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What Will You Do?

Sermonette by Martin G. Collins

We must guard against complacency and inactivity, putting our activities and energies into something permanent- such as God's eternal plan for us.

The Road Not Taken

Sermonette by James C. Stoertz

After standing still, waiting for God's decision for us, we must diligently move forward as God draws us, taking the opportunity of acquiring more of God's Spirit.

Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Eight): Ecclesiastes 11:1-8

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Solomon counsels us to exercise diligence, work hard, plan for disruptions, obstacles, and roadblocks, spreading risk to work within this futile world.

Free Will or God's Sovereignty?

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

If God is sovereign and promises salvation to believers, why does it matter how believers live? How significant are our choices in the grand scheme of life?

Compassion and Couch Potatoes

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

Christians who 'sit out' opportunities to serve, becoming in effect couch potatoes, commit sins of omission which may lead to the Lake of Fire.

Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 2)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God emphasizes Ecclesiastes during the Feast of Tabernacles to show the result of doing whatever our human heart leads us to do. The physical cannot satisfy.

Producing Fruit

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

To be made clean only prepares us for producing fruit. If we stand still, simply resting on our justification, the dark forces will pull us backwards.

Serving Others

Sermonette by James Beaubelle

Neither the toxic worldview of evolution nor that espoused by mainstream Christendom fails to answer why we exist. We have a mandate to serve both God and man.

Controlling the Weeds

Sermonette by Mike Ford

The entangling cares of the world draw off nutrients from our spiritual garden. Without daily tending, the spiritual weeds get out of control.

Fear is the Mindkiller

Sermonette by Jarod Ritenbaugh

Fear impacts the nervous system, manifesting three instinctive responses: freeze, flight, and fight. These occur in everyday life and throughout Scripture.

Four Warnings (Part One): Enter By the Narrow Gate

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

We are admonished to seek the narrow, difficult gate rather than the wide gate and the broad, well-traveled easy way, representing Satan's reprobate teachings.

Reacting to Criticism

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

All have been guilty of malicious gossip; consequently, they should not become offended when they hear gossip about themselves (Ecclesiastes 7:21).

Root Out Your Bitterness

Sermonette by Hunter D. Swanson

Bitterness is like a poison that springs from unresolved hurt, helplessness, or disappointment, leading to caustic sharpness in speech or behavior.

Give God Something to Bless

Sermonette by Hunter D. Swanson

We are not puppets whom God and Satan are fighting to take control over. We are fighting carnal nature and must always take action to give our hearts to God.

Everlasting Consolation and Good Hope

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

God's saints are not immune to depression. Job, Moses, and Elijah all felt so overwhelmed, they wanted God to take their lives.

The Momentum of Sin Redux

Sermonette by Joseph B. Baity

Like Lot, many of us are rapidly running out of time to take corrective action. All of us are subject to inertia and momentum, resisting needed change.