As children of God we must be continue being prepared for the Kingdom of God. God has a vision for us as His children and He wants us in His Kingdom. We must be willing to follow God as His children no matter what we might have to face. The people of God have to move forward. We as the Church of God have a vision of the inheritance of the Kingdom of God. What could make us give up on the Kingdom? We are called the first born. What would drive us to give up our inheritance? It is possible for us to give it back.

Gary Petty

Beyond Today Presenter, United Church of God Pastor

Gary Petty is a 1978 graduate of Ambassador College with a BS in mass communications. He worked for six years in radio in Pennsylvania and Texas. He was ordained a minister in 1984 and has served congregations in Longview and Houston Texas; Rockford, Illinois; Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin; and San Antonio, Austin and Waco, Texas. He presently pastors United Church of God congregations in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Jackson, Tennessee.