Playlist: Abandonment (topic)
The Path to Magnificence
Sermon by Mark SchindlerCaptain Ed Hall, upon returning from a Korean prisoner of war camp, faced profound abandonment that deepened his internal struggle. His father, Colonel Ed Hall, Sr., unable to express warmth, left Captain Hall feeling isolated during their awkward hospital reunion. This sense of rejection intensified when his father, upon …
We Are Not Alone
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingThe sense of abandonment permeates the experience of being alone, as illustrated by the character Chuck in the movie Castaway, who survives a plane crash only to find himself isolated on a desolate island for four years. With no one to share in his joys, like starting a fire, or to counsel him during his darkest moments when he …
Lonely, But Not Forsaken
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod's people often feel lonely, yet this does not mean they are forsaken. Throughout the Bible, forsaken individuals, especially women, appear as outcasts such as widows, orphans, and foreigners, facing disgrace and vulnerability due to abandonment. Abandonment in the Bible conveys both the act of forgetting or discontinuing …
Our Hope
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Our hope is based on having a living Savior. At times we are discouraged and overwhelmed, but God has not left us—though unseen, He is in the trials with us.
Whom the Lord Loves He Chastens (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIf we are not receiving God's correction or chastisement, we should be concerned! God's chastening is what He uses to sanctify His spiritual children.
The Genuineness of Your Faith
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the Bible, character is not affirmed until action takes place-namely obedience to God's commands in which faith or trust in God is the dominant ingredient.
The Continuous Testing of Our Faith
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe constant tests to which God submits His people enable them to build character by responding in faith. God perfected Abraham's faith through difficult trials.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Seven)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Rousseau's modern disciples, gaining ascendancy in today's political climate, have plans to dismantle the family, replacing it with the State.
The God of All Comfort
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeIf we failed to receive comfort in our formative years, we still have the God of all comforts as our Father, as well as Christ, who heals and comforts us.
Fatherhood and Modern Temptations
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMany fathers abdicate their leadership responsibilities, becoming addicted to workaholism, television, or even pornography. The culture teeters on destruction
Handwriting on the Wall: Without Natural Affection
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughNarcissism and self-centeredness have snuffed out out-going concern, and everyone does what is right in their own eyes as the love of many grows cold.
Accepted in the Beloved
Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)In the greater church of God, amidst schisms of doctrine, personality conflicts, and self-aggrandizement, the peace of God seems to be dwindling away.