The Handwriting Is On the Wall (2011)

The Underground Church
John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)
Given 12-Oct-11; 45 minutes

While love grows cold because lawlessness abounds, the church may well have to go underground in order to survive. We must prepare for horrific times.

Balancing Prosperity

John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)
Given 13-Oct-11; 20 minutes

Wisdom is a more secure currency than money, but when one has both, and uses the wealth to help the brethren, this constitutes true wealth.

The Song of Moses

A Unique New Song
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 13-Oct-11; 67 minutes

When we are changed into spirit beings, we, as the first fruits, will again be involved in making music, singing a new song before the throne of God.

The Shepherd's Guidance

David C. Grabbe
Given 13-Oct-11; 18 minutes

God continually adjusts our environments so that we learn to stay dependent upon Him and follow His guidance. Changes in circumstances can be beneficial.

Unreconciled

Joseph B. Baity
Given 14-Oct-11; 18 minutes

We dare not form a nexus between the old man and the new man, the carnal with the spiritual, forming a kind of internal syncretism.

Privileges of the Family of God

Martin G. Collins
Given 14-Oct-11; 69 minutes

It is impossible to be a Christian without being a child of God. When we are in God's family, we have distinct privileges.

Of Great Price Indeed

Bill Onisick
Given 15-Oct-11; 20 minutes

Jesus Christ is the merchant seeking the well-developed pearl, the one formed by layers and layers of God's truth, polished by God's Holy Spirit.

A GPS for our Spiritual Pilgrimage

David F. Maas
Given 15-Oct-11; 69 minutes

Since God's thoughts are higher than ours, we must keep an intimate GPS-like dialogue with our heavenly Father so we can stay on the right path to the Kingdom.

Overcoming Troubled Hearts

Clyde Finklea
Given 15-Oct-11; 19 minutes

Uncertainty and fear of what might happen to us will weaken our faith. No matter what happens, Christ will lead us closer to our spiritual destination.

Unbroken Spirit

Ronny H. Graham
Given 16-Oct-11; 20 minutes

Laura Hillebrand's book, Unbroken, is the poignant story of Louis Zamperini, who remained unbroken in spite of all he suffered in World War II.

Motivation to Endure

John O. Reid
Given 16-Oct-11; 35 minutes

We must develop patience, perseverance, and endurance for the times ahead, safe-guarding the precious calling God has given us and enduring to the end

Becoming Like Little Children

Kim Myers
Given 16-Oct-11; 42 minutes

The Millennium and subsequent Kingdom of God with the New Jerusalem, a venue of peace and innocence, will be bequeathed to the humble and pure of heart.

How Did the World Get to This Point?

Gilbert Boyer
Given 17-Oct-11; 21 minutes

We must develop the strength to be loyal to the truth, and the knowledge to understand the effects for a given cause, even though the majority are in error.

Jesus the Door

Follow the Good Shepherd
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 17-Oct-11; 74 minutes

John 10:7-10 proclaims that Jesus is the door of the sheepfold or corral. If we follow Him in and out, we will have abundant life, now and in the Kingdom.

The Fruits of Forgiveness

Ted E. Bowling
Given 18-Oct-11; 21 minutes

When Stephen forgave all his murderers, Paul may have been deeply impressed and smitten in his conscience. We need to develop a similar orientation of forgiveness.

Privileges of the Temple of God

Martin G. Collins
Given 18-Oct-11; 72 minutes

The Church is a building which has been constructed from the foundation of the world, fashioned incrementally stone by stone, layer by layer, member-by-member.

God's Plan

James Beaubelle
Given 19-Oct-11; 16 minutes

A yawning chasm exists, keeping people from finding God. Christ, through bearing our grief and dying for our sins, has bridged this chasm for us.

Now Is the Time

Kingdom Taken by Force
Mark Schindler
Given 19-Oct-11; 34 minutes

'Taking the Kingdom of Heaven by Force' has some rather dubious interpretations in the various popular commentaries.

Of Snowflakes and Suns and Glory

Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)
Given 19-Oct-11; 38 minutes

The glory we reflect to God goes all the way over the sun to God's throne room; God in turn reciprocates with spiritual assets and gifts.

The Concept of New

Martin G. Collins
Given 20-Oct-11; 18 minutes

The carnal world will perhaps refer to God's called-out ones as 'new terrorists' soon. We are called upon to be a new creation, a new man.

Grumpy Old Men

Mike Ford
Given 20-Oct-11; 18 minutes

As we age, we could become jaded and cynical. It is hard to become wide-eyed as a child and not become weary, crotchety, old, 'worn out' saints.

The Blind See

Christ Is the Light of the World
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 20-Oct-11; 70 minutes

The man born blind from birth depicts the hopeless spiritual blindness of most of the earth. Only Jesus can release the world from spiritual blindness.