: (hide) After providing nine succinct summaries of the nine preceding sermons in this series, John Ritenbaugh cites nine reasons why Israel should be considered the Harlot in Revelation … Continue reading “Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Ten)”

Sermonette: Spiritual Endurance Our Spiritual Race #631s Bill Onisick Given 20-Sep-03; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Onisick, drawing upon the analogy of the grueling Tour de France bicycle marathon, points out that the most grueling set of trials (actually constituting one huge timed endurance test) is our overcoming and preparation for entrance into God’s … Continue reading “Sermonette: Spiritual Endurance”

Meditez sur ces choses   Sermon: Meditate on These Things True Christian Meditation #630 Martin G. Collins Given 13-Sep-03; 71 minutes listen: description: (hide) We desperately need to avoid shallow thinking and distractions, developing spiritual depth by meditating (using mental exercise and effort) upon God’s creation, His truth, His Law and His standards of morality and … Continue reading “Sermon: Meditate on These Things”

Sermonette: Words Should Never Hurt Us Our Response To Idle Words #630s Ted E. Bowling Given 13-Sep-03; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ted Bowling, reflecting upon the destructive aspects of words, counsels that ignoring or deflecting insults and abuses is far wiser than combating each slight made against us. We need to follow King David’s … Continue reading “Sermonette: Words Should Never Hurt Us”

Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Nine) Prostitution in the Bible #629 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Sep-03; 67 minutes Go to the Where Is the Beast? (sermon series) description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh discusses another identifying mark of the harlot in Revelation 17:6—she would be drunk with the blood of the saints. Not only in biblical … Continue reading “Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Nine)”

Sermon: Homosexual Marriage? What the Bible Says #628 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 30-Aug-03; 75 minutes listen: description: (hide) In a seeming nanosecond, sodomy has been legitimatized, a homosexual Episcopal bishop was installed, and homosexual marriage was being debated. Homosexuality is not a lifestyle, but a sin directly against God, flouting God’s creation of male and … Continue reading “Sermon: Homosexual Marriage?”

Sermonette: Spiritual Milk A Christians Need for Spiritual Milk #628s Bill Cherry Given 30-Aug-03; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) There is a place and purpose for spiritual milk, those basic scriptures designed to explain rudimentary Christian conduct. Spiritual milk could be likened to those admonitions to refrain walking in the ways of the world—avoiding malice, … Continue reading “Sermonette: Spiritual Milk”

Sermonette: Are You a Victim? Our Response to Victimization #627s John W. Ritenbaugh Given 23-Aug-03; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Any one of us can be unfairly victimized and we may be tempted to lay the blame at God’s feet. The children of Israel swerved into that "victim" mindset only one week after their joyous … Continue reading “Sermonette: Are You a Victim?”