The Brooklyn Church of God is celebrating (“Homecoming”) 53 years of life and ministry this Sunday, October 2nd, 2016!   I am thankful for ALL those who have sacrificially given of their time, talent and money to the ministry here - past, present and future!   The Apostle Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians chapter 3 (verses 5-11) that one plants, one waters, but it is God who gives the increase!  I pray that as we ...

“Then God said, ‘Let there be light.’… Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament.’ …Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night.’   He made the stars also.  God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth.”  (cf. Genesis 1)

“…God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”  (cf. 1 John 1:5)

“…in Him was life, and the life was the light of men…the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.” (cf. John 1)

“…called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” (cf. 1 Peter 2: 9)

“You are the light of the world…let your light so shine…” (cf. Matthew 5:14)

“For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 2:6)

Do you see the common denominator?....

Theres a saying that goes like this, “If God said it, then I believe it, and that settles it.”  Before you say amen, let me say, “If God said it, then that settles it, whether you and I believe it or not!”  I don’t mean to sound dogmatic, but that is the truth.  There are some things in the bible that are hard for our finite minds to get ahold of, like the...

Can you remember where you where on September 11th, 2001?   I do.  I was actually in front of the T.V. watching it unfold.   When the first tower was struck, I thought  “what an awful accident.”  But after the second tower was struck, and then the Pentagon - it was obvious this was not an accident.  Some said, and say, that this was part of God’s judgment on America.  I do not believe that.  I believe all that has, and that is continuing to go on, be it terrorism or natural disasters is the manifestation...

Nick Vujicic was born with no legs and no arms.  Nick, like all of us, had no choice in how he was born.   Did God make a mistake?  Was this a cruel joke from His creator?   Although Nick had no choice in how he was born, he did have a choice in what he was going to do with his life.  Was he going  to be angry with God?  Was he going to crawl up and die?  Was he going to be angry with the world?....

I don’t know about you, but with all these floods, earthquakes, fires, droughts, tornadoes, violence, terrorism and the moral decay of our culture it makes me wonder if Jesus is not coming back very soon!   And although we should always live our lives in expectation of His eminent return, we cannot let these things paralyze us!  We must be all the more...

Do you believe God’s word to be true?  All of it?   From “In the beginning  God Created” (Genesis) to the last “Amen” of Revelation?  Then you know that you can put your trust in the “The Lord who will provide!”, Jehovah - jireh (or Yahweh yireh, YHWH will provide).  Then you know that you can put your past, present and future into the hands of the One who proclaimed,...

I had the opportunity to attend the Global Summit Leadership Conference, and although I didn’t agree or connect with all the speakers, I was inspired and challenged by Bill Hybels,T.D.Jakes, Wilfredo De Jesus, Chris McChesney, Danielle Strickland and John Maxwell.  A common thread from them was the responsibility as leaders to lead people to a preferred future and that people are the focus - I would agree. This conference was not only a tool to sharpen my skills to lead people, but...

There is a great little chorus by Bruce Ballinger that goes like this,  “We have come into His house and gathered in His name to worship Him.  We have come into His house and gathered in His name to worship Him.  We have come into His house and gathered in His name to worship Christ the Lord.  Worship Him, Christ the Lord.”    

The word “worship” runs through the Bible.  What is worship?  Is it just a matter of attending church on Sunday, singing a few songs, having prayer, putting the Lord’s tithe in the plate and listening to another sermon? 

Certainly, these are “acts” of worship, but you can do all these “acts” and still not truly worship.  Only when ...

“When you’re up against a struggle, that shatters all your dreams and your hopes have been cruelly crushed by Satan’s manifested schemes and you feel the urge within you to submit to earthly fear…”  (lyrics, Praise the Lord)

If you can relate to these lyrics, you’re in good company.   David, a man after God’s own heart, expressed himself similarly in Psalm chapter 143, verses 3 and 4, “…For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me dwell in darkness like those who have long been dead.  Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed (“desolate” kjv).”   I think most of us at one time or another have felt overwhelmed or distressed.   What are we to do in these times?  ...