The world's problems can only be solved by the return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of God's Kingdom on earth. The world needs God's love, righteous leadership, true education, strong families, and God's government, which will be provided when Christ returns. This will involve the restoration of all things under God's rule, bringing peace, harmony, and the opportunity for salvation to all people.

The Feast of Trumpets represents the return of Jesus Christ, the end of tribulation and destruction on earth, the resurrection of the firstfruits, and the establishment of God's eternal Kingdom. This day is a critical part of God's plan of salvation for all of humanity.

The Feast of Trumpets is a symbol of Jesus Christ's return and the resurrection of the saints. We seek glory, honor, and immortality by developing qualities like compassion and wisdom to prepare for our future roles as leaders in God's Kingdom.

There is a coming famine of hearing the word of God. False prophets will appear and try to make some fall away from the faith. We need to hold fast to the truth and be prepared for the difficult times ahead.

Have you ever done something without thinking it through? God’s plan for us is carefully thought through and contains many insights on the order we should have in our lives. 

The world is filled with moral relativism, lack of truth, and the destructive nature of man's carnal mind. The Feast of Tabernacles represents a time when the world will learn God's ways and be taught His law. It is our job now to renew our minds and prepare to be teachers under God's future government.

Consistency is very important in our lives. The world is always changing. The Bible tells us that Christ never changes (Heb 13:8). We need to insure that we stay consistent in our walk with God.

What is the difference between self-will and will power? One leads to destruction while the other leads to life and peace. We need to examine our lives and identify areas where self-will may be present, and to choose to submit to God's will instead.

God is the solution to all life's problems and challenges. It is our job to seek Him through prayer, Bible study, and obedience. The closer a relationship we establish, the more we will come to see God as the answer.

Both perseverance and community play an important role in the spiritual journey. This is particularly true when considering the youth, who are the future of the church.

There are many parallels between competitive running and the Christian life. The same skills will create success in either: efficiency, consistent dedication, and focus.

Meditation is an important tool for spiritual growth. There are many examples from the Bible of people like Abraham, Isaac, Joshua, and others who practiced meditation. Meditation can help us control our thoughts and bring them into captivity to Christ.

If you were to create a “Who Am I?” card that lists your defining characteristics and traits, what would be on that card? We need to reflect on a number of different qualities in order to grow closer to becoming the person God wants us to be. Part 2. 

All firstfruits share the same seven purposes, though their application may vary. Today we examine these seven purposes and how each one can apply to our lives.

If you were to create a "Who Am I?" card that lists your defining characteristics and traits, what would be on that card? We need to reflect on a number of different qualities in order to grow closer to becoming the person God wants us to be.

Being called by God means we have a responsibility to do His work. Each person who has been called has a role to play, and we should all strive to live in a way that brings glory to God and helps spread His message.

As time moves on, fathers seem to be less and less present. A successful family relies on a father who is present and seeks to follow God.

God's Holy Spirit is transformative in believers' lives. We must nurture this divine gift through prayer and Bible study, renew our minds by focusing on spiritual matters, and overcome human nature to align with God's will.

God's expectation is for believers to put off the old self and put on the new self, becoming more like Christ. We will examine four ways to meet this expectation.

It is a fundamental belief if the church that the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired word of God. This can be verified from the Bible itself as well as historical sources.

What is the unpardonable sin? Who is guilty of commiting it? As long as someone is willing to repent and turn to God when they sin, they have not committed the unpardonable sin. The key is maintaining a repentant attitude and continuing to strive to obey God, even when we fall short.

We examine the life of Moses to draw lessons about obedience, faith, and allowing God to work in our lives, even when we face trials and difficulties. Looking into the life of Moses encourages developing a close relationship with God and submitting our will to His. (Part 2)

The Philadelphia church era is characterized by zeal and perseverance while the Laodicean church era is described as lukewarm, busy, and focused on worldly things rather than spiritual matters. We must overcome any lukewarmness in our own lives as we strive towards the Philadelphian spirit.

