Playlist: Hymns (topic)
Our Participation in Services
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughWe should not trivialize the importance of music in helping our meditation and remembering spiritual lessons, especially regarding congregational singing.
Count It ALL Joy
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamCovering James 1:2, this lesson explores the importance of facing every trial God places before us with joy for the sake of our spiritual growth. As we examine passages throughout the Bible, we see that not all of God's instructions are easy to follow. Maintaining a joyful attitude during difficult circumstances is among the …
Moral Sympathy and Spiritual Confusion
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMusic preference is a self-conscious declaration of the community with which people identify. The media has shamelessly pandered to the basest of cravings.
Exalt With Music
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughMusic has an intense power to stimulate the emotions, trigger the imagination, set the mood of services, and serves as a teaching vehicle for instruction.
Psalms: Book Five (Part One): Psalms for the Winter Blues
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWinter is a time of cold, darkness, and sadness. As many as 10% of people in northern areas have Seasonal Affective Disorder. The Psalms for winter can help.
The Christian Walk (Part Four): Mutual Submission in Godly Fear
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAmericans have a hard time submitting to authority and like to consider themselves as sovereigns, having the last say over anything including church doctrine.