Are You Sure You Believe in God? (Part 1)
Summary: Martin Collins cites some quotations from an atheist writer who rationalizes his belief in no God by stating that suffering could no longer be blamed on an omniscient deity, allowing him to pursue his narcissistic lifestyle without guilt. The psalmis...
Do You See God?
Summary: John Ritenbaugh, in this powerful signature sermon, examines the vital missing spiritual component in believing, emphasizing that seeing doesn't necessarily lead to believing unless an active, productive, and trusting faith is added. The contemporari...
How Did They Overcome?
Summary: David Grabbe points out that the letters to the seven churches in Revelation all specify rewards for those who overcome. Revelation 12:11 gives a road map for how Satan (including his world and our corrupted human nature) can be overcome. The first s...
Sincerity Without Truth Is Worthless
Summary: Martin Collins suggests that when we look upon the modern preoccupation with political correctness and the wholesale abandoning of moral principles, we can see parallels with Paul's grieving over his countrymen for having zeal and sincerity, but reje...
The Fear of God
Summary: The church at large has downplayed the fuller dimension of the fear of God by emphasizing awe, respect, or reverence, while ignoring its other dimensions such as fright, dread, or terror. Consequently, many have inadvertently adopted the Protestant '...
Worship and Culture (Part 1)
Summary: Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on modern charismatic experiments in worship like "praise dancing," "praise bands," "racing for Jesus," etc., poses the question, "What kind of worship will God accept?" To answer...
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