To begin the search, members were asked for suggestions on where to hold the Feast in the United States. Over 50 U. The Festival team greatly appreciates this input. In addition to the suggestions from members, Mike Blackwell, David Treybig and Mark Winner attended the Religious Conference Management Association conference in Tampa, Florida, in January to meet representatives of convention bureaus and meeting facilities. I have never enjoyed a job as much as I have working with Ministerial Services at this time.
Aaron Dean: And I really feel that in the home office now — that are so dedicated to serving the brethren, serving the church, and praying before every function, to make sure that God is totally involved every time. Cliff Adams: And I think the church, as they continue to feed, they continue to teach…and I think the greatest ability that Christ had was to teach us how to be humble. Yet His final act of service, when He was just about ready to die and become God again — Spirit being — He washes their feet.
Peter Eddington: Christ came to serve and He expects us to serve. Daniel was given a vision. And he said:. Daniel Daniel I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Then to Him was given dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all nations, peoples and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. So Daniel was given a vision of the return of Christ and the Kingdom of God on earth. Then notice an amazing verse — V — And then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven — all the kingdoms of this earth — shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and all dominions shall serve and obey Him. Some very important scriptures in Luke, chapter 12, verses 31 and Christ said to His disciples and to all of us:. And then he added: Do not fear, little flock. And he said So, brethren, God is planning to give opportunity to serve with Jesus Christ in His Kingdom and to help bring peace to this earth.
What a wonderful time lies ahead for all mankind! Then one more scripture on this part of this message…. Revelation, chapter 20, verses 4 through 6. John wrote:. Revelation Revelation [4] And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark on their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
This is the first resurrection. And I saw the souls of those that had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and the Word of God — many people give their lives, as martyrs, serving God — and those who had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. And it goes on: The rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. It goes on in verse 5: This is the first resurrection. This part of the verse is referring to verse 6.
There were no verses when God inspired this. Remember that. So this is the first resurrection. Then, carrying on verse 6: Blessed and holy is he who has part in first resurrection — over such, the second death has no power. But they shall priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
This promise applies to them — that they will become priests of God and of Christ and will rule with Him for a thousand years in the Kingdom of God. And patience is a big thing. It really is. You can draw strength from others of like mind, but we must keep our minds on God. The Bible calls Him the God of peace. Aaron Dean: When you fail, the lesson, actually, in that is that you learn that you were stronger and you messed up. So, next time, you should go a step farther. So God continually brings you forward through those trials.
Bill Hadley: We were having some car problems one Sabbath, getting ready to go to Sabbath services. We pulled into the dealership and I went to the door. He walked back over to get into his car to leave.
They felt like they were hundred pound weights. And all of a sudden, I just felt something like strength — just an immediate thing — come into my body. As it turned out, I was. When something like that happens to you, you realize there is a God who is personally interested in you — concerned about you — who loves you deeply.
And again, another I learned from that is faith is not something you work up. I truly had come to the point where I believed God would heal me. And He gave me that. But when that happens, it really does touch you deeply. Ed Smith: We must put our faith in God. We must put our faith in His Word. Cliff Adams: There are lessons that we learn, and I think, sometimes, the only way you see the lesson is step and look at it. Victor Kubik: I have seen deliverance time and time and time and time again.
I feel that God has delivered us from the most difficult situations, which were impossible from the human standpoint to fix, to bringing about, not only victory, but the best for all concerned — particularly the brethren in the church. Bill Hadley: No matter what the trial is, just face it and ask God to take care of the rest.
You ask for it and God does give it. Ed Smith: God has three ways of answering. The answer might not come at exactly that time. You know what you have to do. You know this life is temporary. And the Kingdom of God — being part of His family…. This is called the mission of the church. And I will turn to the Gospel of Mark, in chapter 1.
Mark, chapter 1, verses 14 and Mark Mark [14] Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, [15] And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent you, and believe the gospel. Repent and believe the gospel. Mark Mark And he said to them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. And, brethren, we want to do our part — in the United Church of God — to do that.
And we want to fulfill that commission from Jesus Christ. That is our mission, brethren. We will not quit. We will not fail. We will not give up. We will never quit or give up preaching the gospel — the good news — of the Kingdom of God. And we thank you, brethren, for your part in that. Matthew, chapter 24, verses 12 through Matthew Matthew [12] And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Jesus Christ went on and said in verse This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then, the end will come.
In verses 18 through 20 He said to the disciples:. Matthew Matthew [18] And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Many of you know what is written on the seal of the United Church of God. Cliff Adams: When you really start to understand the Kingdom — even early — the first Feast just meant so much.
You know, you always have to your eyes on that goal. When the children of Israel, on the way to the promised land, got their eyes off of their goal, which was the promised land, they died like so many flies out there in the wilderness. There are so many distractions. So I have an advantage that I do spend time thinking about things — you know, deep things — like that.
DeLee Hargrove: I work with people every day that are totally consumed with the entertainment part of our society. I will say that I think you have to monitor that part of your life. Aaron Dean: It is difficult. You know, you made a mistake fifty years ago — you did some prank — and you got spanked for it. You make a mistake today — you know, with drugs or something — and you can die from it! And the kids really do seem to have a dedication and a desire.
I think they can see through this world. I see that in our teens and our young people. Joe Handley: We need to keep doing the work. We need to be working on ourselves. Aaron Dean: As a church, we need to all pitch in, and do our part, and encourage one another. Dottie Seifert: Just keep our focus on the Kingdom, and praying, studying, and being a light to the world. And to realize that the more that I can learn to be able to help other people, the closer I want it to be.
Ed Smith: There are many, many parables that talk about the Kingdom of God is like such and such, and like such and such. And all of His blessings and benefits will be shared with all mankind. Many people would like to know the dates for The Feast Of Tabernacles This year the 15 th day of the seventh month Tishri on the Hebrew calendar is expected on October 13 th at evening. Therefore, the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles should be complete on the 20 th , and the last great day or the 8th day of the feast is expected on October 21 st.
Of course, this means that these dates could be off one day. Many people have questions about how this works, and why in some years different believers have different dates! If you would like to know more about the Hebrew Calendar, and exactly how you can know exactly what day the Feasts are to be kept, please send us an email at: rejoice thefeastoftabernacles.
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