Playlist: Peace as Gift (topic)
Peace, Peace (Part Three): Contentment
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPart Two covered another kind of peace. It is related, but not the same. This kind of peace is the one Christ gives to believers through the Holy Spirit, which He promised to His disciples who had made the New Covenant. He said very clearly there in John 14 that He left His peace with them. I give you My peace, He says, and so …
Peace, Peace (Part Two): Christ's Peace
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus promises His disciples peace in concert with receiving God's Spirit. Peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. In most of the epistles, there is a verse either at the beginning or the end that says, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. True peace, the peace that He leaves with His people or He …
God's Rest (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe 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 You Really Want Just Any Eternal Life?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe have a natural desire for eternal life, but living endlessly would not be a blessing if our circumstances were miserable. Eternal life means quality of life.
God's Rest (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLust begets a guilty conscience, agitation, anxiety, depression, grief, torment. Wrong desire leads to lying, adultery, and murder—eventually leading to death.