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A Little Leaven
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughOur individual sins (committed in our thoughts, words, and behaviors) are never isolated, but sadly influence every other member of the congregation.
Do You Recognize This Man? (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe truer our conception of Christ, the truer our discernment will be in dealing with spiritual problems or conflicts. Modern Israel has cuddled up to sin.
Truly Unleavened
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod has imputed righteousness to us as His Children because we are in Christ. Our state before God is unleavened provided we maintain this relationship.
Re-education (Part 1)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod mandates that we unlearn carnal processes (purging the leaven) and totally adopt new spiritual processes- eating unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Deleavening the Home
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIf each of us individually puts out the leaven of malice and consume the Unleavened Bread of sincerity, we would fulfill our community responsibility.
Remaining Unleavened
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughOur carnal natures must be displaced by God's Holy Spirit, motivating us to refrain from causing offense, but freely forgiving others as God has forgiven us.
The Unleavened Life Is a Happy Life!
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Days of Unleavened Bread define our responsibility in God's plan to purge out habits, attitudes, and teachings that do not conform to God's way.
The Holy Spirit: The Power of God
Sermon by Kim MyersLeavening represents sin, and it works the way sin works: it permeates everything it touches and spreads through the whole church unless it is eradicated immediately. Because of this, there should be no question about what is acceptable to have in our homes or to eat during the Days of Unleavened Bread, or about how sin operates in our lives and in the church. Confusion on how to deleaven our homes is one of the many points of confusion among God's people, and it comes from not understanding why God's laws exist. A ridiculous example is a group that debated whether popcorn could be kept and eaten during the Days of Unleavened Bread because the kernel expands when heated. Popcorn contains no leavening, so the debate is groundless. Knowing the reason behind the practice, that leavening pictures sin and the need to put it out at once, keeps God's people from such confusion and from needless rules.