Sermons and Biblical Studies

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," August 14, 2012 The twelve books of the Minor Prophets finish off most versions of the Old Testament. In that position, stationed between the Major Prophets and the four gospels of the New Testament, they are often overlooked by readers of the Bible on their way to better-known … Continue reading “Meet the Minor Prophets (Part Two)”

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Ready Answer," August 14, 2012 As the first signs of spring appear in the flowerbeds or in the branches of trees, the minds of longtime Christians often turn to the nearness of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. We consider that we need to evaluate ourselves in preparation … Continue reading “How Do We Keep God’s Festivals?”

by David C. Grabbe Forerunner, "WorldWatch," August 14, 2012 As the driving season kicks into high gear, the cost of gasoline is again on the minds of many. Of course, the price at the pump largely rises and falls according to the price of oil. What has caused oil prices to rise so much in … Continue reading “The New Energy Equation”

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," May 16, 2012 II Corinthians 5:7 states with crystalline clarity our Christian responsibility: “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” In this series of articles on living by faith, we have covered three of five spiritual elements continuously necessary to our thinking to accomplish this responsibility. As we … Continue reading “Living by Faith and God’s Justice”

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," May 16, 2012 A special group of men, most of them largely unknown except for their names—and they had some strange ones—wrote some of the most memorable lines of the Bible: “They sow the wind, and reap the whirlwind.” “So rend your heart, and not your garments. . … Continue reading “Meet the Minor Prophets (Part One)”

by David F. Maas Forerunner, "Ready Answer," May 16, 2012 “. . . to another [is given the gift of] dicerning spirits . . .” —I Corinthians 12:10 For over a year, I have been pondering whether the spiritual gifts mentioned by the apostle Paul in I Corinthians 12:8-10 are something a Christian in today's … Continue reading “The Gift of Discerning Spirits”

by David C. Grabbe Forerunner, "WorldWatch," May 16, 2012 After a series of victories by Nazi Germany in 1940, Wilhelm II—the grandson of Britain's Queen Victoria and the last emperor of Germany—stated that “the hand of God is creating a new world and working miracles. . . . We are becoming the United States of … Continue reading “The Dream of a United States of Europe”

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," March 21, 2012 The author of Hebrews writes: For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. … Continue reading “Living by Faith and Humility”

by Ronny H. Graham Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," March 21, 2012 For those of us who attended the Worldwide Church of God in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, one topic was never far from any conversation: that the church would flee or at some point in time be taken to a Place of Safety … Continue reading “Hidden From the Hour of Trial”

by Gary Montgomery Forerunner, "Ready Answer," March 21, 2012 “. . . that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men . . .” —Ephesians 4:14 It is common for people to take the easy way, the path of least … Continue reading “Prevailing Winds”