Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermonette: Prophecy Fails Keeping Prophecy in the Proper Perspective #604s Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 05-Apr-03; 18 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh reflects that prophecy appears to be the tool with which God drew many of us into the church. Besides providing a bulwark to our faith, it also provides a motivation or stimulus to … Continue reading “Sermonette: Prophecy Fails”

Sermon: Shock and Awe – and Speed Christ’s Soon-Coming Campaign for Earth #603 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 29-Mar-03; 71 minutes listen: description: (hide) Long before the shock and awe bombardment in Iraq, the original shock and awe display was on Mount Sinai. The world will experience the ultimate ‘shock and awe campaign’ at the second … Continue reading “Sermon: Shock and Awe – and Speed”

Sermonette: Irritant Idolatry Are Our Problems Bigger Than God? #603s David C. Grabbe Given 29-Mar-03; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe discusses an aspect of idolatry which he terms irritant idolatry, describing a psychological (or spiritual) condition in which a person or group of people become so offensive or irritating to us that this … Continue reading “Sermonette: Irritant Idolatry”

Ou est la Bte? (Partie 2)   Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Two) Rome and Babylon #602 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Mar-03; 67 minutes Go to the Where Is the Beast? (sermon series) description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh, focusing upon the political and economic turmoil in Europe, reflects that a new axial time may be ahead, … Continue reading “Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part Two)”

Sermon: The Law’s Purpose and Intent Passover Preparation and the Spirit of the Law #601 Martin G. Collins Given 15-Mar-03; 73 minutes listen: description: (hide) The effectiveness of a law is found in its purpose and intent rather than the letter. The blind spots to God’s Law unfortunately are found in the spiritual application or … Continue reading “Sermon: The Law’s Purpose and Intent”

Sermonette: God’s Work For Us Christ’s Example For Our Work #601s Bill Cherry Given 15-Mar-03; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) Bill Cherry, expounding on the real Lord’s Prayer, demonstrates that Christ had an ardent love for His disciples (contemporaneous and future). Jesus prayed that they would be protected from the world even though they would … Continue reading “Sermonette: God’s Work For Us”

Sermon: Is God in All Our Thoughts? Our Walk Reflects Our Mind and Character #600 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 08-Mar-03; 69 minutes listen: description: (hide) The fast pace of the world threatens to crowd God out of our thoughts. We cannot allow the cares of the world or the stress of the world’s pressures, or … Continue reading “Sermon: Is God in All Our Thoughts?”

Sermonette: We Are Not Alone God’s Promises #600s Ted E. Bowling Given 08-Mar-03; 14 minutes listen: description: (hide) Ted Bowling discusses the state of separation, aloneness, or isolation experienced by members of the greater Church of God, the spiritual house of Israel, surrounded, as the physical state of Israel, by hostile enemies. Passover is a … Continue reading “Sermonette: We Are Not Alone”

Sermonette: ‘It Is Written’ Christian Defense Against Spiritual Terrorism #599s Clyde Finklea Given 01-Mar-03; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) Clyde Finklea asserts that Christians have been fighting against terrorists ever since their baptism. The only offensive weapon the Christian has been allowed is the sword equating to the Word of God. The sword of the … Continue reading “Sermonette: ‘It Is Written’”

Ou est la Bte? (Partie 1)   Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part One) The Divergence of the U.S. and E.U. #599 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 01-Mar-03; 72 minutes Go to the Where Is the Beast? (sermon series) description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh cautions us to be alert, discerning the signs, and warning us to be prepared … Continue reading “Sermon: Where Is the Beast? (Part One)”