United Church of God Sermons
Listen to messages recorded during weekly Saturday Sabbath services from various United Church of God congregations. These sermonettes, sermons and Bible studies are available at UCG.org within the local congregation section of the website. Search for additional messages at http://www.ucg.org/sermons/
Episodes
The Mystery Revealed to Colossae, Hierapolis, Loadicia, and You!
By Scott McKeon - We have much in common with the churches in Colossae, Hierapolis, and Loadicea. Paul never visited them, and so his inspired message is as applicable to us at this time as it was to those he never personally met at that time.
What Comes After the Feast?
By Ken Loucks - The Feast of Tabernacles gives us a vision of our future as spirit-born sons and daughters of God, serving as kings and priests with Jesus Christ in His Kingdom. Returning home provides the opportunity to put that vision into practice as we learn to develop Christlike character through our daily
Transformative Nature of the Kingdom of God
By Harvey Wierenga - This split will focus on the transformative nature of the Kingdom of God. It isn't a time of change (something staying essentially the same but making incremental corrections), but a time when everything becomes something new.
Next Level Bible Study
By Chuck Smith - Are you ready to take your Bible Study to the next level?
Series on the Epistles of Paul (136) - Hebrews 4:1-16
By Jorge de Campos - Hebrews 4 teaches that God’s promised rest remains available to His people, although Israel failed to enter through unbelief and disobedience. The seventh-day Sabbath foreshadows the ultimate rest in God’s Kingdom. Christians must therefore persevere in faith and obedience, allowing God’s living
The Feast VS Halloween
By Eric Myers - We just kept the feast picturing God's Kingdom and the world is getting ready to celebrate Halloween.
Priorities and Perspectives
By Ken Japhet - This message emphasizes the need to keep the Feast fire burning by prioritizing spiritual memories from the feast over the fun activities memories.
Attributes of Being Kings and Priests
By David Cook - As each day gets closer to Christ's return, the people of God must be learning to be Kings and Priests for our jobs in the Kingdom.
Four Kingdoms Fall. One Kingdom Reigns.
By Jay Ledbetter - Daniel 7 reveals how God has faithfully guided the rise and fall of great empires throughout history, while lovingly warning His people of a final world power that will test their faith, courage, and devotion to Him. But above all, this remarkable prophecy is a deeply personal message of hope from
Where Is Your Treasure
By Ernest Grier - Whatever has control of our heart will shape, influence, reflect, and, without God’s spirit working in us, dictate where we lay our treasures.
What Next?
By Kelly M Irvin - You know the feeling. You’ve spent a week surrounded by people who get it, worshiping, eating, laughing, learning, and then the Feast of Tabernacles and the Eighth Day are over. You drive home with the spiritual energy still high, and a quiet realization settles in: it will be six months before the
The Importance of Prophecy
By Mark Smith - Keep a eye on world events, but don't let prophecy steer you a way from your job.
Wisdom Calls Out
By Andrew C Lee - Wisdom calls out to everyone, and Proverbs highlights three ways people can lack it: the simple, who lack understanding; the fool, who resists instruction; and the scoffer, who mocks truth and correction. Each serves as a mirror, helping us examine where we may be ignoring, resisting, or dismissing
Preparing for and Facing the Challenges Ahead
By Fred Nance - Preparing for the Future
The Gospel of John: A Timely Post-Feast Message
By William Bradford - The messages we hear at God's Feasts should continue to guide and direct how we live, even after the Feasts are over. This message covers how the Gospel of John brings together themes that we hear each year at the Feast.
From Feast to Feast
By Richard Schultz - This split sermon discusses 4 points to help answer a vital question: Will we be at the Feast next year stronger in faith and more fruitful?
What Do We Carry Home?
By Andrew Lausted - The Feast of Tabernacles and 8th day give us a glimpse of God’s incredible plan and the future Kingdom He is preparing. When these days are over and we return to everyday lives, what do we carry with us? This message reflects on what God has done, what He is doing, and the hope that strengthens us
Everything Burns?
