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Trust in God Ministry, Kawambwa
(Copyright 03-29-2025) by Obed Mambwe (Kawambwa, Zambia) Rebecca Wise and Laura Lee, our beloved spiritual families, Thank you once again for your response and I hope you are encouraged in the service of the Lord today. Also, we are much beneficiaries of our Lord is service. All Brothers and Sisters here,are sendeth christian greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sister Wise, I’m Mambwe obed from Kawambwa, Trust in God ministry it’s a home church, p.o box 730142, Kawambwa 730000, Luapula province Zambia. I’m not Obed Mambwe from sign language is from Lusaka and he […]
Fulfilled Prophecy a Proof of God and the Bible
(Copyright 03-16-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) How do we really know God exists? How do we really know that God answers prayers and keeps his word? How do we really know even what his word is? Many people, in reality the vast majority, live their lives with little or no knowledge of or regard for the true God. There are many who scoff at the idea that God actually intervenes in a decisive way in the affairs of men and nations (2 Peter 3:3-4). Fulfilled prophecy is one of the primary proofs not only that God exists, but of his identity […]
Love God
(Copyright 03-17-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) Jesus was asked the question, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” (Matthew 22:36). Jesus answer, as recorded in Matthew 22:37-38, was, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.” We see then that the first and greatest requirement for a Christian is that we love God. And not just that we love God, but that we love him totally, with all our heart, mind and being. This means that we must love God […]
Living for The Glory of God
(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) “To Him are all things” (Rom. 11:36). God is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning, and the End, the First and the Last. And so, as all things of an eternal nature originate in Him, they find their consummation in Him too. All things were created by God to bring glory to Him. This is not because God selfishly desires our glory. He is completely self-sufficient in Himself, and there is nothing that we can offer Him that can add to His sufficiency. When He calls us to seek His glory, it is […]
How are we in the image of God?
(Copyright) by Bill Hillebrenner (Matthews, North Carolina) What does it mean that humans are made in the image of God? Romans 1 states that we should look at the things God made to understand the Godhead. The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead . . . (Romans 1:20). God Made Kinds!Genesis 1 tells us that God made kinds. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after […]
Why, Oh God, Why?
(Copyright) by Bill Glover (Eugene Oregon) Tragedy strikes and we find ourselves crying out to God: “Why, oh God, Why? Why did this tragedy happen to me? After all, I believe and trust in you and yet you allowed this terrible thing to happen to me! I pray for your intervention and yet you do not hear and answer! Why?” The above scenario is something we can all identify with regularly. We truly believe we are trusting God and serving Him faithfully and yet bad things happen to us. Why? Then we struggle maintaining faith in Him. If God really loves […]
Lost a Job – God Will Help You
Sent by Glen Walker (Fort Wayne, Indiana) God watches His children Years ago, when Colorado was going through hard economic times, I lost my job, and it took me six months to find another. My unemployment ran out, I had no income coming in, and I was behind on my rent. Eventually I was evicted from my apartment, and my 7-year-old daughter and I were living in the car with everything we could fit in it. We sold everything that wasn’t absolutely essential and used that money to buy food. We washed up in gas station bathrooms, and I tried to find well-lighted […]
The Love of God and Enduring till the End
(Copyright) by Tommy Willis (New Orleans, Louisiana) The trials of life have increased with the Coronavirus, with a rise in suicides, domestic violence, drug abuse, and we could make a long list. Some are having frightening, pandemic-induced dreams. That’s the reality of the times we are living in—increased tribulation. The Plague has made us think more about our mortality. I heard some social psychologist say recently that we in this society were not ready to face our mortality; and the plague is forcing us to; and many are terrified. Too often we live in denial of death and suffering; and the plagues could […]
America’s Covenant with God
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) The earliest immigrants to this land believed that they, as a people, had entered into a sacred covenant with God. This was clearly expressed by John Winthrop who, in 1630, led a flotilla of eleven ships with 700 passengers to New England and founded the city of Boston and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During their journey across the Atlantic, Winthrop formulated a sermon entitled “A Model of Christian Charity.” In it he exhorted his fellow pilgrims that “the eyes of the world are upon us” and that God would have them, in their new home, to be that […]
The Mystery of God
by Dwight Fleming (California) “In the beginning . . . God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them” Genesis 1:1, 27. Both a man and a woman picture the likeness and nature of God. We primarily only see the masculine side of God while the feminine side of God is not as obvious. There is God the Father and Jesus the Son of God. Both members of the Godhead are described as masculine and for good reason. But if the Godhead is both male and female, then where can […]
Does God Love All Men Equally?
