Playlist: Good Works, Manifesting (topic)
Judgment According to Works
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod judges all people at all times according to their works, which consist of deeds, actions, doings, practices, products, and endeavors. These works span a spectrum from good to excellent on one end and from bad to evil on the other, with each decision, word, and behavior placing an individual somewhere along that range. God …
God's Creation and Our Works
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod initiates every aspect of spiritual life by calling individuals, revealing truth through His Spirit, granting repentance and faith, and actively shaping them as new creations in Christ. Humans respond by yielding their free moral agency to these divine pressures rather than resisting them. Good works arise as the direct …
God's Workmanship (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGood works manifest as the efforts of yielding to God that arise once He calls a person, reveals Himself, and leads by His Spirit. These works cannot begin before calling because prior conduct follows the course of this world and the prince of the power of the air, placing every individual in Satan's image rather than God's. …
God's Workmanship (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod assumes the burden for our salvation, but we are obligated to yield to His workmanship—made manifest by good works, the effect of salvation.
A Thoughtful Offering
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughChristianity demands thoughtfulness, attention, and care in all aspects of life. God desires that we devote our entire hearts, souls, and minds to His way, applying His commandments constantly with great effort. As Proverbs 19:16 states, he who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die. …
"If I Have Not Charity"
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughChristianity has both an inward aspect (building godly character or becoming sanctified) and an outward aspect (doing practical good works).
Thank You for Finishing What You Start!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe should be thankful to God for His Holy Spirit, spiritual blessings, fellowship, as well as God's promise that He will finish what He has started.
Hospitality
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughHospitality provides the motivation for good works, establishing a hierarchy of giving, directed toward God, then family, church brethren, and strangers.
Paul's Letter to Titus (Part 2)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe last two chapters of Titus emphasize the importance of sound doctrine to neutralize the negative worldly aspects of culture and the attending heresies.
Titus (Part Six)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe have the commission to be witnesses to a corrupt society. It is in the closeness of the crowd that we have the greatest potential to grow spiritually.
Redeeming the Time for Unity
Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe must be careful about using time carelessly or frivolously. Our use of time will potentially result in something very special or very destructive.
Matthew (Part Six)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThose who are meek are capable of anger but keep it under control. They are humble, open-minded, willing to listen, don't jump to conclusions, and aren't defensive.
Esther (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn post-exilic times in Persia, God used concealed Jews (exampled by Mordecai and Esther) to ascend to levels of prominence on behalf of their people.
Sight to the Blind
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus' mission was to recover both physical and spiritual sight to the blind, liberating them from those false beliefs that had previously imprisoned them.
Building on Christ's Foundation
Sermonette by Martin G. CollinsEven with all the quality materials and workmanship, its perpetuity would only be guaranteed if its people would walk faithfully in God's laws and statutes.