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How Expensive Is Your Religion? (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by Mike Ford

Many people have experienced separation from friends and family due to their beliefs. From start to finish, the Bible is full of such stories.


Rejection Hurts

CGG Weekly by John Reiss

No one has felt more rejection than Jesus Christ. He was rejected by those of His hometown, and His own physical brothers rejected Him because they did not believe.


How Expensive is Your Religion?

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mike Ford

we must soberly count the cost before we embark on our spiritual trek. Are we willing to give up our job, our family, or even our life to follow God's plan?


First Things First (Part One): Access to God

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The lessons of Abel, Enoch, and Noah in Hebrews 11 are sequential. The lesson of Abel's faith must be understood before Enoch's example can be followed.


Tithing: First Tithe

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Many churches understand tithing but do not believe that God commands them for today. However, tithing has always been God's way of financing His work on earth.


First Things First (Part Two): The Right Sacrifice

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Cain represents religion and worship on a person's own terms, according to his own priorities, rather than according to God's instruction.


Offerings and Sacrificing

Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh

An offering is a gift given to God. The Bible clearly shows that the requirement for the offering was in force at the time of Adam and Eve.


The Doctrine of Israel (Part Twelve): Joseph

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God frequently bypasses the firstborn, selecting for His purposes another sibling. Jacob selected Joseph's second son, Ephraim, to receive the blessing.


The Christian Fight (Part Three)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

With all the military metaphors in the Bible, there can be no doubt that God likens the Christian life to a war against the evils and temptations we face.


The Christian Fight (Part Four)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

While we must express some of our own faith as we come to salvation, most of saving faith is a gift of God. Abel and Enoch illustrate the pattern of faith.


Clean and Unclean Meats

Bible Study by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Moderns sneer at the Bible's food laws, but God gave them for man's good. This study shows they are still in effect for us today.


What Would You Die For?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Christian martyrs, convicted by God's truth, having an ardent love for Christ, have attained a special place of honor because of their ultimate sacrifice.


The Problem Of Leadership

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The demise of society is caused by the lack of leadership within the family. The breakdown of society derives from the breakdown and of the family.


Can You Mix Wool and Linen?

Sermonette by Mike Ford

The context of the prohibition against mixing wool and linen teaches that God wants us to remain separate from the world, not being unequally yoked with any part.


God as Father

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God is the only perfect example of fatherhood. We need to emulate His virtues, among them being the perfect example of what we want our children to be.


Why Are You Here?

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God, following a pattern, routinely calls the lowly and weak to guard against pride. God will transform the weak of this world through His Holy Spirit.


Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 1)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Love for this world will inevitably bring disillusionment. Because the world is passing away, our priorities should be to fear God and keep his commandments.