New Covenant Priesthood (Part One)
Sermon; Given 9/8/2001
Old Testament activities picture New Testament realities, elevated to their spiritual intent. The church has been chosen as a royal and holy priesthood.
Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Seven)
'Personal' Article; Posted 9/1/2001
Our physical bodies have a defense system to keep out invaders. Spiritually, how well do we maintain our defenses against error and contamination?
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 5)
Sermon; Given 8/25/2001
God gives conditions for acceptable sacrifices and offerings, differentiating the holy and authentic from the defiled, unclean and strange.
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 4)
Sermon; Given 8/11/2001
The bronze altar, made with the censers from the rebels, was a reminder of the folly of rebelling against holy things, replacing God's standards with human ones.
Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Six)
'Personal' Article; Posted 8/1/2001
In the West, both food and information are readily available. We need self-control and a dedication to truth in order to live a godly life.
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 3)
Sermon; Given 7/21/2001
In Numbers 16-18, God performed several miracles to demonstrate conclusively that not everyone is called to the same function and that He remains the Boss.
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 2)
Sermon; Given 7/7/2001
Dathan and Korah agitated for a democratization of priestly responsibilities. God shows that not everybody set apart is holy in the same way.
Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Five)
'Personal' Article; Posted 7/1/2001
Both food and information are readily available in the West. What is our approach to them? Our attitude toward and application of them makes all the difference.
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 1)
Sermon; Given 6/23/2001
As God's priesthood, we must draw near to God, keep His commandments, and witness to the world that God is God. God is shaping and fashioning His new creation.
God's Rest (Part 4)
Sermon; Given 6/9/2001
Coveting—lust—is a fountainhead of many other sins. Desiring things is not wrong, but desiring someone else's things promotes overtly sinful behavior.
Grace, Unleavened Bread, and the Holy Spirit
Sermon; Given 6/2/2001
We eat unleavened bread because of what God has done, not what we have done. Eating unleavened bread symbolizes following God and displacing sin.
Genade, ongezuurd brood en de Heilige Geest
Sermon; Given 6/2/2001
In deze preek waarschuwt John Ritenbaugh dat we mogelijk een ietwat onvolledig begrip van de symboliek van het eten van ongezuurde broden kunnen hebben, waarbij we het …
Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Four)
'Personal' Article; Posted 6/1/2001
John 6 has always been a difficult chapter to explain. However, Jesus' teaching is clear. Here is what it means to us.
God's Rest (Part 3)
Sermon; Given 5/26/2001
Lust begets a guilty conscience, agitation, anxiety, depression, grief, torment. Wrong desire leads to lying, adultery, and murder—eventually leading to death.
Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Three)
'Personal' Article; Posted 5/1/2001
We are what we eat. The same can apply spiritually to what we put into our minds. God wants us to desire His Word with the eagerness of a baby craving milk.
God's Rest (Part 2)
Sermon; Given 4/28/2001
The two principal robbers of peace are pride and the drive to have complete control of our lives. Discontent and imagined victimization led Adam and Eve into sin.
Do Little Things Not Count?
Sermon; Given 4/14/2001
Those who ignore the clear biblical instructions for the wavesheaf offering with its unambiguous prohibitions risk the displeasure and judgment of God.
Het garfoffer (slot) — Zijn kleine dingen niet belangrijk?
Sermon; Given 4/14/2001
John Ritenbaugh waarschuwt er in deze preek voor dat dingen die voor de mens schijnbaar onbelangrijk zijn, voor God geweldig belangrijk zijn. Sommige goedbedoelende …
God's Creation and Our Works
Sermon; Given 4/8/2001
Like Joseph, we need to realize that God—not ourselves—is the Creator, engineering events that form us into what He wants us to become.
Het garfoffer en 'deze zelfde dag'
Sermon; Given 4/7/2001
In deze opmerkelijke feestpreek verbindt John Ritenbaugh op een onontkoombare manier het verloop van de tijd van de gebeurtenissen samenhangend met het verbond met …