Greetings from Grover Beach, California.
Radio
Even though our income is still down, another low-cost door for radio proclamation has been opened to us by Wilkins who recently contacted me again.
Wilkins will give us the first month free and then it is fairly low cost thereafter. Here are the additional stations our is to be on:
WDZY AM 1290/FM 103.3 Saturday 9:00AM Richmond, VA
KCNW AM 1380 & FM 96.1 Sunday 7:00PM Kansas City, MO
These four stations have basically replaced one that did not renew in West Virginia–though at a much lower cost. We signed a one-year contract for these stations on Tuesday.
As most of you know, in addition to secular radio stations, we also have Bible News Prophecy online radio and Bible News Prophecy International online radio.
The following link has more information on the forms of media we in the Continuing Church of God are utilizing: Continuing Church of God Multimedia page.
The Continuing Church of God appears to have the broadest radio coverage of any true Christian church today.
Brazil
As reported here last month, I visited Brazil and baptized Adao de Amorim (see Letter to the Brethren: July 24, 2025).
Adao de Amorim and Bob Thiel
In this past week, we have taken steps to register the CCOG in Brazil.
It looks like at least 22 people have come with us in Brazil.
The Truth Reaching Malawians
Pastor Radson Mulozowa sent the following report last Friday:
Greetings from Malawi and Mozambique
We are all fine by the grace of God
Let me report that the work of God is expanding very well and successful
On Sunday I visited brethren in Balaka and the trip was very successful as we discussed about the feast of tabernacle contribution and arrangement since they have never attended real feast of Tabernacle for eight days but they were mislead by doing only one day feast so we have discussed that since Zomba is near they travel to Zomba for the feast of Tabernacle
On Tuesday I went to chikwawa in order to teach the brethren more about the kingdom of God and where are we in prophecy
Again the trip was very successful and encouraging, only that I found the problem of place of worship as pastor Evans told you that these brethren needs a place of worship soon as they are many and the situation is not normal. They further told me that after the teachings of pastor Evans many brethren have joined the church and have sent special thanks for making it possible for pastor Evans to visit them
They further told me that the have now started knowing the truth than before as they were told that they will go to heaven which was not true
They have requested our prayers so that they can have funds to build a big temporary structure so that all four congregation can keep the feast of Tabernacle in their area as its very far for the brethren to travel to migowi
We discussed that I will send some leaders to host the feast of Tabernacle with them. Even myself I will visit them some days …
Pray for me as am having leaders conference for all the church host both Malawi and Mozambique starting from Wednesday next week up to Sabbath I want to equip them so that they can remain powerful in spreading the gospel of the kingdom of God
Best regards
Radson Mulozowa
I had hoped to receive a later update regarding what happened Wednesday, but by Thursday morning in California, one had not been received.
New Group in Kenya
Pastor Ezekiel Ombaso Oanda sent the following emails, where he met one group on the Sabbath and again on Monday:
On Monday will hold another meeting bigger than the one I had on Sabbath. Pray for me and will share some pictures on the same. Keep up the good work and God bless.
Yours fellow disciple of the Christ,
Ezekiel Ombaso Oanda.
It was so wonderful discussion. I shared with them from the book of Luke 18 8, Genesis 1:31 and John 11:9. From this group alone some have accepted to join us in the feast of Tarbanancles 2025. Praise God forever and ever in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Yours fellow disciple of the Christ,
Ezekiel Ombaso Oanda.
It is great that more are interested in hearing, learning, and taking action on the truth.
Suggested Sabbath Service
Here is a suggested Sabbath day service for our scattered brethren and other interested people:
- 2-3 hymns (our songbook, The Bible Hymnal, contains the materials from the 1974 Bible Hymnal from the old WCG with new covers, plus ten additional hymns; there is also some Choral Accompaniment online).
- Opening prayer.
- The suggested sermonette is titled: Cardinal Newman: Doctor of Compromise. Other sermonettes are available at our Prophecy channel on BitChute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/prophecy/
- Announcements (if any; though for many it will be this letter) and one hymn.
- The suggested sermon, which for most who receive this letter via email will be: Daniel 11:39: Conquering of the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, part II. Other sermons are also available at the COGTube channel on BitChute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogtube/
- Final hymn.
- Closing prayer.
Note: If you have a slow internet connection, you can watch these by starting the video, then below it (and towards the right) look for an outline of a gear–if you click on that, it will allow the YouTube video to be played with lower video quality, but at least it will not stop often–you can select a quality as low as 144p. If your internet connection is still too slow (as my home one is) and/or you prefer audio messages to audio-visuals ones, go to the YouTube link for the message, click on SHOW MORE related to the description. You will then see something that says, “Download MP3.” Below that is a link to an MP3 file. Most computers (and even some mobile telephones) will allow MP3 files to be downloaded and played. This is an option we have made available (but we are also looking into ways to improve that as well)–and, of course, we have written article options. Some people have found that if their internet connections are not fast enough, that they can simply listen to the messages that are found at the Bible News Prophecy online radio channel.