We examine the life of Moses to draw lessons about obedience, faith, and allowing God to work in our lives, even when we face trials and difficulties. Looking into the life of Moses encourages developing a close relationship with God and submitting our will to His.

There is great importance in developing a spirit of sacrifice and following the example set by God the Father and Jesus Christ. How willing are we to sacrifice time, rights, pride, comfort, pleasure, leisure, possessions, and money in service to God and others?

It is important we work on identifying and overcoming secret sins - those hidden from ourselves and those we try to conceal from others. We must allow God's truth to illumine these sins so we can repent and grow.

The Days of Unleavened Bread are a commanded feast to remind us of the vital need to actively work at removing sin from our lives. We must strive to bring our bodies into subjection and pursue spiritual unleavenedness with diligence and commitment.

It is important to review the final hours of Jesus Christ's life leading up to his crucifixion and understand the great love of God shown through His sacrifice. It emphasizes the importance of properly appreciating this sacrifice as we partake of the Passover.

True worship of God requires having His Spirit, understanding His truth, and living that truth with sincerity and honesty. Eliminating sin (leaven) and purging malice, wickedness, hypocrisy, and anything insincere from our lives allows the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth to reside in us.

God wants us to understand exactly what He did and why He did it for us. It is a very serious commandment to enter this time in the correct frame of mind. This requires that we assess what we are doing in and with our lives so we can determine where change or improvement is needed. And follow that determination with action.

The tremendous sacrifice of Christ made our redemption possible. As we examine the mind of Christ, we learn more about this sacrifice and how we should respond to it.

Christianity is highly misunderstood. Humans have attempted to improve upon God nonstop throughout time. This ultimately rendered most forms of religion irrelevant. We should be careful to follow what Christ and His disciples taught. True christianity is about changing to find our relevance to God rather than His relevance to us. 

As spring comes around, farmers begin to rededicate themselves to what is required in sowing the ground for a good harvest. Likewise, as the spring holy days come around, we must be rededicating and re-examining ourselves to make sure we yield good harvest.

The Bible has much to say about what is to come. We must seek understanding and respond to God's plan as per scriptures, recognizing signs of Jesus Christ's return, and preparing for prophesied events

We live in times of stress. What does that mean for us? It doesn't mean we can make an excuse not to do what God instructs us to do. We must still take responsibility for how we think and act. A Christian is to be a man or woman of tremendous responsibility.

The substance of our faith is found within our hope. Without hope, there cannot be faith.

2 Peter 3:18 tells us that it is important to know, and grow in, the scriptures. Why is this? What benefits does this provide to ourselves and to those around us?

When you hear certain names, good things probably come to mind. Likewise, other names bring bad connotations. How are you doing with your name's reputation? What does God think about your name?

Mary Lou Retton achieved impressive accomplishments in this physical life with her olympic medals but has found with time and health struggles how temporary all of that is. Faith, hope, and glory when viewed from God's perspective, is far less temporary.

When it comes to your life, who has more control? God or Satan? Or perhaps the better questions is, which one do you allow to have more control over your life?

Do you hunger and thirst for righteousness? It is important to seek after God's promises and way of life to find lasting joy and fulfillment.

How much time and thought do you give to the subject of faith? Faith provides peace, strength, and guidance, especially during challenging times. It requires consistency in prayer and obedience to God's word to work.

As we look around at current events, the end times feel all the more closer. Are we preparing our children for these times? It is important that we equip them now with a strong moral compass.

What was the cost for Noah to build the arc? It was not just money or labor. Noah invested his life into the job God gave him to do, and he finished that job. We need the same investment and commitment.

The way we act now will shape who we are tomorrow. If we look back and see how we were compared to how we are now, are we where we want to be? What changes need to be made for further growth moving forward?

We have just observed the holiday of Thanksgiving. It is important at this time to take time and meditate on what we are truly thankful for. God has very clear instructions on what we should be thankful for in His scripture.

