Alphabetical List of Publications

Grace Communion International
formerly known as Worldwide Church of God

includes articles on the Christian Odyssey website

For articles about the Bible, or a passage in the Bible, see articles about the Bible.

21st-century bystander
35 Beliefs of the Worldwide Church of God Word PDF Spanish Word & pdf
Abram, the real story 
Acting wisely during a recession
Advice to husbands from a nomadic tribe
The African-American church in America
Alcohol and teenagers
Alcohol—what the Bible says
Alcoholism — is it a disease?   It is treatable
The all-male disciples
An anchor for life
Angels and demons, what the Gospels teach us
Anglo-Israelism and the U.S. & Britain in Prophecy
The antichrist and the man of sin, who is?
The Apostles' Creed
Anger: A Battle We Can Win
Another look at faith
The annual festivals
An answer in the dark
Are some meats unclean? A look at the OT concept
Are you living beyond your means?
Armstrong, H.W.
Artwork by Alexandre Bida
Artwork by James Tissot
Artwork from The Bible and Its Story
As ugly as sin
The ascension and the return  
Assurance —a study for new Christians
The astronomy controversy in the church
Astrophysics and apologetics  
At greater risk: women and alcohol
Athanasius lists the New Testament writings
The audacity to hope
Audio and video messages on our website
Augustine: "Father" of the Western Church
 

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Babylon the great, who is?
Baptism: a commitment to Christianity
Baptism — how it pictures the gospel
Baptized — should believers be?
Baptism—may children be baptized?
Baptism—its meaning
The basics of Christianity—group studies for new Christians (9 studies)
The battle over hell
Baxter Kruger interviews
The beautiful anointing
The beauty within
Behavioral standards for Christians
Behavioral expectations in the new covenant
Being human
Being there
Believing the gospel
A better way to rest
Between Death and Resurrection
Beyond death
Beyond the reach of science
The bi-vocational pastor
Bible—a guided tour
Bible prophecy: what's it all about?
The biblical explanation: a new covenant
The biblical understanding of truth 
A biblical worldview of the spirit world
The big bang theory 
Billy Graham: Evangelist to the World
Biologists who reject Darwinism
Birthday celebration—a sin?
Black History Month
The blame game and other games
The bread of heaven
A blinding light
Book review: The Case for Christ
Book review: Christian Zionism: Road Map to Armageddon?
Book Review: Cities of God
Book review: Classic Christianity
Book review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Book review: Dawkins' God
Book review: Divided by Faith
Book review: Dogmatics in Outline
Book Review: Evangelism Through the Local Church
Book review: Everything Must Change: Global Crises and a Revolution of Hope
Book review: Forgive and Forget
Book review: A Generous Orthodoxy
Book review: The Grace Awakening
Book review: The Great Divorce
Book review: How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Book review: I Don't Believe in Atheists
Book review: I Sold My Soul on eBay  
Book review: The Jesus Legend
Book review: Jesus, the Man Who Loved Women
Book review: Lifestyle Evangelism
Book review: The Mediation of Christ
Book Review: Mere Christianity
Book Review: Messy Spirituality
Book review: Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms 
Book review: Pocket History of Theology
Book review: The Ragamuffin Gospel
Book review: Repenting of Religion
Book review: Return of the Prodigal Son
Book review: The Screwtape Letters
Book Review: The Shack
Book review: The Story of Christianity
Book reviews: Theistic Evolution
Book review: Traveling Light
Book review: What About Those Who Have Never Heard?
Book review: Who Stole My Church?
Book review: The Year of Living Biblically
Booklets available on this site
Books relevant to the WCG
Born to die
Bound together: racial reconciliation begins in the church
The boy in the airport
The boys
The bride's story
Brief history of Grace Communion International
Brief introduction to the Church
Buddy—the Mighty Lizard Hunter
A budget that works
Building stronger families
Building unity: the story of Euodia & Syntyche

Index of subjects

Articles about Easter, Christmas and holidays
Articles about evangelism
Articles about God and the trinity
Articles about Jesus Christ
Articles about military service
Articles about ministry in the church
Articles about money management
Articles about Old Testament laws, Sabbaths, festivals
Articles about prophecy
Articles about racial reconciliation
Articles about science
Articles about spiritual growth and maturity
Articles about the Bible
Articles about the gospel
Articles about the Lord's Supper
Articles about Grace Communion International
Articles about spiritual gifts 
Articles about trials and suffering 
Articles about youth ministry
Articles about our churches in other nations
Articles by J. Michael Feazell
Articles by Joseph Tkach
Articles by Michael Morrison  


