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Many Excuses

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

We need to avoid the trap of self-justification, allowing our hasty words to lure us into sin. We must be quick to listen, and slow to speak.


Are Humans Becoming More Intelligent? (Part Four)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Those who refuse to acknowledge the creation's revelation that God exists are totally without excuse. Mankind has copied every innovation from God's design.


Wisdom and Foolishness

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Stephen Hawking has proven himself an unmitigated fool possessing a totally reprobate mind, totally ignoring the visible proofs of His existence.


Seeing God in Creation (Part One)

Sermonette by Ronny H. Graham

The academicians of Paul's time were no different from current academicians, who have swallowed Darwin's hypothesis, claiming that apes were our ancestors.


Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Nine)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Only those called by God are given insight into God's grand design, making living by faith possible. God adds understanding as we are able to use it.


What Evolution Really Means

Article by David C. Grabbe

Why do people subscribe to evolution with more blind faith than a Christian needs to believe in a Creator? And what has been its fruit in society?


God Works in Mysterious Ways (Part Three)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Even though the evidence from creation is overwhelming, people deliberately want to disregard it because accepting it would require submitting to His will.


The Religion of Climate Change

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mike Ford

Being good stewards of the earth should not lead to the imbalanced practice of making mother-earth our goddess. Rejecting the Creator brings calamity.


God's Sense of Justice

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God is absolutely justified in what He decides regarding the judgment and punishment of us all. However, He is merciful and always rewards righteousness.


Time to Repent (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

More time to change does not always lead to more repentance. It may actually increase the danger that we will adjust to the sin and think it acceptable.


God Works in Mysterious Ways (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God has providentially given us trials to build character, proving beyond a doubt that we believe Him and have a burning desire to be at one with Him.


God Is Not a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma

Sermon by Mark Schindler

Winston Churchill observed that 'Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.' The majority of organized 'Christianity' has a similar view of God.


Leaves of Healing?

Sermonette by Ronny H. Graham

God created the healing and medicinal attributes of leaves and herbs, including the Tree of Life described in Revelation 22:1-2.


A Search for a Singular Truth

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

A political party has the trappings of a religion, trying to get adherents to their beliefs and ideas. America is being torn apart by two false religions.


Leadership and the Covenants (Part Thirteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

God is at work producing leadership in an organization that will follow Him, calling people into His family, carefully crafting it into a perfect organism.


Living by Faith and God's Justice

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Among the spiritual realities that a faithful Christian must understand is God's sense of justice. The deaths of Nadab and Abihu are a case in point.


Amos (Part Two)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

The book of Amos is addressed to the ones who have made the new covenant with God. Having made the covenant, we must remember that privilege brings peril.


The Wrath of God

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Love motivates the two intrinsic parts of God's holy character—goodness and severity, as He seeks to rescue humanity from the consequences of sin.


Using Power Righteously (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

When we yield to God's Spirit, we receive the power to do the things God has prepared His firstfruits to accomplish, adding to the capabilities of the spirit in man.


Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Six)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God's calling is personal and individual rather than general, opening otherwise closed minds, replacing spiritual blindness with spiritual understanding.


Why Hebrews Was Written (Part Six)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

American culture is in obvious decline, and it is undoubtedly linked to the fact that mainstream Christianity is bereft of moral leadership.


Leadership and Covenants (Part Four)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Even though Christians have been called to follow Christ, their journey to the Kingdom of God is preparation for leadership under Him.


How Much Longer Do We Have?

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

When Christ returns, we cannot be at odds with Him at all, but must have been attending to the salvation process, putting our spiritual houses in order.


Living by Faith: God's Grace (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Sometimes God's sense of justice seems unusual or strange to us, giving us many questions to ponder about fairness. Justice and fairness are not identical.


The Problem Of Leadership

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

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.


Living By Faith: God's Justice

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

In order to live by faith, we must understand God's sovereignty, God's character, and God's justice, realizing that we do not see the entire picture.


The Beauty of God's Law

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Keeping God's Law brings bountiful blessings, harmony, and profound peace (Psalm 119:165), while the 'cheap' grace brings guilt, anxiety, and pain.