Church of God Ministries
“1 Peter 2:5 – In His Hands, We Are Built”
Messages
When we consider all the things that will happen when Christ returns, the Fall Feast Days and the upcoming Feast of Tabernacles will focus on many aspects, indeed they will. One of the aspects we sometimes neglect to think about during this time of year is the Marriage of Christ to the Church at Christ’s Return.
Paul wrote his last words to Timothy in the second book of Timothy. We can see that he was thinking about the coming Fall holy days and was hoping to see Timothy during them. Paul refers to the Feast of Trumpets in several verses that will be discussed.
There are many things we do in life, that often we have no idea as to why we do them. And, we’ll go a step further. What and why do we believe what we do, and why do we then keep doing such? What do we see from scripture regarding these questions?
We often view humility as something that is needed for those who we perceive as conceited and puffed up, not for us. It is human not to look inside ourselves and realize that we also are in need of humility. We review scripture showing that God requires humility for every level of humanity, from the one who rules kingdoms, to the average person.
Jesus Christ and the 12 apostles were sent by the Father to accomplish a very special mission on the earth. Christ and the Father chose the 12 apostles to be the foundation of His church over which the grave would not prevail. He chose men accustomed to hard work, not fancy clothes to carry His message to the world.
Let’s examine three distinct worlds or ages that are discussed in the Bible.
We celebrate the birth of the nation of the United States every year on July 4th. We will discuss the coming birth of a new nation described in scripture representing God’s promised holy nation which will be a kingdom of priests and a peculiar people.
I’m not asking what the Feast of the Lord (or the Feast of Tabernacles) means, – but I’m asking why it is personally so important to you and me, individually?
God placed a spirit into mankind from the beginning. This ‘spirit in man’ is what makes mankind special in God’s creation. It gives us our incredible abilities and intellect. Most importantly, it allows us to make a special connection to God through His Holy Spirit. Futurists and technologists think they can duplicate this special human quality in machines and artificial intelligence, but they will never crack the unique capabilities of the spirit in man.