The Church

The wolves are coming!

We cannot say we have never been warned. The Church of God is bracing, I would hope, for the tougher times ahead as we near the return of the Christ. […]

Paul – A Hero of the Faith

Although he was the leading persecutor of Christians in the first years of the new faith, Paul became a believer in Jesus, and the most influential voice–after Jesus Himself–in the […]

Hear What Nehemiah Says to the Churches!

If the modern Church of God had heeded the lessons from the book of Nehemiah, the disaster that has overtaken us would have been avoided. The state of the Church […]

Staying True to the Apostles’ Teachings

The birthday of the church is approaching. This year it falls on June 16, which is the Day of Pentecost or the Feast of Firstfruits. The latter name is alien […]

PLAN AHEAD for THE GREATEST FEAST YET!

Will next year’s Feast be better than the one just past? It can be if you are willing to PLAN for it. Not beginning six weeks before the Feast, not […]

The Patient Wait

As we are the season of Pentecost approaches, it’s a reminder to those who follow The Way, the Truth and The Life, the Firstfruit of the Harvest, that their change […]

Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-47

(A Lesson from our Sabbath Keeping Youth archives!) In 2023, Pentecost is May 28th Before reading the story, here are some facts one should […]

The Role of the Church

I was reading recently a point of comparison between the 1960s & today… Views on the role of the church: In the 1960s, the church was often seen as the […]

IN MEMORY OF BRONSON T. JAMES (JUNE 12, 1946 – JANUARY 5, 2023)

Click here … For more than 240 Sermons & Armor of God Programs with Bronson … Including a 1979 Sermon here! Click Here … For more than 20 Songs sung […]

Coming to Church!

There is lots to say about coming to church for the wrong reasons … “Playing Church” is an appropriate term for those who dabble at church attendance — – Only […]

Why Have A Church?

We offer a booklet titled Welcome to the Church of God International! … and it starts by asking a reasonable question: Why Have A Church? The disciples were told by […]

What We Believe … About Pentecost

Doctrinal Statement: The Day of Pentecost is celebrated fifty days from the wave sheaf day—hence the terms “Feast of Weeks” in the Old Testament and “Pentecost” (Greek for “fiftieth”) in […]

The Church is at a crossroads?

Most people who believe in the Holy Bible would agree that we are living in the time of the end spoken of by the prophets of God, the apostles, and […]

Social Problems

“Social Problems” is such an impersonal term for a WORLD full of hurt. A social problem is … any condition or behavior that has negative consequences for large numbers of […]

Why the Church?

It has been nearly 2000 years since Jesus uttered the words: Mat_16:18 … I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. The Church […]

The truth about Pentecost

Millions of Christians from around the world will come together on May 16, this year, to celebrate the birthday of the church on the Day of Pentecost. Thousands of sermons […]

The Church that Jesus Built?

If Jesus Christ walked into your church today, would he recognize it representative of the one He founded on the Day of Pentecost? Have you ever wondered what the apostles […]

Burning the Holy Bible to get Racial Justice?

The Holy Bible contains many important warnings on how to live our lives as Christians. If we don’t heed them, we stand in danger of falling away from the unadulterated […]

The Miracle of Pentecost

Millions of Christians from around the world will come together on May 31 this year, to celebrate the birthday of the church on the Day of Pentecost. Thousands of sermons […]

Here come the firstfruits of the harvest

In these days of a pandemic, and as another annual Sabbath approaches, the true Bible-believing people who seek to worship God in Spirit and in Truth, have their minds now […]