In his massive single volume work entitled God’s Plan for Man Pentecostal preacher and theologian Finis Dake tackles the question of election, predestination, and foreknowledge. On page 621 Dake writes this about Predestination: “The words foreordain and predestinate come from the same Greek word, prooridzo, meaing to determine beforehand. It is translated determined before (Acts […]

@iluvbeba Really? Nice&sunny here. Always wanted to preach at the Lawrenceville Church of God being the home church of #ourCOG Rev.F.J.Dake

I would like to continue on some thoughts from yesterday. It is easy for us to read the New Testament and criticize the Jewish believers who failed to recognize Jesus as the very fulfillment of that on which they had been waiting. However, a closer look at the biblical history can help us realize that […]

Hello! I pray that you had a great Christmas season.  Now what to do?  The last week of the year is sort of the “no man’s land” of the year.   After the build up leading into Christmas it is hard to know what to do with the last few days of a year that is soon […]

Sinner… All #COG men must shave! #ourCOG RT @PaulConn: I haven’t shaved in 10 days; it feels so good to look like bum…

The term hospitality conjures up significantly different images for different people. Unfortunately, the term has been reduced in many minds to the concept of entertaining friends, family, and “special” guests. The biblical theme of hospitality is, in fact, much different and much richer. The biblical concept of hospitality is perhaps best defined in the concept […]

@JohnCMaxwell The problem with the church today is too many people with too many ideas and not too many effective results #ourCOG