Basic Christian Beliefs series,
by Michael Morrison

  1. Introduction to God
  2. Who is this man?
  3. Why did Jesus die?
  4. Jesus — alive forevermore!
  5. The Holy Spirit
  6. Salvation
  7. The Christian life
  8. What is the church?
  9. The written word of God
  10. The end

 

Call for tolerance on Christmas and Easter
Camp with a mission
Can you hear the Holy Spirit?
Celebration  (small group study)
Celebrate Christ's incarnation
Celebrate the spring festivals
Celebrating "Holland"
Celebrating the resurrection

Articles about children's ministry

Can you do that in school? separation of church and state
Introduction to children's ministry

Increased emphasis on ministry to children
Winning lost children
Equipping children for ministry
Building believing children
Principles of effective children’s ministry
Bless children with Jesus' love
Relate to children at their level
Involve children in your life
Nurture children in the way of Jesus
Washing your children in the Word
 

Articles about the church

Christian fellowship —a study for new Christians
Church administration manual for U.S. congregations
Church, give me one good reason to go
A church reborn
Church—articles about
Church—quest for the ideal church
Church—what is it?
Church—why you need it
Church—your church needs you!
The Church's Leaky Basement
Leadership in the church, by Joseph Tkach
Leadership roles in the church, study paper

For articles about Grace Communion International specifically, click here

Changing faces
Child of an alcoholic speaks out!
Child—parents are your child's #1 teacher
The chink in death's armor
Christ our atonement
Christ's resurrection: our hope of salvation
Christian book and magazine publishers
The Christian life
The Christian Sabbath: divine rest in Jesus Christ
Christians obey God
Christmas — is it a sin?
Christmas light
Christmas past and present in the church
Christmas — what does Jesus want for Christmas?
Circumcision: a new way to keep an old law
Circumcision: a test case for examining Old Testament laws
Cleaning up Katrina: After the cameras move on
Closer look at the crucifixion
Cocoon or community?
Code of ethics for elders of Grace Communion International
Color crazy—an article about worship styles 
Come just as you are?
Comic relief
The coming of the Lord
Coming to know God
Commemorating the crucifixion
Communication of the Word
Communication with the dead
The communion of saints
Confession
Confessions of a part-time waitress
Confessions of a Youth Evangelist
The Council of Chalcedon and the "Two Natures" Controversy
A covenant of forgiveness
Covenants and the Sabbath
Covenants in the Bible
Creation and evolution? How did God bring about the rich variety of species on earth?
The cross as a symbol
Crossing your "Red Sea"
The crown of thorns
Crowned with thorns
A cup of cold water

Daddy's gone
Date of Jesus' birth
The day Christ died
Days don't matter?
The Dead Sea Scrolls—60 years later
Dead to sin—oh really?
A death in Jerusalem
The Decalogue — its role in Christian ethics 
Defeating evil—a study for new Christians
Deity of the Holy Spirit
Depth perception
Developing a spending plan with a "virtual cookie jar"
Dietary laws and uncleanness 
Did the Jews kill Jesus?
Digging up the Bible
Disaster in New Orleans
The disciples' encounter with crusade evangelism
The disciples' encounter with messianic ministries
The disciples' encounter with prison ministries
The disciples' encounter with Spirit-led evangelism
The disciples' encounter with street ministries
The disciples' encounter with worldview evangelism
Disciples who didn't understand
Discipleship 101 (=Basic Christian Beliefs)
Discipline and grace 
Discovering Handel's Messiah
Divine names and titles
Divorce and remarriage    longer article
Divorce: before you divorce...
Do recent discoveries in science offer evidence for the existence of God? a debate
Do you believe?
Do you have time for a happier marriage?
Does Christianity offer the best reason for a moral and meaningful life? a debate
Does God Hate Christmas?
Does God have a body?
Does God make mistakes?  SCT chapter 2
Does it all depend?
Does modern cosmology point to a biblical Creator? a debate 
Doing what comes "naturally"
Donation form for making contributions
Don't just accept the Trinity 
Don't just go—leave a legacy
The dual nature of Christ
Dumpy, Dumpy moments
Duty of Care? What is the Christian responsibility to the environment? 
Dying and rising with Christ

