Tearing Down Social Walls
“God, the Eternal Creator, weeps for the poor, displaced, mistreated, and diseased of the world because of their unnecessary suffering; such conditions are not God’s will. Open your ears to hear the pleading of mothers and fathers in all nations who desperately seek a future of hope for their children. Do not turn away from them. For in their welfare resides your welfare.” —Doctrines of the Saints 2e:25-26 (Community of Christ Doctrine and Covenants 163:4a)
Fear has no place in worship, and only succeeds in expanding the divide between cultures and beliefs. Are there places where Christians could be stoned to death for their beliefs today? Yes. But there are still plenty of places where racism, anti-semitic, anti-Islam, and homophobic thinking is so prevalent that lives have been lost. The only way to improve the status quo is to teach our children to understand the differences we all share, and teach them to love and care for all people, as Christ did.
Dr. Martin Luther King’s message was one of social and economic equality. Today it is easy to underestimate the complexity of this issue. His message, his dream, was one of true equality–not just racial equality. Race and gender are parts of this much larger and very complex puzzle.
Creeds of Man
“Above all else, strive to be faithful to Christ’s vision of the peaceable Kingdom of God on earth.” -Doctrines of the Saints 2e:20
The Council of Fifty of the Church of Jesus Christ in Christian Fellowship have been called of God to “assist in the Works of the Lord as the Saints and those that would call themselves Saints move from the creed of the Church to the Kingdom of God” (Doctrines of the Saints 50a:6). As such, the Fellowship does not and will not have any creeds for the Saints to adhere to.
Christmas Service 2022 (Video)
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people; for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” -Luke 2:11
Allen Broadus Newest Member of the CUA Board of Directors
Fellowship Seventy, Allen Broadus has been invited, and accepted a role as Board Member of the Christian Universalist Association (CUA). The CUA is an association of individuals, churches, and para-church ministries focused on the reality that all are reconciled to God as revealed in the life, death and resurrection of Christ Jesus. They strive to promote restoration of relationships, with each other, and with God.
Unity in Diversity
“Thou shalt bless thy fellows, and thy children and servants, and theirs; and all who seek to learn the righteousness of God, and the peace of his Kingdom of thee, and all whom God has committed to thy care.” -Book of the Law of the Lord 4:2
In order for there to be unity, we must be conservative about our judgments, and allow others to come to know God on their own terms. It isn’t about their rightness, but rather us knowing our own place in determining their rightness before God. We all have sins, faults and errors in both doctrine and judgement, in which the Holy Spirit is working with us, by and by He will purify us in His own due time, and teach us line upon line, precept upon precept. Because of Ego, we are exceptionally good at seeing others’ faults, and imagining God’s judgment matching our own.
Unconditional Love
“YHVH hath appeared of old unto me, saying: ‘Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.'” -Jeremiah 31:3
What is love? Is there a difference between God’s love and mankind’s ideas of love? Does God ever stop loving us? There is an idea out in the world that God will only love us “if.” What must we do then to earn God’s love?
Friendship–Be a Friend Like the Savior is Our Friend
Good afternoon brothers and sisters. It is great to be with you today. Brother North reached out to me over a month ago about this talk and I have thought and prayed a lot about what I would share with you. The theme continues to be about friendship and love I am hopeful that the spirit will be here and touch your heart by some of the ideas and things I share.
Why the Book of Mormon is True
“And [God] gave him power from on high, by the means which were before prepared, to translate the Book of Mormon; which contains a record of a fallen people, and the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also; which was given by inspiration, and is confirmed to others by the ministering of angels, and is declared unto the world by them—proving to the world that the holy scriptures are true, and that God does inspire men and call them to his holy work in this age and generation, as well as in generations of old; thereby showing that he is the same God yesterday, today, and forever. Amen.” -Doctrines of the Saints 2a:8-11
All holy books have truth and wisdom in them; yet we do not accept all holy books as scripture the way we do the Bible and Book of Mormon. We claim the Book of Mormon is “true.” We say that the Gospel is “true.” But what does this mean? What is “truth?”
Testimony of Allen
Faith crises and transitions can be scary. Making the decision to walk away from a faith community can be a traumatic and life altering experience.
The Kingdom of God is Within You (Video)
If we want to build Zion we must move from the Church to the Kingdom.
Alma in the Wilderness (Video)
“And it came to pass that as many as did believe him did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received its name from the king, being in the borders of the land having been infested by times, or at seasons, by wild beasts…” (see Alma 9:28-37 RAV, 18:1-7 OPV)
They that are not against Us (Video)
“For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” -Mark 9:41