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Sermonette: Fruit of the Spirit

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to recommend this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel:  11:04 Fruit of the Spirit John Hickey in New Zealand speaks on the ‘Fruits of the Spirit’ as are shown in the 5th chapter of the Book of Galatians. Here is a link to the video sermon: You Can [...]

Religious scholars realize that Christians kept Passover on the 14th

COGwriter This time of year, those faithful in the Churches of God have been following Paul’s admonition to examine themselves prior to the start of the Passover and other Spring Holy Days (1 Corinthians 11:27-32) (see also the video Preparing for Passover). Jesus, of course, kept the Passover and told His followers to follow practices [...]

Putin calls for cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh: a step toward Eurasian military unity?

Parliament of the declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Govorkov) COGwriter Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a cease-fire between Azerbaijan and Armenia today related to Nagorno-Karabakh: April 2, 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to fighting after clashes broke out in the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh. … Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each [...]

Sermon: You can make YOUR marriage work

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to recommend this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:17:02 You Can Make YOUR Marriage Work God created marriage, but many do not seem to know how to make their marriages work. How are men and women different? What should happen in the first year of marriage? What [...]

BibleNewsProphecy, April-June 2016: Did Early Christians Keep the Spring Holy Days?

Here is a pdf link to the April-June 2016 edition of Bible News Prophecy magazine. Contents: 3 From the Editor: Palestine and Gaza in the Bible and Prophecy What does the Bible teach about them? 11 Did Early Christians Keep the Spring Holy Days? What did Jesus’ early followers do? What do His true followers [...]

Melito of Sardis was a saint, but most do not accept his teachings and practices

Ruins in Ancient Sardis COGwriter Today, the Church of Rome considers to be a memorial day for the Church of God leader, Bishop Melito of Sardis. Here is some information about him from Wikipedia: Melito of Sardis (Greek: Μελίτων Σάρδεων Melíton Sárdeon) (died c. 180) was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, [...]

God’s calendar and ‘April fools’

COGwriter Today is April 1, 2016 on the Roman calendar. The Bible teaches that Nisan/Abib 1 is actually the first day of the year on God’s calendar–and in 2016 that will be April 8th. But most people do not realize that. Many people call the first day of April, “April Fools’ Day.” Notice something about [...]

China and USA agree to support UN’s Paris climate accord

COGwriter The United States and China announced they intend to abide by the “Climate Change” agreement reached in Paris last December: March 31, 2016 The United States and China have announced they will sign the Paris climate accord in April, a step they hope will spur other countries to formally join the landmark agreement. In [...]

World Leaders meet to discuss preventing terrorists from getting nuclear weapons, but . . .

COGwriter World leaders from 50 nations are meeting to attempt to stop terrorists from getting nuclear materials: March 31, 2016 The Nuclear Security Summit 2016, the final one during Barack Obama’s presidency, is a March 31-April 1 event taking place in Washington, D.C., that is a forum for international leaders to discuss securing nuclear materials. [...]

Amos was a prophet of God, but will you pay attention to the message?

Portion of Septuagint Rendering of Amos 2 COGwriter Today, the Church of Rome considers to be a memorial day for the Hebrew Prophet Amos (the Eastern Orthodox use June 14th). Here is some information about him from Wikipedia: Amos, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah,[1] was active c. 750 BC during the reign of [...]