Featured
Sermonette
Trusting the Instruments
A disaster was narrowly averted during an airplane flight in which the pilots heeded their instincts and flew by the seat of their pants rather than their airplane's instrument panels. Similarly, it is just as dangerous for Christians to …
Article
Divine Warning
The following is an edited transcript of a special announcement given by Church of the Great God pastor John W. Ritenbaugh during Sabbath services on September 15, 2001. We have all been sobered by the events of September 11, and we …
CGG Weekly
Worshipping the Temple (Part Three)
In the last two editions, we saw that Israel and Judah both improperly regarded the Temple, esteeming it higher than the God for whom it was built, and putting their confidence in the fact that they had the Temple in their city. As a …
Today's Verse and Comment
Psalm 15:1-5
(1) LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill? (2) He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
(3) He who does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;
(4) In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the LORD;
He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
(5) He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
It was surprising to discover two new things in this passage. The first is that while Christians usually choose Psalm 23 as their favorite psalm, Jews often choose Psalm 15. The second is that the Hebrew of the phrase "who shall dwell" …
Recent Video
Recent Audio
CGG Weekly
The Subtle Power of Bias (Part One)
by Joshua MontgomeryHuman beings have always struggled with how their minds interpret the world. No one sees it the same way. While we like to think of ourselves as rational and fair, we view the world through unique, hidden lenses. These lenses, called biases, influence how we perceive people and events, and they can even color how we see God’s truth. Bias has the potential to—and often does!—cloud our judgment and mislead us into believing something untrue. To live faithfully, we, as Christians, must learn to recognize our biases, admit that they may be a problem, and submit ourselves to God’s perspective. …
Read More
Forerunner Magazine
In Ephesians 4:11-16, the apostle Paul famously explains the reasons for Christ's gift of the ministry to His church: “for the …
Previously, we explored symbols like vines, houses, temples, sheep, and a family that the Bible uses to describe the church. These …
For centuries, people have tried to find ways of convincing themselves and others that Christians are not required to observe the Sabbath …
As Amos walked through the nation of Israel, he saw deep problems. As a people, Israel had rejected the truth God had revealed to them, …
Those who watch the signs of the times (Matthew 16:3) see evidence that Jesus Christ's return is near. In Part One, we saw that Jesus …
No matter how old we are, everything we have experienced in life, every right or wrong decision, has contributed to the experiences that …
