God Is Love

If you were to choose one word to summarize or epitomize God’s nature, what would it be? Various Greek philosophers had their ideas, as did the Egyptians and other cultures.

But there is one concept of the epitome of God’s nature which is found nowhere in Greek philosophy or Egyptian religion, but is found in the Bible. And in this concept we can come to understand in a profound way not only the nature of God, but how we can, with his help, become like him as he intends. The Bible tells us that “God is love.”

God’s love is reflected in the festivals he commanded to be kept, such as the Passover, which depicts the sacrifice of Jesus Christ to pay for our sins. In this message learn more about God’s love, and how you may benefit from it, and learn to share in it, to the end of eternal life in God’s family and Kingdom.

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Should the Church Preach the Gospel?

In the fourth year of his ministry as Passover approached, Jesus, accompanied by companions including the “twelve disciples,” whom he had been training for their eventual mission as apostles to take the gospel to the world, journeyed to Jerusalem to keep the feast of Passover (Matthew 20:17-18). En route and after they arrived at their destination, Jesus spent several days teaching his disciples and crowds in the Temple, as well as disputing with Jewish leaders, many of whom wanted to kill him because they opposed his teachings.

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Look To God

Humans have long sought a Utopian world of peace and justice, free of crime, war and other evils. When men talk about building a better future, when they talk of solving the world’s problems, when they talk about peace and security, what is it they focus on? What do human beings generally perceive as the key or keys to a successful future? What do they perceive as the means to achieving a happier society? Or a better world? Whom and what do they look to for solutions?

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Ingathering of the Nations

For 6000 years the world has known trouble, violence, conflict among nations. God has not left the world without witness, far from it, but the world has rejected the Eternal Creator who is the author of life and giver of every good gift, and followed the way of Satan, the way of rebellion and all manner of evil. Will things ever change in a truly fundamental and permanent way? The good news is, Yes!

The Feast of Tabernacles pictures in a prophetic manner, among other things, the spiritual salvation and restoration of all nations. In this message are details from Scripture about the astounding future awaiting the nations after Jesus Christ returns to establish the kingdom of God on this earth.

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How You Can Know the Future?

People of various descriptions, shades of opinion and backgrounds have sought to predict the future, but are nearly always wrong. The Bible warns us about how not to go about trying to inquire into the future, and also how we may understand it.

 

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