Luke 21:36 says, “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”

For years, we in the church were taught that this Scripture means we are to watch world events so we can know when the time is right for Jesus to return and that this knowledge will somehow enable us to meet Him in the sky at His return.  That’s right.  We thought that our knowledge of world events would somehow save us or protect us or something silly like that. 

Horse feathers!

This passage in Luke has nothing to do with making sure you read news magazines, surf the right websites, or regularly watch cable news.  When Luke 21:36 tells us to watch, it means we need to watch ourselves.  Each of us needs to ask the following question:  “Am I living my life as Christ would live it?”   The answer will have nothing to do with keeping abreast of the news!

Then why all the emphasis on the world’s current events in theChurchofGod?  Why do we have sermons and booklets and articles which are created by some men whose specialty is preaching from the Bible in one hand and a news magazine in the other?  Why do some Churches of God have websites that have weekly news updates?

The answer is because we haven’t learned our lesson!   Yes, we were suckered with this stuff in 1975 and we are still falling for the same dribble today. 

And why are our professing pastors and leaders feeding this nonsense to their congregations?  Because it helps them rake in money.  You can always rely on the weak-minded to be scared into responding favorably to this type of teaching.   Many of these shepherds are fully aware that this is all an exercise in futility and that it has nothing to do with preaching the Gospel of Jesus to the nations.  Their successful efforts at monetary gain are cynical ploys to increase their income.

Years ago, I listened to a Sabbath sermon by a visiting speaker.  He went on and on with a bunch of prophetic nonsense that he was trying to tie into some crisis in theMiddle East.  Afterward, I talked to the pastor.  I said, “Surely you don’t believe this stuff we just heard, do you?”  He responded, “Of course not.  But a lot of the brethren do.  And I figure that, if this is what they want, this is what I am going to give them.”  Yes, a cynical ploy.

God’s people need to stop falling for this blithering and blathering.  From now on when you hear someone quoting Luke 21:36, ask yourself:  “Is he trying to encourage me to watch myself so that I can continue to grow in grace and knowledge?  Is he helping me to focus on the weightier matters of the Law?  Is he encouraging me to have love for God and my neighbor?  Or is he appealing to the seamier side of Christianity that tries to twist Scripture into making biblical prophecies fit into some scenario that’s going to help his income?”

Should we read newspapers and watch the news?  Of course.  As long as we recognize that the knowledge we glean has nothing to do with Luke 21:36.  The knowledge that we glean from current events is not going to save us.

Let’s get away from the nonsense.  Let’s concentrate on preaching the TRUE Gospel of Jesus, feeding the flock real food of substance, and helping the poor.

It is not uncommon for us at DCM to receive a question such as, “I am going to be travelling to a certain city and I need to know if there is a group there that I can fellowship with that weekend.”  Or someone will say, “I have a friend or relative in this city.  Is there a group who meets there the he can contact?”  It is for this reason that we have created this listing of independent Sabbath-keeping congregations in various locations around the U.S.     Please feel free to contact a group listed below if you would like to visit them.       

We will continue to add to this list, so please tell us if you know of any group that needs to be added.     Feel free to share this list with others.  We want to encourage others to attend Sabbath services.

Dynamic Christian Ministries is not familiar with all the beliefs of all these groups.  Some of these groups may have unique doctrines such as a different calendar, a different date for observing the Lord’s Supper/Passover, a different belief on what to call God the Father and Jesus Christ, etc.  It is up to the visitor to determine whether or not he would be comfortable worshipping with a particular group.  

We will continue to add to this list, so please tell us if you know of any group that needs to be added.

Feel free to share this list with others. We want to encourage others to attend Sabbath services.

Dynamic Christian Ministries is not familiar with all the beliefs of all these groups. Some of these groups may have unique doctrines such as a different calendar, a different date for observing the Lord’s Supper/Passover, a different belief on what to call God the Father and Jesus Christ, etc. It is up to the visitor to determine whether or not he would be comfortable worshipping with a particular group.

It is not uncommon for us at DCM to receive a question such as, “I am going to be travelling to a certain city and I need to know if there is a group there that I can fellowship with that weekend.” Or someone will say, “I have a friend or relative in this city. Is there a group who meets there the he can contact?” It is for this reason that we have created this listing of independent Sabbath-keeping congregations in various locations around the U.S. Please feel free to contact a group listed below if you would like to visit them.

We will continue to add to this list, so please tell us if you know of any group that needs to be added.

Feel free to share this list with others. We want to encourage others to attend Sabbath services.

City St – Group Name – Contact Name Phone Number Email Address

Hot Springs AK  – Sabbath Day Church of God – Fred Porter 501/760-2013 bacord@sdcog.org
Birmingham AL –  Birmingham Church of God – Fred Mobley fmobley@juno.com
Pleasant Valley AZ  – Northern Arizona Church of God – Dennis Benson 928/899-1338 Debco@Northlink.com
Redwood City CA  – Believers in Christ Church of God – Jeff Henderson 800/384-0998 jchmb@aol.com
Roanoke IN – United Christian Ministries – Ray Wooten 888/985-9066 ucmfamily@aol.com
Terre Haute IN – Church of God Terre Haute – Jeff Osborn 888/526-5710 jmosborn@tds.net
Lexington KY – Church of God Lexington – Jim O’Brien 513/755-0400 jimobri@gmail.com
Elk River MN – Elk River Minn Church of God – Pat/Nancy Arnold 763/441-1397 pnarnold@hotmail.com
Minneapolis MN – Minneapolis Church of God – Tim Lindholm 763/262-0766 TimLindholm@comcast.net
Kansas City MO – Kansas City Church of God – Lenny Cacchio 816/524-2442 cacchio01@aol.com
Springfield MO – Bible Fellowship Church of God – Roger Day 417/830-7622 rogerday@juno.com
Hendersonville NC – Fellowship of the Word – Danny Jacques 828/684-9902 lovechrist@citcom.net
Cincinnati OH – Church of God Cincinnati – Jim O’Brien 513/755-0400 jimobri@gmail.com
Tulsa OK – Tulsa Church of God – Lawrence Gregory 918/622-3448 lrgregory@cox.net
Atlanta TX – Cornerstone Fellowship – Richard Davis 903/293-2224 hunster13@aol.com
Fairview TX – Fairview TX Church of God – Wayne Hinton 972/562-3712 WaynHinton@aol.com
San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Churhch of God – Julian Cruz jcruz132@satx.rr.com

Tyler TX – Tyler Church of God – Dennis Hughes 903/780-6891 shilohoaks@embarqmail.com                                   

Venus TX – Venus Church of God Seventh Day Belton Sweet 972-366-3078  www.venuscog7d.com                           

Waco TX – Central Texas Church of God Ben Mauldin 254/721-8330 BenMauldin@aol.com  

Dynamic Christian Ministries is not familiar with all the beliefs of all these groups. Some of these groups may have unique doctrines such as a different calendar, a different date for observing the Lord’s Supper/Passover, a different belief on what to call God the Father and Jesus Christ, etc. It is up to the visitor to determine whether or not he would be comfortable worshipping with a particular group.