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Christian Biblical Church of God
Post Office Box 1442
Hollister, California 95024-1442
(831)-637-1875
Fred R. Coulter
Minister
November 23, 2004
Dear Brethren,
On November 9 I traveled to Ventura, California, where I conducted the
funeral service for Vera Olsen who died at 87. She was a member in WCG when I
pastored the churches of Torrance and Santa Monica in 1972-75. Later, she was
one of the founding members of the CBCG in 1983 and had been with us until her
passing on November 1, 2004. We had a wonderful service with all her family and
friends present.
Many of us in the churches of God are getting on in years. Ministers and
brethren have died and will be dying. Their deaths reflect the passing of a
generation. In fact, while I was writing this letter, I received word that Dr.
Herman Hoeh unexpectedly died the morning of November 21, 2004. The older
generation in the world is also passing from the scene. Recently, it was
reported that WWII veterans are now dying at the rate of 1,100 a day, which is
only reflective of their entire generation.
The senior citizen brethren of today were young when God the Father called
them. They have been faithfully serving God for thirty, forty and fifty years.
As we get older, we need to remember that God loves us and watches over us in
spite of our weaknesses and frailties. When David was old, he wrote: "But I will
hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. My mouth shall show
forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the
numbers thereof. I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention
of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my
youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old
and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed thy strength unto
this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come" (Psa.
71:14-18).
God’s View of Death: Because death under any circumstances is a
difficult situation, how are we to understand it when confronted with the death
of a loved one or our very own mortality? Only the Scriptures give us the true
answer. Solomon wrote: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die" (Ecc.
3:1-2).
As Christians, we need to realize that it is God the Father and Jesus
Christ’s purpose for us to die in the faith: "The one who endures to the end,
that one shall be saved" (Matt. 24:13). That is the final goal for each of us.
As Paul wrote, all the ancient patriarchs and prophets died in the faith: "All
these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from
afar, and having been persuaded of them, and having embraced them,
and having confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth" (Heb.
11:13). In fact, they will not receive eternal life and their rewards until the
it is God’s time for the first resurrection when we will all be perfected
together: "But these all, though they had received a good report through
faith, did not obtain the promise because God had determined in advance
to provide something superior for us so that without us they would not be made
perfect" (verses 39-40).
The Scriptures reveal that God’s perspective of death is far different than
man’s fearful view of death. The Lord reveals that, "Precious in the sight of
the Lord is the death of His saints." And again, "Be faithful unto death, and I
will give you a crown of life." And again, "The righteous perisheth, and no man
layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the
righteous is taken away from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: they
shall rest…" (Psa. 116:15, Rev. 2:10 and Isa. 57:1-2).
Funeral services and memorials are unique to mankind. Of all the creatures
that God has created, only human beings assemble together to honor their dead
and to give a remembrance of a loved one who has died. We all know that death is
a reality of life. Because death is so final, grief fills our hearts over the
loss of a loved one, regardless of the circumstances of its occurrence. Death
brings us face to face with the reality that human life is only temporary. Death
confronts us with the ultimate weakness of human beings, the helplessness in
acknowledging that a life has come to an end, and no human being has the power
to escape death or to overcome death, except through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, Our Creator, the Lord God has revealed in His Scriptures that this
physical life we now posses in the flesh is temporary as Moses wrote: "The days
of our years are threescore and ten; and if by reason of strength they be
fourscore (Psa. 90:10). However, it has been given to all human beings to die
once. "It is appointed unto men once to die….For as in Adam we all die" (Heb.
9:27 and I Cor. 15:22).
After Adam and Eve sinned, thereby bringing death to all their progeny—to all
mankind in all ages—God said to Adam, "For dust you are, and unto dust shall you
return" (Gen. 3:19). Thus we are all physical—we are all made of the dust of the
earth. Moreover, at the time of death, one’s "…breath goes forth, he returns to
the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish" (Psa. 146:4).
