Sermons and Biblical Studies

Feast: Life, Fortunes, Sacred Honor Commitment #FT93-00 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 29-Sep-93; 40 minutes listen: description: (hide) Like the signers of the Declaration of Independence, we are on the cutting edge of a tumultuous period, the greatest revolution that will ever take place on earth, when peace and prosperity will come about without war. Like … Continue reading “Feast: Life, Fortunes, Sacred Honor”

Sermon: Division, Satan, Humility Atonement #096 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 25-Sep-93; 77 minutes listen: description: (hide) The prevailing mindset in human society is one of contention, division and disagreement. The source of division and separation from the source of life is sin that has become practiced as a way of life. Throughout the course of … Continue reading “Sermon: Division, Satan, Humility”

Sermonette: Are You Ready for the Rapture? #095s Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 18-Sep-93; 16 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, claiming the rapture is a biblical teaching, also cautions that the mainline Protestant view is fraught with error, especially in the aspect of timing. Protestant theologians have loved to tinker with the timing of this … Continue reading “Sermonette: Are You Ready for the Rapture?”

Sermon: Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 2) Why God Does Things The Way He Does #095 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 18-Sep-93; 79 minutes Go to the Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (sermon series) description: (hide) God emphasizes the rather pessimistic theme of Ecclesiastes during the Feast of Tabernacles to show the consequences … Continue reading “Sermon: Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 2)”

Sermon: Don’t Be a Prudent Agnostic Feast of Trumpets #094 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 16-Sep-93; 77 minutes listen: description: (hide) Malachi Martin’s book, The Final Conclave, claims that, not only are 60% of the College of Cardinals not firm believers, but that 27% are functional but prudent agnostics, hedging their bets. Some of us, facing … Continue reading “Sermon: Don’t Be a Prudent Agnostic”

Sermonette: Rejoice at the Feast #093s Mike Ford (1955-2021) Given 11-Sep-93; 11 minutes listen: description: (hide) Mike Ford, anticipating the upcoming Feast of Tabernacles, focuses on the admonition to rejoice in Deuteronomy 16:13. How does this apply if things go wrong? We know that Satan intensifies his efforts toward us as we are preparing to … Continue reading “Sermonette: Rejoice at the Feast”

Sermon: Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 1) The Purpose of the Feast of Tabernacles #093 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 11-Sep-93; 72 minutes Go to the Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (sermon series) description: (hide) Love for this world will inevitably bring disillusionment. Realizing that the world is passing away, our priorities should … Continue reading “Sermon: Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 1)”

Sermonette: Persecution #091s Martin G. Collins Given 28-Aug-93; 17 minutes listen: description: (hide) I Peter was written around 64AD, a time persecution had reached an all time high after the burning of Rome. Peter wanted to encourage the besieged church in these critical times. Because of the need for secrecy during this time, rumors spread … Continue reading “Sermonette: Persecution”

Sermon: Submitting (Part 2) Culture #091 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 28-Aug-93; 83 minutes Go to the Submitting (sermon series) description: (hide) If everyone seeks his own gratification at the expense of the general welfare (family, church, society) conflict is inevitable (James 4:1). Because God sanctions all authority (Romans 13:1, I Peter 2:13), the only way … Continue reading “Sermon: Submitting (Part 2)”

Sermonette: Without Natural Affection #090s Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 21-Aug-93; 19 minutes listen: description: (hide) Richard Ritenbaugh, describing with the help of statistics, the current disintegration of the family through divorce and estrangement, and the violence all over the world that has continued unabated since World War I, reminds us that all of this was … Continue reading “Sermonette: Without Natural Affection”