Playlist: Sin, Dead to (topic)
Are You Alive to God?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsChristians enter the world spiritually dead in trespasses and sins, walking according to the course of this world and the prince of the power of the air, fulfilling the lusts of the flesh and mind, and by nature children of wrath. Through union with Christ, those whom God calls, baptizes, and gives His Holy Spirit are made alive …
We are Called to Liberty
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Days of Unleavened Bread memorialize the truth that believers have died to sin through their union with Jesus Christ, and this death marks the beginning of a wholly new relationship to sin's power. Because unleavened bread represents the absence of sin, these days are not meant to be a time of dwelling on sin but of …
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Eleven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughBeing dead to sin forms the theological centerpiece of Paul's answer to the antinomian error that had infected the first-century church and that continues, in modified form, through dispensationalism and modern Christianity's separation of law and grace. Paul addresses this directly in Romans 6, a chapter that follows his …
Loving Christ and Revelation 2:1-7
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThere is a direct relationship between loving Christ and doing the right works. God's love for us places us under a compelling obligation to reciprocate.
Psalm 51 (Part Four): Psalm 51:13-19
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRepentance is far more than feeling guilt or apologizing but instead is a spirit-empowered reorientation of heart, mind, and behavior.
Keeping Love Alive (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWorks demonstrate our faith, our response to God's calling and His freely given grace. Reciprocity is always a part of our relationship with God.
He Lives, We Live
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRedemption is useless to mortal beings without God's gift of eternal life (I Corinthians 15:19), which God made possible through Christ's resurrection.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughChrist will empower us, but will not live our lives for us. The marching orders for our pilgrimage derive from God's Word, containing His holy law.
Four Views of Christ (Part 7)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOur lives parallel what Christ experienced: crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and glorification. The death of self must precede resurrection and glory.
Remembering Your Vows
Sermon by John O. ReidLike the marriage covenant, counting the cost is the most serious part of the baptismal agreement, not something to be taken lightly.
Made Alive by Exceeding Greatness!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod granted humans a limited measure of power and dominion at creation, but not until the Day of Pentecost of 31 AD did their potential become fully operative.
John (Part Twenty)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughJust as a seed must die to itself in order to bear fruit, we also must sacrifice our lives, submitting unconditionally to God's to bear abundant fruit.