In the face of death and with a fear of death, mankind has wondered and asked
the question, "Is there life after death?" In the Scriptures we find that Job
asked this same question: "If a man die, shall he live again?" (Job 14:14). No
one except Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead to eternal life. That is
why death is such a mystery!
Furthermore, the Scriptures teach us that death is an enemy—yes, the last
enemy that will be destroyed through the power of the resurrection as revealed
in God’s great plan. So then the Scriptures reveal that there is life after
death. And this life is in Jesus Christ—in Him and Him alone! Jesus said, "I am
the way, the truth and the life….I am the resurrection and the life" (John 14:6,
11:25).
Job understood this profound truth of God because he answered his own
question, "All the days of my appointed time [in the grave] will I wait, till my
change come. You shall call and I will answer You: You will have the desire of
the work of your hand" (Job 14:14-15).
Just as we all die in Adam, "…so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But
each in his own order: Christ the first fruit; then, those who are
Christ’s at His coming" (I Cor. 15:22-23).
God the Father has given the power and the authority of the resurrection to
Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "Truly, truly I say to you, the
hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of
God; and those who hear shall live. For even as the Father has life in Himself,
so also has He given to the Son to have life in Himself; And has also given Him
authority to execute judgment because He is the Son of man. Do not wonder
at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves shall
hear His voice and shall come forth: those who have practiced good unto a
resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil unto a resurrection of
judgment" (John 5:25-29).
However, those who have been called during their lifetimes and who have died
in the faith—in Jesus Christ—will be raised to eternal life with
eternal glory at His Second Coming! This is why Jesus Christ said, "I am the way, the truth and the life ...
and the resurrection!" (John 14:6.) While we have our sins forgiven through the
death and the blood of Jesus Christ, the faithful in Christ who die "…shall be
saved by His life"—because He Himself was raised from the dead by the power of
God the Father: "But now Christ has been raised from the dead; He has
become the first fruit of those who have fallen asleep [in Christ Jesus]. For
since by man came death, by man also came the
resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall
all be made alive.
"But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruit; then, those who are
Christ’s at His coming. Afterwards the end comes, when He shall have
delivered up the kingdom to Him Who is God and Father, when He shall have
put an end to all rule and all authority and power. For it is ordained that He
reign until He has put all enemies under His feet. The
last enemy to be destroyed is death" (I Cor. 15:20-26).
The very reason for the resurrection of the dead is to destroy death—the last
enemy. As Paul wrote, "So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is
sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor; it is
raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a
natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there
is a spiritual body; accordingly, it is written, ‘The first man, Adam, became a
living soul; the last Adam became an ever-living Spirit.’ However, the
spiritual was not first, but the natural—then the spiritual. The first
man is of the earth—made of dust. The second man is the Lord from
heaven. As is the one made of dust, so also are all
those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly one, so also
are all those who are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the one
made of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one.
"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit
the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I
show you a mystery: we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,
in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed" (I Cor. 15:42-52).
The Saints Will Be Raised with Eternal Glory to Shine As the Stars of Heaven:
The apostle John wrote that because of the love of God the Father, all those who
are Christ’s and die in the faith will be raised with a glorious spirit body!
"Behold! What glorious love the Father has given to us, that we should be
called the children of God! For this very reason, the world does not know us
because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it has
not yet been revealed what we shall be; but we know that when He is manifested,
we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him exactly as He is" (I John 3:1-2).
The apostle Paul also wrote that when Jesus returns, He will "…transform our
vile bodies, that they may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the
inner working of His own power, whereby He is able
to subdue all things to Himself" (Phil. 3:21).
Thereby, God will fulfill His purpose for His saints as He promised to
Abraham: "And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven" (Gen.
26:4). Again as Daniel wrote: "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the
earth shall awake, some to everlasting life … And they that be wise shall shine
as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as
the stars for ever and ever" (Dan. 12:2-3).
