Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: God’s Rest (Part 1) What is God’s Rest? #489 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 24-Feb-01; 71 minutes Go to the God’s Rest (sermon series) description: (hide) After the initiation of the conversion process, the hostility that formerly existed between God and us has been removed, leading to a state of peace and rest. Although we … Continue reading “Sermon: God’s Rest (Part 1)”

Sermon: Conditioned Response Are We Conditioning Ourselves to Sin? #488 Martin G. Collins Given 17-Feb-01; 68 minutes listen: description: (hide) There is a greater causal connection between exposure to media violence and commiting acts of violence than between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Are we inadvertently conditioning ourselves to sin? The defilement which begins in … Continue reading “Sermon: Conditioned Response”

Sermon: The Five Warnings of Hebrews Their Applications to Us #487 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-Feb-01; 71 minutes listen: description: (hide) The writer of Hebrews does not identify a single flagrant violation of law, but instead delivers a general castigation for incremental, continuous, disrespectful, and forgetful neglect—a failure to esteem what should have been thought … Continue reading “Sermon: The Five Warnings of Hebrews”

Faire obstacle la tromperie   Sermon: Preventing Deception How Not to Be Deceived #486 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 03-Feb-01; 78 minutes Go to the Deception (sermon series) description: (hide) Gullibility and simple-minded credulity emerge from time to time in the greater church of God. Like advertising — which relies heavily on deception, hiding the down-side or … Continue reading “Sermon: Preventing Deception”

Sermon: Maintaining Good Health (Part 14) Biblical Principles Regarding Food #485 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 27-Jan-01; 87 minutes Go to the Maintaining Good Health (sermon series) description: (hide) Because of the "causeless curse" principle in Proverbs 26:2, both blessings (health) and curses (disease) are governed by law. The principles governing spiritual well-being are reflected in … Continue reading “Sermon: Maintaining Good Health (Part 14)”

Sermon: Maintaining Good Health (Part 13) Faith #484 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Jan-01; 77 minutes Go to the Maintaining Good Health (sermon series) description: (hide) Commitment to a course of action is essential for physical or spiritual success. Faith motivates and sustains right action, protecting us from the yo-yo like fits of starting and stopping. … Continue reading “Sermon: Maintaining Good Health (Part 13)”

Sermon: The Role of Women The Bible’s View of Women #483 Martin G. Collins Given 13-Jan-01; 77 minutes listen: description: (hide) Even though feminist leaders have viciously attacked the Bible for allegedly denigrating and demeaning women, God’s Word emphasizes the honor and dignity of women. It is replete with positive images of women (from Abigail, … Continue reading “Sermon: The Role of Women”

Sermon: Willingness to Believe Cultivating a Ready Heart #482 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Jan-01; 79 minutes Go to the Deception (sermon series) description: (hide) Americans (indeed most of the industrialized world) tend to be skeptical, cynical, and jaded, demanding mountains of evidence before becoming convinced of anything. We run the risk of losing our childlike … Continue reading “Sermon: Willingness to Believe”

Sermon: A Christian’s Greatest Trial Wearing Out the Saints #481 John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 30-Dec-00; 73 minutes listen: description: (hide) Military strategists have long realized the key to success in the training of new recruits is to identify the danger they will encounter—in short, to know their enemy. Recruits to God’s spiritual army also … Continue reading “Sermon: A Christian’s Greatest Trial”

Sermon: Maintaining Good Health (Part 12) Our Relationship With God #480 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 23-Dec-00; 66 minutes Go to the Maintaining Good Health (sermon series) description: (hide) God has often used micro metaphors to illustrate macro events. For example, in Isaiah 1:4-6, God compares the whole nation of Israel to a sick patient with … Continue reading “Sermon: Maintaining Good Health (Part 12)”