David the Prophet'Prophecy Watch' Article; Posted 5/5/2011
Among his many other accomplishments, King David was a significant prophet. Psalm 22, for example, is a clearly recognizable prophecy of Christ's suffering.
Corporate Faith
Sermon; Given 4/25/2011
Corporate faith requires that we lay aside our individualism and join our brethren doing God's work.
Sermon; Given 4/25/2011
Corporate faith requires that we lay aside our individualism and join our brethren doing God's work.
Corporate Sin
Sermon; Given 4/19/2011
We are obligated to purge our thoughts, deeds, and words, cleaning out individual and corporate sins and replacing them with sincerity, truth, and holiness.
Sermon; Given 4/19/2011
We are obligated to purge our thoughts, deeds, and words, cleaning out individual and corporate sins and replacing them with sincerity, truth, and holiness.
Why Passover and Not Easter?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/15/2011
The Catholic Church did not forbid keeping the Passover until AD 325. The controversy over Passover or Easter boils down to following Scripture or Roman tradition.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/15/2011
The Catholic Church did not forbid keeping the Passover until AD 325. The controversy over Passover or Easter boils down to following Scripture or Roman tradition.
Love God, Love Neighbor
Sermon; Given 4/9/2011
The outgoing concern toward other beings begins with God the Father to Christ to us. How much we love our brethren may be a good gauge of how much we love God.
Sermon; Given 4/9/2011
The outgoing concern toward other beings begins with God the Father to Christ to us. How much we love our brethren may be a good gauge of how much we love God.
Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part Six)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/8/2011
The proof that a person has truly made a change of heart appears when his life begins to show him doing what is right. Right living is the fruit of repentance.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/8/2011
The proof that a person has truly made a change of heart appears when his life begins to show him doing what is right. Right living is the fruit of repentance.
Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part Five)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/1/2011
We recognize our need to change when we see, not necessarily how we are, but how we compare to and fall woefully short of the perfect righteousness of God.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/1/2011
We recognize our need to change when we see, not necessarily how we are, but how we compare to and fall woefully short of the perfect righteousness of God.
Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part Four)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/25/2011
When we look back and realize what we have done, we are led to think deeply about our actions, which can lead us into changing our future actions.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/25/2011
When we look back and realize what we have done, we are led to think deeply about our actions, which can lead us into changing our future actions.
Dealing With a Sinning Brother
Sermon; Given 3/19/2011
Disfellowshiping is only used for the most extreme cases in which the safety of the congregation is threatened. Lesser offenses require more sensitivity.
Sermon; Given 3/19/2011
Disfellowshiping is only used for the most extreme cases in which the safety of the congregation is threatened. Lesser offenses require more sensitivity.
Surreal Events
Commentary; Given 3/19/2011
We need to keep our eyes open and not let ourselves be deceived by the professional, state-run media spin masters.
Commentary; Given 3/19/2011
We need to keep our eyes open and not let ourselves be deceived by the professional, state-run media spin masters.
Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part Three)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/18/2011
When we repent, we turn off the path that leads to destruction and onto the narrow path—through the strait gate—that leads to life in the Kingdom of God.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/18/2011
When we repent, we turn off the path that leads to destruction and onto the narrow path—through the strait gate—that leads to life in the Kingdom of God.
Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/11/2011
True repentance involves pain, particularly emotional pain. To repent is wrenching to the psyche. It really hurts because it is difficult to do.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/11/2011
True repentance involves pain, particularly emotional pain. To repent is wrenching to the psyche. It really hurts because it is difficult to do.
Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/4/2011
Repentance is a first step, but it is also ongoing throughout our lives. To become a true Christian, we must repent--and then we must make it a continual practice.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/4/2011
Repentance is a first step, but it is also ongoing throughout our lives. To become a true Christian, we must repent--and then we must make it a continual practice.
Delusions of Perfection
Sermon; Given 2/26/2011
We need to exercise humility and forbearance when we deal with the weaknesses of our brethren, restoring them in love as we would expect them to do for us.
Sermon; Given 2/26/2011
We need to exercise humility and forbearance when we deal with the weaknesses of our brethren, restoring them in love as we would expect them to do for us.
Middle East Democracy?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/25/2011
No form of human government can ensure peace, and the reason the word 'human.' People have a carnal nature that always brings them into conflict with each other.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/25/2011
No form of human government can ensure peace, and the reason the word 'human.' People have a carnal nature that always brings them into conflict with each other.
The Geopolitics of Israel
'WorldWatch' Article; Posted 2/24/2011
The land of Israel's position at the crossroads of three continents makes the Holy Land strategically valuable to the great powers around it.
'WorldWatch' Article; Posted 2/24/2011
The land of Israel's position at the crossroads of three continents makes the Holy Land strategically valuable to the great powers around it.
The Unique Greatness of Our God (Part Six)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/11/2011
God's children will reap the rewards of humility: glory, power, judgment, honor, and much more besides! All of this will happen because of God's purpose.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/11/2011
God's children will reap the rewards of humility: glory, power, judgment, honor, and much more besides! All of this will happen because of God's purpose.
The Unique Greatness of Our God (Part Five)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/4/2011
God does not leave us as nothing and less than nothing. When God enters our lives, when He initiates a relationship with us, everything changes.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/4/2011
God does not leave us as nothing and less than nothing. When God enters our lives, when He initiates a relationship with us, everything changes.
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Twelve)
Sermon; Given 1/29/2011
Although authority over the family unit was given to the husband, man and woman were created to be complementary and supplementary to one another.
Sermon; Given 1/29/2011
Although authority over the family unit was given to the husband, man and woman were created to be complementary and supplementary to one another.
The Unique Greatness of Our God (Part Four)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/28/2011
The Bible tells us that, far from being the unconcerned and inattentive Creator that the Deists envisioned, God is intimately involved in His universe.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/28/2011
The Bible tells us that, far from being the unconcerned and inattentive Creator that the Deists envisioned, God is intimately involved in His universe.