Sermon: The Laborers: Matthew 20:1-16 The Welfare Mentality #143 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Aug-94; 81 minutes listen: description: (hide) The welfare mentality—the attitude in people who believe that because they are, they are owed something—is an insidious affliction. Human nature has not changed from the days of the Israelites, who thought they were entitled to … Continue reading “Sermon: The Laborers: Matthew 20:1-16”
Sermon: The Chemistry of Government
Sermon: The Chemistry of Government Childrearing #137 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 09-Jul-94; 84 minutes listen: description: (hide) Parents are responsible to instill in their children a deep, abiding sense of responsibility toward God, prepare them for life, and fashion them as responsible citizens in God’s government. As parents, we need to analyze and learn the … Continue reading “Sermon: The Chemistry of Government”
Sermon: How to Combat Future Shock
Sermon: How to Combat Future Shock Preparing for the Future #136 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 02-Jul-94; 70 minutes listen: description: (hide) Alvin Toffler described a phenomenon known as Future Shock, a stressful malady caused by an inability to accommodate or adjust to rapid change. Over-stimulation and rapid change (accompanied by the death of permanence) eventually … Continue reading “Sermon: How to Combat Future Shock”
Sermon: Honor Before Love
Sermon: Honor Before Love Following Things Step-by-Step #135 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 25-Jun-94; 76 minutes listen: description: (hide) There is a definite cause and effect, "reap what you sow" principle introduced in Genesis 2:16 and radiating throughout the entire contents of the Bible. There is an order into which elements of attitude and conduct will … Continue reading “Sermon: Honor Before Love”
Sermon: The Mark of the Beast
Sermon: The Mark of the Beast Revelation 13:16-18 #133 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 11-Jun-94; 78 minutes listen: description: (hide) As the calamitous events of the end times intensify, we need to be able to determine what is important and what is marginal, devoting our energies to what Christ is most concerned: overcoming human nature and … Continue reading “Sermon: The Mark of the Beast”
Sermon: Conscience (Part 3)
Sermon: Conscience (Part 3) Conclusion of Series #131 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 28-May-94; 80 minutes Go to the Conscience (sermon series) description: (hide) Like a frog incrementally boiling to death, many members of the Worldwide Church of God have gradually adjusted their consciences to practice abominations that formerly they would have abhorred. "Missing the mark" … Continue reading “Sermon: Conscience (Part 3)”
Sermon: We Are Unique!
Sermon: We Are Unique! Trust #130A John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-May-94; 74 minutes listen: description: (hide) To someone who has been called, there is a unique difference in the understanding and thinking processes not available to most of mankind. Without revelation from Almighty God, the heart becomes calloused and insensitive, having an enmity to the … Continue reading “Sermon: We Are Unique!”
Sermon: Unleavened Bread and Pentecost
Sermon: Unleavened Bread and Pentecost Understanding Unleavened Bread and Pentecost #130 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-May-94; 74 minutes listen: description: (hide) In observing the Feast of Unleavened Bread, emphasizing our initiative in putting out sin is wrong. Unleavened bread serves as a memorial of God’s initiative of delivering us from the bondage of sin. Like … Continue reading “Sermon: Unleavened Bread and Pentecost”
Sermon: The Purpose of the Ministry
Sermon: The Purpose of the Ministry Ministerial Responsibilities #129 John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 21-May-94; 62 minutes listen: description: (hide) There are four separate ways in which we are taught: (1.) God’s Holy Spirit (John 14:26) imparted to us after our calling (John 6:44) and baptism (2) His Word (II Timothy 2:14-15), (3) through physical … Continue reading “Sermon: The Purpose of the Ministry”
Sermon: Conscience (Part 2)
Sermon: Conscience (Part 2) Knowing and Using Your Conscience #128 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 14-May-94; 78 minutes Go to the Conscience (sermon series) description: (hide) The standards one lives by are not installed at birth, but absorbed through culture and education. Conscience, defined as "man’s moral intuition which passes judgment on his own moral state," … Continue reading “Sermon: Conscience (Part 2)”