Playlist: Debt, National (topic)
The Money Has Failed (Part Four)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe move to a cashless society will drastically drive up inflation, causing bankruptcies and foreclosures on a massive scale. The price of food rises 8% annually.
An Incredible Debt
Sermonette by Ryan McClureBecause all people have sinned, we must all emulate the gratitude displayed by the woman who sacrificed the expensive alabaster bottle of fragrance for Christ.
Distress of Nations
Sermonette by Clyde FinkleaBefore Christ's return, we will see dramatic signs in the heavens, while on earth distress of nations and uprisings will be symbolized by roaring waves.
Individual State Bankruptcies (Part Two)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)California, Illinois, and Minnesota, while levying confiscatory taxes for liberal programs, are hemorrhaging productive taxpayers to more responsible states.
Skyrocketing Indebtedness
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh47% of Americans are dependents of the Federal government, which, because of incompetency, is also cash poor. Most are ignorant about the causes of this demise.
The Fear Has Shifted
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)A family, a company, or nation cannot keep spending beyond its means without consequences. It is illogical that we need to spend money to get out of debt.
The Last Throes of Capitalism
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughCapitalism is based on the ability to own land, making it possible to produce wealth. In the new socialist economic system, we are becoming economic marionettes.
A Prophecy for Our Time
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The 'change' that was promised has turned out to be national bankruptcy as we plunge into insurmountable debt, leaving us at the mercy of others.
Individual State Bankruptcies (Part One)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Productive, middle-class Americans are emigrating from highly taxed, nearly bankrupt states to more tax-friendly and fiscally responsible venues.
The Money Has Failed (Part Three)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe Globalist war on cash is underway with the ultimate objective of taking away freedom and privacy for all.
An Important Reality (Part 1)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Government unions are unwilling to sacrifice, but feel that their pay is an entitlement. Do we also feel that we are entitled to God's blessings?
The Money Has Failed! (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsWhen it comes to eating or starving, money has no value compared to food. During the famine in Egypt, the value of money had fallen to zero.
Fiddling While America Burns
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughSimilar to the story of Nero's fiddling while Rome burned, the attitudes of our own citizenry are comparable, focusing on trivial distractions.
A Gift Opens Doors
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The bribe seems to be the magic elixir designed to turn a moral man into a pragmatic amoral man.
Liberal Lunacy (Part Two)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)A large percentage of American citizenry has been hopelessly dumbed-down, totally oblivious to the demise coming upon this nation for national sins.
Money: A Gauge of Character
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughIf God cannot trust a person to properly handle a small amount of money, He will not give him responsibility over more crucial matters.
Breaking Israel's Pride
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Modern Israel has not yet learned that 'there ain't no free lunch.' The reality of the depth of this crisis has not really hit the national psyche.
The Money Has Failed! (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe motives of those who desire to create a cashless society are not pure; behind them lurks the sinister goal of controlling and stealing.
In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part Ten)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)No longer do we have a true representative democracy, but a small group of wealthy elite are pulling the strings, transforming our government.
Is Redistribution of Wealth Biblical?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Bible shows that economic disparity is a given. Scripture teaches that we should voluntarily help the poor rather than be coerced by the government.
The Present and Future Crisis (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe United States' enormous debt, coupled with its escalating trade deficit, is inevitably leading to what economist call economic Armageddon.
Money Is Power
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIf we are untrustworthy with a paltry sum of money, we will be untrustworthy with the vast resources of God's creative power.
Political Correctness in Spades (Part Five)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Political correctness is a kind of programmed conditioning by progressives to convince people to override their common sense and clear evidence.
Why Governments Can't
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)While working for the government may provide a feeling of security, it can also breed complacency and laziness, inspiring a wholesale lack of motivation.
Are We Already In Captivity?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Major curses, including economic oppression, famine, pestilence, mental illness, alien invasion, the scattering of modern Israel are yet to occur.
The Handwriting is on the Wall (2008)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)We must allow God to change our lives. The blessings and cursing principle of Deuteronomy 28 remains unchanged, applying to all who have made the covenant.
The Present and Future Crisis (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe need to exercise diligence, acquiring economic stability by submitting to God's counsel, sacrificing now before forces usurp our economic substance.
Surreal Events
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughWe need to keep our eyes open and not let ourselves be deceived by the professional, state-run media spin masters.
Intensity is Increasing: Are You Listening?
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)It is far more important for God's called-out ones to be ready than to know the time of Christ's return, an event to which even He is not privy.
A Search for a Singular Truth
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)A political party has the trappings of a religion, trying to get adherents to their beliefs and ideas. America is being torn apart by two false religions.
An Important Reality (Part 2)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)We, as employees of God's government, are not owed or entitled to anything. Pride blinds from seeing the destruction ahead if we refuse to sacrifice.
Follow the Herd?
Commentary by Mark SchindlerGreed has caused panic buying and selling of pharmaceutical stocks and has spawned a booming vaccine industry coupled with shameless scientific fraud.
Preparing for Bad Times (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughBoth the watchman and the one who hears have a responsibility to make preparations for bad times, helping themselves and others through the tough times.
Prosperity
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. ReidWe still suffer the consequences of Israel's request to have a king like other nations and to adopt political and economic systems like every other nation.
Are Things Upside Down? (Part One)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The USDA has paid costly subsidies to farmers and has mandated that they grow hybridized, gene-spliced corn and wheat, which produce a high gluten content.
Lessons From a Sandpile
Commentary by David C. GrabbeInspired by a sandpile, physicists developed a computer model to simulated the critical juncture when a single grain of sand would cause an avalanche.
Urgency to Get Closer to God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim MyersThe time when the offspring of Jacob are going to pay the piper is rapidly closing in. We must cultivate a sense of urgency in our relationship with God.
Not Just a Better America
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod does not endorse the American system any more than any other system not based on God's Laws. The Millennium will not resemble America.
The Tenth Commandment
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Coveting begins as a desire. Human nature cannot be satisfied, nothing physical can satisfy covetousness, and joy does not derive from materialism.
Preparing for Bad Times (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughTo assume that God will take care of us without our making an effort to provide for ourselves is a dangerous presumption.
What's So Bad About Babylon? (2013) (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Babylon's way is the culture of the Western world, having the same religious, economic, and political systems, enslaving people to the state.
Hosea's Prophecy (Part Seven)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsNations, like individual people, die first in spirit and then physically. They seldom die cataclysmically, but in gradual, incremental stages.
Self-Government and Responsibility (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJacob's Trouble, or the Great Tribulation, comes about because people are not meeting their God-given responsibilities: keeping His Commandments.
Is America Being Re-Colonized?
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe debt compiled by the United States government is beginning to be collected by the Chinese, who have been buying up massive parcels of real estate.