IN CASE YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A ‘LETTER TO THE BRETHREN’ FOR ANY WEEK, REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE MANY SERMON MESSAGES ON THE ContinuingCOG channel AND MANY SERMONETTE MESSAGES ON THE Bible News Prophecy channel. There are also some messages at the CCOGAfrica channel. There are also messages in the Spanish language at the CDLIDDSermones channel.
In case one or more of our video channels are unavailable, down, restricted, or ?, understand that we are on multiple platforms.
For sermons in English:
ContinuingCOG YouTube channel. Dr. Thiel has produced video sermons for this channel.
Also available at BitChute COGTube https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogtube/
For sermonettes in English:
Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel BibleNewsProphecy https://www.youtube.com/user/BibleNewsProphecy.
Bitchute Prophecy https://www.bitchute.com/channel/prophecy/,
Vimeo at Bible News Prophecy https://vimeo.com/channels/biblenewsprophecy
Brighteon Bible News Prophecy https://www.brighteon.com/channel/ccogbnp.
Rumble https://rumble.com/c/biblenewsprophecy.
DailyMotion https://www.dailymotion.com/dm_e24c8ac0050c5e7445cd5573711869c6/videos
For animations in English:
CCOG Animations YouTube channel.
Also available at BitChute COGAnimations https://www.bitchute.com/channel/coganimations/
Sermons and sermonettes in Spanish:
CDLIDDSermones channel.
African videos:
CCOGAfricaYouTube channel.
Also available at BitChute COGAfrica https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogafrica/
Audio messages:
Bible News Prophecy radio. This is an audio version of the Bible News Prophecy videos on one of our internet stations as well as our radio broadcasts in English. The BibleNewsProphecy.net website also has information about our international radio presence for Europe, Asia, and North America. That page is also available as a mobile app.
Bible News Prophecy International radio. This has links to our non-English language online radio station as well as materials in multiple languages.
There is also additional information at the Continuing Church of God Multimedia page.
World News Items
We continue to see starvation and death in Gaza (see Starving Israeli hostages and starvation in Gaza). Some believe a ‘two-state’ solution is the answer (see UN declaration related to ‘two-state solution’ between Israel and Palestine about to ‘change everything’?). Some point to Donald Trump’s ‘Abraham Accords’ as being what is needed (see Deal of the Century Abraham Accords to bring peace without Palestinian agreement?). While they may play a role, and a temporal peace will come (cf. Daniel 9:26-27), real and lasting peace will not come there until after Jesus returns to establish the Kingdom of God.
Over in Israel itself, the Temple Institute announced that it disqualified the cows imported from Texas as being fully proper red heifers (see Temple Institute disqualifies ALL its Texas red heifers). However, recall that they did a practice sacrifice of one red heifer last month, hence they do have the ashes of one should they change their mind. While the New Testament is clear that Christians do not need the ashes of a red heifer (Hebrews 9:13-14), since Jews do not accept Jesus’ sacrifice, the more religious Jews do feel that they need the ashes of a qualified for ceremonial purposes. They will either later qualify one, start animal sacrifices without one (which a member of the Temple Institute told me they could do when I asked about the resumption of animal sacrifices when I visited the Temple Institute in Jerusalem back in 2013), or decide to use the ashes of the one they have in order to start animal sacrifices. We will see what they decide to do. What we do know is that the Bible points to the animal sacrifices being stopped in Daniel 9:27, 11:31, and 12:11–and since they will be stopped, they must start up again first.
On other matters, more studies keep coming out pointing to plastics and other widely used modern chemicals being more dangerous to human health than many of the ‘experts’ believed (see The Lancet asserts: Plastic causing “disease and death from infancy to old age” that costs $1.5 trillion a year; Jeremy Grantham: “Toxicity is the most underrated threat facing humanity.”). This should not come as a surprise because limited testing and financial incentives have long impacted health warnings–particularly when it takes a long time before negative affects are widely known.
Yes, trying to live more naturally and avoiding chemicals and chemically-processed foods tends to be best (see also Christian Health Matters). Remember, further, that the Bible teaches to “eat what is good” (Isaiah 55:2).
Concluding Comments
The Book of Proverbs has the following:
1 My son, if you become surety for your friend,
If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
2 You are snared by the words of your mouth;
You are taken by the words of your mouth.
3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself;
For you have come into the hand of your friend:
Go and humble yourself;
Plead with your friend.
4 Give no sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids.
5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
And like a bird from the hand of the fowler. (Proverbs 6:1-5)
Brethren, basically we are warned about making rash promises.
Why?
Well, among other reasons, if we make a promise we are to keep it.
Remember to always do so as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Bob Thiel
Pastor and Overseer