Playlist: Busybodies (topic)
What's So Bad About Busybodies?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBeing a busybody, or meddling in other people's matters, is a serious sin that carries significant consequences in our relationships with God and others. According to I Peter 4:15, busybodies are grouped alongside murderers, thieves, and evildoers, highlighting the gravity of this behavior. The term used by Peter, …
No Work, No Eat
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughIn II Thessalonians 3:6-15, we are commanded in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly, not following the tradition received from us. Some among the Thessalonians, excited by the anticipation of Christ's return, stopped working and became busybodies, idling and mooching off other …
Work and Welfare
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughGod, through the Apostle Paul, commands in II Thessalonians 3:10-15 that if anyone will not work, neither shall they eat, addressing those who walk disorderly, not working at all, but acting as busybodies. Such individuals are urged through our Lord Jesus Christ to work in quietness and eat their own bread. Brethren are …
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Solomon emphasized in Ecclesiastes 2 that we should enjoy and derive pleasure from our work. The way that we work is a visible witness of God before men.
Assassination of Character
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamAssassinations have occurred frequently. There is an extremely dangerous kind of assassination—namely, character assassination through murmuring and gossip.
Paul's Letter to Titus (Part 2)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe last two chapters of Titus emphasize the importance of sound doctrine to neutralize the negative worldly aspects of culture and the attending heresies.
The Purposes of Aging
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughModern society is obsessed with youth and staying young, but aging is a natural process God intended as part of life. Aging is a process for gaining wisdom.
Lacking Nothing (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsDisobedience to God paves the road to scarcity and economic slavery. Moral debasement leads to debasement of currency, which leads to economic enslavement.
Success in This World
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe must invest in our own self-improvement and preparation, continually striving against stagnation and deterioration, and the powerful pulls of the world.
The Eternal Privileges of the Bride
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJust as a bride gains a new identity, name, and inheritance through marriage, God's chosen saints, share Christ's very life, glory, and eternal prospects.
It Takes a Church
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAs Christians, we need to form warm, productive, quality relationships with our brethren, actively ministering to the needs of one another.
Why Does God Allow Us to Be Afflicted?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn God's hands, trials and afflictions are tools to produce refined character and joy, and to move us away from worldly choices and back to His purpose.
When We Come to Ourselves
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe have been guided supernaturally and must contemplate the significance of this intervention and what it now requires of us.
Prayer Makes a Difference
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod expects us to intercede in behalf of others, but we must do this with wisdom, sincerity, and humility, with the help of God's Spirit, according to God's will.
A Place of Safety? (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe prophecies concerning the Man of Sin refer to a person with great political power with global significance rather than to a leader of a small church.