UCG Raleigh

Nov 22 2024 25 ep. 5

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Listen to weekly sermons from the United Church of God congregation in Raleigh NC. We observe the 4th commandment to conduct a sacred assembly on the 7th day of the week to worship God and receive instruction in the word of God.

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Born in Bethlehem

The circumstances of Jesus' birth tell us about how God sees life. Humanly devised systems of status, power, and wealth mean nothing to God. So we should ask, why do they mean so much to us? God has a plan for you... salvation from death... resurrection... placement within His family... participation in the universal rule of God. And, it is not based on your material achievements,

Born of a Humble Virgin

God's great plan of salvation is worked out through the humble: Israel a nation formed out of lowly slaves... David the shepherd exalted to rule... and God's selection of a humble teenage girl from a remote farming village to give birth to Jesus... God with us. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "Who Was Jesus?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/glCjCD Photos by Unknown au

Immortality Through Better Technology

Today, we expect and anticipate an answer to every limitation or problem to come through technology. Our idolatrous faith in technology even extends into the realm of life after death.What human scientists have started to conceptualize God has been talking about from the beginning. God says: I can do this. I proved it through the resurrection of my son Jesus (witnessed and explaine

Curses of the Law - The Ceremony on Mount Ebal and God's Curse on Secret Sins

In May 2023, archaeologist Scott Stipling published his discovery of an altar on Mount Ebal which proves to be the very one mentioned in Deuteronomy 27 and Joshua 8. Within the covenant there were blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. This is the curse of the law Paul referenced in Galatians 3:10. What does the ceremony of blessing and cursing teach us today? Get a F

The Ethical Core - The Virtue List of 2 Peter

The bible is filled with: prophecy, history, miracles, theology, discussions of God's nature. futurism etc. All these various types of instruction are built upon (or revolve around) an ethical core. That core is based on concepts like equal justice, honesty, loyalty, non-violence, avoiding destructive thought patterns. Simple (not simplistic) concepts that don't require a Phd to le

The Promised Land & Our Eternal Inheritance

The possession of the “promised land” as an enduring inheritance passed from generation to generation is an object lesson about the permanence (and the conditions) of our eternal inheritance ahead. When God's people will be given life itself as a permanent possession. Today, we will look at the "promised land" within the covenant, and the spiritual reality it points to. Get a F

Debt and Forgiveness - The Seven Year Cycle of Canceling Debt

Today, we’ll look at one of God’s laws about debt and forgiveness and consider its practical value and the spiritual lesson it contains. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb Forgiveness is part of putting on the mind of God. Generosity is closely related to forgiveness. It is easy to look at some

Christianity is a Way of Life

To really understand Christianity you have to accept it as a complete lifestyle... a way of life. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb This way of life is built upon the foundation of the 10 commandments... to that we add the judgments and statutes God has given to show how to apply the commandments.

The Way of Cain, The Error of Balaam, and The Controversy of Korah

Jude's letter warns the Church about some people who were part of the Church but were teaching and promoting false ideas that had the potential to lead a lot of people astray. These false teachers questioned the reality of permanent destruction for those who disobeyed God. They also twisted the grace, mercy and patience of God such that it became a green light for all sorts of immo

The Spirit of Man... What Does It Do?

The spirit of man is found in every human being. This spirit is not the Holy Spirit because scripture is very clear that not everyone has the Holy Spirit in them. The Holy Spirit of God is a special gift given to some people to set them apart and designates them for a special purpose. Let's learn more about what the human spirit actually does. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Rea