Expect the Unexpected (Parts 1-4)
Expect the Unexpected (Part 1)(Copyright 2023) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas) Feast of Trumpets (Sermon Notes)The purpose of this offertory message is to address second and third generation Christians. I perceive that because so much time has seemingly passed, that there is a real possibility that many are letting their guard down at the […]
Law and Grace
(Copyright 2018) by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) In the controversy over Law and Grace, grace needs to be seen for what it is—and what it is not: grace is the unmerited favor from God the Father to us in sending His Son to die in our place that we might be freely justified, transformed into […]
Appeasement – Propitiation
(Copyright 2023) by David Antion (Pasadena, California) The Bible uses a number of abstract and concrete words. To illustrate. If you hear or read the words “rock” or “cat” your mind can picture that object. What kind of cat you picture is based on your experiences with cats. Rocks or cats are concrete words. Abstract words […]
Famine of the Word
(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan) What does the phrase “famine of the word” mean? Where did it come from? When will it take place? What will cause this type of famine to occur? Who does it adversely affect? The minor prophet Amos foretold of a time commonly referred to as a famine of the word. “Behold, the […]
Where Have All the Babies Gone?
(Copyright 2023) by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) As the world hurtles deeper into the twenty-first century, demographers are increasingly concerned about a dangerous trend and its inevitable impact on our global society. Demography, the statistical study of human populations, reveals that the developed world is aging while producing too few babies. This short-sighted tendency is […]
New book about British-Israelism
(Copyright 2023) by Craig White (Australia) Some weeks ago, I wrote about Aiden Cottrell-Boyce’s book on ‘Jewish Christians in Puritan England’ (2021) and the information contained therein that some in the 17th century believed that the Saxons descended from Israel. Recently I completed reading his book ‘Israelism in Modern Britain’ available from Amazon here. It is […]
Hear Our Prayer, O God!
(Copyright 2023) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) Let us join with others in praying for the hostages that are being held by Hamas in Gaza. May they soon be released and re-united with their families. “‘Not by force, nor by strength, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. What are you O Great […]
The Last Great Day 2023
(Copyright 2023) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas) The Last Great Day this year, 10/7/2023, marked a significant turning point in the prophetic timeline. Who among us expected war to break out in the State of Israel on the Last Great Day. Young Jews were celebrating and dancing all night long! Obviously, no one could […]
Approaching Our Waters of Marah
(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Part 1,2 & the final part 3. Understanding of Timing & Events is being released by Elohim. This information is backed up by explicit scripture from a variety of Books from Genesis through the Prophets. You will learn at least one new thing. If you have not seen all […]
British Royals Awareness of British Israelism
(Copyright 2023) by Craig White (Australia) Some British king’s and queen’s awareness of British Israelism is contained in the book I referred to recently; and pages 167, 190, 237 of Eric Michael Reisenauer’s thesis here: https://www.friendsofsabbath.org/iframe/Further_Research/Lost_Tribes_British-Israel/Researchbyothers/researchintobibyothers.html ———————————————————————————————————See Craig White’s other articles at:White, Craig M. – Church of God, Bismarck (church-of-god-bismarck.org) Reprinted with permission from: Friends of the Sabbath […]
How Does Christ Fulfill the Law?
