Jesus and the Feast (Part One): Alignment With GodFeast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/30/2023
Only in John 7 do we find some evidence of Tabernacles and the Eighth Day, providing a gold mine to discover what was on Jesus's mind during this time.
Handwriting on the Wall: Without Natural AffectionFeast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/29/2023
Narcissism and self-centeredness have snuffed out out-going concern, and everyone does what is right in their own eyes as the love of many grows cold.
Afflicting Our SoulsSermon; Given 9/25/2023
Jesus taught that fasting is an internal, spiritual good work, done in the inner self. Any other kind of fasting has little or no spiritual value.
The Rapture and TrumpetsSermon; Given 9/16/2023
The delusion of the pre-Tribulation 'rapture' concept, made popular by the Left Behind books and movies, hopelessly messes up the timing of Bible prophecy.
Which God Do You Worship?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/15/2023
Everyone, it seems, worships the same God — even Jews and Muslims and others — as there are many roads to heaven, right? So the common belief runs.
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 9/15/2023
Everyone, it seems, worships the same God — even Jews and Muslims and others — as there are many roads to heaven, right? So the common belief runs.
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 (2023)
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.