Playlist: Responsibility to Others (topic)
Living Up to Our Responsibilities
Sermonette by Mark SchindlerGod has entrusted each of us with responsibilities to fulfill His purpose as we prepare for the next step in His plan to develop His Family. If we fail to uphold these responsibilities, we create a void that affects the entire Body of Christ, causing pain and suffering among His elect. Our individual failures to meet these …
How to Be a Bad Disciple
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughLooking at discipleship from a negative perspective can help reveal errors in ourselves. Jesus shows four main attitudes that make for bad discipleship in Luke 9.
Serving the Brethren Through Prayer
Sermon by Ted E. BowlingBrotherly love functions as a deliberate act of obedience to God's commandments rather than a passive feeling, and it directly reflects God's own nature while serving as the visible proof that believers are true disciples of Christ. This love requires giving preference to one another and transforms relationships within the …
A Little Leaven
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughOur individual sins (committed in our thoughts, words, and behaviors) are never isolated, but sadly influence every other member of the congregation.
Money and Balancing Prosperity
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughJesus taught that personal success must expand beyond individual achievement to encompass responsibility toward others, including the sharing of wealth as a source of benefit for the group. This principle arises from the recognition that no one lives or dies in isolation, as Paul emphasizes in Romans 14:7-9, where none of us …
What Does God Really Want? (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe are called to fulfill our job as a steward, entrusted with managing, protecting, preserving, attending, and increasing what has been entrusted to us.
What Is the Work of God Now? (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughNeglecting to feed the flock has been detrimental to preaching the gospel to the world. Because of neglect, members succumb to feeling insignificant.
Every Action Has a Reaction
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEvery action has a corresponding reaction; even the little things we do matter. Sin produces increase (the leavening effect) just as righteousness does.
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Nine)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe loyalty of the Laodiceans did not extend far beyond loyalty to self. Loyalty and friendship are inextricably bound together.
The Sacrifices of Leviticus (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe meal offering represents the second Great Commandment, love toward fellow man. Our service to others requires much grinding self-sacrifice and surrender.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Solomon emphasized in Ecclesiastes 2 that we should enjoy and derive pleasure from our work. The way that we work is a visible witness of God before men.
The Commandments (Part Nineteen)
Sermon/Bible Study byJesus taught that all outward sin stems from inner inordinate desire. What we desire or lust after automatically becomes our idol.
A Contrast of Kings
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe currently have no preparation for our future roles as kings and priests, but God desires to fill thousands of leadership positions in the Millennium.