We Are Unique!
Sermon; Given 5/22/1994
Our responsibility is to freely choose to follow the revelation God has given us, overcoming the baggage and resistance we have absorbed from the world.
Unleavened Bread and Pentecost
Sermon; Given 5/22/1994
Unleavened bread serves as a memorial of God's deliverance from the bondage of sin. We must realize that our part of the salvation process is to follow God.
Conscience (Part 2)
Sermon; Given 5/14/1994
A conscience can only function according to what it knows, and will automatically adjust in the way it is exercised. Conscience follows conduct.
God Is . . . What?
Booklet
What is God's nature? Is God one Being? Two? Three? Bible students have long searched for the answers to these questions. The truth is both simple and profound.
Conscience (Part 1)
Sermon; Given 4/16/1994
Human nature will degenerate as far as it is allowed. It can adapt quickly to its environment, adjusting effortlessly to immorality and perversion.
Titus 2:11-14
Sermon; Given 4/9/1994
We are obligated to dress and keep what is placed in our care, improving what He has given to us. We dare not stand still, but must make effort to grow.
Leavening: The Types
Sermon; Given 4/2/1994
The holy days are reliable teaching tools, emphasizing spaced repetition to reinforce our faulty memories and drive the lesson deep into our thinking.
Don't Stand Still!
Sermon; Given 4/2/1994
The best way to conquer evil is to do righteousness, serving God and mankind. Sins of omission are every bit as devastating as sins of commission.
Don't Leave the House!
Sermon; Given 3/27/1994
As part of Christ's body or household, we have a responsibility to stay attached to the spiritual organism and to respond to the head.
Growing Into Liberty
Sermon; Given 3/27/1994
Our emancipation from sin does not automatically remove our acquired spiritual shackles. We must grow out of the slave mentality into liberty and freedom.
The Night to be Much Observed
Sermon; Given 3/26/1994
The Night Much to be Observed is a memorial of the covenant with Abraham, and God's watchfulness in delivering ancient Israel as well as spiritual Israel.
The Talking Blood (1994)
Sermon; Given 3/19/1994
The blood of Christ, a propitiation or appeasing force, the only means to satisfy God's pure sense of justice, is a testimony of God's intense love for us.
Passover, Obligation, and Love
'Personal' Article; Posted 3/1/1994
Christ's redemption obligates us to obey and serve Him. We show our gratitude for this priceless gift by doing good in acts of love and service to others.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 5)
Sermon; Given 2/26/1994
The reason for refraining from many activities on the Sabbath is not labor or energy, but the overall motivation. Certain works are perfect for the Sabbath.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 4)
Sermon; Given 2/19/1994
Focusing on material and temporal things undermines faith. The Sabbath is holy time, created for building faith, energizing our minds for fellowship with God.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 3)
Sermon; Given 2/12/1994
Jesus magnified the Sabbath, giving principles by which to judge our activities. Each time Jesus taught about the Sabbath, He emphasized some form of redemption.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)
Sermon; Given 1/29/1994
The Sabbath reminds us that God is Creator and that we were once in slavery to sin. The Sabbath is a time of blessing, deliverance, liberty, and redemption.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 1)
Sermon; Given 1/22/1994
The Sabbath is a special creation, a very specific period of holy time given to all of mankind, reminding us that God created and is continuing to create.
Values and Conversion
Sermon; Given 1/15/1994
Repentance involves incorporating God's values, alien to our human nature—ones that will unify us with God and with others who accept His value system.
Four Views of Christ (Part 7)
Sermon; Given 1/8/1994
Our lives parallel what Christ experienced: crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and glorification. The death of self must precede resurrection and glory.