Playlist: Using Others (topic)
Why Must Satan Be Released?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeSatan refuses to repent, even after suffering 1,000 years of confinement. Upon his release, Satan expertly manipulates the pulls of carnal nature.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWhen sitting down to eat with a ruler or supervisor, one must consider carefully what lies before him and exercise strict self-control, for the invitation often serves as a means by which the host seeks to gain advantage. The ruler may extend hospitality in a convivial setting precisely because food and drink lower defenses and …
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Pharisee in the parable trusted in himself that he was righteous and despised others, treating them with contempt as nothing and viewing them from a position of self-elevated religious egotism. This attitude made him a proud, conceited, vain, narcissistic, self-absorbed, arrogant user of other people, extending even to his …
God's Rest (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughCoveting develops as a grasping inward desire that leads people to use others by treating their property, relationships, and well-being as resources for self-advancement. This begins with perceptions of beauty or abstract longings for power and prestige, then moves to deliberate actions that disregard the rights of neighbors, as …
Philippians (Part Four)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughPeople who advance themselves through selfish ambition or conceit take advantage in the use of others, employing them as means to personal elevation and advancement. This practice forms the root of division within the congregation, as it substitutes self-exaltation for the lowliness of mind that esteems others better than …
Absalom: A Study in Narcissism
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughProbably the biblical character best exemplifying the narcissistic personality is David's son, Absalom, clearly a spoiled son in a dysfunctional family.
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.
Grace, Faith, and Love
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPride condemned Satan to a fate of manipulating rather than serving. This presumptuous self-centered trait creates disunity and ultimately destruction.
The Present and Future Crisis (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe United States' enormous debt, coupled with its escalating trade deficit, is inevitably leading to what economist call economic Armageddon.
Prayer and Seeking God
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughRather than having an apathetic relationship toward God, we must ardently, earnestly, and fervently seek God in order to imitate His behavior in our lives.
Childrearing (Part Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughWe cannot turn the teaching of our children over to others, but instead must train and educate them to become productive citizens in the Kingdom of God.
Casting Pearls
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus warns His disciples not to cast their pearls before those not called or those acting contemptuously to God's truth and would attack the messenger.