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God's Perspective

Sermonette by Ryan McClure

Human nature skews our view of reality; there is always more than meets the eye. We would do well to adopt the approach of 'Good or bad, it is hard to say.'


Job and Self-Evaluation (Part Two): Perspective

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Job's three 'friends,' exemplars of all men, made critical assumptions and judgments about Job on the basis of biased religious and cultural tradition.


Lost Perspective

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

In many ways, we have lost our perspective since those moments of clarity in the weeks following September 11, 2001.


Not-So-Great Expectations

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

At every turn, Jesus Christ was doubted, challenged, and scorned by people blinded and enslaved by their expectations of what God should be like.


Always an Angle

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Though God does not spew propaganda or use spin, He does have His own—and totally accurate—angle or perspective. To Christians, it should be growing more familiar.


Our Historical Myopia

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Most people's window of experience and knowledge—their perspective on life—does not stretch beyond their own memories.


In Focus or Out?

CGG Weekly by Gary Montgomery

What do an astronomer, a microbiologist, and a photographer have in common? They each use a lensed instrument to see God's physical creation in detail.


Rivet Your Eyes on the Destination

Article by John O. Reid (1930-2016)

Overconcern with the around-and-about tends to distracts us, and before we know it we are off course. Preparation for God's Kingdom depends on our focus


Shaping Your Worldview

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Our worldview influences every decision we make. If we do not give God the prominent position in our worldview, we will make self-destructive choices.


Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Eight): Time

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

We must realize that God is sovereign over time all the time, even as it is running out for all of us. God works to make the most of every situation in our lives.


Be Happy (Part One)

CGG Weekly by Gary Montgomery

As we age, the pressures of life, work, and experience all contribute to wearing us down. Only a few seem to have learned to remain happy despite hardship.


Snapshots (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

A snapshot of our present circumstances does not show how they fit into the overall record of God's work in our lives, let alone what the future holds.


We Can Make It!

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

A disciple cannot escape the kind of persecution directed against his teacher. In the wake of this kind of abuse, people can succumb to depression.


What's Your Attitude?

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Scriptures reveal that attitude or disposition constitutes the critical difference between pleasing God and incurring God's wrath.


Worldview and Government

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

The solution to all of man's problems begins incrementally when each called-out person turns his life around, governing himself rightly by yielding to God.


Disintegration

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Our advanced communications, which have allowed globalism, are also bringing about tribalism. Rather than uniting everyone, they are dividing.


Rejoice at the Feast

Sermonette by Mike Ford

Deuteronomy 16:13 and other scriptures admonish us to rejoice at the Feast of Tabernacles. How does this apply if things go wrong?


The Handwriting Is On the Wall (2010)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

A perception is how we affix significance to what we look at. With a distorted perception, we will not accept reality; our perception becomes our reality.


Habakkuk

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Habakkuk learns to look, watch, wait, then respond, realizing that God is sovereign and will rectify all the injustices in His own time.


Christian Myopia

Article by Staff

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is not just an eye condition. It also describes a worldview that is quite limited and limiting.


New Covenant Priesthood (Part Three)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Without thanksgiving and praise, our prayers degenerate into the 'gimmes' with the emphasis on the self. We must give God thoughtful thanks in every circumstance.


Beware the Second Flood (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The immediate danger lies not as much in the specific teachings of the flood from the serpent but in their sheer volume. The peril lies in being swept away.


We Can Make It!

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

This is the time to make the most of what we have experienced, establishing our spiritual priorities, and reflecting deeply on why we gave ourselves to God.


Blurring the Lines

Commentary by Joseph B. Baity

The Destroyer has mastered the craft of redefinition, blurring boundaries, eliminating the defining lines between evil and good, profane and holy.


Promised: Protection and Healing

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God gives several conditions for receiving protection and healing, including God's sovereignty, God's purpose, and one's level of growth.


What Does God Really Want? (Part 5)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

What God really wants is for us to see things from His point of view, making the right choices, striving to build character, developing into His image.