An E-ticket ride
Early church and the law of Moses
Early church history: a broadening perspective
Easter in the church
Easter, is it a sin to observe?
Easter, should Christians celebrate?
Easter, what does Jesus have to do with? 
Edification or building up through holistic small groups
An elephant's tail
Elijah
Elizabeth
Elohim — does it refer to a family of divine beings?
Elohim — you can prove what it means
Empty tomb: reasons to believe
Encounter 2008: all generations gathered as one family
Encounter 2008
The end: prophecy
Entering God's rest (part of Christian Sabbath booklet)
Eternal security
The eternal validity of God's law
Evangelism, articles about
Evangelism in the early church:—a series of 13 lessons
Ever See Roasted Corn Grow?
Evidence of black Africans in the Bible
Evidence of Jesus' resurrection
Evil, the problem—a biblical theodicy 
Ev-Angela's sermon
Example of Jesus, why not follow?
Example of the apostles concerning the Sabbath 

Facing up to Autism
Faith
Faith, a booklet: This is Living Faith
The faith of an atheist — a discussion with Alister McGrath
Fasting
Fasting: when you fast...
Festivals, articles about
Festivals in ancient Israel 
Festivals: the New Testament evidence
Finding God
Finding meaning in tragedy
Finding peace in Christ—now titled The Christian Sabbath
First century evidence about Sabbath and Sunday
The first church Christmas
Five reasons to obey God
‘Flood Geology’ and related fallacies
Fluffing the faith
A fool for Christ
Footwashing — a tradition of service
The Forgettery
Forgive us our trespasses
Forgiveness and faith
Form or substance? 
Foundations of theology - 26-minute video
Four-point plan for spiritual growth
Free in the divine freedom
Free to be
Freed from slavery
From both sides now
From Sunday to Sabbath: the origins of Sabbatarianism
From the Cornfields to the City: How a Small Church Reinvented Itself
From the fringe to the fold
Fulfilling the law

Generosity as a way of life, an interview with Mark Vincent
The Gentle Giant, interview with Richard Kiel
Get salty
Getting it back to front
Getting real
The Gift, by Jeb Egbert
Gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit
Give Me a Break!
Give ministry opportunities to children
Giving honor and love to pastors
Glendora offices
The glorious freedom
Go Ahead—Spend, Spend, Spend
The goal of the Christian life
God: an introduction
God bless America
God hears!
God is..., chapter 1
God knows each of his children
God offers you hope
God speaks to us
God told me to...
The god of this world
God vs. tsunami
God's video
God's wrath
Going for the gold
Going on a guilt trip?
Good things
Good news to the poor. An interview with Richard Stearns
A good way to go
 

Articles about the gospel

Good news for bad people
The good news of salvation
Good news in an alabaster jar
Good things in small packages
The gospel and Superman
The gospel according to Paul
The gospel according to Sam
The gospel of Jesus and the gospel of Paul — a series
The gospel: a call to live the future here and now
The gospel is good news
The gospel: your invitation to the kingdom — good news!

And many other titles at www.wcg.org/lit/gospel

 

Articles about Grace Communion International
and the Worldwide Church of God

A brief history of Grace Communion International
GCI logo
Media kit
Our churches and pastors
Our goal, mission, and ministries
Our headquarters mission and vision statement
Our theology text, video & audio
Our values, emphasis and ministries
U.S. Church Administration Manual
WCG logo

 

 

Gospel—see list at right
Grace
Grace: A License to Sin?
Grace and truth
Grace Communion International - see list below right
Grace Communion Seminary
Grace to the gluttons
The Great Awakening—a "work of God"
The great debate: does science give evidence of God?
The Great Disappointment
The great fever
The 'Great Schism' of the Church
The greatest commandment
Greatest miracle
The Greeks had a word for it: antilepsis
Grief — stages of grief
Grief — working through your grief
Groping in the light
 
