Tag: September 2014

The Official Publication of the Church of God of Prophecy

Anointed for the Mission

What is the best sermon that you have ever heard? No one has ever preached a better sermon than the first one that Jesus preached in His hometown of Nazareth. Luke recorded this sermon because, of all the things that he wanted us to know for sure, the most important is the good news of …

Servant Partners Global Cooperative Update September 2014

Over the last 19 years, Brother Ted Cooper, a member from South Carolina, has been leading mission ministry trips to Peru. What began as a heart to serve and be a blessing has become an investment of a life in missions. One such investment is witnessed from Piura, in northern Peru. In May of this …

Missions: A Life-Changing Experience

“It will change your life!” Those words were said to me repeatedly before I went on my first mission trip. So many times that, although I smiled on the outside, I inwardly rolled my eyes and cringed when I heard it. I knew the trip would change my life. That was a no-brainer. But, realizing …

Tiny Hands Give Tremendous Blessings

It’s Second Sunday! For Church of God of Prophecy attendees internationally, we know what that means: It’s time to joyfully receive the offering for the Missions Department and send it to the International Offices to support our missionaries! At Roberts Tabernacle Church of God of Prophecy in Westmoreland, Tennessee, there’s an additional meaning. It means …

Global Missions Ministries: This Is Our Family

Over the past few weeks I have celebrated the distinct blessing of fellowship with our local pastors across North America. One venue for this celebration comes as a result of our bi-annual International Assembly celebrated this past summer. The Assembly is always a personal delight as we make preparations to receive our entire family from …

Our First General Assembly: The Event, the People and the Significance

The Event Our first General Assembly was a meeting of representatives of several congregations in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Twenty-one delegates gathered on Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27, 1906, in the community of Camp Creek, North Carolina. According to our earliest history, they met “to consider questions of importance and to search …