How Thankful Are You?

Roger Berry

Nov 17, 2025

Short Articles

How is thankfulness measured? By the length of the blessing before partaking of the bounty on a heavily laden Thanksgiving table? By the frequency of a courteous "Thank you"? Perhaps we could start by asking whether we feel that we deserve the blessings we have received.

Ruin through Entitlement

Lester Troyer

Aug 29, 2025

Short Articles

The "owes me" mentality has created a culture of takers and cheaters. What can we say of the damage to Christian faith when our energies are diverted into shortsighted pleasures and materialism? But, praise God, there is a solution for the ravages of entitlement!

Gambling Christians?

Roger Berry

Aug 29, 2025

Short Articles

Since gambling is not specifically named in the Bible, some would excuse it. However, it violates several Bible principles. Accepting gambling as legitimate and Christian takes down a trail that logically ends in accepting a worldly society's cultural practices and values.

To Whom Does It Belong?

Merle Ruth

Aug 01, 2024

Short Articles

Although we glibly talk about the land we “own,” we are actually using what belongs to another. The earth belongs to God by virtue of the fact that He created it. Has God relinquished His ownership?

Great Gain

Daniel Huber

Jun 20, 2024

Short Articles

How can you achieve great gain?

The Anabaptist Understanding of Wealth and Lifestyle

Stephen Burkholder

Mar 31, 2022

Sermons

A look at Anabaptist groups of the past, and their economies, followed by an exposition on what the Bible teaches about wealth. They used the Word of God for their guide in the matters of wealth and possessions: do we??

Spiritual Erosion in the American Culture

Jonathan Lehman

Mar 29, 2020

Short Articles

In this article, we are called to look at our lives in relation to God's Word. Are we trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord; or are we leaning, falling trees that are allowing the culture around us to erode our roots?

Money: Mine, God's, or Someone Else's

Dale Witmer

Feb 07, 2020

Sermons

Money… whose? If it is mine, is it all mine? If it is God’s, should I give it all back to Him? If He only requires a portion, how do I decide what percent to give? Should He have any say about how I spend what I keep? Listen to find answers for these questions, and more.

Would You Like to Be Rich?

E. R. Anderson

Mar 15, 2019

Short Articles

What a question! Who wouldn't like to have no financial worries, especially these days when everything is so expensive? But - will money meet the needs of your soul?

Freed from Idolatry

Luke Bennetch

Dec 18, 2018

Sermons

Idolatry is a bondage that enslaves many. You may be surprised, as you listen, to learn what comprises idolatry, and you may discover that you have been serving something other than God. But there is a way to be free; learn from God’s Word how to be freed, and enjoy liberty with His help!

Contentment

Aaron Martin

Nov 19, 2018

Sermons

How do you know when you have enough? How much distinction should there be between HAVING and WANTING? God's Word warns the pilgrim of the hindrances of possessions, and encourages those who follow the Shepherd to let Him provide for their wants.

How to Wisely Manage Money

Harold S. Martin

May 16, 2018

Short Articles

Is how we manage money important? Does it matter if I buy what I want so long as I keep the bills paid?

Free Indeed!

Dennis Torkelson

Apr 16, 2018

Sermons

"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." John 8:36. The power of Christ liberates true believers from bondage to hatred, lust and wealth. Are you free?

Our World, Our Wealth

John D. Martin

Apr 16, 2018

Sermons

As Western Christians, we've minimized a subject Jesus emphasized—our wealth. What if your possessions belong to those who need them as much as they belong to you? How would viewing poverty and possessions through Jesus' perspective effect your life?

He Is Enough!

Albert Brubacher

Apr 16, 2018

Sermons

Do you feel spiritually unsatisfied, unfulfilled, or empty? Spiritual hunger only has one real answer: Jesus. He is enough!

Instructions Concerning Material Things

Harold S. Martin

Mar 26, 2018

Short Articles

In First Timothy Paul gives some profound insights about the dangers of wealth. Regarding money and possessions in a right way is very important for the Christian.

The Creeping Danger of Materialism

Harold S. Martin

Mar 08, 2018

Short Articles

The virtue of contentment is not natural to the human heart. Even back in the early church materialism was a danger that Paul was led to warn others off.

The Destructive Sin of Stealing

Harold S. Martin

Mar 05, 2018

Short Articles

One who steals deprives another of property that rightfully belongs to that person. Life today offers a hundred ways to be dishonest that we may be tempted to try in order to get ahead. Although you may never become a house breaker you still might be a thief.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Glenn Wenger

Jul 18, 2017

Short Articles

Life and liberty are the inheritance of the child of God. It is what God has promised those who surrender their lives to Him. What about “the pursuit of happiness”? Is it, like life and liberty, also something that the Bible tells us is the result of being part of the family of God?