Jesus Himself confirmed these promises of God given through His prophets when
He spoke of the glory that those in the resurrection to eternal life will have,
shining as the stars of heaven: "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun
in the kingdom of their Father" (Matt. 13:43).
Therefore, God wants us to rejoice in His revealed hope for the dead. We are
not to be sorrowful and grieve. Paul wrote: "But I do not wish you to be
ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that you be not
grieved, even as others, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and
rose again, in exactly the same way also, those who have fallen asleep in Jesus
will God bring with Him. For this we say to you by the Word of
the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall
in no wise precede those who have fallen asleep because the Lord Himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of an
archangel and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise
first; then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds for the meeting with the Lord in the air; and so
shall we always be with the Lord. Therefore, encourage one another with
these words" (I Thes. 4:13-18).
As the Scriptures reveal to us, death and the corruption of the flesh will be
overcome! "For this corruptible must put on incorruptibility, and this mortal
must put on immortality. Now when this corruptible shall have put on
incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come
to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’ O death,
where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?" (I Cor. 15:53-55).
Death will be destroyed! Death is the last enemy, and it will be conquered.
The ultimate love of God will be clearly manifested. God the Father will give
eternal life to all those who are in Jesus Christ His Son. He will accomplish it
through the power of the resurrection and by His profound love and grace for
each one He calls. As the apostle Paul wrote: "For this cause I bow my knees to
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of Whom the whole family in heaven and
earth is named, that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to
be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell
in your hearts by faith; and that being rooted and grounded in love, you
may be fully able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth
and length and depth and height, and to know the love of Christ, which surpasses
human knowledge; so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now
to Him Who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that is working in us, to Him be
glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all generations, even
into the ages of eternity. Amen" (Eph. 3:14-21).
Whoever endures to the end and dies in the faith will have fought the good
fight and finished the course—having kept the faith. Death is the final exam.
From that time forward, a crown of righteousness is laid up for each one, which
the Lord, the Righteous Judge, will give in the day of the resurrection to all
who love His appearing.
The apostle John was given the vision of this coming new heaven and earth
where the children of God will live forever with the Lord: "Then I saw a new
heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed
away, and there was no more sea. And I, John, saw the holy city, the
New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband. And I heard a great voice from heaven say, ‘Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men; and He shall dwell with them, and they
shall be His people; and God Himself shall be with them and be their God.
And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, or sorrow, or crying; neither shall there be any more pain,
because the former things have passed away.’ And He Who sits on the throne
said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ Then He said to me, ‘Write, for these
words are true and faithful.’ And He said to me, ‘It is done. I am Alpha and
Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts, I will give freely of
the fountain of the water of life. The one who overcomes shall inherit all
things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son’ " (Rev. 21:1-7).
This is the great hope that God the Father and Jesus Christ have revealed as
the ultimate destiny of those who are called now. In the coming years we will be
seeing many of God’s saints being harvested—that is, they will die and be put in
the grave to await the resurrection to eternal life when Jesus Christ returns.
God will be taking away the righteous from the evil times and the tribulation
that will be coming upon this world. When Jesus Christ returns, all the saints
will be resurrected, and man’s rule under Satan the Devil will come to an end.
Then we will live with God the Father and Jesus Christ in the New Jerusalem into
the ages of eternity.
What a fantastic blessing it is that God has called us and all the saints,
wherever they are in the world, and has revealed His plan and purpose to us
through His Word and Holy Spirit. These are things that the world cannot know,
because God has not opened their minds to understand His secret plan: "What man
is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. The secret
of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant"
(Psa. 25:12-14).
Again as the apostle Paul wrote: "But according as it is written, ‘The
eye has not seen, nor the ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.’
But God has revealed them to us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searches
all things—even the deep things of God. For who among men
understands the things of man except by the spirit of man which is
in him? In the same way also, the things of God no one understands except
by the Spirit of God. Now we have not received the spirit of the world,
but the Spirit that is of God, so that we might know the things
graciously given to us by God; which things we also speak, not in words taught
by human wisdom, but in words taught by the
Holy Spirit in order to communicate spiritual things by spiritual
means" (I Cor. 2:9-13).
