Playlist: Co-workers with God (topic)
Why Work?
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughJesus said that His Father has been working continually, setting an example for us to develop a passion for creating, along with tending and keeping.
Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod works in us as the originator and source of the faith required for salvation, making us alive spiritually through His grace. This faith is not of our own making but is a gift from Him, ensuring that He owes us nothing for our response. As a result of His initiative, we are created anew in Christ Jesus, becoming His …
Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe are workers together with God, collaborating in His divine project for our salvation. Just as Noah responded to God's grace by building the ark, we too must actively participate in the process He has set before us. Our works, though necessary, do not earn salvation, for it is God alone who gives the increase in this endeavor. …
Is the United States a Christian Nation? (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)All Christians are co-workers with God, sharing the responsibility to submit to His will. This cooperative effort involves God working from within, while the Christian submits to manifest what has been received. Paul emphasizes this partnership, initially seeming to apply only to the ministry, but extending it to all believers …
The Eternal Privileges of the Bride
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsChrist bestows upon the betrothed bride the privilege of sharing His interests, plans, and purposes, making the saints coworkers together with God. This partnership requires service in the church to rise above superficial motives or self-centered effort and instead focus on Christ's concerns, which align with the Father's own …
Dogs and Sheep
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughCo-workers with God are those who commit themselves to serving Christ by participating in the work of salvation and the harvest of souls. This service is first illustrated through the example of Gaius, a baptized member commended in III John 5-8 for his hospitality toward brethren and strangers, an act of faithful witness that …
Don't Go Out of the House!
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe are co-laborers with God. When this is combined with the description of living stones being built up into a spiritual house, we find that we are not only part of a building, a house, but we are also working in it, and on it with God. We are part of the building, we are working in it, because that is one of the places where a …
Don't Leave the House!
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe are laborers with God, not only part of the building, which is His house, but also working in and on it alongside Him. This reflects the dignity of our responsibilities as Christians, for few can claim that God is their co-worker. As living stones, we are being built into a spiritual house, a dynamic organism that is alive …