Christians are to believe in Jesus, repent, be baptized, and receive God's Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38-39). Does the New Testament teach that one must OBEY in order to receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:32)? Obey what? What is sin? What about the Ten Commandments and early Christians? What about going on to perfection? What about building character? Why should Christians build character? What is God's plan …

The letters/epistles of the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians were written in around 51 A.D. In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over each and every verse in First Thessalonians and Second Thessalonians. He goes over them being followers of Jesus who were imitators of the Churches of God in Judea, the fact that they had persecutions and difficulties, and that they were considered fine Christian examples to the Christian brethren in places like Macedonia. Love, hope, faith, and exhortation are discussed. …

This is the second part of a two-part sermon series on the Sardis era of the Church of God (Revelation 3:1-15). This sermon covers not only COG doctrines held by that era, but opposing views that the Seventh Day Baptists hold. Dr. Thiel pointed out that although the SDBs are trinitarian, most who they claim were affiliated with them in and before 1811 were not. He mentions that the SDBs and SDAs are Protestant, but that the Continuing Church of God is not. He also points out …

The Bible tells of 7 churches in the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation. Sardis is the fifth. It rose to prominence in the late 16th or early 17th centuries. Early Church of God leaders looked to include John Traske, John Pecke, Peter Chamberlen, John James, William Saller, Henry Soursby, possibly John Maulden, and Thomas Lucas, all of whom seemed to have some connection to the Mill Yard church in London. …