December 7, 2016
by Brandy Webb
The other day, I was reading a comment on a blog regarding COGs (Church of God churches) and it basically grouped them all in the term “Armstrongism.” I have heard the term before, but honestly, I have never really looked into what defined something as being “Armstrongism” until reading some derogatory comments regarding COGs. Continue reading
by Brandy Webb
Humans in general can tend to be very selfish and sometimes egocentric. Some may call it our survival instincts. But usually I believe, we just we like to get our way, and we do not like it when we don’t. However, I have long figured out that things usually do not go our way, and that people don’t always agree with my opinions either. In fact, the world does not and will never revolve around me, so I better get over myself if I want to enjoy life in general. Continue reading
by Brandy Webb
Do you ever say, “next year I’m going to do…. Or tomorrow I will do…”? I do a lot. I think it is just engraved in us to live forever. Therefore, we plan, sometimes years in advance, of what we “will do.” However, life is unexpected. We honestly have no idea what we are going to do tomorrow, let alone years from now. I believe that is why James tells us not to say what we are going to do tomorrow because we “do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is [our] life? [We] are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes” (James 4:13-14). This may seem like a depressing truth statement, but it actually should be eye-opening. Since we do not know what tomorrow will bring, don’t take today for granted. Continue reading
Greetings Everyone,
We just wanted to let you know that we will NOT have Sabbath Services this Sabbath the 29th of April but will return for Services on May 6th. If that changes we will notify everyone.
Have a great Sabbath!
David and Lanora
by Brian G. Bettes
The Psalmist declared that, in His care for him, the Lord provided so much abundance that his cup overflowed (Psalm 23:5). What did David mean by this? In context of the psalm he was writing, he talked about God providing sustenance, even when being chased by his enemies, and healing ointment for his head and body. But is that all this verse is about? Continue reading
There will be NO Sabbath Services in Springfield on April 15th as well as NO Service for the Last Unleavened Bread Holy Day on the 17th as some of us will be in Wagoner, Oklahoma for Super Sabbath Weekend.
Have a great Spring Holy Day Season.
David and Lanora
by Brandy Webb
Do you ever find yourself asking God to tell you what He wants you to do with your life? Well, I do a lot. Especially during those times when I thought I was going in the right direction, but nothing was going well for me. I started getting confused and started doubting my decisions. During these times I wish God had a cell phone that He would answer. I know that we have prayer, but wouldn’t it be nice if He told us exactly what He wants us to do in every situation we face in life? Wouldn’t it be awesome if we weren’t looking through a dark glass (1 Corinthians 13:12) and instead we had complete clarity? Continue reading
by Brian G. Bettes
This coming Sunday evening at sunset, many of us will memorialize the death of our Savior by taking the symbols of the New Testament Passover. We will meet, quietly and reflectively, to review the meaning of these symbols, and participate, by washing one another’s feet (John 13:3-17), eating unleavened bread, and drinking what amounts to a sip of wine (1 Corinthians 11:23-26), to commemorate the killing of Jesus Christ as the perfect, sinless sacrificial Lamb of God (1 Peter 1:19; 1 John 3:5), slain for the sins of mankind (John 1:29; Revelation 5:9). It is the celebration of a very sobering, yet triumphant event. Jesus died so that the rest of us might have life – real life – eternal life (1 John 2:2; John 6:40)! Continue reading
The Church of God International Springfield, Missouri 