Playlist: Gun Lap (topic)

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Finishing Your Gun Lap

Sermon by John O. Reid

Mr. Armstrong often used the term "gun lap" to convey that we are in a race, and not just any race, but the most important race of our lives. It is a race that holds individual significance for each of us at this very moment. The term "gun lap" refers to the last lap of a mile race on a quarter-mile track, where a shot is fired …


The Gun Lap Is Looming

Sermon by John O. Reid

As the Smith family approached the Dalles and the Columbia Gorge, they knew they faced the most dangerous part of their journey. Just a few more miles and their dream of a new life in the Willamette Valley would be fulfilled. Not to push on would mean death, as they had nowhere else to go. Elizabeth, with her unwavering …


Enduring to the End

Sermonette by Ryan McClure

The antidote to post-Feast blues is to get our heads in God's Word, meditating on the topic of endurance, thinking about what it takes to endure to the end.


The Handwriting Is on The Wall (2003)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Even as Paul admonishes us about the night being far spent, we must make careful and judicious use of our time in anticipating the return of Jesus Christ.


Keeping God's Standards

Sermon by John O. Reid

God's law will be the spiritual weights and measures in the Kingdom, but until then, we must glorify God by keeping these standards as a bright light.


Deuteronomy (Part 3)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Our goal shouldn't merely be to be saved, but to finish the spiritual journey God has prepared for us, developing the leadership to help those who follow.


Preparing for Bad Times (Part 1)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Both the watchman and the one who hears have a responsibility to make preparations for bad times, helping themselves and others through the tough times.


Christ Our Standard

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Knowledge of God's truth is useless unless it is acted on. God will only accept children who follow Christ's example and conduct their lives by His high standards.


Too Good to Ignore

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

When we become skillful, doing things that perhaps no one else has done, we acquire passion, creativity, control over output, and fulfillment.


These Things We Know

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The writings of John contain nine categories of "we know" assertions. Fully knowing consists of developing a deep intense relationship with God.