Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 4) Faithful Stewardship #448 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 13-May-00; 75 minutes Go to the What Does God Really Want? (sermon series) description: (hide) What we are called to do at this time is to fulfill our job as a steward, entrusted with managing, protecting, preserving, attending, and increasing … Continue reading “Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 4)”

Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 3) Acts of Kindness #447 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-May-00; 66 minutes Go to the What Does God Really Want? (sermon series) description: (hide) The term "malignant narcissism" (from M. Scott Peck’s book "People Of The Lie") can describe the blind Laodicean pride which denies our inherent sinfulness … Continue reading “Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 3)”

Sermon: Escape From Box Canyon Lessons From the Red Sea #446 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 29-Apr-00; 81 minutes listen: description: (hide) Israel left Egypt with a high hand, and with Moses at their head, they made quickly for the wilderness of Sinai. But it was God who was really leading them—and He led them into … Continue reading “Sermon: Escape From Box Canyon”

Sermon: All in All Christ Is Everything #445B John W. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Apr-00; 79 minutes listen: description: (hide) History is not confined to the past; we are actively participating in it just as surely as the prominent figures of the Bible. As citizens of Jerusalem above, we need to have our minds singly focused on … Continue reading “Sermon: All in All”

Sermon: Acting the Fool Biblical Folly #444 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Apr-00; 76 minutes listen: description: (hide) The meaning of "foolish" has changed over the years from the context of "lacking in judgment or prudence" to "silliness." Greek and Hebrew usage focus on different but related nuances. The main focus of the Hebrew words for … Continue reading “Sermon: Acting the Fool”

Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 2) Keeping the Commandments #443B John W. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Apr-00; 74 minutes Go to the What Does God Really Want? (sermon series) description: (hide) Commandment breaking is what has scattered the greater church of God. We have allowed the self-assured Laodicean mindset (with its ignorance and spiritual blindness) … Continue reading “Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 2)”

Sermon: Be Still! Peace and Rest #442 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Apr-00; 75 minutes listen: description: (hide) The end-time proclivity of "running to and fro" like so many ants is not something of God. He did not intend for us to live in such a fast-paced, stress-filled world. We need to cultivate the practice of … Continue reading “Sermon: Be Still!”

Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 1) What Is Perfection? #441 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 08-Apr-00; 70 minutes Go to the What Does God Really Want? (sermon series) description: (hide) John Ritenbaugh focuses upon the atmosphere of disorder which has emerged in the greater church of God, caused by individuals (ministry and lay members … Continue reading “Sermon: What Does God Really Want? (Part 1)”

Sermon: Bible Difficulties by Design Apparent Discrepancies #440 Martin G. Collins Given 01-Apr-00; 63 minutes listen: description: (hide) Critics of the Bible, in their effort to ‘prove’ the inaccuracies of the Bible, show their own lamentable sophomoric ignorance and naïve shallowness. When properly understood, the narratives of the Bible do not contradict one another, but … Continue reading “Sermon: Bible Difficulties by Design”

Sermon: Countering Presumptuousness Contentment #438 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 18-Mar-00; 73 minutes Go to the Presumptuousness (sermon series) description: (hide) A person who is truly content is never presumptuous. Korah and Abiram were not content with where God had placed them in the body, but, in a spirit of pride-filled competition, wanted to arrogate to … Continue reading “Sermon: Countering Presumptuousness”