Playlist: Excess (topic)
The March Toward Globalism (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The counsel in Ephesians 5:18 warns against being drunk with wine, in which is excess, and instead urges being filled with the Spirit. The term excess more accurately conveys the idea of dissipation than the rendering found in some translations. This excess describes the uncontrolled indulgence that flows from carnal …
Sanctification and the Teens
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughYouth possesses a marked tendency toward excess that arises from insufficient experience and missing self-discipline, leading young people to act without moderation in their hands, feet, mouths, and feelings. This excess manifests as impatience, self-assertion, love of argument, love of novelty, and overweening self-confidence, …
The March Toward Globalism (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Self-will must be extirpated from our children; God's will must take its place. Childrearing must begin at the start of a child's formative life.
The March Toward Globalism (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Neither permissiveness nor harshness are endorsed by God; sound-mindedness in child-rearing requires control and measured justice while avoiding extremes.
Are You Dissipating Your Own Energy?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe need to be on guard against dissipating our energy, becoming over-immersed in activity and busyness to the point of losing overall effectiveness.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWhile drunkenness and gluttony show self-centeredness and lack of discipline, often leading to poverty and ill health, moderation is the way to glorify God.
Jesus and the Rebellious Son
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe law for stoning a rebellious son was never recorded as having been carried out, but ironically the nation put to death the maximally obedient Son.
Amos (Part Eleven)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAncient Israel had at the core of its religion an obsession to please the self at the expense of justice and the best interests of the disadvantaged.