Monthly Archives: April 2026

What does the Holy Spirit provide to us?

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by Mike James

We are probably all aware that when we are baptized, we have hands laid on us, and prayer is provided to imbue the Holy Spirit within us. God’s Spirit in us then helps us understand that we are God’s children (Romans 8:16). The hope is this will lead to our eventual transformation into a Spirit being when Christ returns (1 Corinthians 15).

How do we use the Holy Spirit? What is the Holy Spirit.

During the most recent Feast of Tabernacles, a question was posed to our panel of elders during a Bible study in Ohio. The question was about the Holy Spirit. The questioner understood that the Holy Spirit is God in us (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19), but they wanted to know what else we get from the Holy Spirit.

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Registration for Feast and Meals for Branson Feast

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We now have a new web page – “Feast and Meal Registration” for the Branson, Missouri Feast Site.  Please take the time to fill out the Feast Registration and Meal Registration because it helps us plan the count for the First Holy Day Meal and Picnic during the Feast and since CGI is paying for the meals, we don’t want to reserve too many meals, but we also don’t want to come up short.

Registration for the meals is necessary because we have to let them know 14 days in advance of each meal a firm number in order for them to prepare the meals. Failure to not help us by failing to register for the meal will make it impossible to purchase the proper number of meals.

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We are still working out the details for the meals. When the menus become available you can find the First Day Meal menu, Picnic menu for the meals listed in the Feast Updates post page under FOT Branson.

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Be Prepared

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by Jeff Reed

Jesus gave an engaging parable concerning the nature of the Kingdom of God in the life of His followers. Jesus tells a story about five foolish and five wise virgins.

“For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you’” (Matthew 25:3-12, ESV).

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The Calling of God

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By: Lanora – Woman to Woman Blog

Do you remember when you were called into God’s Truth and His way of life? Remember how excited you felt and how you wanted to share it with everyone. It is still just as vivid in my mind today as it was thirty-seven years ago. That was when I responded to God’s calling. When I look back on my life I could actually see that God was working with me long before I even recognized it.

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Overcoming Sin

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by Mike James

As we end our first Holy Day season of the year (Passover and Unleavened Bread), we need to be reminded of the fact that we must work at eradicating sin from our lives. Yes, we are saved by grace through faith, but we are also expected to do good works (Ephesians 2:8-10). Good works, of course, are the opposite of bad works, or sin.

We will begin by defining the Greek and Hebrew words for sin. In Hebrew, the word for sin is hata or chattah. It can mean erring, doing wrong, missing the mark, or going astray. The primary Greek word for sin is harmatia. Much like the Hebrew word, it means to miss the mark. There are other terms in the Hebrew and Greek pertaining to sin, but these are the primary words associated with it.

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