Jesus Christ's Example

Was Jesus Christ Born Under the Law?

'Ready Answer' by Earl L. Henn

The life of Jesus Christ was a perfect example for us to follow in all respects. We are to think like Him, imitate Him, and follow His example in every detail of our lives. However, to walk in the footsteps of Christ is not popular and requires self-denial, leading a life quite different from those around us, which often invites …


Does Jesus Recognize Today's Christianity?

'Ready Answer' by Craig Sablich

Jesus Christ serves as the ultimate example for all spiritual matters. We are called to follow His lead, as the apostle Paul urges to imitate him as he imitates Christ, and the apostle John encourages us to walk just as He walked. By examining what He taught and how He lived, we can discern who He truly leads. Our Savior did not …


Is Jesus Christ a Christian?

Sermonette by Craig Sablich

Jesus Christ's example stands as the ultimate guide in spiritual matters. He taught that He did not come to abolish God's law but to fulfill it, rejecting human traditions that distort its purpose. In His teachings, He connected eternal life to keeping the commandments, stating that love and obedience are inseparable. He raised …


Carrying Water for Jesus Christ

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Ted E. Bowling

Jesus Christ's example of compassion is central to our preparation for service in the Kingdom of God. Throughout the Gospels, Christ preached and practiced compassion. In Matthew 5:7, He taught, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy," which can also be read as, "Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall …


Conquering Temptation: Learn from Jesus Christ

'Ready Answer' by Pat Higgins

As Christians, we are called to follow Christ's example in seeking God's will by replacing our thoughts with His thoughts. Christ's victory over temptation in the wilderness provides a powerful model for overcoming. When tempted by Satan with physical needs, pride, and worldly power, Jesus responded immediately with Scripture, …


What Did Jesus Do?

'Ready Answer' by Staff

Jesus Christ's example provides a profound guide for how we should live our lives. By focusing on what He did, we gain insight into the principles that governed His actions. Throughout His human experience, from His birth in Bethlehem to His death on Golgotha, He lived a normal life as a carpenter, experiencing the same …


Is the Christian Required to Do Works? (Part One)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus Christ's example stands as a guiding pattern for our thoughts, words, and conduct. His purposeful, self-sacrificial life, where He gave Himself for us, surrendering genuinely to His enemies without force, serves as the ultimate model. This self-sacrifice was the driving motivation of His life, and God desires that it …


Christ, Our Passover

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus Christ stands as the ultimate Example for us to follow, embodying the Standard to which we strive to conform. He is the perfect Man, yet also God in the flesh, personifying perfect love and government in everything He did. As the Standard, He exemplifies the measure of the stature of the fullness of what we are to become. …


Mutability and Our Christlike Response

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus Christ's example provides a profound model for how we should interact with others in a godly manner. In Philippians 2:5-11, we see that He humbled Himself to fellowship with us, teaching and modeling a way of life that fosters unity and peace within the church. His approach was founded on compassion, kindness, mercy, and …


Jesus in the Feasts (Part Two): Firstfruits

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus Christ stands as the central figure of Scripture, the very heart of God's Word, and the ultimate example for all to follow. He is the focus of both the Old and New Testaments, appearing in prophecies, symbols like the sacrifices and Tabernacle furnishings, and as the fulfillment of numerous types such as Isaac, Joseph, …


Hebrews (Part Five): Who Was Jesus?

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Jesus Christ stands as the unparalleled example for our spiritual journey, demonstrating a life of perfect obedience to the Father. He endured suffering in His office to achieve God's glory, showing us the path to follow. Through His life and teachings, He leads us toward God's Kingdom, serving as the captain of our salvation. …


Have You Become an Example to All Who Believe?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Jesus Christ's example stands as the ultimate model for how we should live and interact with others. He was a strong, masculine, and masterful man, yet kind and gentle, embodying leadership, strength, and purpose with a powerful will completely surrendered to God. His character reflected a perfect balance of wisdom, judgment, …


Approaching God Through Christ (Part Two)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus Christ, as the Captain of our Salvation, leads us on an arduous journey toward the Kingdom of God, demanding that we change, grow, overcome, and produce fruit. He does not accept us as we are but expects a great deal from us, requiring transformation and sacrifice. In the last week of His earthly life, when Greek men …


