Weekly Sabbath Sermon

The 12 sons of Jacob had to work through a legacy of violence, jealously, and deceit to arrive at reconciliation and peace with one another. Reconciliation is not only pleasing to God it is essential to eternal happiness. Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ Transforming Your Life The Process of Conversion Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congregations/ Follow UCG Raleigh ➤...

We are instructed in the book of Corinthians to examine ourselves before we take the Passover. When we undertake this spiritual inventory of ourselves we learn many lessons about ourself. Jesus prepared himself for the Passover in a manner that provides us with a good template to apply to ourselves. The message offers 7 lessons to consider while examining and spiritually preparing yourself for the...

A man born into the covenant family of Abraham sold his inheritance for a bowl of soup. Avoid his example! Take your calling by God seriously. This message looks into the difference between Jacob and Esau... why did one man receive the promises and the other did not? Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ Transforming Your Life Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congregations/ F...

Each year we grow in our understanding of what that covenant means... our growth and expansion of understanding is pleasing to God. In this message we will look at how God used the process of covenant renewal and review in the life of Abraham as a process to keep him on track. Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ Transforming Your Life Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congre...

The disciples believed Jesus was the Messiah who would usher in the kingdom… He had talked to them about great authority to come their way… they knew He was on His way to Jerusalem for a showdown with the power that be… that He would be killed but be miraculously resurrected to life… three of the 12 had just seen Jesus revealed in His divine glory… it was enough to make anyone’s head swim with ide...

Jesus was indeed a good story teller and His parables do drive home particular spiritual and doctrinal understanding… but not to everyone! How do we unlock the riddle... Learn more about the teachings of Jesus with this free bible study guide: ➤ Jesus Christ - The Real Story Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congregations/ Follow UCG Raleigh ➤ https://www.facebook.com/UCGRaleigh.main.pa...

Jesus heart went out to the people He encountered. Without the truth of God their lives and minds were filled with all sorts of false ideas that gave them little hope and little purpose in their lives… mostly just burdens and fears. Jesus responded emotionally. He wants people to hear the truth, He wants people to have hope, and He wants His disciples to continue His ministry after He is gone and...

Jesus spent a great deal of His time healing… putting His compassion and out-flowing love into real actions. ... if He had not done so would His words of instruction have been as powerful? Join us as we look into what Jesus taught about sickness and healing. Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ Jesus Christ The Real Story Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congregations/ Follo...

The story of Lazarus and the rich man is actually a story that fits squarely and comfortably within the resurrection sequence we find in Revelation 20:4-5 and multiple other places in scripture. Watch and listen to this message as we walk through the parable and use the symbols and key words found in it to tie back to other key verses to get a full bible based teaching on what happens after death....

Exodus 20:8-11 God’s 4th commandment presents us with a very tangible, task oriented way to express our love for Him: spending time together. Loving God implies some sort of relationship, and I think we can all agree; good relationships take time together to develop and grow. Our Father Creator’s 4th commandment sets apart a specific day of the week, so that we can spend time together, and develop...

Exodus 20:7 The third commandment addresses how we communicate our feelings and thoughts about our Creator to others... and how we communicate those things to Him. It warns about our speech, behavior, and attitudes regarding the Father of all life... The 3rd commandment says: show some respect! Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ The Ten Commandments Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http:...

Pictures, objects, and all false representations of God keep us from seeing Him in the multifaceted reality of His being. He acts with gentleness and mercy, He can also act with wrath and judgment. The living God can not be limited to any 2 dimensional, or even 3 dimensional depiction. His presentation of Himself to us is active, alive, and moral in nature. BY moral I mean that our understanding o...

The 1st Commandment Establishes Right Priorities Establishing and maintaining a positive, lasting, satisfying relationship with God is the primary focus of scripture and the primary focus of the commandments. Don't worship this life or make any aspect of it a greater priority. He says, “have no other God's before me” Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ The Ten Commandments Find a UCG c...

The second portion of Jesus well known sermon on the mount addresses the subject of good works. Jesus' desire is that we continue to produce good works but that we do them from the heart unto God rather than to impress other people. Below is a link to a PDF of the handout referred to in the message: https://www.ucg.org/files/sermons/sermon_on_the_mount_handout_0.pdf Request a FREE copy of our bibl...

The sermon on the mount is the most well known sermon of all time, Even those who deny Jesus was the Son of God recognize the wisdom of His words here. Of the 5 sermons recorded in the gospel account of Matthew, the sermon on the mount begins with a lesson on ethics. Here we have ethics in the purest sense of the word… how you think affects what you do. Below is a link to a PDF of the handout refe...

Its easy to breeze through this straightforward instruction to “practice” hospitality and consider it a minor point on a checklist of things to do. But lets zero in on hospitality and see how it fits into the larger context of Romans 12 and provides a practical application of the spiritual principles discussed. Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: The Church Jesus Built ➤ The Power OF The...

God provides us with a listing of creatures we may eat for food and those we may not. He asks us to make a distinction between what is clean and unclean. He sets before us a physical discipline meant to teach a spiritual principle(s). If we only go so as far as the physical discipline without learning and applying the spiritual principle then we are missing the mark. Lets look into the spiritual p...

James 1:5 many of us have probably gotten on our knees to pray and asked for this very thing! We usually ask when we are faced with a tough decision, a course of action we are unsure of, we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place… then we cry out for wisdom. We all want wisdom and guidance when we are in a tough spot, but we also need wisdom and guidance to answer life's bigger questions. ▪...

Tithing is a physical discipline intended to teach spiritual principles: one of these spiritual principles is understanding that our physical possessions are not our own but belong to God the Creator of all things. FREE eBook Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: What does The Bible Teach About Tithing ➤ What Does The Bible Teach About Tithing? Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/...

Read 2 Corinthians 13:5. Has the past year brought you to see yourself more clearly? As you really are rather than how you wish to be or be seen? As God sees you? Have you sized yourself up by means of His word? Have you seen how you have fallen short or the glory of God? Are you ready to surrender those strongholds in your mind? Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ Transforming Your Li...

What do we know about the order of Melchizadek? Is it the same order as those who will be resurrected to be kings and priests reigning with Christ. How does your life now help prepare you to be a priest assisting the living Christ? Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ Why Were You Born? Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congregations/ Follow UCG Raleigh ➤ https://www.facebook...

To believe in Christ also means to believe the words He taught, about how salvation is achieved, prophecies of what is to come, and His instructions on how to live… all of which relate in one way or another to the good news of the Kingdom of God. If you look to Jesus’ example you will go to the Feast of Tabernacles like He did. Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ God's Holy Day Plan -...

Why does the Day of Atonement include and observance to afflict oneself, to deny oneself food and water for the entire day? What are the spiritual implications of fasting on the Day of Atonement? Why Fast on the Day of Atonement Rather Than Any Other Holy Day? Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ God's Holy Day Plan - The Promise of Hope for Humanity Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http:/...

Our only true source of information about the life to come is through what God has given us to know from scripture. Let's review what we are given to know... Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: ➤ Heaven & Hell - What Does The Bible Really Teach? Find a UCG church near you: ➤ http://ucg.org/congregations/ Follow UCG Raleigh ➤ https://www.facebook.com/UCGRaleigh.main.page ➤ https://twitter...

The final trumpet signals the return of Jesus Christ, it is also the time of the resurrection and rewarding of the saints. The seventh trumpet is the 3rd woe the final phase of worldwide warfare. Nations and peoples crazed with power seeking will not meekly accept the rule of Christ. FREE eBook Request a FREE copy of our bible study guide: The Book of Revelation Unveiled ➤ The Book of Revelation U...