Christian Churches of God

Sabbath Message by Wade Cox

April 27th, 2002

Dear Friends,


This Sabbath we might take time to reflect on our calling and also on the things that we have had to address over recent weeks. I am most concerned that we get the message God is hammering at us concerning self righteousness.

We will place the items that create the major problems with the faith and our congregations everywhere on a check list that will be sent out and which will be addressed as a reminder at the feast.

We are progressing steadily month by month, growing in the faith and reaching others everywhere helping them to come to an understanding of the faith.

This growth is very significant. Today I checked the stats again and was surprised to see that yesterdays stats were some 5.35 megs which is the highest single days file we have had ever. The last highest days file was 4.5 megs and that was not so long ago. The last half of April is steadily rising and now is well above 3 megs and nearer four megs most days. We have had at least a ten percent growth for April and it may be closer to twenty five percent. This growth is quite significant. I will inform you of the end of month figures when they are to hand.

We have had an increase in our promotions and our expenditure on web promotions has increased which has no doubt caused the increase in access stats. When we consider that we have grown now over five thousand percent on what we were in 1999, we should be well please with our coverage but we have not even scratched the surface of the worlds population. We need to make more effort.

In that regard we should be conscious of the fact of our contributions to the work and our tithing. We should ask if we are pulling our weight. Are we robbing God? If we do not tithe we rob God. We are all trying as best we can to do the work. Many work for no pay and tithe as well. Some offerings of the pensioners are high and are widows mites. I would like to ask the coordinators to remind the brethren of their obligations in the tithe. Most of the work is done by the core faithful who bear the burden of the work on their shoulders and have done for years. Have a look at your church area and ask the question do we consume more that we give. In some cases that is all too true. I remind us all that our capacity to work is directly proportional to the tithe we receive. Each of us should ask ourselves Do I tithe and are my offerings indicative of my calling? If the answer is no then we had better repent and get on with the work we were given to do.

We have a translation work that is very important and needs maximum effort. Are we helping and how can we help more. If we are not tithing then fixing that will make an immediate impact on the work.

Please all try to make an effort in all aspects of the work that we find ourselves working on and with others.

There is much to do.

Please pray for us all. The prayers of the brethren availeth much. Also please pray for the others who have been baptised in the faith an are not yet with us. Pray we are added to daily as the Lord permits. Ask for our brethren to help and the numbers and funds to get the job done. Look at how you can help in your area.

As this Pentecost season is coming up, all please look at what we are doing and how we can help. Look at our fruits and see how we can improve. Encourage one another.

Look at the use of the Holy Spirit.

Also please pray that we are able to confront and change the errors of the past and the problems of the old Churches of God systems. Many of the ministers of the old ways are not repenting and returning to the faith. Most are misrepresenting Scripture to either introduce more error or to entrench old myths. Much of this is due to the pursuit of money.

We must view our tasks and see how it is we can contribute either in research or writing or translations or in funds or prayer or encouragement. Help those who labour for you and do not be a burden but a joy.

Love one another and contend for the faith once delivered.


Wade Cox

Coordinator General

 

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