Growing in Christ: five spiritual disciplines
Guidance 
Guarding Hitler's deputy

Halloween — should Christians celebrate?
Hand in hand
He gave himself
He is risen! 
He lives!
He lives within us
He pitched his tent
Healing
Healing, the truth about
Heart trouble
Heaven
Heaven, what is?
Heaven when we die?
Heaven's above—or is it?
He's alive! 
He's Only Human
Hell
Help for family members of alcoholics
Helping our unbelief
Her Beauty and Her Terror
Here he comes, ready or not
The hero who wouldn't  
The Holy Spirit 
The Holy Spirit —a study for new Christians
The Holy Spirit — do you have the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit at work
The Holy Spirit is the personal presence of God himself
Hope and a future
Hope floats (Mercy Ships) includes Put people at the heart of ministry
Hope for the hopeless
Hope for the left-behind church: an interview with Ruth Tucker
How can we cope with stress without alcohol and drugs?
How do we know about Jesus?
How long was Jesus in the tomb?
How many Gods does God say there are? 
How much is freedom worth?
How often may we observe the Lord's Supper?
How Russian became Christian
How selfish is your Christianity?
How to become a Christian
How to Fix People
How to resist temptation
How ugly are the feet?
How you can help others cope with grief
Human beings—what are they?
Humans in the image of God

I am Pilate's wife
I preached the Sermon on the Mount
I think God hates me!
I thought I would lose my job!
I want to accept Jesus, but...
If Jesus were married... 
If you are losing faith...  
If you hide the sickness, you hide the treatment
"If you really had repented..."
If you knew Susie...
Immortality: The "Mother of All Changes"
Importance of doctrine 
Impress yourself
In God we trust
In his name
In marriage, 1 + 1 = 1  
In remembrance of what?
In search of the God of the gasps
Index of The Worldwide News
Intelligent Design: What it is ... what it isn't
"Intelligent Design" - should it be taught in the science classroom? 
Intergenerational ministry
The intermediate state, what about?    longer article
Interview with Robert Capon 
Introduction to moral development
Irenaeus and the second-century church
The Irony of It All
Is a short-term mission trip worth it?
Is anything too hard for God?
Is it a sin for police to use a gun?
Is it a sin to join the military?
Is it wrong to sell the truth?
Is Jesus enough?
Is Jesus really God? A look at the Arian Controversy
Is Jesus the only way of salvation?
Is the Bible just a white man's book?  Part 2
Is the cross a pagan symbol?
Is there a real spirit world? 
It could happen to you!
It isn't just about how he died
It was OK for Timothy
It's not fair!
It's not what you aren't that counts

Jeremiah 10—does it forbid Christmas trees?
Jesus—see list at right
Joanna
Journey of Change video
The joy of salvation
Jump Start: This space is reserved ...
Just a nobody?
Justification and righteousness by faith

Karl Barth: "prophet" to the church
Keep on walking
Key of David, the
The kingdom of God — both present and future 
Kitchen-Bin Guidance
 

Last days—we are living in them
The Last Judgment
The Law and the promise
The Law and the Spirit
"The law is holy, just and good"
Lay members' role in the early church
Lay ministries
Laying foundations—a study for new Christians
Leadership in the church
Leadership roles in the church
Learning to be like Christ, 1: our relationship with God
Learning to be like Christ, 2: the family of God
Learning to be like Christ, 3: learning by living

A lesson in humility
Let God be God
Let the little children come
Let's hope she floats
A letter regarding pacifism
A letter to a Seventh-day Adventist   second letter
Lifestyle of discipline
Little Stars: a story of love, faith and vision from Thailand
Little steps in the right direction
Live within your means
Living the gospel
Living Today
Loaded Bibles and made-up minds
Lonely in love
Lord's Supper — articles about
The Lord's Supper — its three-fold meaning
Lord's Supper reminds us of God's love
The Lord's table, your part in
Losing our evangelistic buts
Loss of a loved one
Lost in New Orleans
Love one another
Lovers of pleasure... Are we trying too hard to be happy?
Loving in deed
Loving them to the end
Lozi Proverb
Lunch basket extraordinaire
 