By Scott Delamater - "The elements will melt with fervent heat," Peter tells us. While we look forward to a time when all is made new, the world around us is already trying to tear itself apart. How do we confront the nihilism of an age we know will be torn down?
Bible Study - Hebrews Part 24 - 9:1-5
By William Bradford - The twenty-fourth part in a series of mid-week Bible studies covering the book of Hebrews. This session begins chapter 9.
What Will God Do With the “Rest of the Dead”?
By Marcus Lucas - The church of God has long taught that God has a plan to offer everyone an opportunity for salvation. Is that really, biblically true? If so, where can we find this teaching in God’s word? This sermon seeks to provide the biblical answer to this question.
Passing on the Feast
By Lewis VanAusdle - God’s work isn’t finished yet. More people are being called into the Church of God. Part of our responsibility in the work of preaching the gospel is passing on the meaning and importance of the Feast of Tabernacles to future generations of believers. We do this by: educating ourselves about the
Thank You
By Jeffery Newell - Thank You for the calling.
A Blessed New Life
By John Elliott - This message explores the new life God offers—beginning with conversion and reaching its fullness in the Kingdom. It points to the transformed existence—free from the corruption of this present age—that awaits those who love God, who are being prepared for His eternal purpose.
Eight Is More
By Barry D Korthuis - Why have so many people lived and died without ever truly knowing God or understanding His truth? Has God forgotten them, or is there more to His plan? The Eighth Day reveals the incredible hope of a future resurrection and reminds us that God is in control, His timing has purpose, and His offer of
I Know
By Patrick McKee - Let’s take a deep dive into an under-explored Biblical character whose story surprisingly ties in to the themes of the Feast of Tabernacles and 8th Day and can offer inspiration, encouragement, and a strong example of how to live with certain hope.
Do You See God in Your Life
By Stan Martin - In life we tend to see what we want to see, we see what we expect to see, we see what we are educated to see. The plan of God is amazing and when the trials and tribulations of life come to an individual some draw closer to God and some turn away. The final step in God’s plan should encourage each
I Didn't Know
By Aaron Creech - This day represents when no one will be able to say to God, "I didn't know". All will know what God expects and all will be given the opportunity to choose.
The Greatest Reunion Yet to Come
By Scott G Thouvenin - This message focuses on the joyful reunion that will take place at Christ’s return—the resurrection of the saints and the gathering of God’s people into His Kingdom. It highlights the hope of being reunited with loved ones who have died in the faith and of finally being together with Christ.
When Salvation Is Offered to Everyone
By Tom Robinson - Why does so much of the world remain blind to God’s truth? What about those who have lived and died without ever truly knowing Him? Has God’s plan somehow passed them by? The Eighth Day gives us incredible reason to rejoice, revealing that God is in control, no one is forgotten and His plan of
Just Passing Through
By Ben Light - This physical human life is temporary—and as a result—God's people are sojourners seeking the permanent home He has promised. The 8th Day represents the time in which the physical and temporary, becomes eternal. The resurrection transforms corruptible, mortal human beings into incorruptible, eternal
You Have No Idea
By Dan Preston - God promises a glorious, eternal future for all those who desire to have a relationship with Him. The 8th Day festival is a wonderful time to ponder that future might look like.
The Rest of the Dead
By Steven Holladay - This sermon reviews the biggest days and events in the history (past and future) of God’s spirit family. These include creation of the physical universe, the resurrection of Christ, the second coming of Christ, and the return to life of 100 billion or more humans who died without knowing God or His
Do You Know What You Will Be Doing?
By William Bradford - Eternal life was God's purpose from the tree of life onward, reopened through Christ and entered by obedient faith. The gospel of the Kingdom describes that life as inheritance, priesthood, and reign with Christ, not only for a thousand years but for eternity.