(Copyright 2023) by Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.” (Matthew 5:17) We begin by observing Matthew 5:17 from a Protestant-oriented paraphrase called The Message. Jesus Christ is speaking: Don’t suppose for a minute that I have come to demolish the Scriptures—either God’s […]
Anti-Lockdown Goes Mainstream
(Copyright 2023) by Jeffrey A. Tucker (Brownstone Institute) It’s a shift worth marking. New York Magazine is featuring an article called “COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It Was a Failure.” The authors are two excellent journalists, Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean, who have also written a new book called The Big Fail, which I have not read […]
Looking Inside Noah’s Ark
(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) About 4,500 years ago our great1 grandfather Noah fashioned the wood used in the Ark in order to save the life of himself and his family from a worldwide flood that God told him was going to be released on an evil and wicked world. You can see […]
Anakim Are from Adam
Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Anakim Are from AdamArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) From the article:It means Og of Bashan, Goliath and his giant brothers, and the Anakim giants — all of them — eventually will be in the resurrection, glorified as Christ is now. Christ’s salvation will be for […]
The Oldest Known Jellyfish
(Copyright 2023) by Frank Sherwin (Dallas, Texas) Paleontologists continue to identify creatures that inhabited the waters of the “ancient” Cambrian Ocean to be just like what we find in the shallow seas of the 21st century. If you were to swim in the ‘Cambrian seas’ (from the time before the Flood), what would you find? An amazing […]
Thought on Isaiah 32:17
(Copyright) by Albert Hudson (United Kingdom) “The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” (Isa. 32:17). There is no peace in the world today. Even the U.N. peacekeeping forces are armed with guns and armored vehicles and find themselves the targets of both sides of the contending […]
The Family of God
(Copyright 2022) by James McBride (United Kingdom) Over the past six millennia God has selected men and women to become part of His eternal spirit Family. Many, indeed, have been invited (there’s no coercion) but few have responded—or they have not finished the course. Some are well-known: Enoch, Noah, Abraham, David, Paul—a ‘great cloud of witnesses’ […]
Count Your Blessings
(Copyright 2023) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) Health, Happiness, Freedom, Family, Food, Water, Wealth, Safety, Peace, Electricity…. IN ALL THINGS; JOB’S EXAMPLE:“Giving Thanks always for all things.” (Eph. 5:20)“Shall we indeed accept good from Elohim and not accept adversity?” (Job 2:10) WHERE TO BEGIN:“…begin the Thanksgiving in Prayer…” (Neh. 11:17) SOW GRATITUDE:Sowing Thankfulness attracts more to […]
Pray For Israel
(Sent in 2023) by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Pray For Israel(Sent in 2023) by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) This link will take you to the mapping of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. October 7th Massacre in Israelhttps://oct7map.com/ —————————————————————————————————See Darwin Lee’s other articles at:Lee, Darwin – Church of God, Bismarck (church-of-god-bismarck.org) Web Site:https://church-of-god-bismarck.org/ —————————————————————————————————
All in All
(Copyright 2023) by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) Branded on our minds is the idea that I Corinthians 15 is the Resurrection Chapter, and indeed, resurrection is its major theme. However, the apostle Paul inserts other important ideas into this inspiring chapter. As important as it is to us and God’s purpose, the resurrection […]
A Brief History of Some Women in Ministry
(Copyright) by Richard M. Riss (Madison, New Jersey) During the first century, many women were active in Christian ministry. Acts 21:9 mentions the four virgin daughters of Philip the evangelist as prophetesses who lived in his home at Caesarea, where Paul and his associates visited during his third missionary journey. Priscilla, or Prisca, and her […]
The Fall Holy Days
(Copyright 2023) by John Reiss (Charlotte, North Carolina) The weeks before heading into the fall holy day season are an appropriate time to review what the church has learned over the decades about God’s appointed times and how they fit into His plan. Generally, God uses the agricultural harvests to picture His plan for humanity’s salvation. Passover and the […]
The Pragmatic Japanese
(Copyright 2021) by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) Most neighborhoods in suburban America are densely packed affairs with houses standing perhaps as little as twenty feet apart. The contractors who build them try to use the space as efficiently as possible, building as many houses per acre as the home-buying public can bear. A […]
We can’t see the stars for the nebulae – it’s all just theoretical
(Copyright 2021) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee) Why should you believe in creation, and not evolution? I mean, scientifically speaking. Haven’t we proven that Evolution is a fact? Evolution is a very loose term. It could refer to dozens of things, but today, let’s look at stellar nurseries, as stars are born into existence… You […]
Without Trust
(Copyright 2023) by David Antion (Pasadena, California) We concluded the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles and the 8th Day on October 7, 2023. This year GM’s sponsored Feast was in South Lake Tahoe, California. The Brethren there seemed to love the beauty of the location and were thrilled with the services — sermons, […]