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First Things First (Part Four): Faithfully Witnessing
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeGod's measure of success for Noah was not how many sinners he saved from the Flood. If numeric results were God's measure of success, Noah would be a failure.
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Fourteen)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Only God's calling, followed by repentance and a rigorous conversion process, will safeguard us from the fiery holocaust that is coming upon this the world.
Two Arks of Salvation
Sermon by Ted E. BowlingIn both the basket carrying Moses and the ark carrying Noah's family for over a year, God was in control, and guided both arks to safety.
The Great Flood (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAs much as the flood was a natural occurrence, it was also a supernatural occurrence, in which a loving God brought a hopelessly wicked world to an end.
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Thirteen)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God is at work producing leadership in an organization that will follow Him, calling people into His family, carefully crafting it into a perfect organism.
1 Peter 3:19
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughThe idea of purgatory, Hades, or Hell has a long history, predating Christianity by centuries. Roman Catholicism adopted the whole framework into its theology.
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Twelve)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The first use of the word 'grace' in Scripture is in context with the rescuing of Noah, a preacher of righteousness from the line of Seth.
Let Him Who Glories Glory in This (Part Three)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerThere is an unbroken lineage of God's righteous kingdom from creation through Revelation 21. We are called to represent this eternal sovereign plan.
Time to Repent (Part One)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeNoah preached for 120 years, longer than people live today, so his generation was warned and had ample time to repent. As the only righteous person in his generation, he was surrounded by wickedness, which weighs heavily on the godly. Part of God's testing of Noah's faith was that he had to persevere while God gave the rest of the world time to repent. Yet more time does not necessarily produce repentance. Solomon observes that when the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, the hearts of men become fully set to do evil. The longer Noah preached without anything bad happening, the easier it was for his audience to dismiss his message as irrelevant. Their hearts became practiced at receiving a warning and overriding it, and they reckoned they could defy God without consequence. No immediate calamity changed their minds, so they hardened in their evil ways, and all the time God gave them was wasted. This contrasts with Nineveh, which repented when given only forty days. Those called by God today are in a similar position to Noah. They see the nation's morality crumbling and must show faith and perseverance until God judges that enough time has been given and intervenes.
The Continuous Testing of Our Faith
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe constant tests to which God submits His people enable them to build character by responding in faith. God perfected Abraham's faith through difficult trials.
The Longsuffering of God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Ronny H. GrahamGod has exercised patience, longsuffering, and forbearance, but He cannot acquit the unrepentant sinner.
What Is the Work?
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe work of God does not always stay the same, continually shifting media, techniques, and approaches, similar to the Israelites following the Cloud.