John 3:16
By Vincent A Szymkowiak - This is the most famous verse in the whole Bible. I will explain that of all people, we understand what this truly means. Because of the meaning of this Last Great Day we know that God's plan is to offer salvation to every human being who has ever lived. We do not believe that everyone will be saved
Bible Study - Zephaniah
By Marcus Lucas - This Bible Study is in the book of Zephaniah.
Are You Ready to do Amazing Things?
By Bill Paz - In Luke 10 - Jesus does more than teach his disciples about the kingdom. He prepares ordinary people to serve in it's work - with compassion, peace, humility, courage, and joy.
The Making of a King
By Mark C Kasperson - God shapes leaders through seasons of obscurity, solitary struggle, and adversity, looking at the heart rather than outward appearance. Using the example of David and a modern parallel, this message shows how private battles with sin, faithfulness in hidden places, and trust in God’s timing prepare
Coming off a High Holy Mountain
By Ryan Shallenberger - How do you step down from moments at the Feast of Tabernacles back into our 'reality' as we know it today? Lessons from the account of Jesus' transfiguration on holy moments and what to do next.
When the Waters Rise
By Stephen Bouchette - This message examines the storms and trials we face in life and the assurance that, whatever the outcome, God is with us and nothing can separate us from His love.
Marching Orders
By Jeffrey Lewis - The sermonette begins with a contrast between Deuteronomy 14:26 and verse 23. We are to rejoice at the Feast, but we are also to learn and see the many blessings that God provides, noting the end of verse 23 which gives us the "why" we are here -- that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
Tend and Keep
By Timothy Sipes - Imagining the close of the thousand years, the message looks back at Adam's charge to serve and to guard, and at how a ruined earth was rebuilt under God's blessing. Mankind still had to work, and the saints were prepared beforehand for what follows the Millennium.
I Told You So
By Joe Dobson - This sermon on the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles will focus on what we read toward the middle of Revelation 20. After the whole earth has had the blessings of God throughout the 1000 year rule of Christ, a deception is allowed to test those who could be deceived. What will we be teaching
Gaining the Victory Over Deception
By Wayne Stewart - It is our turn to face the deceiver. Will we fall victim or will we gain the victory over deception?
Arise, Shine, for Your Light Has Come
By Jim Dove - Isaiah 60 points to a time when God’s light will restore Israel and draw the nations during Christ’s millennial reign. This message calls believers to arise and shine now by treasuring God’s truth, practicing righteousness, and pursuing peace as preparation for teaching and serving under Christ. It
God Will Put the Right Person at the Right Time in Your Life
By Tom Kuver - Several scriptural and personal accounts of nearly unbelievable interventions where just the right entity appeared to benefit one in need.
The Harvest Is Plentiful
By Jerry Burnhauser - Jesus calls us to be laborers for the harvest. How can we best accomplish this role both today and in the future?
Letting God Turn You Around
By William H Wilson - We’re told to follow Jesus and not run away. However, we naturally attempt to solve many things on our own. Will we find life by following Him?
What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?
By Joe Neff - What purpose do our trials, struggles and everyday experiences serve? God uses daily life to help us grow in wisdom, character and spiritual maturity. This growth is preparing us for what we are ultimately called to become: kings and priests who will serve and reign with Christ in the Kingdom of God
Write These Words in a Book
By Lynn Leiby - This split sermon examines Jeremiah 30-31 as a single, unified prophecy beginning with God's command to Jeremiah to "write in a book all the words" He had spoken. The message explores the New Covenant within this larger prophetic context, showing that it is part of God's broader promise to restore
Hiking to the Kingdom of God
By Reuben White - The Christian life is pictured as a hike that requires endurance, the encouragement of faithful examples, and the willingness to lay aside every weight and sin. This message urges us to keep our eyes on Jesus as the author and finisher of our faith and to draw strength from the “cloud of witnesses.”
