Playlist: Blessings, Counting (topic)
Offerings and Taxes
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughDeuteronomy 16:16 does not specify the exact amount of the offering, but does ask us to make a thoughtful recollection of the benefits received from God.
Experiencing God
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughTrue knowledge of God comes only from experience. The apostle Peter has admonished us to grow in knowledge, both biblical knowledge and secular knowledge.
Facing Times of Stress: Always in God's Presence
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe can maintain spiritual contact using David's tactic of continually maintaining the Lord before him in his thoughts, prayers, and meditations.
Do We See God In This Picture?
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughGod directs His people to evaluate their resources by thoughtfully meditating on the blessings He has already given, so that offerings may be presented in proportion to those blessings rather than according to what one can safely afford. This evaluation requires honest reflection on what one has received, because human nature …