Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part Four) Becoming Like God #159 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 03-Dec-94; 66 minutes Go to the Image and Likeness of God (sermon series) description: (hide) Just because spirit is invisible to the present physical receptors, much the same as wind or electromagnetic waves, it is nevertheless real – able … Continue reading “Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part Four)”

Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part Three) Mental Creation #158 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Nov-94; 70 minutes Go to the Image and Likeness of God (sermon series) description: (hide) The invisible things of God are clearly seen through the things that are made. The numerous scriptural references to angelic beings (experiences of Abraham, Lot, … Continue reading “Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part Three)”

Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part Two) Physical Creation #157 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 19-Nov-94; 64 minutes Go to the Image and Likeness of God (sermon series) description: (hide) When the Worldwide Church of God adopted the concept of the Godhead as a closed trinity, spiritualizing God into a vague, incomprehensible hazy essence, they … Continue reading “Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part Two)”

Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part One) Spiritual Creation #155 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 05-Nov-94; 63 minutes Go to the Image and Likeness of God (sermon series) description: (hide) Errant teachers have mysticised and spiritualized God away into a shapeless, formless, vaporized, ethereal blob. These individuals have systematically rejected hundreds of scriptural references, dismissing … Continue reading “Sermon: Image and Likeness of God (Part One)”

Sermon: Persistence Repeating History #154 John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 29-Oct-94; 67 minutes listen: description: (hide) The trait of persistence is impossible without a transcendent and ardent vision (Proverbs 29:18). Having vision prevents us from casting off life-saving restraint and gives us the will to keep on. The Father and Jesus Christ have provided us … Continue reading “Sermon: Persistence”

Sermon: The World (Part 2) Avoiding the Ways of the World #153 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Oct-94; 77 minutes Go to the The World (sermon series) description: (hide) A recurring pattern God uses is to set apart one group of people to become a blessing to the rest of the world by keeping His covenant, … Continue reading “Sermon: The World (Part 2)”

Sermon: The World (Part 1) What Is the World? #152 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Oct-94; 73 minutes Go to the The World (sermon series) description: (hide) God has set a pattern of separating people from the world, making a covenant with them, and enabling them to be a blessing to others as an example of … Continue reading “Sermon: The World (Part 1)”

Sermon: Deuteronomy (Part 5) (1994) God’s Discipline, Care and Remembrance #151 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 08-Oct-94; 78 minutes Go to the Deuteronomy (1994) (Feast sermon series) description: (hide) The process through which God perfects His image in us involvessub-themes: 1) God’s disciplining, 2) our listening, and 3) God’s watchful care. Obedience to God’s Word strengthens … Continue reading “Sermon: Deuteronomy (Part 5) (1994)”

Sermon: Deuteronomy (Part 4) (1994) How Love Grows #150 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 01-Oct-94; 61 minutes Go to the Deuteronomy (1994) (Feast sermon series) description: (hide) God has invited us into a love relationship—one in which He has already shown Himself to be absolutely faithful. If we truly love Him, severing our affections with this … Continue reading “Sermon: Deuteronomy (Part 4) (1994)”

Feast: The Judgments Last Great Day #FT94-08-PM John W. Ritenbaugh Given 27-Sep-94; 79 minutes listen: description: (hide) Multiple billions of people have lived and died without even hearing the name of Jesus Christ. Understanding that the way to salvation involves repentance and a total surrender to Christ, with a total change of lifestyle, conforming to … Continue reading “Feast: The Judgments”