Weekly Sabbath Sermon

God desires that we worship Him not only with a right spirit... but also in a manner that is based on the truth of His Word. Do you know what that truth is? Hit the LIKE button 👍 to help more people see this message QUESTION -- Have a question about This Message... Other Bible Questions... or Anything Else? Post in comments section of this video! -----Locate a UCG meeting near you------ ➤ http://...

The love of God is so big and all-encompassing that no single word in any language can fully communicate the revelation of love we find in God's word. In this message we are going to build a biblical definition of love: 1) with love that takes place in the mind of a person 2) then love that shows itself in actions of a person 3) love that flows back and forth from person to person. Developing the...

Many scriptures tell us we should... "seek humility"... "clothe our self with humility" ... "humble our self before God". These point us toward the goal but not necessarily the methods we use to get there. What does humbling myself look like? Read this message on our blog - Put on Humility

God's commandments tell us to rest on the 7th day of each week. But the Sabbath rest is more than just a "day off". It is a day for spiritual instruction and fellowship with other believers. In addition to being a day of rest from our regular work, the 7th day is a day we are commanded to gather together for a “holy convocation”, see Leviticus 23:3. If you would like to learn more about the 7th da...

Voluntary fasting is recorded in both the old and new testament. In addition to general references to fasting, scripture specifically mentions that David fasted, Jesus fasted, and Paul fasted. What does the scriptures say about how  biblical fasting  can help us grow in grace and knowledge? Booklet offer: https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/what-happens-after-death

Pride is like a drug or strong drink... under its influence we do not have a clear head... we are not thinking soberly... our grip on reality is looser The proud person is intoxicated with... their self… they have a distorted view of who they are… that leads to an unwarranted self confidence and puts us into conflict with reality... Pride puts you in conflict with the living God who is the creator...

The lust of the flesh is a way of saying strong desires built into the physical body. God gave us strong desires for sex, food, and rest... but we must learn to manage these pulls of the flesh in the manner, and for the purpose, they were intended by the creator. We accomplish this through self control. Locate a United Church of God meeting near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congregations/ Read this messa...

The book of Habakkuk teaches us throughout that the just will live by faith... one of the most important biblical principles is found in this ancient prophetic book. Truly, the righteous shall live by faith! Habakkuk cries out "how long o Lord". Habakkuk sees the decay and decline of his beloved Judah. He has been praying to God to intervene... but nothing is happening... God is not punishing the...

The Feast of Weeks is the third annual biblical festival. Its timing and meaning are intimately bound up with the offering of the first fruits to God. The feast of weeks comes at the end of a countdown of 7 weeks beginning the day after the weekly Sabbath that occurs during the festival of unleavened bread. The last day of this 7 week period is a holy day… also known as Pentecost, it is the feast...

Fear of God is not a popular concept. A lot of us seem to think that God should be understood primarily as our friend, our buddy, our partner. Its is true God wants to have a joyous, peaceful relationship with you and me... but losing or even downplaying a proper fear of God will lead to disaster. Fear of God is the Beginning of Wisdom

The bible presents us with a very simple way of reckoning the beginning and end of each day. According to the bible each day of the week begins and ends with the setting of the sun. Using the sunset gives us a simple way of determining each day based on observation rather than advanced knowledge of the solar system available only to a learned few. When Does The Sabbath Day Begin

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Our purpose today is to use references from written history to demonstrate that the Church Jesus established observed the biblical Passover on the 14th of Aviv/Nisan for the first 200 years of its existence. And that is was only after significant political pressure that most christian congregations changed the date of this observance to what is now called Easter Sunday. Read this message...

The 7 day feast of unleavened bread follows the observance of the Passover… which is fitting since It pictures what must take place after the Passover. The central theme and message of the days of unleavened bread is addressing the ongoing problem of sin. Each Passover is a memorial of Jesus death which pays the penalty we earned through our past sins. After the wonde...

The end time is marked by an intense period of deception. The false prophet of revelation has the power to perform impressive signs and wonders... how will you avoid becoming deceived? Jesus warned us o false teachers and false prophets who would rise up and deceived many people. That spiritual deception was afoot during the days of the apostles but will intensify as we approach the time of the en...

Vows in the bible are an example of promises made and promises kept. Vows to God are not required but when you make a vow to God you must be sure to pay your vows to God. Fulfillment of vows is very pleasing to God you Father because they show you putting on and living out an important Godly trait... faithfulness. Free ebook available - Who Is God? https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/wh...

Daniel's dream of four beast and John's vision of the beast of revelation are both a revealing of what is to come and a riddle at the same time. The riddle of the beast begins with dream of Nebuchadnezzar which Daniel interprets for the king according to what God told him. Years later Daniel has a dream of his own concerning 4 beast that rise up out of the sea. These are the four successive kingdo...

The mercy and compassion of God are the beginning of our salvation from death and expectation of life everlasting. Mercy is essential to the emotional makeup of the living God... who desires that His children be merciful as well. Request this free bible study booklet Who Is God? God wishes to be known and understood by His character, and at the top of the list is MERCY. This message will take a lo...

Hardening of the heart signifies a spiritual condition that can cause you to miss out on the blessings God has in store for those who are in Christ. Two main section of scripture in the new testament address how hardness of heart happens: Romans 9 - where the primary subject is the hardened hearts of Israel. We also get introduced to a prime example of hardness of heart in the person of the Egypti...

Conduct in the household of God is spelled out clearly in the epistles of the new testament. They do require a bit of interpretation because we live in a very different society than 60 AD. but the principles, concerns and warnings remain the same. In this message we'll address some additional matters of conduct within the household of God as found in the last three chapters of 1 Timothy. The over-...

Sabbath keeping requires that we learn to judge righteous judgement. The ox in a ditch scenario and the question about whether or not it is ok to heal on the Sabbath give us two case studies in how we are to judge matters based on the spirit of the law. We are not given 10,000 scenarios for what is and is not appropriate on the Sabbath day. We must learn to apply the spirit of the law to our obser...

The history of Israel leaving Egypt is a lesson for us to leave sin behind us and never look back. God's command that Israel was to come out of a sinful society is as real in our time as it was in the past. Leaving Egypt is a call to leave the temporary pleasures of our lives in the flesh for a permanent reward with an eternal future. Egypt [along with Sodom and Babylon] typify humanly devised soc...

The apostle Paul's letters to Timothy [1 & 2 Timothy] outline Paul's plan for establishing church life on the biblical pattern of the human family as ordained by God Himself. Understanding this concept is considered one of the deep truths of God. Building off the keynote phrase "household of God" this message explores the instructions Paul wrote to Timothy for establishing order and sound doct...

The apostle Paul sent Timothy to confront false teachers in the church of Ephesus. Paul's instruction to Timothy about how he should confront false teacher and false doctrine in Ephesus give us good guidelines we can still use today! While the apostle Paul was imprisoned in Rome he was greatly concerned about the congregation of God's Church he had established in Ephesus. Paul was aware that their...

Cleansing by the sprinkling of Christ's blood is the necessary end of an ongoing process to address sin our lives. We must confess our evils, turn away from evil, seeking God's forgiveness and then be sprinkled with blood. The cleansing power of the sprinkled blood of Jesus is an important part of your walk with God. Through it we are declared clean after having repented of sin, and seeking forgiv...