If You Ain't Growin, You're Coastin
By Jacob Mammen - God is preparing us for His Kingdom, and that means continuing to grow even when it feels uncomfortable. We grow through thoughtful responses, being present for people who are hurting, and reflecting our faith through both our words and our example. The Feast is a time to rejoice and recharge, then
Hope Triumphs Over Pain
By Dave Werner - Pain is a part of the human experience. Even when God calls His people, He does not exempt them from the pain inherent to human existence nor the pain caused by living in this world. However, our pain is not without hope. God’s wonderful plan for humanity will one day render pain obsolete, and the
The Wonderful Kingdom of God
By John Elliott - United Church of God President John Elliot emphasizes that the Feast of Tabernacles should expand our vision of the coming Kingdom of God—not merely as an improved version of today’s world, but as an entirely new age under Jesus Christ, filled with wonders humanity has never experienced. Christ’s
A Restorative Heart, A Restorative Community
By Matt Fenchel - The Bible discusses that the Millennium will be a time of refreshing and restoration on Earth. There will be numerous venues where this will be accomplished: nature, countries, physical healing, etc. A main area will be restoring people to a relationship with God that He always intended.
7 Days in a Tent
By Carl Koester - God told the Israelites to keep the Feast for seven days in a temporary shelter. In this sermon we will examine lessons we can learn looking at God's requirement to dwell in a temporary shelter and coming out of Egypt.
Tabernacles for Today: Humility, Dependence, and Renewal
By Russell Barnett - It is worth taking another look at the Feast of Tabernacles and focusing on the command for Israel to dwell in temporary shelters. What did God want the Israelites to be thinking when they observed the Feast after they entered in the Promised Land? What can we learn from the practice of staying in
How Long?
By Michael Iiams - How much longer until God’s Kingdom comes? When you’ve waited, prayed and hoped for years, it’s natural to wonder, Why not now? Throughout the Bible, God’s people also had to wait for Him to act. Their stories remind us that even when the wait feels long, we can trust God’s timing.
Trees, Tabernacle, and Tranquility
By Jim Kocher - The three Ts of the thousand years move from the two trees in Eden and the tree of life, to dwelling with God at the Feast as a rehearsal for the Kingdom, to the quiet restored world Isaiah describes. Wisdom, righteousness, and humility are tied to that future peace.
Lying in the Grass
By Rob Wood - God reaches into every life through every means in order to reach our hearts. Corinthians, Isaiah, and Nicodemus.
The Nations Will Come
By Nicholas Lamoureux - God’s plan has always extended beyond Israel to ultimately bring all nations into a right relationship with Him. This message examines how, in the Millennium, God will use His law, appointed times, visible reminders, and collective worship to teach mankind His way—and how the Feast of Tabernacles is
Christ's Ideal Galilean Mentorship of His Disciples
By Mario Seiglie - This Bible talk will look at how most of Christ's ministry centered around the Sea of Galilee. It was the ideal place to train HIs disciples with the five cultural groups there and the lessons that can be learned.
The Vine and Fig Tree: Emblems of Peace
By Nathaniel Coser - The vine and fig tree are biblical symbols of spiritual health, security, and lasting peace. This message connects the fig tree to prosperity under God’s blessing and the vine to Christ, with believers as branches that bear fruit by remaining in Him. Together they point to the Millennium, when
Learning Today to Teach Tomorrow
By William Stetter - This message examines how the Feast of Tabernacles points not only to Christ’s coming Millennial reign, but also to our future responsibility as priests serving with Him. Because priests must know, live, and teach God’s way, the Feast should strengthen our commitment to develop the knowledge
Abide in Me
By Keith Tomes - The Feast of Tabernacles gives us a glimpse of God’s coming Kingdom, but our connection with Christ must continue long after the Feast ends. Discover how abiding in Christ every day produces the love and fruit that show others what God’s Kingdom is all about.
Prepare to Be Teachers of the Truth
By Kevin D Willis - Revelation 20:6 assigns the saints roles as priests and rulers in the Millennium, and the message focuses on being ready to teach. Knowledge matters, but patience and compassion are what will let teachers handle people still shaped by deception and trauma.
