Playlist: Laodiceans (topic)
The Colossian Heresy and Laodiceanism
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Laodiceans declined slowly over about forty years, from the faithful church Paul addressed in the 50s to a church Christ was ready to vomit out of His mouth by the 90s. Laodicea was a sister church to Colossae, ten miles away, and Hierapolis lay six miles north. All three were evangelized by Epaphras and shared leaders, …
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Eleven): Laodicea
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Laodiceans fail to reciprocate Christ's love for them. The comfort of prosperity blinded them to their spiritual condition, especially their need for Christ.
What You Think You Have Can Be Taken Away
Sermon by Clyde FinkleaLaodiceans are compared to the third soil in the Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:14), those who hear the word but are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures so that their fruit never matures. Christ's warning in Luke 8:18, that whoever lacks will lose even what he thinks he has, fits them. In Revelation 3:14-19 they believe they …
When the Trumpet Blows
Sermon by John O. ReidIn the biblical history of Israel, the sound of the trumpet often signified an immediate warning of imminent war, death, and destruction, heralding severe punishment for the people's disobedience. Jeremiah 4:19-22 expresses deep anguish over the alarm of war, with destruction upon destruction cried out as the land is plundered, …
Living By Faith: God's Justice
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIn order to live by faith, we must understand God's sovereignty, God's character, and God's justice, realizing that we do not see the entire picture.
Called to Change
Sermon by Ryan McClureWe are admonished to change, becoming living sacrifices, renewing our minds from carnal to spiritual, becoming transformed into the image of our Savior.
Don't Be Indifferent (2010)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Labor-saving technology seems to have had the effect of separating us from each other and making us indifferent to things that should be important to us.
The Heart's Self-Absorption
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughII Timothy 3:1-5 contains 19 characteristics of carnality. The common denominator is self-absorption and pride, placing the self above others.
A Calendar Summary
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod gave us a calendar, assigning the responsibility for its maintenance to the nation of Israel, not to the church or private individuals.