Articles about Jesus

Illustrations from the life of Christ 
Jesus —a study for new Christians
Jesus: alive forevermore 
Jesus and Judaism
Jesus and the new covenant
Jesus and the old covenant laws
Jesus and the Sabbath (study paper)
Jesus and the Sabbath (chapter of book)
Jesus and women
Jesus Christ, what the Gospels teach us
Jesus Christ's last sermon
Jesus Christ 'of one substance with the Father'
Jesus' crucifixion, two fundamental truths we learn from
Jesus' encounter with a despised sinner
Jesus' encounter with a disabled man
Jesus' encounter with a foreign woman
Jesus' encounter with a religious leader
Jesus' encounter with a rich man
Jesus' encounter with a Samaritan woman
Jesus' encounter with a sinful woman
Jesus: how can he be God?
Jesus knows what you're going through
Jesus' birth: a story of shame
Jesus' resurrection pictured in the old covenant
Jesus, the Sabbath and the festivals
Jesus, the suffering God
Jesus: who is this man?
Jesus — who was he before his human birth?
Jesus — was he crucified on a Wednesday?
Jesus was not alone
Jesus: why did he die?

And many other articles at www.wcg.org/lit/jesus


Majors & minors
Making friends with the disabled
Making history in Montana
The man who would be king
Managing the postmodern church
Mark of the beast—what is it?
Martha
Mary Jones and the first major worldwide Bible society
Mary Magdalene
A matter of perspective
Maundy Thursday and Holy Week
Mbio za sakafuni huishia ukingoni!
Meats — are some meats unclean?
Media kit for Grace Communion International
Meditation 
Meeting a living legend: Fred Shuttlesworth
Meeting Jesus on the Road to Ethiopia
Men and women in Genesis 1-3  
Men and women in the books of Moses.
Message of Jesus
A Message the World Forgot
Mildew, meats, and uncleanness:  Chapter 18 of SCT
Mid-life melancholy
Military service and war
The millennium, a balanced view
The millennium, three views of (longest article about the millennium)
Millennium, what about the?
"Ministry" means "service"
The miracle of Jesus' birth
A miracle in torn blue jeans
The miracles of Jesus
Mission Bound
Modern Slavery: the unheard cries
Mom, I'm not sure there is a God!
Money and worship
Monthly letters from Joseph Tkach—see What's new?
Moses and the old covenant
The most important election ever
The movie of life
Movin' Out, Movin' In and Movin' On  13 minute video high bandwidth or low bandwidth
Moving mountains and cursing fig trees
Moving mountains in Appalachia
Must we choose between science and the Bible?  
My father's living will
My Mother's Prayer
My struggle with pornography
Mystery of the Ages, Overview of doctrinal errors

NAE statement on condoms
Name of God 
The nature of leadership in the church
New covenant — has it been made?
The new covenant is older than you think
New covenant and the Sabbath
New covenant commands
New covenant in a nutshell
New Glory: How becoming a citizen helped me understand the Christian faith better
New in Christ
New life in Christ
New wineskins
New year, a new life
Nicene Creed
No contest: Why the argument over Genesis?
No one knows when Christ will return
"Not Long Now..."
Now wash your hands
The numbers game

Obeying God
The object of worship
Obsolete laws — a few examples
Oh no... I'm a mother-in-law
Old covenant and the Law of Moses
Old covenant laws — can they be transformed into new covenant laws?
Old Testament laws — are they still binding on Christians?
Old Testament laws before Moses
On being a child of God
On death and dying  
Once pagan, always pagan?
One 'mere Christian' in church history: C.S. Lewis
Only one name (only day of salvation?)
Opening the eyes—a step at a time  
Ordinary people change the world
Origins of Sunday worship in the early church
Our adoption as God's children
Our annual worship calendar
Our beliefs
Our children's heroes
Our president and Pastor General, Joseph Tkach
Our goal: Christ formed in us
Our greatest needs: prayer and study
Our mission: to disciple
Our most popular referrals  
Our most popular web pages
Our need for spiritual training
Our relationship with Christ
Our response to God
Our resurrection with Christ
Our sure foundation
Our upward, inward, and outward responsibilities
Our values
Our values and the ministries we emphasize
Overcoming alcohol abuse
 

Pacifism and the church of God
Paganism, pagans and pagan customs
Paganism — where should Christians draw the line? 
Pamphlets, brochures, tri-folds for local church use
Parables—what they reveal
Parenting "do over" for grandparents
Partaking of the promises in the Lord's Supper
Passover-Easter-Quartodeciman controversy
Patience pays off
Paul—see list at right

