Playlist: Stewardship of our Bodies (topic)
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Four)
Sermon by David F. MaasIn this focus on the stewardship of our bodies, we recognize the responsibility to tend and keep our physical temples, which house God's Holy Spirit. God Almighty has blessed us with the free gift of life-sustaining water, essential for maintaining our health and well-being. Drinking water, and plenty of it, aids in eliminating …
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Two)
Sermon by David F. MaasIn the stewardship of our bodies, which are the temples of God's precious Holy Spirit, fasting emerges as a vital practice for maintaining physical health. Greatly restricting one's diet, known as fasting, allows the body to cleanse itself of harmful toxins and excess products from an imperfect diet. When food intake is reduced, …
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Three)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David F. MaasIn the stewardship of our bodies, which are the temples of God's Holy Spirit, the importance of sleep and rest is paramount. God Almighty, the author of both sleep and rest, modeled resting on the Sabbath for mankind, demonstrating the necessity built into our nervous systems for slumber. From the dawn of creation, sleep has …
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part One)
Sermon by David F. MaasOur bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, a sanctuary received as a gift from God. We are not our own, having been bought with a precious price, and thus we must honor God and bring glory to Him through our physical form. How we treat our bodies reflects our loyalty to our Creator and our commitment to follow His laws, which …
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Six)
Sermon by David F. MaasThere are striking and insightful parallels between the physical benefits of sunshine, fresh air, and cleanliness and the yet unseen spiritual dimensions.
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Five)
Sermon by David F. MaasSome have foolishly denigrated the value of physical exercise by taking Paul's admonition to Timothy totally and hopelessly out of context.
Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Seven)
Sermon by David F. MaasThe antidote to double-mindedness and distractions is single-minded focus on God's law through meditating God's word, thus guarding our hearts.
The Microbe is Nothing, the Terrain is Everything
Commentary by Bill OnisickWe should be more concerned about a compromised immune system than about germs. Instead of fearing the virus, we should fear breaking God's health laws.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Bible contains 700 references to the act of eating. Eating reminds us that God's provision and human need also apply on a spiritual level.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 14)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughProper diet demands responsible choices, and if we do not yield to God's laws governing nutrition, choosing the best foods, we will eventually pay the price.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughStewardship of our bodies is (like the Levitical maintenance of the temple) an aspect of holiness, strengthening our relationship with Jesus Christ.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe cleanliness laws in Leviticus, prescribing cleansing and quarantine, apply to the spiritual dimension as well. God will not tolerate uncleanness.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 9)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGood spiritual health follows the same patterns and laws as do physical and psychological health. Any permanent change in character must come from within.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 11)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHuman nature takes chances, assuming the day of reckoning will come later, not sooner. We cannot ignore truth or God's laws without paying a horrific price.
Simplifying Life (Part Two)
Sermon by David F. MaasWe are obligated to conserve and redeem time by prioritizing daily communion with the Father and Jesus Christ, dedicating time to spiritual practices.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHumility is not low self esteem, but instead it is a proper estimate of our relationship to God, which is a choice to act and behave as a servant or slave.
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.
Free Will or God's Sovereignty?
Sermon by David C. GrabbeIf God is sovereign and promises salvation to believers, why does it matter how believers live? How significant are our choices in the grand scheme of life?
Elite, Special Spiritual Forces Training
Sermonette by Bill OnisickLike a muscle, God's Spirit must be continually used to overcome Satan's attacks in our minds which are, without discipline, hostile to God's laws.
Handwriting Is On The Wall (2019)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThose espousing transhumanism aspire to correct the 'glitches' of human imperfection through gene splicing, replacing 'inferior' organs with synthetic ones.