Playlist: Form Without Substance (topic)
Laodiceanism and Being There Next Year
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOur biggest danger at this time is to be lured into spiritual drunkenness by the pagan Babylonian system. Our God is not what we say we worship but whom we serve.
Eternal Security in the Church
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe theme of form without substance surfaces most directly in the letter to Ephesus, where Christ commends genuine positive traits yet holds a controversy against the congregation because they have left their first love. This condition demonstrates that rudimentary spiritual activity—prayer, Bible study, and other outward …
What Are You Leaving?
Sermonette byThe Ephesians had a strong sense of duty and served as a vanguard in the battle against false doctrines. What was lacking was devotion to Christ.
Tests of True Knowledge
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsA person who is puffed up parades his knowledge by exhibiting impatience, intolerance, or a false modesty, marginalizing what the uneducated in their minds.
Politics and Christ's Return
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBecause we are set apart by God, we are not to become involved in the world's political, judicial, or military systems. Our term in office has yet to begin.