Playlist: Tests (topic)
God's Tools
Sermonette by Clyde FinkleaSpiritual maturity does not come about without difficulty, and suffering is one of God's tools to perfect us. Suffering refines endurance and character.
Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod tests people under pressure to determine their conduct and to prove their trustworthiness. Trials produce patience, and patience produces proof of trustworthiness, which in turn produces hope. The word translated as experience in some passages means test, trustworthiness, proof of genuineness, or process of proving. God …
Wilderness Wandering (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Suffering really tests loyalty to God and commitment to His purpose. The entire wilderness experience of the Israelites when God freed them from their slavery was to prepare them for living in the Promised Land. In like manner God has willed that His people suffer because it prepares them for what lies ahead and helps complete …
The Providence of God (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughTests of faith require rising above emotional pulls and feelings by choosing loyalty to God rather than to personal desires or sight. Abraham faced such a test when commanded to sacrifice Isaac, adding up God's promises and character to conclude that obedience would lead to resurrection or continued life for Isaac. This decision …
Eternal Security (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughAll people will be judged according to the quality of their works after they make the covenant with God. Works are required and rewarded.
Amos (Part Twelve)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughGod will do what He must to bring Abraham's seed to repentance and salvation, including allowing crisis, hardship, humiliation, and calamity.
Communication and Coming Out of Babylon (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod commands us to come out of Babylon, giving us spiritual resources to do so, including faith, vision, hope, and love. These come through knowing Him.