Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: The Household of God and Truth Importance of the Family #541 Martin G. Collins Given 02-Feb-02; 72 minutes listen: description: (hide) To destroy the concept of home is to destroy the nation or church. The centrality of the family or household is the heart of the church and the nation. The church is metaphorically … Continue reading “Sermon: The Household of God and Truth”

Sermon: Potential for Good Doing Good is not Easy #540 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Jan-02; 64 minutes listen: description: (hide) God places us through a similar humbling process as army boot camp, causing us to look at our sins in a spiritual mirror, contrasting our lives with the sinless life of Jesus Christ. In this … Continue reading “Sermon: Potential for Good”

Sermon: Belief with Obedience What is Believing in Christ? #539 John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 19-Jan-02; 60 minutes listen: description: (hide) The examples of Gideon, David, Daniel, and Abraham are linked in that it was their belief in God and their commitment to obey Him that made them different. Conversely, the Roman Catholic Church and … Continue reading “Sermon: Belief with Obedience”

Sermon: The Reality of Evil Self-realization #538 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 12-Jan-02; 72 minutes listen: description: (hide) We must identify our enemy, recognizing the source of evil. As Pogo (the comic strip) discovered, "We have found the enemy, and the enemy is us." If we would clean up the defilement on the inside, stamping out … Continue reading “Sermon: The Reality of Evil”

Sermon: New Covenant Priesthood (Part Six) Prayer and Humility #537 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 05-Jan-02; 60 minutes Go to the New Covenant Priesthood (sermon series) description: (hide) We must have both perseverance and humility in prayer in order to keep our vision sharp and clear. Pride leads people to justify sins such as lying, fornication, … Continue reading “Sermon: New Covenant Priesthood (Part Six)”

Sermon: Testing Spiritual Character How Trials Describe Character #536 Martin G. Collins Given 29-Dec-01; 65 minutes listen: description: (hide) Human nature has an insidious inclination to deceive itself, living in a perpetual fantasy and self-delusion. God uses a lifetime regimen of testing, designed to distinguish genuine from flawed character, developing tenacity, perseverance, and the fruit … Continue reading “Sermon: Testing Spiritual Character”

Sermon: New Covenant Priesthood (Part Five) Humility, Continued #535 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Dec-01; 72 minutes Go to the New Covenant Priesthood (sermon series) description: (hide) Humility is not an obsequious demonstration of low self esteem, but instead it is a proper estimate of our relationship to God, which is a choice to act and … Continue reading “Sermon: New Covenant Priesthood (Part Five)”

Sermon: Remember the Christians Unity Through Christ #534 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Dec-01; 74 minutes listen: description: (hide) Using an analogy from the movie Remember the Titans, Richard Ritenbaugh focuses upon the difficulties of merging hostile or antagonistic perspectives, such as Jewish/Gentile animosity. Ironically, God made the gospel available to the Gentiles in order to … Continue reading “Sermon: Remember the Christians”

Sermon: New Covenant Priesthood (Part Four) Humility #533 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 08-Dec-01; 74 minutes Go to the New Covenant Priesthood (sermon series) description: (hide) Sacrifices of thanksgiving, praise, and gratitude are required of God’s called out priests. By meditating on the physical creation, the human body, and God’s law, we prepare ourselves for prayer. … Continue reading “Sermon: New Covenant Priesthood (Part Four)”

Sermon: Moral Sympathy and Spiritual Confusion Music #532 Martin G. Collins Given 01-Dec-01; 69 minutes listen: description: (hide) A Turkish proverb holds, "As the music is, so are the people of the country." Music preference is a self-conscious declaration of the community with which people identify. Sadly, the media (especially MTV) has shamelessly pandered to … Continue reading “Sermon: Moral Sympathy and Spiritual Confusion”