How do you handle questions that you lack the answer for? Do you spend time asking God "Why?" or do you seek the answer through prayer and study? Let us examine how to deal with unanswered questions in a Godly manner.

Fear is an enemy of faith. Faith enables us to face our fears and see things which are invisible to others.

From time to time, we may feel afraid. This does not have to paralyze or stop us however. The question is how we deal with this fear. With faith in God, we can overcome our fears.

By our attitudes and our behaviors, we limit what God will do for us and what He can do through us.

The Columbia was a shuttle which tore apart when reentering the atmosphere, resulting in the death of its seven passengers. One of the people on this shuttle was Jewish and had spent some time prior to going into space trying to determine how he would keep the Sabbath in outer space. It was very important to him to continue keeping God's commandments in all situations. Is it important to us?

More and more often, we can see a complete denial of the truth happening throughout the world. A fool has no delight in understanding. We should crave understanding.

There are many heroic acts which have been performed throughout time. We can see some of the greatest of these in the acts of faith contained within Hebrews 11.

The parables of those who discover the pearl of great price and sell everything for it all have something in common: these are all people who recognize what God is offering and respond to it.

The Day of Atonement is one of God's seven annual Sabbaths. We read in Leviticus that it is clearly important to Him and that we are to keep it every year. If something is important to God, it is important that we seek to understand why it is important to Him.

Is our spiritual foundation strong enough to support what God wishes us to build upon it? If we aren't careful with our foundation, it will slowly crumble.

This world has drifted far from God's way of life. Each government believes they know what is best for mankind but none are able to ultimately fix mankind's problems. The time is coming when Christ will return and create a new world government.

Families are becoming more and more dysfunctional as time goes on. The time is coming when Christ will return and this will no longer be the case.

Hope is crushed for many due to extreme sorrows. This will continue to grow and get worse, but we know that times are coming when hope will be restored for everyone.

God has allowed humans to try and govern themselves, but this has failed for humans time and time again. The only government which will flourish is the one which God is over.

How can we prepare ourselves to take complete advantage of the learning opportunities presented to us over the coming feast days? These 10 points will help to focus our thoughts.

We do not get to make the decision for other people to follow God. But our example does play a role in the choice those people will make.

How important is it to get along with others? If we want true happiness, we cannot ignore human relations. Our own happiness is largely dependent on the sort of relationships we have with other people.

We see people in the Bible referred to servants of God, friends of God, and children of God. Can we be all three of these at the same time? What do each of these terms refer to?

Motivation and discipline are both required to reach God's kingdom. Motivation does not have to be taught but discipline does. We desire many things, but we can not reach the goals without the discipline needed to achieve them.

There comes a point where we ask what we need to do in order to be part of God's family. The answer to this question is not an event, but a journey. We focus on it and work hard until we reach the end. This involves developing a love for the work.

Many today consider the act of being saved a one-time event in which you are guaranteed part of God's family if done. This is not what the Bible says. In fact, the Bible states something very different about the process of being saved.

It is important to remind ourselves from time to time of the importance of putting effort into our marriage. The way we treat the marriage relationship says a lot about how we treat our relationship with God.

It is important to remind ourselves from time to time of the importance of putting effort into our marriage. The way we treat the marriage relationship says a lot about how we treat our relationship with God.

How badly do you want to be in God's kingdom? Badly enough to hold fast until it comes? It can be easy to become distracted if we aren't paying attention.

We have all been in the situation where someone has approached us to ask for money. We know scripture shows that we should help the poor. How is this done in a Godly way?

The seven churches of Revelation each have statements to let them know what God thinks of how they are doing. If we look at these churches and compare them to our lives, how are we doing?

Philippians 4:8 speaks of 8 different areas for us to meditate upon. What are they and why is it important that we think about these areas?

It is God's will that both we and our children make it into His kingdom. This gives us a very important job as parents in raising our children in such a way as to help insure their success. Attitude plays a very important role in this.

