Playlist: Soul, Afflicting (topic)
Afflicting Our Souls
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughOn the Day of Atonement, God commands us to afflict our souls, a directive repeated three times in six verses in Leviticus 23, emphasizing its importance as a hallmark of this solemn Sabbath. This affliction, also mentioned twice in Leviticus 16, is central to the day's observance, alongside refraining from work and attending …
Atonement, Fasting, and Isaiah 58
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughTrue fasting is not outward ritual but inner transformation: breaking sinful patterns, seeking reconciliation, and preparing to serve others selflessly.
Humbleness is Our Only Path to Holiness
Sermonette by Bill OnisickFor to come near to God, we must be thoroughly cleansed inside and out. Self-affliction, enabled by fasting, creates humility—the only path to holiness.
The Unity of Atonement
Sermonette by Austin Del CastilloWe fast to learn humility, sacrifice, and empathy towards our Savior, who had His blood shed and who bore our sins, being forsaken for our sakes.
Fasting
Sermonette by James BeaubelleThe best offering we can present is a humble and contrite heart, attainable through fasting, if done without pride and self-seeking.
Atonement: Physical and Spiritual Cleansing
Sermonette by Ryan McClurePhysical fasting provides insights to a parallel spiritual process of cleansing and removal of sin. Our High Priest commands us to let go to lighten our burden.
Room for Empathy
Sermonette by Austin Del CastilloThe Day of Atonement uniquely commands fasting because it portrays a profound reality: Jesus Christ, not Satan, is the sin-bearer pictured by the goat of departure. Scripture declares that God laid humanity's iniquity upon Christ, who became sin for us, bearing the weight of our separation from the Father. This role extends …
Isaiah 58 and Fasting
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughFasting on the Day of Atonement centers on the specific command to "afflict your souls," a phrase repeated throughout Leviticus 23 and Leviticus 16 with severe consequences attached—those who fail to afflict their souls are to be cut off, the same penalty given for doing work on that day. This affliction of soul is the one …
Fast or Famine
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod has used famine as one of the tools to get the Israelites' attention when they violated the terms of the Covenant with Him, forsaking His holy law.
Psalms: Book Four: All His Benefits
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAll that we have has come from others, especially God. The Day of Atonement points out how needy and dependent on God we are; fasting shows our frailty.
A Day Without Work
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRefraining from work on the Day of Atonement symbolizes our inability to atone for our sins. We, humble and poor in spirit, depend upon God for everything.
Faith and Spiritual Focus
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsFasting is not for pressuring God or attempting to put Him in debt, but instead to reveal what we really are, clothing us with the humility to yield to Him.
All Flesh Shall See the Salvation of God
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMoral failure compounds when self-loathing sabotages happiness. Only atonement can turn this depression around, providing the comfort of mental and spiritual health.
Seeking God's Will (Part Four): Sacrifice
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAfflicting the soul is God's biblical way of saying to fast, and Leviticus 23:26-32 repeats it three times as one of the two chief emphases of the Day of Atonement, alongside doing no work. Anyone who does not afflict his soul on that day is cut off from his people. The experience is familiar from years of keeping the day: an …
Why Trumpets?
Sermonette by James BeaubelleThe Feast of Trumpets depicts a time when angelic beings sound an alarm, warning God's saints to prepare to put themselves under His sovereign rule.
Jesus in the Feasts (Part Four): Atonement
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIsaiah 53 and passages from the New Testament substantiate Christ's dual role in shedding His blood and bearing away sins, thereby reconciling humanity to God.
Pride, Humility, and Fasting
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe intent of fasting is to deflate our pride—the major taproot of sin—the biggest deterrent to a positive relationship with God. Humility heals the breach.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Fourteen): Israel Redeemed
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod employs a winnowing process in selecting those who will enter the Millennium. The process includes punishment for Israel's failure to serve as priests.
What We Can Learn From This Day of Atonement
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod's solution to mankind's separation was sending a second Adam, Jesus Christ, to make reconciliation possible. Fasting shows our dependence on God.
A New Beginning
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsAtonement represents a new beginning when people of the world would be reconciled to God and freed from their bondage, reflecting the year of Jubilee.