Playlist: Mantle (topic)
Burn the Ships
Sermon by Ted E. BowlingElijah formally passed on the mantle as prophet to Elisha by throwing the heavy robe-like coat on him while Elisha worked in the field. Elisha immediately understood the mantle as an Old Testament symbol of authority and as a symbol of the power of God resting on a prophet in Israel. Elisha accepted the mantle with humility and …
Elisha, the Young Men, and the She-Bears
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingSome Bible commentaries call Elisha short-tempered for causing two female bears to maul 42 youths for making fun of him. There is more to the story.
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.
Matthew (Part Seven)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughJesus, showing the spirit of the law, warns against rash divorces, taking oaths, invoking God's name frivolously, realizing that a covenant is binding.