Playlist: Bondage (topic)
Bondage and a Freewill Offering
Sermonette byA free will offering, when deeply considered, should help us to consider each holy day more deeply the cost of real liberty God has freely given us.
Are You Subject to Perpetual Bondage?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe concept of bondage permeates our spiritual journey, reflecting the dual nature of servitude we face—either to sin or to God. The eating of unleavened bread during the Days of Unleavened Bread memorializes God's act of releasing us from bondage, symbolizing our release from the slavery of sin. Yet, this release imposes …
Entanglement with the Yoke of Bondage
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSlavery, often termed bondage, servitude, or serfdom, is an institution rooted in dominance and submission, where one person owns another, extracting labor or services. This practice has persisted throughout history, affecting individuals and nations across generations, leaving lasting impressions even to the third and fourth …
The Spirit of Bondage
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsFear often binds us in a state of bondage, stemming from the unknown and the myriad concerns that plague humanity, such as illness, pain, trials, and the uncertainties of the future. This bondage of fear traces back to the sin of Adam, who, after eating the forbidden fruit, expressed fear upon hearing God's presence in the …
Responsibilities of Real Liberty
Sermonette by Mark SchindlerA piece of paper, such as Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, does not really set people free, especially from the slavery of human nature.
Liberty and Justice for All
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the broad scope of human experience, bondage represents a state of slavery or servitude, a burden rooted in dominance and submission where one person owns another, exacting labor or services. This concept, often termed bondage, servitude, serfdom, or trafficking, reflects a universal condition where all are, to varying …
How Does God Help Us? (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOne of the major spiritual lessons of our calling into God's family is the enormous cost of freeing us from our bondage to satan, sin, and the world, enabling us to embark on this pilgrimage. Christ paid that cost voluntarily and willingly, yet we are reminded that He did not do it all for us, as we must also bear part of the …
Narrow Is the Way
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughParadoxically, becoming a slave of righteousness — maintaining the narrow way — leads to freedom, peace of mind, and ultimately, God's Kingdom.
John (Part Fifteen)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAs long as we are slaves of sin and following the dictates of our lusts, we have no free moral agency. God liberates us from sin so we are free to obey Him.
Freedom and Unleavened Bread
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughChristian freedom has nothing to do with location or circumstance but how we think. By imbibing on God's Word, we will incrementally displace our carnality.
Protecting the Vulnerable
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingDeuteronomy 21:10-14 gives instructions for the treatment of female prisoners-of-war. This passage demonstrates God's protection of the most vulnerable.
Boundaries, Incursions, Migrations, and God (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe globalist enemies of language, borders, and culture have made themselves enemies of the will of God, who set up boundaries for all the children of Adam.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe yoke of bondage Paul refers to in Galatians was a combination of the code of regulations added by the Pharisees and Gnostic ritualism, not God's Law.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe days, months, and times of Galatians 4:10 do not refer to God's Holy Days (which are not weak or beggarly), but to pagan rites the Galatians came out of.
Communication and Coming Out of Babylon (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod commands us to come out of Babylon, giving us spiritual resources to do so, including faith, vision, hope, and love. These come through knowing Him.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIn Colossians 2:16 and Galatians 4:9-10, Paul was warning against mixing Gnostic asceticism and pagan customs with the keeping of God's Sabbath and Holy Days.
The Quest for Happiness
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsHappiness is the result of faithfully keeping God's Covenant, ensuring peace, prosperity, and an abundant life. The world's joy only disappoints in the end.
An Offering, Sanctification and Atonement
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughWe will reap what we sow; if we sow in fear, we will reap fear, but if we sow in faith, trust, and love, we will reap spiritual and physical abundance.
Sowing and Reaping (2003)
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughFear of any kind is never an excuse to break any of God's laws. God wants us to learn the principle of reciprocity- that what we sow we will also reap.
Conviction to Godly Righteousness
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughReal repentance and conviction of righteousness should dramatically augment prayer, study, meditation, but most importantly, how we live our lives.