Playlist: Repentance, Lack of (topic)
Repentance and Righteousness (Part 1)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughTrue repentance requires God's initiative through His calling and Spirit, without which any human effort remains inadequate and leads only to death. Those outside this divine drawing cannot repent genuinely, as their actions reveal ongoing sin, self-deception, and hatred rather than obedience to God's commandments. Claims of …
Are Things That Bad?
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe material presents a lack of repentance as the direct cause of divine judgment upon Israel, beginning with the warning in Deuteronomy 28 that failure to carefully observe every word of the law and fear the glorious name of the Lord brings extraordinary, prolonged plagues, serious sicknesses that cling to the people, and every …
Don't Be Indifferent
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe material develops the theme of a lack of repentance by showing how ancient Israel, facing mounting national crises, consistently refused to return to God despite repeated divine interventions intended to gain their attention. Disasters such as famine, drought, and economic collapse were sent specifically so the people would …
Lamentations (Part Eight)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAs we approach the coming self-examination prior to Passover, we can apply six significant lessons taught to ancient Israel through the book of Lamentations.
Don't Be Indifferent (2010)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Labor-saving technology seems to have had the effect of separating us from each other and making us indifferent to things that should be important to us.
Conviction to Godly Righteousness
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughReal repentance and conviction of righteousness should dramatically augment prayer, study, meditation, but most importantly, how we live our lives.
Everywhere But Up
Commentary by Joseph B. BaityWestern society is looking to technology, medicine and government for solutions to its seemingly unsolvable problems, looking everywhere but up.
Are We Already In Captivity?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Major curses, including economic oppression, famine, pestilence, mental illness, alien invasion, the scattering of modern Israel are yet to occur.
Tearing Your Clothes
Sermonette by James C. StoertzTearing one's clothing has lost its meaning, such as when it is used as a form of vanity like in torn clothing fashions or as a form of faux humility.
Are You Living An Illusion?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsReligious narcissists, who identify with the servant who received ten talents, cherry-pick Scripture to enhance their self-love and support their views.
Values and Conversion
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughRepentance involves incorporating God's values, alien to our human nature—ones that will unify us with God and with others who accept His value system.
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.