Playlist: Abraham, Children of (topic)

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Abraham (Part Four)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Abraham is portrayed as a pivotal figure in spiritual history, uniquely chosen by God to be the father of a new spiritual race. He is distinguished as the only biblical character directly called God's friend, a status that reflects a deep bond of affection and favor with the Almighty. This friendship implies that God, in the …


Abraham (Part Two)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Abraham was a wealthy and influential man who instructed the Chaldean priesthood on the reality of God, showing the foolishness of worshipping the creation.


One God and One God Only

Sermonette by Mike Ford

God tested Abraham in Genesis 22, calling him to offer his only son Isaac, whom he loved, as a burnt offering in the land of Moriah. Abraham, at approximately 133 years old, responded with immediate obedience, rising early to prepare for the journey with Isaac and two young men. After three days of travel, during which Isaac was …


The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Seven)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The New Covenant, which writes God's law onto the heart, in no way does away with any aspect of the law. Works do not justify us, they sanctify us.


Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Seven)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Faith permitted Enoch, Noah, and Abraham to receive God's personal calling. Like our patriarchs, we were called while we lived in the wicked world.


Hebrews (Part Seven)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

With godly hope, we need to envision the successful accomplishment of God's purpose for us, realizing that God has bound that promise with an oath.


Looking Back to the Future

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The dwelling in booths and the sacrifices were the context for rejoicing at the Feast of Tabernacles. The booths depict our current lives as pilgrims.


Strengthening the Family

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God ordained marriage and the family for the physical and spiritual growth and nurturing of children. God's goal is a Family composed of mature spirit beings.


The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Part Three)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

In most biblical contexts, 'spirit' refers to the invisible, internal activating dimension of the mind. Synonyms include heart, mind, and thoughts.


The March Toward Globalism (Part Eight)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Satan is cultivating vessels of destruction by turning God's principles of child-rearing upside-down, encouraging permissiveness and destroying the family.


John (Part Fifteen)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

As 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.


The Stones of the Jordan

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Clyde Finklea

An overlooked prophecy in Matthew 3:7-9 refers to the stones placed in the Jordan River by the priests in Joshua's time, inscribed with the law of God.