An Abundance of Living Water
Richard Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the massive drought in the continental United States, observes that nothing makes one appreciate water like drought. Water has great metaphorical significance on the Last Great Day of the Feast, symbolizing God's Hol... 

Are God's Holy Days To Be Kept Today?
Martin Collins insists that if we do not keep God's Holy Days, we will deprive ourselves of the knowledge of God's plan or purpose. Ancient Israel was termed the Church in the Wilderness, a type of the Church of God. Leviticus 23 enumerates the feast... 

Are We Ready to Overflow with God's Spirit?
Richard Ritenbaugh reflects about the sheer energy of the vast volume of water cascading over the falls every second. When we consider the movement of the rivers and the oceans, we realize that they never stop moving, unleashing massive amounts of en... 

Benefits of the Third Resurrection
In this Last Great Day sermon Richard Ritenbaugh asserts that the Lake of Fire (Second Death or Third Resurrection), dreadful as it initially appears, produces both immediate as well as ultimate benefits or good. As a deterrent against sin, the Lake ... 

Eternal Responsibilities
Martin Collins remarked that next year some people will not be at the Feast, whether due to illness or neglect of seeking God. Therefore we each have an eternal responsibility to do the will of God, continually seeking Him. Do I look at my responsibi... 

Fall Feast Lessons
In this sermon focused on the meaning of the Fall Feast, John Ritenbaugh affirms that the world will learn that God judges- that He has had perpetual hands on contact with His creation, having the ultimate decision over everything. After Satan is bou... 

From Rubble to Utopia
In this preview of the Millennium, Richard Ritenbaugh cautions that the Wonderful World Tomorrow is not something that is going to happen because of an instantaneous miracle. God takes His time to produce both physical and spiritual changes. Because ... 

John 7:37 Examined (Part 1)
John Ritenbaugh, suggesting that all of us in the greater church of God had a misconception about this day, focuses upon an understanding of the Last Great Day. The scriptures are better understood than they were before, clarifying many things that w... 

John 7:37 Examined (Part 2)
John Ritenbaugh, reminding us that the scene does not change between John 7 and 8, but the location changes in chapter 9, a location where He heals a man who had been blind from his birth. This stirred up another controversy with the Pharisees. All o... 

Judgment According to Works
Richard Ritenbaugh, exploring the different nuances of the word "according to," in the context of the expression, "according to their works" suggests that parallel expressions "depending on," "equal to," or &qu... 

New Heavens and New Earth
John Ritenbaugh marvels about the scope of God's mind, His patience and meticulous planning, having taken place before the foundation of the world, perhaps more than 10 billion years ago (allowing for mankind's limited tenure of nearly 6,000 years.) ... 

Seeds and Seasons
David Grabbe reviews the breathtaking statistics of the major Church of the Great God Internet resources, including over 11,000 Berean subscribers and 7,000 Forerunner subscribers—both over double the number from last year. BibleTools.org receives ov... 

The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part 23)
In this twenty-third installment of the Covenants, Law and Grace series, John Ritenbaugh focuses upon two sets of verses (Colossians 2:16-18 and Galatians 4:9-10) which certain Protestant theologians have blasphemously charged that Paul was referring... 

The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part 5)
In this fifth installment of the Covenants, Grace and Law series, John Ritenbaugh reminds us that under both the Old and New Covenants, refusal to keep to keep God's Law severs our relationship with Him. Like loving parents who give rules to their ch... 

The Great White Throne
In this sermon prepared for the Last Great Day, Richard Ritenbaugh suggests that both the time element and the significance of the Great White Throne has been lost on most of the Catholic and Protestant world because they refuse to keep God's Holy Da... 

The Last Great Day
Rehearsing the significance of the Last Great Day, John Reid encourages us to feel encouraged and inspired as we return to our homes and jobs, realizing that our involvement in the Kingdom of God will in no way be passive, but extremely active, servi... 

The Needed Dimension
John Ritenbaugh, suggesting that while Passover, not really a Holy Day, is inextricably bound to the Days of Unleavened Bread, and the Last Great Day, while a Holy Day, is bound inextricably to the Feast of Tabernacles. The Last Great Day is the caps... 

Why the Last Great Day?
Richard Ritenbaugh, realizing that some words are inadequate to describe the magnitude of certain things, ponders why the Last Great Day is called great! God's great outpouring of His Spirit will be poured out upon billions—perhaps upward of 60...