Jonah: Typical IsraeliteSermon; Given 9/9/2023
To this borderline-suicidal narcissist, his universe held only himself, permitting God's will for others only if it conformed to his own will.
'I Will Come Again'
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/8/2023
The Feast of Trumpets memorializes the fact that God is sovereign, yet it also looks forward to the return of Christ to this earth as King of kings.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/8/2023
The Feast of Trumpets memorializes the fact that God is sovereign, yet it also looks forward to the return of Christ to this earth as King of kings.
Casting Pearls
Sermon; Given 8/19/2023
Jesus warns His disciples not to cast their pearls before those not called or those acting contemptuously to God's truth and would attack the messenger.
Sermon; Given 8/19/2023
Jesus warns His disciples not to cast their pearls before those not called or those acting contemptuously to God's truth and would attack the messenger.
Character and Leadership (2023)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/19/2023
Leaders cannot compartmentalize their personal and public lives. Immorality in private life will bleed into public leadership. Jesus condemned hypocrisy.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/19/2023
Leaders cannot compartmentalize their personal and public lives. Immorality in private life will bleed into public leadership. Jesus condemned hypocrisy.
The Seven Churches (Part Three): EphesusBible Study (Article); Posted 8/16/2023
Christ's letter to the Ephesians focuses on a people who succeeded in fighting heresy and apostates but, in the process, had left their first love.
Can We Trust Luke?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/28/2023
Critical scholars have often targeted Luke and Acts as unhistorical. Yet, repeatedly, textual and archeological finds prove them accurate and reliable.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/28/2023
Critical scholars have often targeted Luke and Acts as unhistorical. Yet, repeatedly, textual and archeological finds prove them accurate and reliable.
Do Not Judge
Sermon; Given 7/22/2023
While we do not have the prerogative of condemning and passing judgment, we do have the responsibility of observing behaviors or inspecting spiritual fruit.
Sermon; Given 7/22/2023
While we do not have the prerogative of condemning and passing judgment, we do have the responsibility of observing behaviors or inspecting spiritual fruit.
Worry and Seeking the KingdomSermon; Given 7/8/2023
Worry is a wired-in proclivity of carnal human nature, a response that Satan has programmed in a perpetual state of discontent and distrust in God.
I Versus We'WorldWatch' Article; Posted 6/28/2023
Opposing worldviews, individualism and collectivism, fight for dominance in cultures worldwide. Their struggle may play a prominent role in the end time.
End of an Era
Commentary; Given 6/24/2023
The death of John Ritenbaugh is part of one era of the greater church of God ending. The older generation is passing and the next generations must step up.
Commentary; Given 6/24/2023
The death of John Ritenbaugh is part of one era of the greater church of God ending. The older generation is passing and the next generations must step up.
We Persuade Men
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/23/2023
Through personal conduct, counsel, and preaching, ministers must show and explain why God's way is true and leads to eternal life in God's Kingdom.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/23/2023
Through personal conduct, counsel, and preaching, ministers must show and explain why God's way is true and leads to eternal life in God's Kingdom.
Impediments to SanctificationSermon; Given 6/17/2023
Any materialistic goal will decay and deteriorate, having a limited lifetime. Only spiritual treasures last forever. God demands undivided loyalty.
Psalm 133
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/17/2023
Psalm 133 expresses the goal and hope of unity among brethren in the church, using the metaphors of oil and dew to illustrate goodness and pleasantness of unity.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/17/2023
Psalm 133 expresses the goal and hope of unity among brethren in the church, using the metaphors of oil and dew to illustrate goodness and pleasantness of unity.
Deep Thinkers
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/16/2023
Christianity has a dubious reputation for being a religion for the simple. Yet, through God's Spirit, we have Christ's mind, enabling us to think as He does.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/16/2023
Christianity has a dubious reputation for being a religion for the simple. Yet, through God's Spirit, we have Christ's mind, enabling us to think as He does.
Little Choices
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/9/2023
True Christianity is a religion of constant vigilance in a conscious endeavor--striving, struggling, and making choices--to do what is right to please God.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/9/2023
True Christianity is a religion of constant vigilance in a conscious endeavor--striving, struggling, and making choices--to do what is right to please God.
A Name's SignificanceSermon; Given 6/3/2023
A name has higher significance than an identifier, but also ties one down, committing one to a destiny.
Christ's Mission StatementSermon; Given 5/28/2023
Luke 4:16-21 and Mark 1:14-15, statements from Christ made at approximately the same time, constitute the composite mission statement directed at His disciples.
Pentecost and Memorial Day
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 5/26/2023
Pentecost and Memorial Day may seem to be quite different, but we should not be too hasty in concluding that they do not share any common features.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 5/26/2023
Pentecost and Memorial Day may seem to be quite different, but we should not be too hasty in concluding that they do not share any common features.
Private ReligionSermon; Given 5/20/2023
Someone misusing piety to draw attention to themselves to enhance their reputation destroys character and they will not enter the Kingdom of God.