Does God Exist?
Herbert W. Armstrong BookletCan the existence of God be scientifically proved? Can we know whether God can possess MIND power? Is it rational to believe in God?
God the Father (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJesus reveals that the Father has always had supreme authority, and that He and His Father are absolutely at one in purpose. We must conform to their image.
Hebrews (Part Fourteen): Chapter 2, A Mind Bending Purpose (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWithout a meaningful relationship with Christ, God's people cannot possibly bear fruit. Our responsibility is to yield to God's creative work in our lives.
Creation Stewardship
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn this timely message on the environment, Martin Collins points out that to worship nature is idolatry, but to care for the environment is obedience to God. We as Christians should strive to be the most conscientious environmentalists or creationists in the world because the world because the earth and its fullness are the …
Defining Logos (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRichard Ritenbaugh reiterates that our ability to respond to verbal symbols depends on multiple factors. The Greek word logos cannot be understood without the proper context: a thoughtful, reasoned word, saying, message, or expression. When personalized, it means a speaker. The "word of the Lord" appeared to Abraham, …
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRichard Ritenbaugh, reflecting that 6,000 years of accumulated knowledge cannot provide us a definition of life, suggests that the atheism of philosophers and scientists, with their ardent belief in evolution, is highly transparent. Biologists, expostulating a descriptive definition, define life as a trait of organisms having …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughAll of the sufferings in the present had their origin in the Garden of Eden when our parents sinned, seemingly in secret. The effects of sins radiate outward.
Wilderness Wanderings (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe spiritual journey of God's people is more difficult than the physical one of the ancient Israelites, requiring as it does more resources to navigate.
His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ has full control of the church. Everything of consequence, including the development of our character, is engineered by Him.
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Thirteen)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod is at work producing leadership in an organization that will follow Him, calling people into His family, carefully crafting it into a perfect organism.
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPaul urges Euodia and Syntyche to follow the example of Christ rather than placing their desire to be right over unity. Godly leadership follows submission.
Psalm 23 (Part One)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughOf all animals, sheep need the most care and are extremely vulnerable to predators, pests, and fear, leading to extremely dependent and trusting behavior.
The Talking Blood (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughChrist admonishes His people to prepare for difficult times by cultivating a close relationship with their Savior. Apart from Christ, we can do nothing.
Let There Be Light
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsGenesis 1 reveals an incredible, grand design. God has ordered and structured all things according to logical principles.
Astronomical!
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughRichard Ritenbaugh, reflecting that when we, as human beings, finally realize how insignificant we are, then we are better prepared to really observe how awesome the entire creation actually is. Astronomers have discovered a new LQG (measured as 4 billion light years-the size of 73 quasars) that dwarfs our previous estimates of …
The First Commandment
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughIdolatry is probably the sin that the Bible most often warns us against. We worship the source of our values and standards, whether the true God or a counterfeit.
Where is Beauty?
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, focusing on the aphorism, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," reminds us that God alone is the author of beauty, creating the multiple sense modalities (sight, sound, touch, smell and taste) and has created nothing ugly, including sunsets, landscapes, differing flora and fauna, and even facial …
Fooling With the Code
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughScience has ventured into the field of genetics, an area traditionally considered part of God's exclusive domain as Creator. What does God think about this intrusion? Will man create life? How will God react?