When was the last time you sacrificed an animal? We see animal sacrifices in the Bible, so when did you last kill a lamb, or a goat, or a cow? We don’t have animal sacrifices now. It is not expected of us today to go sacrificing animals as part of our worship of God. Sometimes...
In a few weeks’ time Christians will be celebrating the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which were instituted for the ancient Israelites at a time when they were slaves in Egypt. A long time ago there was a young man called Joseph, who was one of the sons of Jacob. He was sold...
Every year on 14th February, most of the Western world observes a custom called Saint Valentine’s Day. They celebrate with flowers, romantic dinners, lovehearts, loving others, and other romantic events. But what are the origins of this day and its customs? Is this something that Christians should celebrate or should Christians avoid this holiday? If...
The Bible is one of the most important books you will ever read. When you come to Church services, you are taught more about the Bible, and the Christian way of life, and how to have a relationship with God. We all need to have a good education in these things. But, is going to...
If you have an interest in the work of CGI UK, or regularly or occasionally attend the Church of God International UK Sabbath services in London, you can now join our mailing list, which will keep you up to date with the CGI UK announcements. This will include location of services each week, and any...
The end of October every year brings out all the worst types of celebration. People dress up as ghosts, demons, skeletons, Frankenstein’s monster, witches, zombies, vampires, werewolves, and other evil things; children go round doing trick or treat demanding sweet things from people or else they’ll play a trick on them; people hollow out pumpkins...
It may be said that the more often you do something the easier it will become, practice makes perfect they say. Now that might be true in an ideal world, but the reality is, experts in all walks of life can and do make mistakes. Karl Wallenda was such a man, who from the age...
A few years ago whilst relaxing, a voice leapt out from the TV that immediately grabbed my attention . It was a classic situation of the TV being on but I wasn’t really paying any attention to it, that is until I heard the words of a particular lady , who said with such conviction...
You remember don’t you?? … that time when you were full of anxiety, worry, and maybe occasionally outright fear ? Don’t you remember those days when you prayed constantly from first thing in the morning, snatching every moment praying, walking down the street in fact every spare minute was spent asking God to answer the...
Decisions, decisions. Setting aside the routine chores of our daily lives, life in the twenty-first century has much to ‘offer’. What to do, what to buy, where to go … so many choices, so many attractions. Or, to put it another way, for us as followers of Jesus Christ — so many distractions. We lead busy...
