Playlist: Famine as Punishment (topic)
Famine (Part Three): The Abundance of God's Salvation
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsFamine as punishment is a recurring consequence of human disobedience and sin, reflecting a broken relationship between God and humankind. From the earliest times, as seen in Genesis 3:17-18, the curse on the soil was an immediate result of sin, making the ground resistant and food scarce, a direct outcome of defiance against …
Famine (Part One): The Beginning of Sorrows
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsFamine has often been a tool of divine correction, as seen in various biblical accounts where God employs it as punishment for sin among His people. In the prophet Amos' message to the children of Israel, God recounts a series of calamities, including famine, intended to awaken the nation to their disobedience. Amos 4:6 states, …
Famine (Part Two): Behold, a Black Horse
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsFamine comes as a penalty paid for sin in a sinful world where death surrounds humanity because the wages of sin is death. The world reaps what it sows and therefore reaps the penalties of its own sins. Greed, selfishness, stealing, warring, hatred, perverse religions and corrupt governments contribute to famine along with …
Responding to Catastrophe
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod sent famine as punishment upon Israel to prompt repentance from national and individual sins. In Amos 4, He first gave cleanness of teeth through famine in all cities and lack of bread in all places, yet the people did not return to Him. This chastening formed part of an escalating series of disasters, including withheld …
God's Sea of Glass (Part 2)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsAt the marriage supper of the Lamb, the resurrected saints, those who have faithfully kept God's commandments, will be allowed to assemble on the sea of glass.
Rain
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWeather disasters expose the moral weaknesses of a nation. We need to patiently and obediently wait for the early and latter rains that God will provide.
The Sacred Assemblies
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Last Day of Unleavened Bread and the Eighth Day are the only designated "sacred assemblies," which require a greater degree of solemnity for reflection.
The Cursed Redeemer
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughHanging on a tree was designated the punishment for the worst kind of sin. Jesus was hung on a tree, having fulfilled the curse of the law for us.
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.