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Living Lives Worthy of the GospelIn the 1st chapter of Philippians, Paul lets the members know about the dangerous situation he finds himself in. He might be put to death for preaching the gospel, although he expects a better outcome.Paul considered the situation as a net positive for getting the message out to more people. In the next section He offers us some life lessons. Regardless of the circumstances we should always work towards living our lives in a manner worthy of the kingdom of God.https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/10/living-worthy-of-gospel.html Keep Reading »

Christ's second coming to planet earth is announced by a mighty trumpet blast Matthew 24:31-32.Two long awaited event take place at His coming: 1) the resurrection of those who are in Christ 2) the time when he will take up His rule as king of kings announcing condemnation upon the governments, cultures, and false religions of humanity.1 Corinthians 15:52 Paul tells us this trumpet blast is "the final one" indicating there are some other trumpets sounded prior to this final blast.https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-three-woes-of-seventh-seal.html Keep Reading »

What Will Be The Sign of Your Coming?First let’s review Jesus’ first coming…Scripture tells us the Word [who was God and was with God] set aside His glory to come to us in the form of a flesh and blood human being. Furthermore, we are told that He did not come into the world to condemn it. His purpose was to save those who were willing to listen and heed God's call to repentance, baptism, and the receiving of the holy spirit. Through His own life and death He opened up the doorway to life eternal so that people, like you, could walk through.https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-5th-and-6th-seals-of-revelation.htmlKeep Reading »

Chapter 6 is one of them most well known stories in the Bible - Daniel in the Lion's Den. The setting is the aftermath of the Persian conquest of Babylon. A new government was being formed... very likely within the first or second year 539-537 BC. Daniel was over 80 years old but God still had a  few more things for him to do.https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/09/daniel-and-darius-mede-thrown-into-den.html Keep Reading »

The Handwriting on the WallDaniel 5:1 according to the historians Xenophon and Herodotus this feast happened October 12 539 BC. 30 years had passed since the death of Nebuchadnezzar… a new king was on the throne… and Daniel the prophet was an old man [probably 80 years old].We know the date of the feast because it is also the night the Persian army broke into the city of Babylon and conquered the kingdom. As prophesied Babylon's days were ended [compare with verse 30].https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/09/belshazzars-feast-handwriting-on-wall.html Keep Reading »

A great and horrible lie taken root in our society... the lie is this: "human life has no purpose". We are not created beings with a great destiny to fulfill. We are a highly improbable accident that came about by a series of random events. We come from nothing and our end is nothing. In between the best we can do is grab a bit of pleasure and enjoyment until the day we die. God's message to you is that your life does have purpose... and knowing that purpose is the way to find great joy... no matter what your circumstances.https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/08/knowing-gods-purpose-for-your-life.htmlKeep Reading »

The 4th chapter of Daniel is unique... it is the personal testimony of one of the great Gentile kings about his personal encounter with the living God. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had an intense experience that changed his way of thinking and he wants you to know about it.https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/08/repentance-is-answer-for-nebuchadnezzar.html Keep Reading »

The Woman of Wisdom - the Proverbs 31 WomanAt the end of the book of Proverbs we find a character sketch of a woman… she’s a good woman, she’s a wife, she’s a mother. Through her we are given a short summary of the practical wisdom presented in the book of Proverbs interpreted in the setting of a happy home.In biblical thought, true wisdom is pictured by contentment with diligent work in a safe, peaceful, structured family setting…. We must actively teach this Godly wisdom to our children. We must do this in word and in deed. In a world that tells them “its not enough”, we must tell them, and show them “this is the way”.https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-proverbs-31-woman.html Keep Reading »

Daniel 3:1-3 Just before this section of the book Nebuchadnezzar had experienced a dream of a golden statue which Daniel, the man of the true God in heaven, interpreted for him. That dream foretold the sequence of worldly kingdoms that would dominate the earth from the time of Israel’s demise, until the return of the Messiah at the end of the age. In that vision Nebuchadnezzar had the flattering position of the head of gold while the subsequent kingdoms were of lesser value. Later we’ll see that he might have let this go to his head…https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/07/god-is-able-to-deliver-shadrach-meshach.htmlKeep Reading »

Seek First the Kingdom of GodJohn 3:1-2 Nicodemus “you are a great teacher sent from God”Verses 3-8 Jesus reply seems enigmatic… why wasn’t He more straightforward?Why not something like:“Nicodemus… actually I am God. Technically the Father and I together are God, we are one, we are a family. You are correct in that I was sent here, you see the Father sent me. You haven’t met the Father yet… I’m here to reveal Him to you, to show you what He’s like and what He’s all about. As I mentioned before… the Father and I are one. So, if you’ve seen me you’ve seen the Father and I’m only going to say what He would have me say, so if you hear my words you’ve heard the Father’s words.”Jesus could have said all that to Nicodemus… https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2022/07/seek-first-kingdom-of-god.htmlKeep Reading »