Playlist: Wind (topic)

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Wind and God's Spirit

Sermon by Charles Whitaker

Wind, as an image in the Scriptures, carries both negative and positive connotations, embodying a study in contrasts and opposites. Often, it symbolizes a lack of substance, adversity, or changeableness, yet it takes on a more positive meaning when connected to the person of God. Wind is one of the most complex images in the …


The Holy Spirit

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

God's Holy Spirit typically refers to the mind of God and Christ, which is added to our human spirit to create a sound mind by which we witness of God.


Using Power Righteously (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Pentecost holds a profound significance, deeply tied to the gift of God's Holy Spirit, which empowers humanity in unique ways. The term "Spirit," rooted in the Hebrew and Greek words for breath and wind, represents an invisible, immaterial force or power that influences and moves what it encounters, much like wind itself. This …


Reap the Whirlwind

Sermonette by Ronny H. Graham

Haman's evil purposes were thwarted; he had sown the wind only to reap the whirlwind, paying for his evil communication with his life and his family.


The Holy Spirit

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Theologians, misapplying grammatical gender and personification, falsely deduce a phantom third person, propped up by a spurious insertion (I John 5:7-8).


Using Power Righteously (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Spirit, akin to wind, is an invisible power that we cannot see, yet its influence is evident in the world around us. Like wind carrying dust from place to place, moving tree leaves, or bearing heat or cold with force upon what it strikes, spirit manifests its presence through its effects. We cannot see the spirit itself, but we …


The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The architects of the trinity doctrine admit that it is a 'somewhat unsteady silhouette', requiring assumptions and inferences, but unsupportable by Scripture.


Powerful Effects of the Holy Spirit

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

We are intrigued by supernatural power, and many seek to display it. Yet the Scriptures show the activity of the Holy Spirit in ways that are commonly missed.


The Father-Son Relationship (Part Seven)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The Holy Spirit is never venerated as a separate being. Our hope is the indwelling of Christ, used interchangeably with 'Spirit of God' and 'Spirit of Truth.'


The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

There are varieties of spirit, motivating people to 'go with the flow' and conform to a sheep-like mob psychology. Satan's spirit encourages sinfulness.


Stewardship of God's Temple (Part Six): Sunshine, Fresh Air, Cleanliness

Sermon by David F. Maas

There are striking and insightful parallels between the physical benefits of sunshine, fresh air, and cleanliness and the yet unseen spiritual dimensions.


Pentecost and the Holy Spirit

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The receiving of God's Spirit is for God's creative effort in our lives. God's Spirit transforms us from a state of destruction into a state of purity.


Image and Likeness of God (Part Four)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The numerous figures of speech describing God's body parts substantiate that God has shape and form and occupies a specific location.


The Great Flood (Part Five)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The 'giants' in Genesis 6 could have been large for average human beings, but the giant aspect should be applied metaphorically as the movers and shakers.


Passing By in Glory

Sermonette by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus' walking on the water in the pitch-black darkness of early morning, revealing Himself to the disciples, alludes to the time God passed by Moses.


Peter's Pentecost Sermon

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The signs that accompanied Peter's Pentecost sermon attracted attention, confirmed God's Word, and provided meaning to the effects of the Holy Spirit.


Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Eight): Ecclesiastes 11:1-8

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Solomon counsels us to exercise diligence, work hard, plan for disruptions, obstacles, and roadblocks, spreading risk to work within this futile world.


The Pattern of Creation

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mike Ford

God has a pattern that we can use for planet formation, a skill He will teach us after we assume a glorified spirit body following our resurrection.


God Will Understand

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

God pays attention to the small things we may excuse in ourselves, sins we commit in weakness. God's patience does not constitute approval of our sin.


Facing Cultural Headwinds

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God's saints encounter great difficulties keeping their balance and moving toward the Kingdom while being buffeted by the anti-God, progressive culture.


The Handwriting Is On the Wall (Part Two) (2007)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The sheep do not belong to any man or group, but to Christ. It is Christ's responsibility to get the sheep into the Kingdom, not the ministry's.