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Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the items we received today: Judah is NOT a lost tribeJudá NO es una tribu perdidahttp://www.cdlidd.es/juda-no-es-una-t... Burning horrors from the ‘Islamic State’–will Christians again be subject to being burned alive?Horrores de quemaduras por el ‘Estado [...]

Bill Nye sees ‘Ark Encounter’ and also says humans may have come from Mars

Ark from Ark Encounter COGwriter Bill Nye, who improperly calls himself the ‘Science Guy’ went to the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky: July 16, 2016 “When you die, you’re done.” That’s the opinion of famed God doubter Bill Nye, who attended the recent opening of the Ark Encounter, a new park that some fans described [...]

Australia keen on making a post-Brexit free trade deal, but there still is an Asian threat

Australia’s main export markets in 2006 COGwriter Australia has contacted the UK to attempt to make a post-Brexit free treade deal: July 17, 2016 Australia has called for a free trade deal with Britain following its exit from the European Union. Theresa May described the move as “very encouraging” and insisted it showed Brexit could [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: America’s Day of Reckoning 2017 Dollar Collapse?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its Bible News Prophecy channel: 22:22 America’s Day of Reckoning 2017 Dollar Collapse? Economist James Dale Davidson says that a financial bloodbath will hit the USA and there is nothing that Washington can do to stop it. He claims that at least [...]

Iowa church concerned government wants to control sermons, etc. because of the transgender agenda

COGwriter The ‘transgender agenda’ is affecting churches. A church in Iowa it suing to try to stop it: July 15, 2016 A church sued over Iowa’s state transgender policy when officials asserted they had authority to control the content of pastor’s sermons. Now the church has filed a request for an immediate protective order in [...]

‘Together 2016′ and Grace Communion International

July – September 2016 edition of BibleNewsProphecy magazine. An event called ‘Together 2016′ took place today: July 16, 2016 Thousands of people have braved the extreme heat Saturday for prayer, powwow dancing and Pokémon on the National Mall. Starting at 9 a.m., PULSE, a student-led evangelism movement, gathered more than 1,000 churches nationwide to join [...]

Turkey’s President says coup failed. Islamic State claims responsibility for Nice attack.

Mosque on the Bosporus river in Istanbul, Turkey COGwriter Turkey’s President says the coup attempt to oust him has failed: July 16, 2016 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reassured the nation he is in charge and that a coup attempted by some members of the military was over. The sounds of blasts and gunfire, [...]

Sermon: Matthew 1-2: Greek or Aramaic, Jesus, and the Star?

ευαγγελιον κ̣ατ̣α μαθ᾽θαιον (euangelion kata Maththaion). Dated to late 2nd or early 3rd century, it is the earliest manuscript title for Matthew COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:13:14 Matthew 1-2: Greek or Aramaic, Jesus, and the Star? This is the first part of a [...]

Donald Trump chooses Mike Pence as his Vice Presidential choice

Donald Trump and Mike Pence COGwriter Donald Trump tweeted that Mike Pence was his choice for Vice President of the United States today: July 15, 2016 I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at 11:00 A.M. Here is a little more [...]

CGFF claims HWA is the Elijah, but was that even possible?

“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter In the latest issue of The Journal: News of the Churches of God, Don Billingsley of Church of God, Faithful Flock (CGFF) has the following in a paid advertisement (bolding in the source): Malachi 4:5-6—“Behold, I will send you the Elijah the prophet ( cf. Luke 1:17) BEFORE the coming [...]