Playlist: Church, Unleavened (topic)
The Reason for Unleavened Bread
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Unleavened Bread signifies far more than the avoidance of leavening. Our focus needs to be on God's management of the process of deliverance.
Unleavened Bread Basics
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Unleavened Bread is highly disruptive, not only due to the effort required in deleavening but also because it alters our diets, drawing our attention as God intends. This feast, like other appointed times, prompts us to reflect on its purpose, interrupting our routine to focus on spiritual matters. God commands the …
Truly Unleavened
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughDuring this significant season of Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread, we recognize our identity as sons and daughters of the Great God, preparing to marry our King, Jesus Christ. In this context, we must acknowledge that we truly are unleavened. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, as outlined in Leviticus 23:4-8, spans seven …
Remaining Unleavened
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Unleavened Bread assists believers in the sanctification process by which God renews their minds against the natural direction of entropy and decay. It requires abstaining from leavened bread, which corresponds to refusing conformity to the world, while eating unleavened bread, which corresponds to being transformed …
Deleavening the Home
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIf each of us individually puts out the leaven of malice and consume the Unleavened Bread of sincerity, we would fulfill our community responsibility.
Dominion and Leaven (Part Two)
Sermonette byContrary to Dominion Theology, the Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven are not about the church but describe the history and condition of Israel.
Don't Stand Still!
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe best way to conquer evil is to do righteousness, serving God and mankind. Sins of omission are every bit as devastating as sins of commission.
Remaining Free
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe text explains that because the church consists of those who are in Christ, and Christ is unleavened, the church can never be all leavened, even though there certainly can be corruption within it because of carnality. Paul tells the members at Corinth that they truly are unleavened. God considers them to be unleavened now and …
The Appointed Weeks of Pentecost
Sermon by David C. GrabbeEach day in the count is a reminder to consider what we are sowing and what we are cultivating because it will assuredly come to fruition and then evaluation.
Two Realities
Sermon by David C. GrabbeAt baptism, we begin living in two realities simultaneously, one identified by the physical senses and the other discerned by the eyes of faith.
What Is Christ's Hidden Treasure?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe parables of the leaven and the treasure hidden in the field show two sides of the same coin. The hidden treasure is the God-given solution to the leaven.