God's Holy Trumpet Plan

The Jews call it Rosh Hashana, the Bible calls it a day for blowing of trumpets. Should you keep the Feast of Trumpets? Was it done away or does it have applications for Christians? What does a shofar sound like? What about a silver trumpet? What plagues are associated with which trumpet in the Book of Revelation? Which trumpet does Jesus return with? When are the saints resurrected? Does God's holy plan include giving trumpet warnings to the world …

Trumpets' Offertory

Does the Bible command Holy Day Offerings? Should an offering be taken up on the Feast of Trumpets? If the Church of God is to teach all that Jesus commanded, what about crying out on topics that result in getting "shadow banned"? If the "trend is your friend," do media like radio make sense in this internet age? What about travels and literature? Are you robbing God by not giving tithes and offerings? Does God promise to bless the giver? …

John Chrysostom and Holy Days

Many in the Greco-Roman Catholic and Protestant churches consider that John Chrysostom was "Christianity's greatest preacher." Was this eloquent speaker a faithful Christian? Was he an anti-Semite? Did he endorse or condemn God's Holy Days? Did Jesus, the Apostle Paul, Polycarp, and early Christians keep the biblical holy days? Which days are great? Which are essentially pagan-derived? What about Passover, Easter, Christmas, Pentecost, Lent, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles? What about Minerva and Mithras? …

Evil is Affecting the Food Supply

God gave humans food and said what He made was good. What about unclean animals? What about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)? What about 'bioengineered foods'? What about lab meat? What about human-cloned salami? What about 'Piggy Sooy'? Are Christians supposed to eat what is good according to Isaiah 55:2? What …

2 Corinthians 12-13: Problems and Philadelphian Proofs

This is the seventh and last sermon in a seven-part series covering 2 Corinthians. In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over each verse of the twelfth and thirteenth chapters of the Apostle Paul’s second epistle (letter) to the Christians in Corinth. Various quotes from the old Worldwide Church of God are included.  In these chapters, the Apostle Paul tells us more about him boasting in his infirmities as well as him asserting he is not inferior to the other apostles. Paul mentions the third heaven, so what are the three heavens? Did Justin Martyr say Christians did or did not go to heaven after they die? The persecuting Saul became the Apostle Paul and prophet after hands were laid on him by a mere disciple, …

2 Corinthians 10-11: Faithfulness, Speaking, and Fables

In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over each verse of the tenth and eleventh chapters of the Apostle Paul’s second epistle (letter) to the Christians in Corinth. Various comments from the late Pastor General of the old Radio/Worldwide Church of God are included.  These chapters give us more to know about the Apostle Paul's personality. He discussed troubles and ordeals he faced. Are true Christians pacifists? Do Christians abstain from carnal warfare? What did Theophilus, Hippolytus, and Pionius teach about that? What are the weapons of a Christian's warfare? …

2 Corinthians 7-9: Be a Philadelphian Giver

In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over each verse of the seventh through ninth chapters of the Apostle Paul’s epistle (letter) to the Christians in Corinth. Various comments from the late Pastor General of the old Radio/Worldwide Church of God are included. Do Christians need to be cleansed from filthiness? Was Paul sorry that he wrote about correction? Was Titus commended or condemned? What about tithes and offerings? Might the Macedonians be remembered for all eternity for their generosity? Do you give according to your ability? Are you an unprofitable servant? …

2 Corinthians 6: Salvation and Persecutions

In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over each verse of the sixth chapter of the Apostle Paul’s epistle (letter) to the Christians in Corinth. Various comments from the late Pastor General of the old Radio/Worldwide Church of God are included. Does 2 Corinthians 6 actually teach that this is the ONLY day of salvation? What does the Bible teach?  What did early Christians teach? Is there an age to come? …

2 Corinthians 4-5: Guaranteed Immortality

In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over each verse of the fourth and fifth chapters of the Apostle Paul’s epistle (letter) to the Christians in Corinth. Various comments from the late Pastor General of the old Radio/Worldwide Church of God are included. Dr. Thiel discusses aspects of the New Covenant, suffering trials, eternal life, immortality, resurrections, and some of God's “guarantees." …

2 Corinthians 3: The New Covenant, Jews, & Gentiles

In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over each verse of the third chapter of the Apostle Paul's epistle (letter) to the Christians in Corinth. Various comments from the late Pastor General of the old Radio/Worldwide Church of God are included. Dr. Thiel discusses "letters of commendation," our sufficiency is from God, the biblical need to obey, and the New Covenant--which is the focus of this sermon. Regarding the New Covenant, …