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Guard the Truth!

Booklet by John W. Ritenbaugh

The true church of God is an invisible, spiritual organism, of those people that have and are led by the Spirit of God, who hold fast to apostolic teaching.

A Seed of Highest Quality

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

God calls Israel a seed of highest quality, but she turned into a degenerate vine, bearing bitter fruit, rejecting God and relying on her own resources.

Patience With Growth

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Fruit maturation takes time. Waiting for the fruit is just part of the story; while we wait, we must also work, including thinning and pruning.

Spiritual Maturity

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Kingdom parables allude to the process of spiritual maturity, depicting a planted and cultivated seed becoming a sprout, eventually bearing fruit.

The Right Use of Power

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

With dominion comes responsibility to maintain. The sad history of mankind shows that he has mismanaged his power, bringing about disease, war, and famine.

Faith and Healing (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

We have a responsibility to analyze our health needs, continually adjusting and changing as we learn, faithfully maintaining the temple of God's Spirit.

The Sons of Korah: Door Keepers

Sermon by Ted E. Bowling

Psalm 84 celebrates a profound truth: Nearness to God surpasses all earthly privilege, so much so that even the supposedly lowly role of a temple gatekeeper becomes a position of highest honor. Set against the broader biblical narrative—from Adam's original charge to "guard" Eden, through the guarded holiness of Sinai and the tabernacle, to the vigilant Levites who protected God's dwelling—the image of the doorkeeper emerges as a symbol of faithful stewardship at the boundary of the sacred. The sons of Korah, once linked to rebellion, redeem their legacy through humble devotion, declaring that service at God's threshold is better than comfort among the wicked. In the New Testament, this calling becomes personal: believers themselves are God's temple, with Christ as both the door and perfect guardian, and are entrusted to watch over the "gates" of their own hearts and lives. Thus, the psalm invites a life of vigilant humility, rejecting pride and embracing the quiet, faithful duty of guarding one's communion with God, where true blessing and honor are found.

His Own Vine and Fig Tree

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Property rights will be held sacrosanct during the Millennium. God brings His people back to their own land, and to restore it to be like the Garden of Eden.

Faith and Healing (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Both spiritual and physical healing require us to work intensely, asking for God's merciful intervention while working toward a solution, exercising wisdom.

Leadership and the Covenants (Part Four)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

In the combined history of Judah and Israel, when the leaders abandoned the covenants with God, the citizenry generally followed suit.

The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Part Seven)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God personally handpicks individuals with whom He desires to form a reciprocal relationship. This relationship must be dressed, kept, tended, and maintained.

Psalms: Book One (Part Four)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

David reminds us in Psalm 37 that we should not be concerned about the wicked, whose destiny is to perish, and that the righteous are infinitely better off.