Peace at any price?
Peace in Christ—a booklet now called The Christian Sabbath
Peace in Christ, article by John McLean
"People, I just want to say, you know, can't we all get along?"
The perfect communicator
Peter's story: coming to Christ 
Pentecost: birth of the church
Pentecost — for the church today
Pentecost: power for the gospel
Pentecost: when God reversed Babel. audio sermon
Pentecostalism, articles about
Perichor...what? A discussion with C. Baxter Kruger
Persecution, penance, and "the lapsed"
Personal money management—a booklet

A place where everybody belongs
Playing Jesus—a discussion with Bruce Marchiano
Political candidates—caution against endorsing
Position paper regarding our annual worship calendar
Position statement regarding abortion
Poverty and generosity
Power of the resurrection
Prayer—see list at right
Preaching in the early church
Predestination: does God really let you choose you own fate?
The prince of peace
The Prince who smells good
Principles of money management  
The problem of evil
The problem of forgiveness
Profiles in faith
Prophecy—articles about
Prophecy, apocalypse, and you
Prophecy — comments about our statement of belief
Prophecy, what about?
The prophets and the Sabbath
The Protestant Church in Hitler's Germany and the Barmen Declaration
Proverbs 31: portrait of a godly woman
The purpose of blessings
Put on the armor of God

Question of Christ's prayers
Questions and answers about the Lord's Supper

Racial reconciliation articles
“The rain won't stop until it washes you clean”
The radical consequences of justification, by Thomas F. Torrance
The rapture, what is it?  
The Real Christmas Miracle Story
Reason to hope
Reincarnation 
Rejoice! Christ has risen!
Relationship with Christ
Religion in an age of science
Religion links on the internet
Religions—do all lead to God?
Repentance, getting a grip on
Resurrection and ascension: what it means to be 'in Christ'
The resurrection of Jesus: a history of interpretation
The resurrection of the body, and why it matters
The resurrection: our hope for the future
Resurrections — will there be three?
Revelation: It's no mystery
The rewards of following Christ
Right idea... Wrong foundation
The role of the law in Christian life
Role of the Ten Commandments in Christian life 
The road to Nicea, and beyond
Room for us all
Running away from intimacy

Sabbath, articles about
Sabbath and Sunday in early Christianity
Sabbath and Sunday in the early church
The Sabbath and the Ten Commandments
Sabbath, Circumcision, and Tithing: Which Old Testament Laws Apply to Christians? Introduction
Sabbath in Acts and the Epistles
The Sabbath—is it a ceremonial law?
The Sabbath — Jesus' example
The sacred-names controversy  
The sacred-name question
Safe in God's hands
Salome
Salvation by grace
Sanctification
Satan: God's defeated adversary
Saved by his life
Saying grace graciously
The scarred frog blanket
Science and religion 
The search for the real words of Jesus
Search our web site
The Second Best Christmas Gift
"Send us some children": A story of transformation
Sermon resources on the internet
Service
Serving Christ —a study for new Christians
Setting up your money plan
Seven annual Sabbaths
Seven sayings of Jesus on the cross
Sharing a secret
Sharing in Jesus' life
Sharing the gospel
Sharing your faith
Sharing your faith through friendship
Sharing your faith with a Muslim
Sharing your faith with a New Ager
Sharing your faith with another Christian
Sharing your faith with the unchurched.
She Made Home Happy
The Shepherd's Story
Should you look to the stars? 
Should you take the Bible literally?
Silence and solitude  
Sin — what is it? 
Sinners in the arms of a loving God
The single-parenting challenge
Singles—ministering to singles in our churches
Six functions of the church
Six steps to financial security
The slide into alcohol abuse
Slugging it out
Small groups or cell groups?
Small miracles
So how did it go? A report from the Philippines.
Sold for 30 Pieces of Silver
Solving your credit problems
Son-Block
A sorry state of affairs: understanding the power of an apology
Sorting the seed
"Soul" and "spirit" in Scripture
 

Speaking of life video programs:

Ascension!

Baby Jesus, baby Christians

Black History Month

Born to mirror God

Breathing

Called together

Central truth

Choosing a church

Christ is here

Christ, the end of the law

Christian in the face of evil

Christmas command

Come visit us

Compassionate service

Complete in Christ

Contagious purity

Courageous - or coward in Christ?

Creator of Evolution?

Elections

Elijah

Encountering God at camp

Eternal life

Extreme

The eyes of faith

Failure and forgiveness

Faith: seeing the unseen

Faith

The Father's love

Favorite book of the Bible

Forgiveness

Freedom from fear of the final judgment

Freedom

From God, by God and through God

Give your worst to the master

God - what comes to mind?

