COG Messenger

How can nations, peoples, individuals be reconciled and learn to live together in peace? How can a corrupt and evil world be reconciled to God? These things can be done, and they will be done. The Bible tells us how.

With the mighty blast of the "seventh trumpet," Jesus Christ will return to the earth in power, to establish his throne in Jerusalem, ruling all mankind, and to put down his enemies, and reward the faithful. All this is pictured by a Biblical feast, the Feast of Trumpets, as explained in this message.

We are to love the truth and hate lying as God does. An additional way we can love the truth is by sharing it.

One of the challenges that we face every day as Christians, to one degree or another, throughout our entire lives, is to love the truth. How do we demonstrate that we love the truth?

You may be surprised at how different the revelation in Genesis one is, when compared with the rest of the Bible, from what you may have heard. Were there previous epochs of biological life on the earth? Was the universe really created from "nothing," according to Scripture? Listen to this message and find the answers to these and more intriguing questions of vital importance to your understanding...

The word of God and his Spirit are inseparable. Often in the way they are spoken of in the Bible they seem to be virtually synonymous. How may this affect our relationship with God?

In this message are discussed five benefits that are available through the power of God's Spirit to those who obey him.

Even those who know or think they know Jesus Christ have much more to learn. God's word is the source that reveals who he is.

God ordained that human life be sustained through the bearing of children by mothers. Two mothers whose lives were to affect all generations are featured in this message.

What did Christ mean when he told Peter to feed his sheep? Did this assignment apply only to Peter, or are there others charged with the responsibility of feeding God's sheep? How does this apply in the Church, and to you?

What does the New Testament say about the obligation to keep the ten commandments?

Does God love you? You may have wondered. Scripture has a firm answer.

Keeping yourself from sin requires establishing and maintaining in an active and positive way a right relationship with God. That is a key to conquering sin we all must understand and practice. This message is about your relationship with God and its importance in dealing with sin.

What does it mean to see or discern Jesus Christ?

At the root of division, between God and mankind, and among human beings, is sin. If we can understand the root cause of division and strife, perhaps we can understand more clearly the path we should walk in, and eventually the way to peace with God and among human beings.

Perhaps the greatest challenge mankind has faced down through history is that of living together in godly love -- with peace, harmony and good will. Failing that challenge has produced unending evils. God has provided in his Word is the instructions for meeting that challenge.

Beware of the tendency to forget about God, to allow pride and arrogance to take root when prospering in the midst of plenty.

Why do some Bibles have books in the “Old Testament” portion that are not found in other versions of the Old Testament? How can we be sure we are using the authentic and complete Old Testament?

The true Church of God consists of those whose names are registered in heaven -- in the Book of Life. Beyond that, what is its purpose, what is the mission of the Church in today's world?

The blueprint of the Holy Days would reveal in due time the plan God had designed from the very beginning. These festival observances commanded in Scripture were not just a cosmic afterthought.

Jesus said the second of the two greatest commandments was to "love your neighbor as yourself." What that means and how it may be done is the focus of this message.

If we are to have godly character, we must learn patience. How is God’s patience exemplified? And in what ways are we expected to develop and practice patience?

We address common questions about the Sabbath. The answers might lead to another question, why not keep the Sabbath?

In this message we discuss some additional ways in which the world will be different -- and far better -- after the return of Jesus Christ, than it is today, in the concluding message of this series.

Learn more of what prophecy reveals about how the world will be different, and better by far, under the reign of Jesus Christ after he returns.