So then as revealed in God’s Holy Word, as we witness this generational
change within the Church, we need to rejoice that God is personally fulfilling
His promises to them.
Correction on Prophecy Tape 11-13-04: On Sabbath, November 13, I went
to Monrovia, California, where we had morning and afternoon services with a meal
in between. In the morning I gave the sermon on Hebrews #34. Then in the
afternoon I gave the sermon on prophecy, the two witnesses, the Beast, and the
Mark of the Beast. We discussed the difference between 1260 days and 42 months.
The question came up concerning the 42 months and why it was different than the
1260 days and how many days were actually in 42 months as determined by the
Hebrew Calendar. During the study I mentioned that 42 months was 240 days. I
meant to say 1240 days. Forty-two months on the calculated Hebrew calendar is
1240 days, not 240 days. This is why the 1260 days of the two witnesses’
ministry is different than the 42 months of the Beast and Jerusalem being given
to the Gentiles for 42 months. I will try to correct this on the master tape, so
that error will not be duplicated in the future.
Thanksgiving in the USA: On October 3, 1863, President Abraham
Lincoln set the final date for Thanksgiving for the nation. Americans had
observed it for many years before that time but on differing dates. Lincoln was
a man who studied the Bible all during his life and understood that God was the
Author of our blessings as a nation, while at the same time He corrected us for
our sins.
While this letter will undoubtedly reach you after Thanksgiving Day,
Lincoln’s proclamation to establish the last Thursday in November as a national
day of thanksgiving is most revealing; indeed, it was written while the Civil
War was still being fought. General Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865, and all
land forces surrendered by June, while the naval forces finally surrendered in
November. Here is Lincoln’s proclamation for Thanksgiving:
"A PROCLAMATION
THE YEAR that is drawing toward its close has been filled with blessings of
fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly
enjoyed that we are prone to forget from which they come, others have been added
which are of so extraordinary a nature that they cannot fail to penetrate and
soften even the heart of the habitually insensible to the ever-watchful
providence of Almighty God.
"In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has
sometimes seemed to foreign states to invite and to provoke their aggression,
peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws
have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere, except in
the theater of military conflict, while that theater has been greatly contracted
by the advancing armies and navies of the Union.
"Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful
industry to the national defense have not arrested the plow, the shuttle, or the
ship; the ax has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well
of iron and coal as the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than
heretofore. Population has steadily increased notwithstanding the waste that has
been made in the camp, the siege, and the battlefield, and the country,
rejoicing the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to
expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.
"No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these
great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while
dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.
"It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently,
and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole
American people. I do therefore, invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the
United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in
foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a
day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelt in the
heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly
due to Him for such a singular deliverances and blessings they do also, with
humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His
tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners and suffers in
the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently
implore the interposition of the Almighty hand to heal the wounds of the nation
and to restore it, as soon as may be consistent with the divine purposes, to the
full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility, and union.
"In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
"Done in the city of Washington, this 3d day of October, A.D. 1863, and of
the Independence of the United States the eighty-eighth.
"By the President: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WILLIAM H. STEWARD, Secretary of State"
Today, God has likewise blessed the nations of modern Israel—United States,
United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And as there was a civil war
during Lincoln’s presidency, we are collectively faced with a family war between
the sons of Abraham and Isaac—modern Israel— and the sons of Ishmael and Esau.
After Israel’s wanderings in the desert for forty years, God gave a warning
to them just before they entered the Promised Land. His warning to ancient
Israel is also a warning to modern Israel today. As Lincoln warned the Union
that they had forgotten God, today our nations are not only forgetting God, they
are turning their backs to Him. Furthermore, the churches of God are rich and
increased with goods and are lukewarm toward God the Father and Jesus Christ.
