Playlist: Savior, Need For (topic)
Repentance
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeIn mainstream Protestantism, repentance has fallen out of favor, yet it is mentioned far more in the New Testament than in the Old Testament.
Who is Your Superhero?
Sermonette byWhen difficult times afflicted America, Marvel Comics tapped into the peoples' desire for justice, providing them with heroes that are counterfeits of Christ.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Old Covenant, added because of transgressions to work alongside the Abrahamic Covenant until the promised Seed should come, demonstrated the absolute need for a Savior. It could teach, guide, correct, condemn, and produce guilt, yet it possessed no power to give life or provide justification. The sacrifices under its terms …
Created to Do God's Will and Work
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe effects of sin introduced through Adam's rebellion extend beyond the mind and personality into the external and material world, as seen in the curse upon the ground, the requirement of toil and sweat for sustenance, and the decree of death and dissolution. These manifestations cannot be cured through human thought or …
Debt and Obligation
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe live in a time when people have acquired a weak sense of obligation to family, society, or nation. Because sin cannot be undone, all are debtors to God.
Elements of Motivation (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe doctrine that once one accepts Christ as Savior salvation is assured reduces the matter to mental agreement with a proposition while leaving unaddressed the purpose for which God saves. His purpose is the new creation, the making of sons and daughters in His image so that they bear not only a spiritual body but also His very …
Genesis 3:16: Consequences for Eve
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSpiritually, male and female have equal potential. Rights and legalities are far less important than spiritual development, subject to God-ordained gender roles.
Jehu: A Type for Today
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughJehu may have been called to save Israel, but he was impulsive and bloodthirsty. Though he destroyed Baalism, he did not restore true worship of God.
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Four)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod established the order of family relationships, creating Eve after Adam, not as a slave, but as a companion, prefiguring Christ and His Church.