The CoGcast Podcast

The Gospel of the Kingdom of God

For 57 years Pastor James Mattison has helped pastor at local churches.  For the last 16 years, he has been in constant contact with growing congregations in Africa.  Although our brothers and sisters in Christ live lives among the poorest on the earth, they fill with awe and hope when they hear that they will reign as kings and priests in the coming Kingdom of God on the earth at the return of Jesus.  This is the gospel message Pastor Jim has emphasized and shared from the very start of this great mission work and throughout all of his life's work - and it's the same message that Jesus and his disciples emphasized in their preaching and teaching.  Listen today as the "country-boy preacher" shares the glorious hope we have in the promise of the coming Kingdom of God. Pastor James Mattison

The Rebuilding of the Tabernacle of David

We're heading towards the end of the church age. One of the greatest signs preceding the end of the age are the events that are happening in Israel. Today, Israel is back in the land. The Jewish nation has returned. And God has called a chosen people to rebuild the tabernacle. But why would it be rebuilt? When? What's the future of Israel? Find out today. Acts 15:12-21; 1:6-8; Amos 9:8-15; Isaiah 16:5; 54:5,17; 37:33-38; 66:7-9; Luke 24:21; 21:24; John 16:7; 1 Peter 1:10-12; 2 Peter 3:11; Jeremiah 51:19; Psalm 2:13-16; 122:6; Joel 3:1-3; Romans 11:18-27,1,2 Pastor Hollis Partlowe   Dixon Church of God, Dixon, Illinois

Israel and Jerusalem - People and City of God

There's been a lot of misunderstandings about the Jews in Christianity and throughout history. And no city has seen more desolation and destruction than Jerusalem. Jerusalem is and always will belong to Israel, God's chosen people. But does God have anything more to do with the Jews? Has God cast away His people? Is God done with Israel? Deuteronomy 7:6-11; Jeremiah 31; Romans 10:16-21; 11:1-4; Galatians 3; Matthew 19:28; 5:33-35; John 4:19-26; Luke 21 Pastor Gordon Landry   Flagg Center Community Church  Rochelle, Illinois

The Kingdom Bailout Plan

Most Americans are pretty sick and tired of hearing about "bailouts."  We're all painfully aware of the billions and billions of taxpayer dollars "loaned" to businesses and banks that are "too big to fail."  And it's all for own good, right?  Well, the Kingdom of God doesn't need a bailout or a government to save it.  But we are in dire need of a "bailout" from the government to which we really belong - the Kingdom of God.  There will come a time when every account must be settled, when every servant must repay their Master.  And we all come up way too short.  We can't pay our way out.  But the debt we owe has been forgiven.  We need to share that good news.  And as forgiven people, we are to be forgiving people. Matthew 18:23-25; 15-20; 6:12-15; Colossians 3:12,13; Ephesians 4:32; Philippians 4:2; Acts 7:60; Luke 23:34 Pastor Steve Taylor   Lakeshore Bible Church

The Three Appearances of Christ

Israel worshipped the LORD in types that pointed to some aspect and work of Christ.  But we worship in reality today.   Jesus came once to die, but is coming the next time to end death.  Today, he pleads our case as an advocate for us in heaven.  And in each of his three appearances, we see the three phases of our salvation. Hebrews 9:22-28; 10:1,2; 8:1,2; 3:1; 7:25; 11:10,13,39,40; Matthew 1:21; Romans 5:12,19; Luke 19:10; 1 Timothy 1:15; John 8:53,56; 1:14; 19:30; 16:2; Galatians 4:4,5; Psalms 33:6,9; Mark 10:45; Ephesians 2:6; 1 John 2:1; 3:2; Acts 3:19-21; Philippians 3:20; 2:10,11; Titus 2:13; Colossians 3:4; Rev. 3:21; 5:10; 22:12 Pastor Hollis Partlowe   Dixon Church of God  Dixon, Illinois

The Reversals of God

We can always depend on the unfaithfulness of man - and the faithfulness of God.  Even those who don't believe in God depend on the natural laws He has established.  But the way God works is not the way that man works.  Man says, "we live to die," but God says you must die to live.  Man says, "what goes up must come down, " but God says what goes down must rise up.  That's the way God works.  Sometimes he chooses to reverse His own laws.  And that is our hope, as we wait for the resurrection -  the final, great reversal of God when man's way of thinking will end once and for all. Deuteronomy 29:5; 2 Kings 5:20; 1 Samuel 15; Romans 6:4,5,23; John 5:28,29 John Lewis   Arkansas Conference 1977

Absent from the Body?

