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Simplify Your Life!
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughWe waste a lot of time on foolish pursuits, procrastination, and distractions. Getting control of our time is foundational for seeking God's Kingdom.
Simplifying Life (Part Two)
Sermon by David F. MaasWe are obligated to conserve and redeem time by prioritizing daily communion with the Father and Jesus Christ, dedicating time to spiritual practices.
Simplifying Life (Part One)
Sermon by David F. MaasWe must cleanse not only our physical spaces, but our minds, schedules, and hearts—removing distractions, negative thoughts, and emotional burdens.
Simplifying Life (Part Three)
Sermon by David F. MaasScripture emphasizes the importance of nurturing a deep connection with God as the foundation of all other relationships.
Simplifying Life (Part Five)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David F. MaasThe seventh-day Sabbath is God's original design for rest, sanctification, and ultimate restoration, both for individuals today and for the entire creation in the coming Kingdom of God. The Sabbath is grounded in creation itself (Genesis 2; Exodus 20), blessed and sanctified by God, not as a human tradition but as His divine pattern embedded into the rhythm of the universe. The seventh day, not merely one day in seven, bears God's signature of completeness and perfection, reflected throughout Scripture, music, time, and the feasts of Leviticus 23. In a world enslaved to speed, technology, and self-dependence, the Sabbath stands as a radical act of faith and simplification, a weekly declaration that God, not human effort, sustains life. Sabbath observance is a sign of sanctification and identity (Exodus 31; Ezekiel 20), distinguishing God's people as His own freed from the world's tyranny. The Sabbath is a prophetic symbol of the Millennium, the thousand-year reign of Christ when the entire earth will experience rest and restoration. The Feast of Tabernacles, celebrated as a joyful preview, points to that impending era when resurrected saints will reign with Christ as priests and kings, guiding nations into holiness.
Simplifying Life (Part Four)
Sermon by David F. MaasWe must maintain a Christ-centered tranquility and peace in a hurried, end-time world characterized by overload and debilitating pressure.
Consider the End!
'Ready Answer' by StaffEven in death, we should show love toward our survivors, which we can do by taking certain legal and organizational steps now to cover this eventuality.
Intimacy with Christ (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSatan has deliberately designed this world to burn up our precious time, creating an artificial sense of urgency and a perpetual state of discontent.
Intimacy with Christ (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe must fight against the world's pulls (including advertising), simplifying our lives, seeking quiet to meditate and build a relationship with God.
Stuff
'Prophecy Watch' by Mike FordEveryone has a great deal of stuff, which we stockpile and safeguard jealously. How readily could we leave it all behind, as the Israelites had to?
Stuff
Sermonette by Mike FordEverybody has the carnal habit of accumulating stuff, cluttering up both our physical surroundings, as well as the inner chambers of our minds.
Hebrews, Love, and the Ephesian Church
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLike the Ephesians, the weary veterans in Hebrews were becoming apathetic through outside pressures, losing their former zeal and devotion to Christ.
Intimacy with Christ (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe don't really know something unless we have experienced it. Knowing God manifests itself in the way one lives, reflecting faithfulness and obedience.