There is no greater knowledge than to know and understand the Lord.  But how does one actually come to know and understand the Lord?  It requires the spiritual factor.

When God created Adam and Eve, He also created the institution of marriage. Much later the Apostle Paul spoke of marriage as a great mystery. We’ll see that this mystery includes more than we might have first realized.

The Holy Spirit helps us develop the mind and character of God. It helps build our faith, gives us discernment, and it helps us grasp our place in  eternity.

There are a few different ways God can answer our prayers. He may say yes, no, or not right now. What reasons might exist for the answer being no?

The Bible speaks of beasts, kingdoms, virgins, harlots, and a dragon. These symbols all have great importance and need to be understood. Let's look further into these prophetic symbols.

Let's take a look at nine prophecies that will be fullfilled before the return of Jesus Christ. Fig trees bud in early spring. Keep watch!

ChatGPT has become a big talking point with people today. Unfortunately, we see a lot of what it can do isn't actually revealing truth. Worse, the information provided is often lies. Where do we look for truth?

Satan has built this world we live in. Will you allow God to have an impact on you and prepare for God’s world?

Man is very confused regarding good and evil. What one person see's as something to celebrate may be hated by another. How does our view of what we consider to be sin match God's view?

We celebrate the anniversary of the Atlanta congregation as we look towards the past and the future. We must know where we're going and we must find the road that will lead us there through the word of God.

The Pharisees sought to appear genuine before man. This is not the path we are to take. We must devote ourselves to being genuine before God.

Many people in this world keep Passover without understanding its significance. The truth of God reveals the importance of Passover to us.

We can see many instances through the Bible telling us exactly how much God values each and every one of us. We must consider for ourselves if we value God as much as He values us.

As we approach Passover and consider our commitment to God, we are to be seeking to become more Christlike. What does this look like? How do we change our lives to help accomplish this?

This is the time of year where we are to deeply examine ourselves and insure we are in line with God. If we do not do this, it is as if we are half-heartedly going to God and giving a passing thanks for whatever He's done rather than truly being appreciative and working towards His will. Is anything getting in the way of your self examination?

Christ spoke in parables to prevent all people from understanding the truth behind His words. The disciples were able to learn from His words but those veiled to the truth were not. Where did this veil come from and why is it there?

The word faith appears about 245 times in the Bible and offers us a lot of encouragement as we consider its application. One of the big questions we often face with faith is how we can build our own faith up. What strategies exist to help increase our faith?

The world seems to hold little care for contracts. People create and break them all the time. How about us? When we were baptized, we made a contract with God about how we would act and think. Are we still as committed to that contract now as we were when we first made it?

A house built on sand is every bit as good as a house built on a rock, until the storm comes through and tests the house. Is our spiritual house built on the sand or is it built on the rock?

When considering "great" people of the Bible, who comes to mind? What about John the Baptist? Matthew 11:11 states there was no one greater than John the Baptist. Why is this? What role did he have which made him great?

Our words have great power to encourage each other. We see many examples of this throughout the Bible in the form of conversation, sermons, and even letters.

There is great value in both our memories and the memories of others. These experiences can teach us vital lessons needed to understand how God wants us to live.

Are there any specific characteristics God expects to see in us now if we are to dwell with Him as first fruits? the Bible is very clear on this subject. Those who will dwell with God should be walking uprightly, working righteousness, and speaking the truth.

If we view our life in the way that God intends us to, then our lives up to this point should have worked to bring us something of great value: clarity. This is the clarity of what God is doing in our lives and His plan for the world.

Many believe that if they are good people, God will be pleased with them. There is a fatal flaw in this reasoning, however. It is too easy to fool ourselves and be good according to our reasoning rather than God's reasoning.

Our human nature generally makes us go easier on ourselves than we do on others. We can see flaws others might have easier than we can see our own flaws. This helps to inflate our pride and vanity. Ultimately, we need to be seeking to see ourselves how God see's us.