In today's Bible study, we examine a phrase commonly used to prove the state of a man when he dies.  But what does the text really prove?  Does man live as a disembodied spirit in an immaterial state in heaven after his death?  When and where do we receive eternal life?  As we consider the total text of Paul's writings, the answers may surprise you. 2 Corinthians 5:1-9; Hebrews 9: 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Timothy 4; Revelation 22; Philippians 3; 1 John 3 Pastor Rex Cain   Church of the Open Bible, Bedford, Ohio

Times of Restitution

The death and resurrection of Jesus were not the end of his work.  He's coming again to finish the work that God has given him to do. He's coming to establish a new order for this world where all the wrongs will be made right.  There is a future home of the redeemed on the renewed and restored earth where the curse will be removed forever.  This tormented world has a great future ahead.  Are you ready? Exodus 22; 1 John 3:2; Acts 3:19-24; Hebrews 9:28; Romans 8:18; 5:12,19; Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:1-12; 33:24; 65:20; Matthew 24:6,7; 25:31; Joel 3:9-18; John 3:34; Zechariah 13:6; 12:10; 8:23; Amos 9:13; Psalm 72; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; Matthew 19:28 Pastor Hollis Partlowe

How to be Sealed with the Holy Spirit

Do great signs and wonders mean it's the real thing?  Can you possess the gifts of the spirit without hearing and believing the gospel?  To be a recipient of the holy spirit, one must first know and believe the truth.  In today's study, we examine the emphasis that Jesus and his apostles put on the inspired word of God through the preaching of the truth. Z.B. Duncan  11-18-1984    www.resurrectionhope.org

Grasshopper Eyes

God had promised the children of Israel that they would receive the land He was giving them. Twelve spies were sent out, but after looking, ten said it was impossible. There were walls. There were giants. And they were wrong. They saw the land with "grasshopper eyes." Are we any different today? It seems it's always easier to see the "giants" instead of seeing God. What territory has God given you? What's standing in your way? Will you inherit what God has promised? Or will you turn around, and go back?  Numbers 13:25-33; 14:1-4 Pastor Wally Winner    www.theupsidedownchurch.com

What is the Soul? - Part Two

There's a lot of talk about the "soul" of man, but what is the "soul?" Does man have a separate soul inside of his physical body?  Is the soul an entity?  Is it immortal?  Does it have no physical or material reality?  Does the soul do all the thinking?  What does the Bible really teach us about the "soul" of man?  Find out the answers today in part two of this study. Pastor Z.B. Duncan    www.resurrectionhope.org    12-14-1983

The War of Armageddon

Even those who don't know anything about the Bible have heard of "Armageddon."  Although the word itself only occurs one time in Scripture, it is described in detail.  In the past few centuries, we have witnessed an unusual number of international conflicts.  But the Bible teaches that the worst war of all still lies in the future.  All the nations of the world will gather for one final conflict.  But unlike all the others, Jesus will intervene.  Where will it be?  When will it be?  How will it happen?  Find out today. Revelation 16:14-16 Pastor Hollis Partlowe

The Lord Hath a Lawsuit Against the Nations

In this day and age, we're familiar with lawsuits.  They make the papers and are in the headlines.  God has also prepared his legal case opposing the nations.  And he's the judge.  The Lord has set certain boundaries and limits on man.  But since the beginning, man has crossed the boundaries.  In fact, Adam only had one limit and still even that was too much.  Men today are still the same.  They think God can't stop them.  But God has promised the day of ultimate judgment is coming.  But the world is living in ignorance. As the nations prepare for battle, God is preparing to defend his people in the valley of decision.  It's up to us to warn the world before it's too late. Jesus is coming back soon.  Are you ready? Jeremiah 25:15-33 Pastor Kent Ross  THRIVE Ministries  1972