God is for you

God is light

God is love

God meets us in our scorn and rejection

God's love

The good old days

Good news is free

The Gospel of John

Grace with gusto

The great transfer

The highest love

Hope in a baby

How God views us

Humanity's greatest need

Identity in Christ

In his name

Independence?

Inner emptiness filled

Into the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Is Christmas pagan?

Is the Christmas tree pagan?

It's all about Jesus

Just as you are

The kindness of God

The Lamb of God

Loving Us

The meaning of Christmas

The medium is the message

Mercy

Mother's Day

The mystery

New life

New start

No one dies for nothing

No room for bias

Our seal of security

Overcoming inertia

The paradox of God becoming weak

Reconciliation: what is it?

A reminder of God's love

Rest in grace

A reflection of God's love

Salvation of the whole world

Salvation

Satan

Significance of the resurrection

Six-day creation?

The sole true gospel

Spiritual warfare

The stuff inside

Suffering meets its match in Jesus

Superheroes

Taken Up

Thanks for the indescribable gift

Thanksgiving

Time

The time for love

A transformational epistle

The Trinity: more than a doctrine

The true gospel

True grip on reality

True point of the Bible

Trust

Unconditional love

Understanding our heavenly reward

Universalism

Water into wine

What is worship?

What is the gospel?

What Is the Worldwide Church of God?

What's in a name?

What's theology?

When were you saved?

Where is God in disaster?

Where your treasure is

Which Bible?

Who is Jesus?

Who is the Good Samaritan?

Why church?

Without a doubt

The word grace

The Word became flesh

You're his

You're included

Speaking in tongues, what the Bible says about
Speaking of life, video and audio
Spiritual disciplines introductory study
Spiritual gifts and church growth
Spiritual gifts are given for service
Spiritual gifts for the gospel
Spiritual warfare
Spiritual warfare and you: six basic questions
Spokesman Speech Club manual
Standing in Christ alone
Stars of wonder
Statement of Beliefs
Statement of financial stewardship
Stewardship 
Stewardship involves all of life
The strange variety of Old Testament laws, SCT chapter 1
Sticking together
Still small voices
Stirred—but not shaken
Study (a small group discussion)
Study papers about covenants and Old Testament laws
Submission 
The suffering God
Suffering — why does God allow it?
Suffering — why must Christians suffer?
Sunday observance, Adventist theories about
Suffering and worship
Sunday to Sabbath: the Puritan origins of Sabbatarianism
The sword
The synagogue ruler's wife
The Syro-Phoenician mother

Talking with God
Talking with Paul Young
Teaching kids about money
Tell Peter
The Ten Commandments and the law 
Ten warning signals of credit problems
Text Speak, by Barbara Dahlgren
Thankful for eternal blessings
Theater of the imagination: reader's theater
Theistic Evolution book reviews
Theology: what difference does it make?
There is a hole in my campus
There is much gospel work to do
The thief's story
Third Angel's Message examined
"This is eternal life"
"Those called together"
Three basics of Christian life
Three Centuries of Experience: Three Centenarians
Three historic Christian creeds
Three questions few dare ask aloud
Three reasons to give
A time for love
A timely gift
Times of refreshing
Tired of life, with everything to live for
Tithing Chapter 20 of SCT
Tithing—does the New Testament teach it?
Tithing in Israel
To know and do the will of God
"To know Christ and him crucified"
"To one another" — Christian responsibilities in community
Too old to be useful?
Tongues, articles about
Tongue-speaking in church—do we forbid?
Toronto Blessing, four observations about
Tragedy — finding meaning
Transformations in the history of cosmology
Transformed by truth
The tree
Trials and rejoicing
Trials, faith, and healing
Trinity, is it in the Bible?
The Trinity: just a doctrine?
Trinity doctrine, does it teach three Gods?
True worship
Trust—a  simple matter of trust
Trust—can you trust the Holy Spirit to save you?
Trusting God with the problem of sin  
The truth about healing
Tsunami report—an insider's view
Turn-key or makeover?
Two Peas, Same Pod?

