Restoration of the Church

The early church Jesus established during the time of His ministry reaped many thousands of members who made up the great "spiritual house," the temple of the Lord (1 Peter 2:5).

In its latter years after the death of the apostles and the apostolic fathers, evil men as grievous wolves crept in unawares to overthrow the faith of many by using the grace of God as a pretext for lasciviousness and substituting human traditions for the truth of God. This brought about an eventual revelation in the spiritual realm of the prophetic situation about which Isaiah spoke concerning Judah: "How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers." (Isaiah 1:21)

The great church which Jesus established went down into the darkness and eventual death of apostasy by adopting the pagan traditions of the Roman Empire in return for safety and welath that its rulers guaranteed the church. WHen it sold out hte sacred truth of the Word of God whcih Jesus, Himself, had revealed, the church became Mystery, Babylon the Great (Revelation 17:1-5)

When the early church consummated its union with the state of Rome, the covenant of the body was broken, and the church died. For centuries the light of the church was not seen, though the faith of God conituned to be manifest in His kingdom. Finally God raised upon brave men to reinstate the doctrines of the kingdom of God and to preach spiritual rebirth. Other doctrines of the kingdom were reestablished including sanctification and baptism by the Holy Spirit.

It was about the time when the Holy Spirit began to be poured out that the revelation of the need for a resurrection and restoration of the church in the last days was made known by Bishop A.J. Tomlinson. He implemented the revelation to bring about the resurrection of the church in a small body of people in Cherokee County, NC in 1903 (Isaiah 52:1-2, 60:1)

Since that time the doctrines of the early church have been progressively restored to the church in this day. Following the Reformation of the church in 1957, this work was accelerated with Chief Bishop Grady R. Kent, restoring the governmental pattern of the church - with apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers (Ephesians 4:11-13). This is a fulfillment of Isaiah 1:26: "I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors at thy beginning; afterward thou shalt be called The City of Righteousness, the faithful city."

The restoration of the church among the Gentiles is the focal point of the prophetic programs that God will bring to pass in the time of the end of the age. All other prophetic programs revolve around and are contingent upon the restoration of the church. The one word which characterizes the work of God for this generation is restoration, and the restoration of the church leads the way in this work.

The objective of The Church of God is to bring about a complete restoration of the church of the Bible with every doctrine and practice fully implemented and with every gift and office fully operational. This is the prophetic work that is to be accomplished when the spiritual tabernacle of David is restored among the Gentiles in the last days in preparation for the second coming of Jesus (Amos 9:11, Acts 15:15-17). 

Upcoming Events Calendar

• Nov 18: MIA practice at 6pm, Timbrel Corp practice at 7, and Praise Team practice at 8.

• Nov 19: Bible Study is cancelled for this week..

• Nov 21: Service begins at 7pm.

• Nov 22: Sabbath School begins at 9:45, Service begins at 11.

• Nov 23: WORI quarterly outing to be held at Sis. Kerry's House beginning at 11am.

• Nov 25: MIA practice at 6pm, Timbrel Corp practice at 7, and Praise Team practice at 8.

• Nov 26: Bible Study cancelled for this week. We are having a Thanksgiving service at 7pm

• Nov 27: Thanksgiving Day. Give thanks to God for all He has done for you.

• Nov 28: Singspiration! at 7pm. Bring your songs of praise for the Lord!

• Nov 29: Sabbath School begins at 9:45, Service begins at 11.

 

One Year
Reading Plan

Week ending 11/22

• Ezekiel 13 - Ezekiel 33

Prayer Requests

• Leadership of the Church

• Leadership of the Country

• Youth & Elderly

• Service Men & Women

• Unsaved Loved Ones

• If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer - See Matthew 21:22

• The first rule of holes: When you are in one....stop digging. - See Psalm 40:2-3

• Being at peace with yourself is a direct result of finding peace with God. - See Philippians 4:7

• If the roots are deep and strong, the tree needn't worry about the wind. - See Jeremiah 17:7-8

Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart

Thanksgiving is a time where family comes together and give thanks to God for all He has done for us. God blesses us each and every day - even the smallest things - our next breath for example, are some of the things we take for granted. But if we start to learn to appreciate the blessings He gives us every day we'd all be so much happier.

We need to put Him first - we need to exalt Him and praise Him. Psalm 95:2 states "Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him." 1 Chronicles 16:8 shows us what we should do, "Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.Let the whole world know what he has done."

43 times the Bible says to give thanks to the Lord. Also 43 times it states that His faithful love endures forever. Coincidence? There are no coincidences when it comes to God. So if He is instructing us to give Him thanks - don't you think we should?

Praise the Lord and give him thanks! Share the Lord with others. Spread His Good News to everyone you meet - thanking Him for the opportunity to do so.

You will be blessed even more than you already are.

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