Holy Ghost
By James R. Horne, General CPMA Coordinator It was 115 years ago, on January 12, 1908, that A. J. Tomlinson received the baptism of the Holy Ghost that he had so earnestly sought. His testimony of receiving this gift has been recorded in our history and tells us of a...
TO BE CALLED BY GOD IS THE HIGHEST OF ALL CALLINGS AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH
By Bishop Oscar Oscar Pimentel, , General Overseer of The Churh of God “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to...
What does it mean to be called by my name?
By Minister Jose Urbina, “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him." Isaiah 43:7. Without a divine revelation of what the Church of God itself is, it is not so easy to...
MALE and FEMALE Created He Them
By Jerry Cox, Bessemer, AL “This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created” (Gen. 5:1,...
Light Comes to a Roman Jailor’s Family
By Shanna Campos, General Sunday School Coordinator “Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:29, 30). These are the words of an...
PURITY OF THE MEMBER
By Oscar Pimentel, General Overseer Several weeks ago, I read a quote down in Texas that said, “If it’s going to be…it must be me.” Whoever said that caught a glimpse of what can be, and understood that if a goal is to be achieved, they personally have a stake in its...
PERFECTION OF THE CHURCH
By Oscar Pimentel, General Overseer When God declared His holiness, He also said, “ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy” (Lev. 11:45). Since He is a holy God, it is only appropriate that those who are called by His name be holy as well. This is God’s requirement...
HOLINESS OF GOD
By Oscar Pimentel, General Overseer The God of the true Christian faith is a holy God. The root meaning of both the Hebrew and Greek words that are translated as “holy” is separation from all hostility, evil, and defilement. David said, “…give thanks at the...
AWAKEN TO THE TIMES
By Oscar Pimentel, General Overseer There is an apprehension in the minds of people of the world. They can hardly express what they think, but they seem to feel that something of a serious nature is at hand. Some tremble at the unknown and others invent excuses for...
JERICHO IS YOURS!
By Sharon Griffin, WMB General Coordinator I have a shofar displayed in my home. The shofar is a ram’s horn, and in biblical times it was blown constantly in war. The sound of the shofar is a powerful, divine sound that is blown for a purpose. There was a time when it...