by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) The churches in the world today almost UNIVERSALLY believe that God loves ALL MEN equally, showing no favoritism, AFTER ALL, they say, God is not a respecter of persons! What does your BIBLE say – the very words GOD HIMSELF inspired to be written for you? You’ll find that it says that God does NOT love all men Equally! He, Himself said so! Psalms 11:5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul HATETH Yes, the Lord HATES the wicked! He does NOT LOVE HIM the same as a RIGHTEOUS […]
To: God.com
Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) Dear Lord, Every single eveningAs I’m lying here in bed,This tiny little PrayerKeeps running through my head: God bless all my familyWherever they may be,Keep them warmand safe from harmFor they’re so close to me. And God, there is one more thingI wish that you could do;Hope you don’t mind me asking,Please bless my computer too. Now I know that it’s unusualTo Bless a motherboard,But listen just a secondWhile I explain it to you, Lord. You see, that little metal boxHolds more than odds and ends;Inside those small compartmentsRest so many of my friends. I […]
God and Prayer
by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio) No, I love you too much. Have you ever prayed long and hard about a problem and never received an answer? Boy, I have. You wonder if God is even listening or if He even cares. The Lord of the universe is not obliged to answer our prayer in the affirmative. He will not act in ways that are contrary to His will even if He is besieged by fervent prayer. That can be good, however, considering some of the things we request. Many of us have found it to be true that God […]
The House of God: Where it was Built?
by Samuel S. Martin (Israel) When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, at that time, God dwelled among the Israelites in a moveable tent which was called “the Tabernacle.” Moses constructed this tent according to a pattern that the LORD had shown him when he was on Mount Sinai. “And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them. In accordance with all that I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.” (Exodus 25:8,9 NRSV) This tabernacle existed for almost 500 years because from […]
Dancing with God
Sent by Carolyn Klosowsky (Unknown) When I meditated on the word Guidance,I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word.I remember reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing.When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.The movement doesn’t flow with the music,and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,both bodies begin to flow with the music.One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the backor by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.It’s as if two become one body, moving beautifully.The dance takes surrender, willingness,and attentiveness from […]
Does God Hate Love?
by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) Yes! What you have been taught by men today about love is a LIE, and God HATES IT! Understand, God does not hate TRUE, GODLY Love As a matter of fact, He IS love (1 John 4:8) but He hates DEAD Love! Allow me to explain what I mean by this. How to LoveIf you go to church, you are probably told every week to LOVE the brethren. And, more than likely you never hear what that love IS, or how to give it! You are probably told that love is simply showing concern […]
Are We Walking with God?
by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia) Think about how Abraham handled difficult situations. Abraham had complete trust in God. When God told him to go to a place that He would show him he went and did not concern himself about where he was going. He had complete trust that God would take care of everything. It is amazing how God took care of Abraham. He will do the same for us as long as we keep our hearts focused on Him. This is the foundation of our salvation it allows our Father to shape us into useful vessels for […]
God Visits Kenya, East Africa
by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) Residents of Kenya, East Africa recently received a visit from the Almighty Creator God through the persons of two white men named Bill Glover and his son, Stephen. We arrived in Kenya on March 27, 2007 and were there for 22 days, departing on April 18. [We also kept the Passover in Kenya with them – – this point will be covered later in this article]. Many factors made this trip miraculous. The first miracle was the providing of the funds for the trip. Because of my worldwide web and articles printed in The Journal the […]
Testimony of Abuse within the Church of God
by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama) I received your 111-page document today and read it before the evening was out. I must say, I was not the least bit surprised. Their actions were status quo as Herbert Armstrong trained them well. What is ironic, however, is that there are quite a few “ministers” out there who adhere to the hierarchy mentality (and are now affiliated with the split-off groups) who rejected authority over them and left WCG way before HWA died. They “rebelled against their superiors but preach against it to those “under” them. And they do view themselves as […]
Does God Heal Today?
by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon) I have extremely mixed emotions as I write this article. My emotions are not mixed or confounded on the subject of healing itself but rather on the reaction of those who read this article. Many times, I have endeavored to address this topic in different forums and in most cases was rebuffed and criticized and even ridiculed. Some have reacted with “Who does he think he is?” This reaction caused me to avoid the subject altogether for a while even though I often encountered people who desperately needed God’s blessings. Eventually I realized how wrong I […]
Born Again: The Kingdom of God!
by David Ben-Ariel (Toledo, Ohio) Jesus was sent to Earth to deliver a Message to mankind. A startling message from Outer Space – the third Heaven – from our CREATOR GOD. A correct understanding of what that REVELATION is – the one and only true Gospel – separates God’s Church from all others and exalts the pure religion above every false way! (John. 17:17). There is only one way to enter God’s Kingdom – and that is through Christ! (Acts 4:12). He is the Key that unlocks God’s Royal House, the Open Door to the Universe, the Gateway to Eternity, the […]
Ending the Cycle of Abuse in the Church of God
by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) If you saw an old woman being robbed, would you help her? If you knew a child was being sexually molested, would you report it to the proper authorities? If you knew a woman was being abused by her husband, would you help her? If you heard a man beating his wife, would you call the police? If you knew someone had just lost a loved one, would you be a friend? If you knew someone had a family member who was mentally ill, would you be a friend? If you saw, or […]