COG Messenger

Jesus used the parable of wheat and tares to illustrate lessons about how we are judged by God based on the fruits borne by how we live our lives.

In his last message from a series of three sermons, pastor Rod Reynolds concludes an in-depth study of the biblical concept and use of the term “born again,” and how it's linked to the stupendous purpose for human existence that few understand.

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This sermon explains the spiritual foundations of Christianity and precisely why Jesus Christ was crucified. It also answers the question, was Jesus Christ's work finished on the cross - did he go to Heaven to retire after finishing his work as a human?

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Vital lessons concerning how to deal with sin and becoming what God wants us to become

What did Paul mean when he wrote to the Galatians "God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ"?

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Learn the truth about the biblical description of giants. Were they actually giant humans and did they really exist?

Is it true that you cannot know much about God? Is God’s nature so shrouded in confusion and mystery that we cannot have a fair understanding of his nature and of his person? In this sermon, Rod Reynolds explores the Biblical answers to the question, what can we know about God and how can we know it?

Some of the most influential American leaders are known to have been Freemasons including John Hancock, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. How should Christians view Freemasonry? Is it only a charitable fraternal foundation that does good works, or do the good works and noble goals of Freemasonry serve as a cloak to mask a corrupt philosophy that leads its adherents in to spiritual darkness and deception? In this sermon, Rod Reynolds provides an assessment of Freemasonry from the perspective of the Bible.

The Bible makes it plain that there is a way of life that is referred to as the way of peace. Yet, few know the way of peace. Certainly the world, with its chaos, confusion, strife and conflict, is not at peace. In this message are revealed ten steps in the way of peace that you can apply in your life.

Most Christians believe that Jesus Christ is God, yet there are various ideas and teachings about Jesus. Some teach that Christ was and is less than fully God. We need to clearly understand the Bible's answer to the question, "Is Jesus God?"

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