Playlist: Many Called, Few Chosen (topic)
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMany are called, but few are chosen. This principle is illustrated in two parables in the book of Matthew, where it serves as a concluding remark. In the first parable, God calls people to His work, and in the second, to the Wedding Supper. The term "called" in Greek is "kletos," meaning invited, appointed, or summoned, and is …
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Six)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMany are called, but few are chosen. God calls many into His church, making His truth available generally. However, only a few succeed in passing the test for inclusion with the firstfruits of His Kingdom. Tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, throughout nearly 2,000 years of the true church's history have been …
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Seven)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod calls many, but He selects only a few as firstfruits. He makes His truth available generally, but by comparison, only a few pass the test for inclusion with the firstfruits. Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people throughout the almost 2,000 years of the true church's history, have been introduced to God's …
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Eight)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJesus teaches in the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard that many are called, but few are chosen. This principle is illustrated by the workers who were hired at different times of the day yet received the same wage. The parable emphasizes that God's grace is given freely and not based on human merit or the duration of …
Among the Few
Sermon by Mark SchindlerInitially, the primary motivation for responding to God's call may be a panicky desire to save our skin, gloming onto a place of safety like Petra.
Wrong Ideas
Sermonette by James BeaubelleOver the course of millennia, only a few have been willing to hold to the covenant with God or make the sacrifice for building the faith He requires.
Limited Atonement
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe prospect of atonement and salvation is available to everybody, but only those called by the Father—not by an evangelical altar call—are eligible.
The Source of Church Characteristics (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Jesus Christ is the architect of the church, indicating that the institution must take on the characteristics of the Builder, reflecting His character.
Four Warnings (Part One): Enter By the Narrow Gate
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe are admonished to seek the narrow, difficult gate rather than the wide gate and the broad, well-traveled easy way, representing Satan's reprobate teachings.
The Identifying Sign of a True Disciple of Jesus
Sermon by Clyde FinkleaThe Navy SEALs' fear is not of death, but of failing their team, parallel to the bond Jesus Christ desires among His disciples.
The Father's Promise of Power!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe first fruits who have received the gift of God's Holy Spirit have a second spirit to bring the spirit in man in line with God's will.
Mark: Stupid, Unbelieving Disciples
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughMark's gospel describes the miraculous transformation of the disciples, who began with slow comprehension, into faithful, mature apostles and fishers of men.
Psalms: Book Four (Part Three)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPsalms 105 and 106 describe the Great White Throne period, expressing the yearning desire to be included in His Kingdom and declaring God's praises.
It Can Only Be One Way - Choose!
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim MyersAs the carcasses of our forebears covered the Sinai, the ruined lives of former believers who compromised with God's law, also have succumbed to ruin.
Consequences of Resurrection and Ascension
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughNeither Christmas or Easter appear in the Feasts of the Lord, but we find plenty of emphasis on the resurrection and ascension of Christ in the Holy Days.