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This Body of Death
'Prophecy Watch' by Ted E. BowlingThe Romans would torture murderers by shackling them to their victims, a striking picture of a sinful individual's relationship with his iniquities.
Living by Faith: God's Grace (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God's grace supports and fulfills us, but it does not mean 'once saved,always saved.' It is possible to fall from grace, as Israel's experience demonstrates.
Living by Faith: God's Grace (Part One)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Sometimes God's sense of justice seems unusual or strange to us, giving us many questions to ponder about fairness. Justice and fairness are not identical.
Elements of Motivation (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven though sin offers fleeting pleasure, we must learn to intensely hate sin, regarding this product of Satan as a destroyer of everything God loves.
Four Views of Christ (Part 7)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOur lives parallel what Christ experienced: crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and glorification. The death of self must precede resurrection and glory.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughChrist will empower us, but will not live our lives for us. The marching orders for our pilgrimage derive from God's Word, containing His holy law.
God of the Living
Sermonette by Clyde FinkleaJesus proclaimed that God was not the God of the dead but the living, identifying Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were physically dead and in their graves.
Loving Christ and Revelation 2:1-7
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThere is a direct relationship between loving Christ and doing the right works. God's love for us places us under a compelling obligation to reciprocate.
Peace, Peace (Part One): Peace with God
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJeremiah 6:10-15 portrays a society deaf to God—corrupt from leaders to members—where false assurances of "peace" mask deep moral decay, making judgment inevitable; this condition, echoed in Isaiah 59 and affirmed throughout Scripture, reveals that sin severs humanity from God, destroys relationships, and renders true peace impossible despite outward optimism. The New Testament expands this diagnosis, declaring all people guilty under sin and incapable of self-redemption, locked in enmity with God and destined for death. Yet the biblical narrative pivots on Christ's voluntary, substitutionary sacrifice as the Lamb of God, fulfilling prophetic visions like Isaiah 53 and inaugurating reconciliation: through His death and resurrection, He bears sin, satisfies divine justice, and restores peace between God and repentant believers. This peace—granted by grace and received through faith—reverses alienation, liberates captives, and establishes the only foundation for righteousness and spiritual growth, culminating in the reign of Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose redemptive work alone resolves humanity's universal crisis of sin and unrest.