Playlist: Works of the Hands (topic)
The Second Commandment: Idolatry
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe phrase "the works of your hands," drawn from Jeremiah 25:6-7, forms a central thread in understanding the second commandment's prohibition against idolatry. While this expression naturally brings to mind carved idols or statues—objects literally shaped by human hands—its meaning extends far beyond physical …
The Commandments (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe theme of "the works of your hands" emerges directly from Jeremiah 25:6-7, where God warns Israel not to provoke Him to anger with the works of their hands—a phrase that reveals a profound truth about idolatry's true origin. Though ancient peoples like the Philistines, Canaanites, and Babylonians literally crafted …
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Seven): Repentance
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAs High Priest, Christ is putting His people through the paces, tailoring the trials and experiences needed for sanctification and ultimate glorification.
Matthew (Part Eleven)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughLife consists of a series of choices, often a dilemma of a pleasurable choice on one hand and a difficult choice (that produces more growth) on the other.
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 5)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Acts 15 decision did not do away with God's law, but solved the question of circumcision and the misconception that it was a recipe for salvation.