Newsletters – 2004

Issue #19 — Newsletter — January/February 2004

Articles The Size of the Ark — by Arnold C. Mendez, Sr. Scattering of the Brethren — by Ed Oettel Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath — by Bill Bratt Small Meetings — by Al Van Dyk Good and Evil — by Name Withheld Hopelessly Lost, or So It Seemed — by Wayne Schatzle Countering the Idea of Lawlessness and Penalty of Sin — by June Narber Seven Keys for Our Spiritual Lives — by Ed Oettel The Simplicity of Christ — by Phil Griffith   Letters Brethren Working Together — by Michael Porter Fornication — by Ronald Barlow Passover Date — by Carol Bennes   Questions Is oral sex sin? Scriptures for proof please… — Answered by Laura Lee   How many animals were in Noah’s ark? — Answered by Laura Lee   Can you explain fasting to me, and when does a person know to fast? I have always wondered about fasting, but never understood it. — Answered by — Answered by Larry Volk   Kids Korner   Prayer Requests   Ads and Info, etc. Web Site — by David Ben-Ariel 2003 Feast of Tabernacles, San Antonio, Texas — by Rosemary Halley The Testimony of God — by Jeffrey A. Caldwell

Issue #20 — Newsletter — March/April 2004

Articles Let’s Roll! — by Jeffrey A. Caldwell Looking at the Covenants — by Rhoda L. Foust Was Jesus God Too? — by Darwin Lee Biblical Evidence in Support of a Sivan 6 Pentecost — by Laura Lee “On this Rock I will Build My Church” — by Paul Wong “Two or Three in My Name” Meetings — by Al Van Dyk City Water Tower “Interrupts” Sabbath Services — by Sandy Kile   Letters Abuse in the Church of God — by Warren L. Mann Christ is Not a Pharisee — by Jeffrey A. Caldwell Abortion — by Howard F. Bruce Passover and Pentecost — by Carol Bennes   Questions What is fasting? — Answered by Larry Volk   I would like you to do justice to the matter in the passage Matthew 10:5-6 where Jesus said to the twelve, do not go to any Gentile territory or any Samaritan town, instead you are to go to the lost sheep of the people of Israel. Why and what did he mean here? — Answered by Larry Volk   Kids Korner   Prayer Requests   Ads and Info, etc. Free Tape — by Alan Croyle Beyond Babylon: Europe’s Rise and Fall — by David Ben-Ariel The Origins and Empire of Ancient Israel — by Steven M. Collins Bible Correspondence Course — by Doyle Carter Church of God Southern California — by David Antion To the Saints of the Churches of God — by David Lacey In Search of … The Origin of Nations — by Craig White 2003 Feast of Tabernacles, Ouidah — by Michael Porter

Issue #21 — Newsletter — May/June 2004

Articles Blessed are the Peacemakers — by Arlan Weight What is the Condition of Your Marriage? — by Laura Lee   Letters Thank You for Your Newsletter — by Michael Royal 1 Corinthians 10 — by Darwin Lee Accountability — by Larry Graff Need 2 Bibles — by Peter Kibicho Received 2 Bibles — by Peter Kibicho Passover and Pentecost — by Carol Bennes   Questions Is there any punishment for people who do evil? — Answered by Laura Lee   Is it just “live it up and be evil now cause a second chance is coming?” — Answered by Laura Lee   Is it proper to not take a breathalyzer on religious grounds of its uncleanliness and unholiness? I don’t eat pork and the breathalyzers composition might have pork product makeup. — Answered by Darwin Lee   Kids Korner   Prayer Requests   Ads and Info, etc. Congregation Meeting Announcement — by Unknown Special Speaking Tour — by David Ben-Ariel Catch the Vision Youth Conference — by Gilford Monrose “The Doctrine of the Pharisees” — by David Kenders Bible Correspondence Course — by Doyle Carter Feast of Tabernacles 2004 — by Al Green Israel’s Lost Empires — by Steven M. Collins Internet Fast Replacing TV, Radio and Print — by Alan Ruth Need Bibles and Literature — by Aden Johnson Need 5 New or Used Giant Print Bibles — by Rosemary Adebas Ray George Kurr Died — by Doyle Carter

