Playlist: Baptism Into Name of God (topic)
Where God Places His Name (Part Two)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod's name holds profound significance, as evidenced by the third commandment, which warns that the Lord will not hold guiltless anyone who takes His name in vain. This commandment, beyond mere speech, encompasses all behavior in bearing or carrying God's name. To bear His name means to represent Him in every aspect of …
The Wonderful Ordinance of Water Baptism
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsBaptism into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit places repentant believers into the divine family of God. Jesus Christ commanded this ordinance as part of the gospel commission, directing that disciples be made of all nations through immersion performed by His authority. The phrase properly rendered …
The Commandments (Part Four)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughBaptism into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit places a person in a personal relationship with God and confers upon that individual the family name of God. The third commandment addresses the quality of worship by forbidding any vain, false, worthless, or profane use of that name, which encompasses not only …
Holiness (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughBaptism into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit represents the culminating point in a broader exposition of the third commandment, which concerns not what is worshipped or how it is worshipped, but the quality of worship expressed through the bearing of God's name. Drawing on Matthew 28:19, the truth is established …
Acts (Part Four)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughPeter, using the details of fulfilled prophecy, establishes the Messiahship of Jesus Christ and convicts the crowd of their culpability in His death.
Acts (Part Twenty)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughPaul's success at promoting the Way started to undermine the prosperity of vendors promoting the worship of Diana, leading to a riotous assembly in her temple.
The Trinity and the Holy Spirit (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Father and the Son are two separate personalities, with the Father having pre-eminence. The Bible contains no evidence of a third person in the God family.