To Be or Not To Be
By Terry Cole - A mid - feast personal progress assessment... Are we just doing what we should, or are we truly becoming what God has called us to be?
Still Bearing Fruit: The High Value of Older Members
By William Bradford - Psalm 92 says the righteous still bear fruit in old age, and the study argues that God measures decades of faith rather than speed or novelty. Caleb, Joshua, Anna, Paul, and John show later-life fruit—memory, prayer, courage, and seasoned love—that the church still needs.
It Is Written ... FOR ... The Earth Will Be Filled With the Knowledge of God
By John Miller Jr - Isaiah promises, “They shall not hurt nor destroy… FOR”—Hebrew kî (“kee”), “because”—“the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” That little word reveals the hinge: when the world comes to know God and His ways, the world changes—government, war, fear, justice
The Bride Will Be Loyal
By Thomas L. Knaack - Loyalty is defined as faithfulness and commitment, set against fair-weather, flattering, and misplaced loyalty to politics, science, or money. God is the source of true loyalty, and the bride makes herself ready by obedience and undivided allegiance.
Am I Slumbering and Sleeping?
By Steven Diggins - The parable of the ten virgins warns that spiritual readiness cannot be delayed, even if Christ’s return seems distant. This message stresses the need for daily vigilance, seeking first the Kingdom, and allowing Christ to produce the fruit of the Spirit in us. Trials refine genuine faith so that we
Chosen, Called, and Confident: Understanding Your True Worth in Christ
By Greg Thomas - Look at our lives and purpose from God’s perspective, rather than a negative human lenses. A focus on the examples of Christ and the apostle Paul. Topics that are mentioned in the Sermon are God’s purpose for our lives, appreciating the opportunity of being a new creature, allowing the Spirit to
Reflecting the Light
By Robert Dick - This split will focus on the timeless desire of God, from ancient Israel onward to have his people reflect His light . It begins by showing Israel's mission and following their failure showing the Church of God picks up that mantle. It then leads into the Millennium where Scripture shows that God's
Broken but Not Unfixable
By Mike Phelps - Upon the return of Jesus Christ, we will be asked to help fix the world. The lists of things needing fixing and the number of people needing help are both extensive. But God is not waiting until the millennium to begin fixing the world; He is fixing it right now, today, one person at a time. Jesus
Don’t You Care That We Are Drowning?
By Matt Earles - As the disciples struggled against the wind and waves, they woke Jesus and asked, “Don’t You care that we are drowning?” Sometimes, that is what life feels like. However, from the beginning to the end, Jesus has been, is, and always will be in the boat with us.
Getting to the Heart of it
By David Rains - Motivation - The why we do the things we do - is so important to God. So, do we obey because we are commanded? Because we are offered blessings? Or is God looking for something more? This message looks at our progression of motivation toward God and His Holy Days as we look to grow spiritually at
The Eternal One is our Shield
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Assisting Jesus with Superpowers in the Millennium
By Martin Braun - This message describes some of the special powers we will be given when Jesus returns, some ways we will use those powers to assist Him, and what we should be doing now to prepare.
God Is Perfect
By John Crissinger - We only know as a child. God promises perfection and goodness. Don't lose hope - focus on God and he will provide.
The Pursuit of Peace
By Timothy Heine - Human efforts have never produced lasting peace, but God’s Kingdom under Christ will bring everlasting peace, righteousness, and harmony. This message contrasts the failures of history with the biblical promise of nations learning war no more. It also shows practical ways we can pursue peace now
The Feast of Tabernacles: From Tabernacle to Temple
By Jerold Aust - This Bible study examines the following questions: Why does God want us to feast at the Feast of Tabernacles? Why does He want us to live in a temporary tabernacle during this feast? And why and how does a temporary tabernacle lead to a permanent temple? If you know the backstory to these questions
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