Issue #22 — Newsletter — July/August 2004

Articles Broken Hearts Lead to Better Dreams — by June Narber Paul at Troas — by Wily Elder What is a Church? — by Doyle Carter Why We Differ on Passover and Pentecost — by David Ben-Ariel Is Your Life Full of Delight or Boredom? — by Ted Saunders How Can We Walk with God? — by Royce Mitchell, Jr. Keeping God at a Distance — by Wayne Schatzle Tree of Life versus Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil — by Ed Oettel What does the Parable of Tares Teach About Judging? — by Gregory Diaz What is Behind the ‘Irresistibleness’ of the Harry Potter Books: — by Name Withheld Making Peace with Bell-Ringers — by Sandy Kile Harry Potter (Testimony) — by Name Withheld   Letters Standards — by Mary Speed Father Forgive Them — by David Ben-Ariel Passover Greetings — by Rusty, Mary, Hunter, Carrie & Nathanael Ames Need 20 Bibles and Feast Assistance — by Name Withheld Was Jesus God Too? — by Lee Pearce Passover and Pentecost — by Carol Bennes   Questions In Matthew 10:9, he said do not carry any gold, silver or copper money in your pocket, but in the next commission in Luke 10:1-12, it sounds the same, but not exactly the same, because in verse 3 he made mention of lambs among wolves, and in verse 6 he said if a peace loving man lives there let your greeting of peace remain on him and he said again don’t move around in verse 7. Could you please give an insight on this “don’t move around”? — Answered by Larry Volk   When Jesus walked this earth, in everything he did, was it to set a perfect example for us? — Answered by Darwin Lee   Are there any sins that are committed that are not covered under the 10 Commandments? — Answered by Darwin Lee   When Jesus forgives us our sins, is it for when we screw up and sin by accident or is it for when we deliberately sin on purpose with knowledge of it? (lets say you are a Christian and you continually commit adultery until the day you die or you are a serial killer and murder until the day you die, even though you are a Christian are you still going to heaven?) — Answered by Darwin Lee   In Gods eyes is there one sin that is greater then the next or in His eyes is a sin a sin no matter how great that sin? Is all sin equally as bad as the other? — Answered by Darwin Lee   Do you feel that the Bible is 100% truth? — Answered by Darwin Lee   Kids Korner   Prayer Requests   Ads and Info, etc. Parthia: The Forgotten Ancient Superpower and It’s Role in Biblical History — by Steven M. Collins Articles and Tracts — by Lloyd Brumbaugh New Year, Old Injustice — by Sandy Kile Who is Responsible for the Crucifixion? — by Doyle Carter It’s Time for Baptisms to Begin… — by Alan Ruth Report from Enid, Oklahoma on 2-28-2004 — by Doyle Carter Worst President in History? — by David & Iva Klopfenstein

Issue #23 — Newsletter — September/October 2004

Articles Taking the Stand! — by David Ben-Ariel What are We to Inherit? — by Doyle Carter Who or What is the “Great Whore” of Revelation 17:1? — by Larry Volk Does God Allow Us to Decide Which Scripture to Obey? — by Howard Bruce Keeping the Sabbath Holy — by Wayne Schatzle Never Give Up — by June Narber   Letters Same Sex “Marriage”, Open Letter to United States Government Officials — by Jeffrey Caldwell In Regard to Questions — by Kenneth Anibuisi When is Pentecost? — by Jeffrey Caldwell Passover and Pentecost — by Carol Bennes   Questions If a murderer is not going to make it to heaven, you and I who have been breaking the 4th Commandment all our lives certainly are not going to heaven, is that correct? — Answered by Darwin Lee   Why do you follow the clean and unclean meat law when Peter was on the roof and was instructed to eat because everything God made is good? — Answered by Laura Lee    Kids Korner   Prayer Requests   Ads and Info, etc. Feast of Tabernacles at Bull Shoal Lake in Missouri — Sent by Doyle Carter Charismatic Feast of Tabernacles — by Alfred Green Feast of Tabernacles 2004 — by Norman Edwards Health Information — Sent by Ken Anderson Proverbs with a Purpose… — Sent by Alfred Green The Calendar Crisis and the Way I See It — by Phil Griffith CGOM Conference — by Doyle Carter A Word from the Lord — by Alfred Green

Issue #24 — Newsletter — November/December 2004

Articles Topic of Martyrdom — by Doyle Carter Don’t Forsake Your First Love! — by Larry Volk Social Phobia — by Name Withheld The Real Message of Pentecost — by Ed Oettel A Nation that Rejected God — by Doyle Carter When Should God’s Festivals be Observed? — by David Ben-Ariel This was Not a Dream Grebe — by Ted Saunders   Letters When is Pentecost? — by Jeffrey Caldwell Commentary for Thanksgiving Day — by Tommy West In Regard to Prayer Requests & Updates — by Robert McElwee Tortured for Christ — by Issaya Ouma Owak In Regard to: What is the Condition of Your Marriage? — by Phillip Frankford Taking it to the Church — by Darwin & Laura Lee and Royce Mitchell Temcat’s Letters to Young Witches — by Name Withheld   Questions The account of David’s anointing is similar to which story in the book of Genesis? — Answered by Royce Mitchell, Jr.   How does David convince Saul to permit him to fight the Philistine Goliath? — Answered by Royce Mitchell, Jr.   What happened to change Saul’s admiration for David into hatred? — Answered by Royce Mitchell, Jr.   Please explain Acts 2:38-39? — Answered by Royce Mitchell, Jr.   Is there a woman mentioned in the bible by the name of Lillith? — Answered by Wily Elder   Kids Korner   Prayer Requests   Ads and Info, etc. Enter the Ministry — by Keith Slough Beyond Babylon: Europe’s Rise and Fall — by David Ben-Ariel The Great Commission: Minneapolis Evangelism Conference, January 15-16 — by Dona Fehr Israel Under European Occupation — by David Ben-Ariel Let All Nations and Peoples prepare for Jerusalem’s House of Prayer! — by David Ben-Ariel Sanhedrin Launched in Tiberius — Sent by Jeffrey Caldwell The Lord Cares Ministry — Sent by Jim Burge Religious War — Sent by Alfred Green Poem by Judge Roy Moore — Sent by Robert McElwee 4th Anniversary of the Biblical Fellowship Group — by Doyle Carter