Playlist: Danger, Spiritual (topic)
Spiritual Minefields
Sermon by John O. ReidIn these perilous end times, we face a spiritual battlefield laden with dangers akin to a minefield, set by satan to hinder our journey to the Kingdom of God. Just as physical minefields are designed to confuse, wound, and destroy, so too are the spiritual mines crafted by the adversary to cause confusion, doubt, fear, …
Faithful Travelers on a Spiritual Journey
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn our spiritual journey toward God's Kingdom, we face real dangers that threaten our steadfastness. The apostle Peter warns us in II Peter 3:17-18 to beware of falling from our firm position, lest we be led astray by the error of the wicked. This risk of being misled by ungodly ways underscores the need for continuous growth in …
Ping
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingGod has given to us spiritual sonar to help us to navigate in uncharted venues. As we pray, study, and meditate, we develop our spiritual sonar.
Deceptions of the Last Hour!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsCounterfeit currency provides a vivid picture of spiritual deception: just as experts learn to detect fakes by studying the genuine article, believers discern error by knowing God's truth. In I John 2:18-23, the apostle John shifts the focus from speculation about a single future antichrist to the reality that many antichrists …
Psalm 23:4
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamA major heresy is that God is completely about love and no correction. However, the rod of correction is an essential part of being guided safely.
Antichrist Deceptions
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsAntichrists manifest several characteristics, including fostering deception and confusion, preventing fellowship, and creating intense spiritual conflict.
Four Warnings (Part Two): Beware of False Prophets
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSpiritual danger arises when leaders entrusted with guiding God's people instead exploit, deceive, and corrupt them. In Israel's history this peril appeared through prophets who devoured the vulnerable for gain while proclaiming lies as divine messages, priests who blurred holy and profane distinctions and ignored the Sabbaths, …
A Feast Message From Hebrews
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSpiritual danger lurks in the journey of faith, as God calls us to make choices in the theater of life, testing whether we apply past lessons and grow in present knowledge. Despite His awesome power, patience, and mercy, there exists a point of no return where drifting away from His path becomes irreversible. Jesus Christ warns …
A Christian's Greatest Trial
Sermon by John O. ReidDaniel 7:25 reveals the strategy of the enemy: a concerted effort of the Beast to physically, mentally, and if possible, spiritually wear out the saints.
The Gun Lap Is Looming
Sermon by John O. ReidAs we near the conclusion of our spiritual journey, the more dangerous obstacles we will face. Satan will pull out all stops to destroy us.
The Beginning of History
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerThe spiritual danger arises from Satan's subtle lie that progress, growth, and advancement occur automatically and inevitably through the natural order of the universe and human intellect, without any special action required from anyone. This deception, rooted in evolutionary thinking, leads people to view human nature, …
Compromise
Sermon by John O. ReidSolomon compromised with God's law because his heart was turned to idolatry through his multiple marriages, diluting his early gift of wisdom and understanding
Idolatrous Suppressors of the Truth
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWhen John talks about idols, he is going far beyond things like statues, icons, and crucifixes, but instead anything people focus on first.
Deuteronomy: Being Careful
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSpiritual danger arises when individuals fail to exercise vigilant, focused attention on God's instructions, allowing human tendencies toward carelessness to lead them astray from the straight path of obedience. This peril is repeatedly highlighted through the Hebrew term *samar* in its niphal stem, which calls for reflexive …
Continuing on to Completion
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsBecause of God's grace, those who are called late will reap as much as those who are called early. Whenever we are called, we must continue faithfully.
What Is the Church's Work Today (Part Three)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe primary focus at this time is the repair of the faith once delivered that has seriously deteriorated because of heresy, apostasy, and Laodiceanism.
The Handwriting Is on the Wall (1996): Scattering
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe church of God faces its gravest danger in the past century through continuing scattering that atomizes it into very small particles. This danger does not appear sufficient to put the church to death yet the outlook remains grim as the process may reach the point where not one stone lies upon another and individuals stand …
The Christian and the World (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHelp in following God comes from displacing the love for the world with the love for God, and setting our hearts on spiritual treasures instead of earthly ones.
Four Warnings (Part One): Enter By the Narrow Gate
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe are admonished to seek the narrow, difficult gate rather than the wide gate and the broad, well-traveled easy way, representing Satan's reprobate teachings.
Are We Redeeming the Time?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughTime is fleeting; any of us could perish tomorrow. Procrastination in matters of godliness can be fatal, as the parable of the rich fool teaches.
Tests of True Knowledge
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsA person who is puffed up parades his knowledge by exhibiting impatience, intolerance, or a false modesty, marginalizing what the uneducated in their minds.
Contentment
Sermon by John O. ReidMany people live in a state of discontent. Tragically, what they set their hearts upon often displaces the love for family and a relationship with God.
What Is the Church's Work Today (Part Two)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe easiest part of God's work is preaching the gospel to the world. Much more demanding is the feeding of the flock, producing life-changing faith.
Handwriting on the Wall: Cultural Christianity
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh'Cultural Christianity' is a Christ-free, worldly adaptation of faith used for cultural identity, often embraced for its social influence, lacking true devotion.
Is Jesus the Only Way?
Sermonette by Craig SablichWe all have working acquaintances with unbelievers, but to enter a close relationship with someone not yet called of God is dangerous and foolhardy.
God's Merciful Course Correction
Sermonette by David F. MaasBecause of Israel's sinful heart, God has made a course correction, namely crafting a new and improved Covenant with a lengthy heart transplant operation.
What's So Bad About Valentines Day?
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughValentine's Day dates back to the Roman fertility ritual honoring Lupercus, the god of the hunt and fertility. The day is not about love, but lust.
From Pride to Humility
Sermon by John O. ReidTwo tests to reveal the presence of pride are the way we treat others (especially our own family) and the way we receive instruction or correction.