What the Holy Spirit Does
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 12/29/2018
The Holy Spirit always inspires loving, wise, sound-minded actions according to God's will. This helps us discern true guidance from other spirits.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 12/29/2018
The Holy Spirit always inspires loving, wise, sound-minded actions according to God's will. This helps us discern true guidance from other spirits.
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Two): Ephesus
Sermon; Given 12/29/2018
The Ephesus church effectively battled various heresies, for which Christ commends it. However, the members lost sight of the reason, having left their first love.
Sermon; Given 12/29/2018
The Ephesus church effectively battled various heresies, for which Christ commends it. However, the members lost sight of the reason, having left their first love.
This Generation Shall Not Pass
Commentary; Given 12/8/2018
The World War II generation witnessed the horror of nuclear war and therefore begins the time of 'if time were not cut short, no flesh would be saved alive.'
Commentary; Given 12/8/2018
The World War II generation witnessed the horror of nuclear war and therefore begins the time of 'if time were not cut short, no flesh would be saved alive.'
Letters to Seven Churches (Part One): Introduction
Sermon; Given 12/1/2018
We must keep the spiritual lessons of the letters, not just figure out prophecies. There are several ways to view them, but the most important is personally.
Sermon; Given 12/1/2018
We must keep the spiritual lessons of the letters, not just figure out prophecies. There are several ways to view them, but the most important is personally.
Is Comparative Religion Forbidden?
Commentary; Given 11/24/2018
The law against learning the way of the pagans was to prevent practicing their ways. Being aware of and being wary of idolatrous practice is not idolatry.
Commentary; Given 11/24/2018
The law against learning the way of the pagans was to prevent practicing their ways. Being aware of and being wary of idolatrous practice is not idolatry.
Metaphors of God's Word
Sermon; Given 11/10/2018
Christ says His words are Spirit and Life; they have a quality above human words because their source is divine. If ingested, these words lead to eternal life.
Sermon; Given 11/10/2018
Christ says His words are Spirit and Life; they have a quality above human words because their source is divine. If ingested, these words lead to eternal life.
Not To Reason Why
Commentary; Given 11/3/2018
Why did God allow this tragedy? Why do the good suffer and the evil prosper? We want answers to these questions, but Jesus points us in another direction.
Commentary; Given 11/3/2018
Why did God allow this tragedy? Why do the good suffer and the evil prosper? We want answers to these questions, but Jesus points us in another direction.
How Can We Trust the Bible?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/2/2018
With the culture's emphasis on authenticity, the Bible is dismissed in favor of personal experience. Many consider their spirituality to be more real than the Bible.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/2/2018
With the culture's emphasis on authenticity, the Bible is dismissed in favor of personal experience. Many consider their spirituality to be more real than the Bible.
The More Things Change
Sermon; Given 10/20/2018
We tend to think of the early Church as a 'golden age' of unity and momentum. But early church members experienced problems similar to what we face today.
Sermon; Given 10/20/2018
We tend to think of the early Church as a 'golden age' of unity and momentum. But early church members experienced problems similar to what we face today.
Presumption of Innocence
Commentary; Given 10/13/2018
Progressives have attempted to remove a cardinal principle of jurisprudence: The legal doctrine that one is innocent until proven guilty.
Commentary; Given 10/13/2018
Progressives have attempted to remove a cardinal principle of jurisprudence: The legal doctrine that one is innocent until proven guilty.
God's Will in the End Time
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/1/2018
God does not like to inflict punishment on people, but because of sin, He is obligated to correct. But as quickly as God punishes, God restores and heals.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/1/2018
God does not like to inflict punishment on people, but because of sin, He is obligated to correct. But as quickly as God punishes, God restores and heals.
Human Will
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/28/2018
God's children should never emulate the self-willed attitude Frank Sinatra's song "My Way" glorifies. Human nature and godly character are polar opposites.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/28/2018
God's children should never emulate the self-willed attitude Frank Sinatra's song "My Way" glorifies. Human nature and godly character are polar opposites.
God's Will
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/24/2018
Praying according to God's will is sometimes ambiguous. Yet as we respond positively to His covenant, He reveals more and more of His secret plans.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/24/2018
Praying according to God's will is sometimes ambiguous. Yet as we respond positively to His covenant, He reveals more and more of His secret plans.
Limited Atonement
Sermon; Given 9/19/2018
The prospect of atonement and salvation is available to everybody, but only those called by the Father—not by an evangelical altar call—are eligible.
Sermon; Given 9/19/2018
The prospect of atonement and salvation is available to everybody, but only those called by the Father—not by an evangelical altar call—are eligible.
Jesus on His Second Coming
Sermon; Given 9/10/2018
Only the Father knows the precise time of Christ's return, but the message to all Christians is to be vigilant and busy overcoming that we may see Him in glory.
Sermon; Given 9/10/2018
Only the Father knows the precise time of Christ's return, but the message to all Christians is to be vigilant and busy overcoming that we may see Him in glory.
Honor the King
Commentary; Given 9/1/2018
We find it difficult to maintain a spirit of calmness and refrain from taking sides, let alone to show honor to those God has placed over us.
Commentary; Given 9/1/2018
We find it difficult to maintain a spirit of calmness and refrain from taking sides, let alone to show honor to those God has placed over us.
Christ's Revelation of the Father
Sermon; Given 8/25/2018
John 1:1-3 reveals Jesus' pedigree as the Logos (Spokesman), whose function was to declare or reveal the Father. He had existed with His Father from eternity.
Sermon; Given 8/25/2018
John 1:1-3 reveals Jesus' pedigree as the Logos (Spokesman), whose function was to declare or reveal the Father. He had existed with His Father from eternity.
The Real Science-Deniers
Commentary; Given 8/11/2018
The media portrays conservatives as 'science deniers,' yet proclaims that gender is not a matter of observable, testable biology. Who is denying science?
Commentary; Given 8/11/2018
The media portrays conservatives as 'science deniers,' yet proclaims that gender is not a matter of observable, testable biology. Who is denying science?
The Final Straw
Commentary; Given 7/28/2018
The environmentalist warriors do not really want to save the planet so much as they want to promote group-think and global control.
Commentary; Given 7/28/2018
The environmentalist warriors do not really want to save the planet so much as they want to promote group-think and global control.
God the Father in the Old Testament
Sermon; Given 7/21/2018
The Hebrew Scriptures reveal the existence of the Father. Deuteronomy 6:4 refers to God as one, signifying unity of purpose and identical character.
Sermon; Given 7/21/2018
The Hebrew Scriptures reveal the existence of the Father. Deuteronomy 6:4 refers to God as one, signifying unity of purpose and identical character.