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Dominion and Leaven (Part Two)
Sermonette byContrary to Dominion Theology, the Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven are not about the church but describe the history and condition of Israel.
Dominion and Leaven (Part One)
Sermonette byDominion theology holds that the church's responsibility is to spread God's Kingdom around the world, but it misunderstands the Parable of Leaven.
Purpose-Driven Churches (Part 8)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe human-devised globalism described throughout this message represents a counterfeit kingdom of God, an attempt by world elites to establish a one-world government entirely apart from, and in defiance of, Jesus Christ, who alone possesses the right to establish true world rule. Figures such as David Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger, Brock Chisholm, and Rick Warren reveal, through their own words, a deliberate program to dissolve national sovereignty, religious conviction, individualism, and traditional loyalty in favor of a unified global system. Chisholm's 1946 statement that old convictions of sin must be removed "gently" or, if necessary, "violently," exposes the coercive nature underlying this project. Rick Warren's remarks about removing resistant church members who "will never ever change" parallel this same spirit of enforced uniformity, this time within professing Christianity itself. This movement toward global governance is framed as a reversal of Genesis 11, where God once scattered humanity by confusing language to halt their unified rebellion. Now, Satan is permitted to draw mankind back into anti-God political, economic, educational, and religious unity, using a common language and shared crises—real or manufactured—to justify surrendering freedom for promised security. Kissinger's warning that only a "new world order" can prevent "global catastrophe" exemplifies this manufactured urgency. This elite class, deceived by Satan into believing their efforts serve humanity's good, is actually constructing a secular, God-excluding system, as evidenced by the European Union's refusal to acknowledge its own Catholic religious heritage. Satan's ultimate purpose in fostering this counterfeit dominion is the destruction of the Israelitish peoples, through whom God chose to work and among whom the truth of Christianity has been preserved. Massive migrations, economic pressures, and the erosion of constitutional governance—particularly regarding national defense and general welfare—are presented as evidence that Western nations, including the United States, have been maneuvered toward accepting Beast-system governance, much as a frog is slowly boiled without noticing the change. Revelation 12 and 13 are cited to show that this coming system will demand near-universal worship and conformity, making war against the saints and marking those who refuse compliance. Genuine Christians, convicted by the Bible as God's authoritative revelation, will not conform to this uniformity Satan is engineering, and will therefore stand out—as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego once did—becoming targets of persecution precisely because their loyalty belongs to God's government rather than man's counterfeit version of it. This entire development is tied back to the Feast of Trumpets, symbolizing God's own warning voice sounding amid these very conditions. Just as trumpets historically signaled approaching danger and summoned Israel to seek God, current world events function as a trumpet call, warning believers to recognize Satan's counterfeit kingdom-building, remain spiritually alert, and respond with the "trumpet" of prayer and the conviction, aligned with Christ rather than the false dominion rapidly taking political shape.
Purpose-Driven Churches (Part 7)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Purpose Driven Church will be a major player trying to take the true, end-time church in the wrong direction.
Purpose-Driven Churches (Part 6)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Purpose-driven churches at the end time will have joined in the effort of a one-world government and making no attempt to come out of the world.
Was the Early Church Socialist or Communist?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe apostles never required converts to give up property as a precondition for church membership. Rather, the members voluntarily gave, retaining ownership.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Twelve)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe early church was invaded by Gnosticism that denigrated the 'enslavement to Yahweh, His Law, and the Sabbath,' replacing it with Greek philosophy.