Playlist: Balak (topic)
Balaam and the End-Time Church (Part 2)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBalak, king of Moab, and all his people were so terrified of Israel's multitude at their border that they were sick with fear. They assumed Israel would destroy them as the Amorites under Sihon and Og had been destroyed, and that Israel would consume everything green in their land. Their fear was baseless, because God had told …
Balaam and the End-Time Church (Part 1)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBalak, whose name means Devastator, was the son of Zippor (Sparrow) and king of Moab. When Israel camped opposite Jericho after crushing Sihon and Og, he and Moab grew so afraid that they were literally sick with dread. The fear was groundless, since God had told Israel to leave the Moabites alone, and Israel was still fed with …
Numbers (Part Two): Graves in the Wilderness
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIf we, like Israel of old, choose to sin, we will receive the same consequence. Two thirds of the book of Numbers emphasizes that if we sin, we die.
Authority: Why So Many Resent It
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsPride, the father of all sins, is the source of self-exaltation, self-justification and the despising of authority. It cloaks rebellion in a deceptive appeal.
Numbers: The Book of Judgment
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe live daily in uncharted territory, but the sobering account in Numbers provides a roadmap, establishing God's pattern of judging our pilgrimage conduct.
Passover and I Corinthians 10
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLike the Old Testament examples, the Corinthians had a careless presumption, allowing themselves to lust, fornicate, tempt God, and murmur.