by Jim Patterson | Jun 8, 2019 | Events Articles, Uncategorized
Looking at things from another perspective often helps give insights not otherwise easily understood. Growing in grace and knowledge will give the believer the benefit of seeing life and creation from new vantage points as God reveals Himself. As large as our God is,...
by Jim Patterson | Jun 1, 2019 | Events Articles
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves (Matthew 7:15). The Church of God does have its share of misguided individuals, to put it politely. Some of them remain on the fringes of the Church, perhaps...
by Jim Patterson | May 25, 2019 | Events Articles
A number of years ago at the Feast of Tabernacles located at a small retreat in southern Ontario, a gentleman made a comment to me in which he lamented “ the Church of God is so scattered” as he shook his head in disappointment. I do understand his concern, and at...
by Jim Patterson | Nov 6, 2019 | Events Articles
The role of teaching in a congregation presumes a leadership work in some capacity, and the role such a person assumes will have a kind of authority that will vary from one congregation to another. Teaching is a highly regarded work in scripture (Acts 13:1-3;...
by Jim Patterson | May 24, 2019 | Events Articles, Uncategorized
Since the time of Jesus Christ, mankind has held various misconceptions of the Kingdom of God. Our own ideas of government and organizations that are born out of worldly experience can lead us to conceive God’s Kingdom is a glorious ideal of the same form. This...