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Iron Sharpens Iron (Part Three)

CGG Weekly by Ryan McClure

Our interactions with each other work either to sharpen or to produce a dulling effect. We can encourage, build, and sharpen, or we can tear down.

Iron Sharpens Iron (Part One)

CGG Weekly by Ryan McClure

Honing a blade re-forms or re-aligns the blade, while sharpening removes metal to expose or create a sharper edge. This happens within friendship, too.

Iron Sharpens Iron (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by Ryan McClure

How do we 'sharpen' another's countenance? Most importantly, the imagery implies proximity, closeness. Nothing can be sharpened unless there is contact.

Sharpening the Countenance

Sermonette by Ryan McClure

We have the opportunity to have either a positive or negative effect on each other based on how we interact and treat one another.

Unsharpened (Part One)

CGG Weekly by Joseph B. Baity

These days, we face challenges in maintaining and strengthening our bonds with each other. Despite a morally dull world, we must sharpen each other.

Unsharpened (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by Joseph B. Baity

Have we convinced ourselves that unity of fellowship within our group, our congregation—our spiritual family—is just too hard?

Unsharpened

Sermonette by Joseph B. Baity

The church of God may have focused too intensely on elusive esoteric principles and neglected the basics, such as developing solid relationships.

Thank You For Being A Friend

Sermonette by Ted E. Bowling

True friendship is not just a casual relationship, but a deep commitment of trust, enabling the sharing of our deepest thoughts without fear of betrayal.

Godly Friendship: A Priceless Commodity

Article by David F. Maas

Here is how we should cultivate and appreciate our friendships, for they are a necessary tool in growing in godliness.

Fault Lines

Sermonette by Joseph B. Baity

The blame game has escalated from everywhere, including the political left and right, not unlike tectonic plates colliding, causing a major earthquake.

The Reality of the Feast

Sermon by Mark Schindler

Unless we anchor ourselves in God's precepts, we are in danger of succumbing to deadly deception. We must treat God's Holy Days as sanctified times.

Praying Always (Part Four)

Article by Pat Higgins

How does 'praying always' work? Why is consistent, thoughtful prayer such a powerful tool in the process of overcoming?

Looking Forward (Part 2)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Which button would someone have to push for you to leave the truth of God? The doctrines of grace and liberty have been perverted into tolerance of sin.

Comparing Ourselves Among Ourselves

Article by Martin G. Collins

Most people think they are moral compared to their peers. Yet we will only begin to grow in character once we compare ourselves to the true standard.