So God’s warning through Moses to Israel is also a warning to the Church:
"Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so
the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of
the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the LORD thy God
bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and
depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and
vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; a land
wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing
in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig
brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God
for the good land which he hath given thee. [That is what the day of
Thanksgiving in the USA should be for.]
"Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his
commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this
day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and
dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and
thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thine heart
be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out
of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; Who led thee through that great
and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and
drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock
of flint; Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not,
that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy
latter end; and thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand
hath gotten me this wealth.
"But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee
power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy
fathers, as it is this day. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the
LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I
testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish" (Deut. 8:5-19).
Many of the Psalms show how we are to praise God with thanksgiving for His
goodness in all things and in all circumstances. This is clearly shown in Psalm
107: "O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for
ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand
of the enemy" (verses 1-2). Four times in this Psalm it reads: "Oh that men
would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the
children of men!" (verses 8, 15, 21 and 31).
Psalm 136 is devoted entirely to extolling God. All twenty-six verses end
with "…for His mercy endureth for ever." The first three verses begin
with giving thanks to God: "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his
mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his
mercy endureth for ever" (verses 1-3).
In the same manner, we need to be thankful for all things and most
importantly for the spiritual blessing that God the Father and Jesus Christ have
poured out upon us. Notice what the apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians, as
well as to the Laodiceans: "Now I want you to understand what great concern I
have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my
face in the flesh; that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit
together in love unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto
the knowledge of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of
Christ; in Whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
"Now I say this so that no one may deceive you by persuasive speech. For
though I am indeed absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing
and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, be walking in Him; being
rooted and built up in Him, and being confirmed in the faith, exactly as you
were taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving" (Col. 2:1-7).
We need to be devoted always to loving God the Father and Jesus Christ in all
things, rejoicing with thanksgiving for the great hope that God has given us:
"And above all these things put on love, which is the
bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you
were called into one body, and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And
in everything—whatever you do in word or in deed—do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by
Him" (Col. 3:14-17).
While it is good that this nation has set aside a day of thanksgiving to God
for all His bountiful blessings, we always need to be thankful to God the Father
and Jesus Christ.
We are all thankful for the blessing of being able to produce the New
Testament book. It is such a tremendous help to all the brethren. Many of
the brethren have been giving it to brethren in other churches of God. Likewise,
it has been a great help to them as well. Now that we have the second printing
available, we will send you any number of copies you need, which you may give to
others. However, please give copies only to those who are truly interested so
that they will be used as a tool to preach the gospel and to help lead seekers
to God and His truth.
The book The Day Jesus the Christ Died is designed to be given to
anyone who has an interest because of Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the
Christ. This book is important to new people, because it explains the entire
Gospel of Jesus Christ through His crucifixion, death and resurrection. In fact,
it is the only book that explains the Scriptural truth—the whole truth and
nothing but the truth!
At the time of the writing of this letter, we are down to less than three
hundred copies of the first printing of 9,000. Over 6,000 were sent to new
people through our advertisement on our Websites. That has resulted in a
dramatic increase in the number of people returning to the Websites for more
information, sermons and study guides.
In three weeks, we will receive another shipment of 7,000 copies of The
Day Jesus the Christ Died. We are ready. We are reaching out to new people
as well as to brethren in other churches of God. God tells us to preach the
Gospel (Matt. 28:19-20) and "Cast your bread upon the waters; for you will find
it after many days" (Ecc. 11:1). God also promises that He will prosper His Word
as we send it out: "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper
in the thing whereto I sent it" (Isa. 55:10-11).
Brethren, thank you for your continued support with your tithes and
offerings. Together we can serve the brethren and preach the Gospel with the
tools that God inspires us to use. May God the Father and Jesus continue to
bless you with love, grace and thanksgiving in all things.
With love in Christ Jesus,
Fred R. Coulter
FRC
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