The Christian Walk (Part Three): In Wisdom

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus Christ's example stands as the pinnacle of accuracy in living a life pleasing to God. His walk, as described, serves as the ultimate template for us to follow, demonstrating precision in every action and decision. He is the Trailblazer who has shown the way to victory through His life, death, resurrection, and ascension, …


Teaching By Example

Sermonette by Ted E. Bowling

Jesus Christ's example stands as a profound guide for teaching and living. Throughout the gospels, He taught by His actions, demonstrating vital skills and practices to His disciples and the multitudes over three and a half years. He showed how to remain calm in a crisis on the raging sea, how to be angry without sinning when …


The Fourth Commandment (Part Two): Christ's Attitude Toward the Sabbath

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus Christ's example in relation to the Sabbath reveals His deep commitment to its true purpose. He consistently kept the Sabbath, focusing not on whether to observe it, but on how to do so meaningfully. His actions demonstrate that the Sabbath was made for man, to equip us for spiritual freedom and to sustain us in that …


Footwashing: An Attitude of Service and Forgiveness

Sermon by Ted E. Bowling

Jesus Christ's example of humility and service is a profound lesson for us as we prepare for the Passover. On the night before His death, He introduced the custom of foot washing to teach His disciples a vital lesson in humility, service, sacrifice, and forgiveness. In John 13, we see Him lay aside His garments, take a towel, …


A Man of Sorrows

CGG Weekly by John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus anticipated what was coming on the nation, prepared for it as well as He could, and persevered through it along with the rest of His fellow citizens.


The Father-Son Relationship (Part Six)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The Father and the Son are two distinct beings, not co-equal as the trinity doctrine proclaims, but with the Son deferring to the Father in all things.


The Cost of Reconciliation

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Reconciliation is the product of a sacrifice to pacify the wrath of an offended person. We must imitate Christ in His approach toward hostility from others.


Sacrifice Dost Thou Want: Kindness

Sermon by Bill Onisick

Jesus Christ's example of sacrifice stands as the cornerstone of our daily living sacrifices. His sacrifice is both substitutional and representative, guiding us in our relationship with God and our actions toward others. First, His substitutional sacrifice, a once-for-all offering, opened the door to our connection with God, …


Offerings Still Relevant

Sermonette by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Christ's sacrifice was both a sacrifice (fulfilling the law, which requires the shedding of blood for expiation from sin) and an offering (freely given).


The Lamb of God

Sermonette by

The work of John the Baptist was to introduce his cousin, Jesus, identifying the Lamb of God. We need to emulate His lamb-like characteristics.


Loyalty to the Body

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

When we consider the value of our calling, we must look at Paul's warning about discerning the Body more soberly, maintaining our loyalty to the Body.


The Small and Great Standing Before God

Sermonette by Martin G. Collins

The greatest, according to Jesus Christ, can be determined by the one who serves the most with an attitude of humility, generosity, and other-centeredness.


The Father-Son Relationship (Part Four)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Jesus referred to His Father as 'My God,' indicating that They do not share equality, preeminence, or superiority. They are equal in kind, but one is subordinate.


The Father-Son Relationship (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Christ Himself asserted the superiority of the Father. Jesus serves as the revelator of the great God, providing the only means of access to Him.


The Pursuit of Unity

CGG Weekly

Jesus was confronted with a situation that could have stirred up pride to fight back. Despite having all power, He chose to work toward unity rather than destruction.


New Covenant Priesthood (Part Five)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Humility is not low self esteem, but instead it is a proper estimate of our relationship to God, which is a choice to act and behave as a servant or slave.


The Need for Forgiveness

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Because it is more blessed to give than to receive, the things we desire for ourselves we should be willing to give to others, including forgiveness.


The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Nineteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The spirit of the law does not do away with the letter of the law; without the letter, there is no spirit because there is no foundation. Examples show God's will.


In Search of a Clear World View (Part Two)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

The true church is a unique educational institution, teaching the way of God and amplifying His Commandments, in contrast to the churches of this world.


Humble Service

Sermonette by Ted E. Bowling

Jesus modeled the practice of foot-washing to demonstrate the need to be submissive to one another, to serve one another, including those who betray.


Reach for the Goal

Sermon by John O. Reid

Similar to the way people pull together in times of crisis, we must also have a goal, a vision of the finish line, in order to overcome and grow.


Hebrews (Part One): The Stage Is Set

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Early converts from Judaism claimed to accept the Law but had difficulty accepting the Lawgiver. Today, many claim to accept Christ, but will not accept His Law.





 
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