Playlist: Goats, Characteristics of (topic)
Goats
Sermonette by Mike FordGoats are intelligent, sensitive, playful, and quick to respond to attention, but they are also capricious, impulsive, devious, and contrary.
Repentant Goats
Sermon by Bill OnisickGoats are impulsive and unpredictable. They are devious and contrary, always stubborn and never content with what they have. Goats are by nature impatient and do not have a strong flocking or herding instinct like sheep and cattle. They prefer leading or going off on their own. A goat follows only its own lead, creating disunity …
An Intimate Expanding Relationship
Sermon by Mark SchindlerGoats are characterized by their tendency to push to the edge, be recalcitrant, and impetuously push to the front. These traits are metaphorically linked to human behaviors that need to be subjugated under the guidance of God's Holy Spirit. In a spiritual context, goats represent individuals who, like the unconverted Peter, may …
Offerings (Part Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughIn the context of the burnt offering, goats are among the animals that can be offered, alongside bullocks, sheep, and turtledoves, each representing specific characteristics of Jesus Christ that we are encouraged to emulate. Goats, specifically male goats, symbolize stateliness, dignity, leadership, and singleness of purpose. …
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Twelve)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the context of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats, goats exhibit distinct characteristics that set them apart from sheep. In areas where grazing is sparse due to drought, goats tend to browse rather than graze, mingling with sheep but not forming close bonds with them. At evening, while sheep respond to the shepherd's voice, …
Focus
Sermon by John O. ReidThough Christ has warned us to be aware of the times, we need to be more alert to how we are living. End-time events should lead us to repentance.
Pilgrim's Progress
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerEach one of God's elect will go through a continuous succession of metaphorical hurricanes that will scuttle us unless we keep our focus on Christ.
Is God in All Our Thoughts?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe must not allow the cares of the world, its pressures or its pride, to crowd God out of our thoughts, bringing about abominable works or evil fruits.