Playlist: Money (topic)
The Money Has Failed (Part Four)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe world's money is failing because of the gross theft of common wealth through exploitation and greed by governments, banks, and corporations. To conceal this massive shift of resources to the elite, more currency is printed from nothing, which reduces the value of existing money and drives inflation. Everyday price increases …
The Money Has Failed (Part Three)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe discussion of money centers on the accelerating global shift away from cash toward electronic forms of currency, driven by technological advances and deliberate policies that erode personal financial autonomy. Cash currently provides a measure of freedom and anonymity that governments and globalist institutions seek to …
The Money Has Failed! (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsIn a world without exchange or the division of labor, such as that faced by an isolated individual, money does not exist because no trade occurs and each person must allocate limited resources according to personal priorities of needs like water, food, shelter, and clothing. When scarcity intensifies, as during the seven-year …
Money, Control and Sacrifice (2015)
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughIn the important things in life, money is powerless. Wealth cannot buy forgiveness, eternal life, or God's Spirit. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath.
Money, Control, and Sacrifice
Sermonette byWealth will certainly damage our character if we permit it to control us. Riches cannot buy forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, or eternal life.
The Money Has Failed! (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsGovernments and central banks burdened by massive debt are coordinating efforts to control and confiscate prosperity through the elimination of cash in favor of digital systems. This shift enables authorities to limit withdrawals, impose negative interest rates, apply taxes on cash transactions, and freeze accounts at will, as …
Money Is Power
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughDuring the Feast, we are blessed with approximately ten percent of our annual income to spend over these eight days, a significant amount of money that can seem substantial yet quickly diminish with expenses. God watches how we manage this money, as it reveals much about our character. How we spend at the Feast can indicate to …
How Big Is Amazon.com?
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughThe immense wealth of individuals like Jeff Bezos, who is nearing the title of the world's richest man with a fortune only $4 billion shy of Bill Gates, is striking. Amazon, under Bezos's leadership, appears to dominate as a giant monopoly in both online and real-world retail, owning diverse companies such as IMDB.com, …
Tangible Money is on Life Support!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsToday's society, particularly the younger generations, is being conditioned to perceive money in a radically different light compared to previous eras. The notion of tangible money is fading, giving way to a digital paradigm shift in value perception. Blockchain technology, in use since the 1980s, and cryptocurrencies like …
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.
The Love of Money
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughThe context for the oft-misquoted 'money is the root of all evil' is a warning against ministers who wish to enrich themselves using the pretext of God's Word.
Money and Balancing Prosperity
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughMoney holds considerable importance in life, as Solomon observed that it answers all things, a point underscored by its 140 direct appearances in the Bible along with numerous related terms such as debt, riches, mammon, treasure, gold, silver, and precious stones. People place great confidence in money because they view it as …
Money's Power to Distort
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughWhen God challenges us to not come before Him empty handed, He is testing our character, seeing whether we worship ourselves and our security more than God.
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.
Personal Finance
Commentary by Mike FordAlthough some installment buying (such as a mortgage) may be inevitable, most installment buying is counter-productive, putting us further into debt.
Lacking Nothing (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsScarcity seems to redefine the value of everything, including tools, food, or sentimental objects. Utility trumps every other consideration.
Prosperity's Consequences
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsProsperity is not always an emblem of God's approval. God will not prosper us if it would cause spiritual damage, insulating us from seeking His kingdom.
Things We Won't Get Rid Of
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The United States is of major concern to the world's nations because they witness America's profligate spending and realize that their economic futures are precariously linked to the American economic system. Americans cannot discipline themselves to go without, clinging to portable computers, high-speed internet, smart phones, …
On Earning Wealth
Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The three principles for acquiring prosperity (diligently working, wisely managing what one has earned, and meticulously saving) all militate against laziness.
Preparing For Our Spiritual Inheritance
Sermonette by Ryan McClureBoth the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers started with similar fortunes, but the direction of the two founders and their immediate family led to different outcomes.
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.
A Time for Thanksgiving (2008)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Modern Israel seems to have great difficulty managing money because of an addiction to greed. Wealth, without a powerful character, is a destructive drug.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirteen)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Solomon teaches us that money may provide some security, but it cannot be relied upon for satisfaction; only a relationship with God will fill that vacuum.
The Christian and the World (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe best way to attain true wealth and the abundant eternal life is to loosen our grip on worldly rewards and treasures, and single-mindedly follow Christ.
Tithing: 'Try Me Now!' (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsTithing requires faith and trust in God, who provides our ability to acquire wealth. Each member must make his own decision. Tithing is based on increase.
Lacking Nothing (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsDisobedience to God paves the road to scarcity and economic slavery. Moral debasement leads to debasement of currency, which leads to economic enslavement.
Looking Back to the Future
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe dwelling in booths and the sacrifices were the context for rejoicing at the Feast of Tabernacles. The booths depict our current lives as pilgrims.
Loyalty
Sermon by James BeaubelleThe God-given human longing for freedom is not the pursuit of uninhibited self-will, but the disciplined, loyal use of our choices to follow God.
Too Good to Ignore
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen we become skillful, doing things that perhaps no one else has done, we acquire passion, creativity, control over output, and fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Fourteen)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSolomon ruminates about life being seemingly futile and purposeless. A relationship with God is the only factor which prevents life from becoming useless.
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.
Why We Tithe (Part 1)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughTithing both precedes and transcends the covenant, having a deep spiritual significance far beyond the letter of the law: learning to give as God gives.
Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod emphasizes Ecclesiastes during the Feast of Tabernacles to show the result of doing whatever our human heart leads us to do. The physical cannot satisfy.
God's Perseverance With His Saints (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe seriously err if we rely on the secular media to give us spiritual understanding. God sends strong delusion to those who do not love the truth.
Corporate Sin
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe are obligated to purge our thoughts, deeds, and words, cleaning out individual and corporate sins and replacing them with sincerity, truth, and holiness.
Keep it Clean!
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughAn acceptable offering must be thoughtfully considered, contain some sacrifice, given in faith and without a grudging spirit.