The Unclean Woman
United States & Britain in Prophecy study paper
Unmasking male depression, by Archibald Hart
Unpardonable sin and the Trinity
The untold "unstory" of Trophimus
Urge Protection
U.S. Church Administration Manual
Upward, inward, and outward in word and deed
Use and misuse of spiritual gifts
Using Christmas to teach children about Jesus
Using knowledge wisely

Vatican II and the future of church unity

Walking in his steps
War in the Old Testament  War and the ethics of Jesus  War in the epistles and Revelation
Was Jesus plan "B"?
Was the Sabbath commanded at creation?
Watching God work in the Philippines
The way of Trinitarian love
Weapons and warfare in ancient Israel 
We Say Goodbye... but then what happens when we die?
We were always on his mind
A Week to Change Your Life
We're Often Asked...   Questions & answers
Welcome to our fellowship
What do the Scriptures say about the Sabbath?
What does "perish" mean?
What events are worth celebrating?
What is alcoholism?
What is an evangelical?
What is Christianity? series of six
What is the law of God for Christians today?
What is the "mark" of the beast?
What is truth, and does it matter?
What is worship?
What Jesus said about himself
What law is "done away," and what "law" do Christians keep?
What makes a church grow?
What Scripture says about military service and war
What time is it?
What, why, when, how, where, who
Whatever happened to church growth? 
When a loved one dies 
When bad things happen
When did Jesus eat the Last Supper?
When goals exceed accomplishments
"When I am bigger..."
When trees grow together
Where Are We Now in Prophecy?
Where are we now in prophecy? audio
Where are you, Lord?
Where next?
Where was Golgotha?
Where we have been, where we are going
Which is the best translation?
Which Old Testament laws apply to Christians today?
Which voice do you hear?
Who's afraid of the big, bad... lion?
Who's Afraid of the Schizophrenic God?
Who's Who? on the Odyssey staff
 

Why be Christian?
Why does God allow evil?
Why don't more people go to church?
Why God allows people to do evil
Why our worship style is changing
Why remember the crucifixion?
Why should we tell people about Jesus?
Why the devil may care
Why the historical Jesus matters
Why the Messiah had to die
Why the pilgrims were thankful
Why the seventh day? a response to an Adventist
Why we resist the truth
Why were you born? A three-part article
Why would anyone want to be a Christian?
Widow of Nain
The wife of Jairus
Will Christ return?
Will humans become Gods?
Will it play in Peoria?
William Seymour and the rise of Pentecostalism
William Wilberforce: Christian abolitionist, reformer, statesman
Winning from the start: the Special Olympics
 

Articles about youth ministry

Building young believers through adoration
Building young believers through community
Building young believers through nurture
Building young believers through serving
A commitment to contact
Communication of the Word
Creating a biblical group image in your youth group
Creating an atmosphere of love
Disciplemaking ministry foundations
Disciplemaking youth ministry includes equipping workers
Equipping our youths for peer evangelism 
Evangelizing postmodern youths
How to make your congregation youth-friendly
Introduction to disciplemaking ministry foundations
Jesus loves them, this I know
Modification, formation, reformation
Organizing non-Christian youths into the church
Teen ministry: rethinking our paradigm
Youth ministry and the great commission
Youth ministry—back to the future
Youth ministry: playing as a team
Youth ministry includes developing young leaders
Youth ministry: the emphasis must be spiritual
Youth ministry: the importance of prayer: by Jeb Egbert
Youth ministry values and mission
Youth ministry — what is it? 

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The woman accused of adultery
Woman, wife, widow
Women in ancient Israel
Women in church leadership: Biblical teaching and modern application
Women in church leadership - a series of 11 study papers in one PDF document
Women in church leadership - a 26-minute video
Women in leadership — a study paper
Women in the church: introduction
Women in the early church
Women in the ministry of Jesus
Women in the Gospel of Luke
Women in the teachings of Jesus
Women of faith
Women who spoke the word of God
Women's ministry resource material
The word of faith movement
Words of wisdom and praise
Working through your grief
Working together for the gospel
Worldwide News, index
Worship 
Worship calendar—is there only one right way to worship God?
Worship days — basic points
Worship
Worship—in search of an acceptable
Worship, five basic principles of
Worship looks back, looks forward
Worship, what is it?
The worst day of your life
Worthy is the Lamb  
Would You Have Chosen Barabbas?
WWJD?

You believe; now you want to belong
You'd have to have been there
You're Included video series
 

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