The Bible contains a prophecy of one of the world's most powerful leaders, 150 years before he appeared on the scene.  This message covers that prophecy, when he lived and reigned, and the background of this amazing prophecy.

What is a firsfruit doing today?  Why does God have Firstfruits?   

The Day of Pentecost is rich in meaning for the firstfruits because God is the Lord of the Harvest—a wise, loving God who works in seasons and stages. The firstfruits are a select group, chosen not only for salvation but for a purpose: to help Christ in the coming age of regeneration, when the fullness of humanity will have the opportunity to come to know God.

This message examines a basic theological question from the perspective of our Church’s history: Why isn’t the United Church of God a Trinitarian church? This sermon identifies three main reasons why we in the United Church of God are not Trinitarians.

Our friendships here on Earth are a template, a model of what our friendship with God should be.  Strengthening friendships with godly men and women strengthens our friendship with God.

This message is a study of Ephesians 4, helping us to better emulate Christ in how we speak, to add grace to our speech, and to avoid grieving the Holy Spirit.

This is a continuation of a mid-week Bible study series covering Christ's third discourse in the book of Matthew. This message continues in chapter 13 of Matthew, covering Christ's explanation of the parable of the weeds.

As the Days of Unleavened Bread come to a close, we in the Church of God must go forward, persevering through difficulties as we strive toward the Kingdom of God.

Egypt never truly left the hearts of the children of Israel, but the Church of God is called to become the Bride of Christ.  As the Days of Unleavened Bread focuses on removing sin, we need to view our lives through the eyes of Jesus Christ and the preparing a glorious Church to present to himself.   

In the United Church of God, we choose to honor the custom of having a celebratory meal on the evening of Abib 15 (the evening following the Passover service), which we call the Night to be Much Observed.  This sermon examines the Biblical origins and the spiritual meaning of this celebration for New Covenant Christians.

The statistical probability of one man being born and fulfilling the prophecies of the Messiah is astronomical.  Yet Jesus fulfilled every last one of them.  This study covers just a few prophecies that Jesus fulfilled to prove he is the Christ.  This study, focusing towards the end of the study on Psalm 22, is also a good sermon in our Passover preparations. 

1 Corinthians provides a lot of clarification on how Christians should keep the New Covenant Passover.  The people of Corinth needed guidance and correction.  This message provides background into the city and culture of Corinth, as well as their impact on the local church, to help us see what might apply in our city and culture to assist in our preparation for keeping the Passover.

In order to remain useful to God and become the people He would have us to be in His Kingdom, we must remain teachable, pliable like potter's clay in His hands.  We must follow God's will and God's plan, not attempt to bend God to our will or plan.

It is critical that we understand God's truth and immerse ourselves in it.  In the same way, we need to understand the untruth that appears in the celebration of Easter.  This message will review what Jesus Himself instructed us to observe, how things switched from Passover to Easter, and the pagan origins of Easter.

The most important question that we can ask ourselves as we prepare our hearts and minds to participate in the upcoming Passover service is this: How will my story end?  God's Word shows us that -- if we continue to repent of our sins and strive to obey God -- our story will not end with the death of our physical bodies, but it will end in eternal salvation.

This is a continuation of a mid-week Bible study series covering Christ's third discourse in the book of Matthew. This message continues in chapter 13 of Matthew, covering Christ's explanation of the parable of the sower.

As we approach Passover, here are a few focus areas to help us prepare.

This message reviews prophetic scriptures that described events in which Christ would be bruised in his first coming to this Earth.

This is the fourth part of a mid-week Bible study series covering Christ's second discourse in the book of Matthew. This message continues in chapter 10 of Matthew, covering the topic of not being fearful.

We each have an individual responsibility to be about our Father’s business in our lives.  This message helps us understand the importance in making this our primary focus and approach by looking at the examples of several people in the Bible. In doing so, we will see some successes & some failures.

This is the third part of a mid-week Bible study series covering Christ's second discourse in the book of Matthew. This message continues in chapter 10 of Matthew, covering the topic of persecution and being wise as serpents and harmless as doves.