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Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the

victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine;

thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. (1 Chronicles 29:11)

Peace to all the Brothers & Sisters of the Israel of God Bible Study Classes.

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PASSOVER

(A High Day But Not A Sabbath)

Monday, April 10th at Sundown

Service will be held on Monday, April 10th at Sundown

FEAST OF UNLEAVEN BREAD

(A Sabbath - Do No Servile Work)

(First night) Tuesday, April 11th at Sundown

Service will be held on Wednesday, April 12th at Noon

FEAST OF UNLEAVEN BREAD

(A Sabbath - Do No Servile Work)

(Last night) Monday, April 17th at Sundown

Service will be held on Tuesday, April 18th at Noon

SECOND PASSOVER

(Only for those who touched a dead body or were too far

away to partake of the Passover)

The Second Passover (Numbers 9:6-11)

Tuesday, May 9th at Sundown - Service time to be

announced.

PENTECOST

(A Sabbath - Do No Servile Work)

Saturday, June 3rd at Sundown

Service will be held on Sunday, June 4th at Noon

THE MEMORIAL OF THE BLOWING OF THE

TRUMPETS

(A Sabbath - Do No Servile Work)

Wednesday, September 20th at Sundown

Service will be held on Thursday, September 21st at Noon

THE DAY OF ATONEMENT

(A Sabbath - DO NO WORK AT ALL)

Friday, September 29th at Sundown

Service will be held on Saturday, September 30th at Noon

FEAST OF TABERNACLES

(A Sabbath - Do No Servile Work)

(First night) Wednesday, October 4th at Sundown

Service will be held on Thursday, October 5th at Noon

THE 8th DAY, THAT GREAT DAY OF THE FEAST

(A Sabbath - Do No Servile Work)

Wednesday, October 11th at Sundown

Service will be held on Thursday, October 12th at Noon

(No Meat or Dairy is served on this feast)

ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT

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Birth Announcements … Congratulations to Bro. Gerald and Sis.

Yolonda Henderson on the birth of

their 8lb. daughter, Camryn Reneia

Henderson on November 25, 2016.

Congratulations to Bro. Gregory and Sis. Cecilia

Rudd from our Montgomery/Birmingham Class on

the birth of their 9lb 10oz son, Cameron Cecil Rudd

on November 29, 2016.

Congratulations to Bro. Levi and Sis. Madlynne

Adams on the birth of their 6lb. daughter, Melanie

Adams on December 13, 2016.

Graduations… Congratulations to Sis. Jade Watson,

daughter of Tom and Tammy Watson, who

graduated from Purdue University Northwest with

a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology.

Congratulations to Bro. Joshua Rankin, son of

Greg and Delphine Rankin, who graduated from

William Penn University with a Bachelor's of Arts

Degree.

Prophecy News…

Third Temple on the Way as

Priests Prepare Ritual Shabbat Showbreads Read more at 'breakingisraelnews.com'

Black History

Month 2017

Attention all Israel of

God Members. The

Israel of God has

incorporated Family and

Friends Month with

Black History Month.

This is an opportunity for you to invite your family and friends

to learn about our true heritage: our calling and our purpose,

as we present Black History as Told by the Prophets.

The series will run each Saturday in February starting

February 4th

2017, through March 4th

, 2017at 12:00 Noon

CST.

Just for attending and registering, your family & friends will

have a chance to win a DVD set of the 2017 five part series:

Black History as Told by the Prophets; winner must be present

March 4th

at the class in Riverdale to win.

If one of your guests is the winner, you are a winner too! You

will also receive a DVD set of the 2017 Black History series.

Each family member and friend in attendance will give you an

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older), the more chances you will have to win.

Pick up flyers and postcards from the Usher’s booth to hand

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subject line. Start inviting your Family & Friends today for

this year’s Black History Month.

The more guests you invite the more chances you’ll have to

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Black History Series @ GSU Save These Dates For Black History Month

February 2017. Black History Taught Through

the Bible @ GSU. 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Wednesday 2/1, 2/8, Engbretson Hall

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'Historical Black

People You Should

Know' From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Submitted by Sis. BJ Israel

Samuel "Sam" Sharpe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Sharpe

Samuel "Sam" Sharpe, or Sharp, National Hero of Jamaica

(1801 – 23 May 1832),[1]

was the slave leader behind the

widespread Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion of 1832

(also known as the Christmas Rebellion).

Samuel Sharpe aka "Archer" was born into slavery in the

parish of St James, Jamaica in 1805 on the Plantation of

Samuel and Jane Sharpe. The Slave Return of 1832

announcing his death, gave his name as Archer aka Samuel

Sharpe the son of Eve and was only 27 years old when he

died. The Slave Return of Samuel and Jane Sharpe 1817

showed a young 12 year old Archer on the plantation with his

mother Eve and siblings Joe (2 years old) and Eliza (20 years

old). When or why Archer changed his name to Samuel

Sharpe is unknown. He was allowed to become well-educated.

Because of his education, he was respected by other slaves.

Sharpe became a well-known preacher and leader in the

Baptist Church, which had long welcomed slaves as members

and recognized them as preachers. He was a deacon at the

Burchell Baptist Church in Montego Bay, whose pastor was

Rev. Thomas Burchell, a missionary from England. Sharpe

spent most of his time travelling to different parishes in

Jamaica, educating the slaves about Christianity, which he

believed promised freedom.

Baptist War

Slaves learned that the British

Parliament was discussing abolition of

slavery; those who could read followed

such news closely. In the mistaken belief

that emancipation had already been

granted by the British Parliament, Sharpe

organised a peaceful general strike

across many estates in western Jamaica to

protest working conditions. As this was

the harvest of the sugar cane, it was a

critical time for the plantation owners:

generally the workforce had to work

overtime to process the cane quickly at

its peak. The Christmas Rebellion

(Baptist War) began on 27 December 1831

at the Kensington Estate. Reprisals by

the plantation owners led to the rebels'

burning the crops.

Sharpe's originally peaceful protest turned into Jamaica's

largest slave rebellion. The colonial government used the

armed Jamaican military forces to put down the rebellion,

suppressing it within two weeks. Some 14 whites were killed

by armed slave battalions, but more than 200 slaves were

killed by troops. Afterward more reprisals followed. The

government tried, convicted, and hanged many of the

ringleaders, including Sharpe, in 1832. A total of 310 to 340

slaves were executed through the judicial process, including

many for minor offenses such as theft of livestock.

Just before Sharpe was executed for his role in the rebellion,

he said in his last words: "I would rather die among yonder

gallows, than live in slavery."[2]

The rebellion and government

response provoked two detailed Parliamentary Inquiries. The

Jamaican government's severe reprisals in the aftermath of the

rebellion are believed to have contributed to passage by

Parliament of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act and final

abolition of slavery across the British Empire in 1838.

Legacy

In 1975, the government of independent Jamaica

proclaimed Sharpe a National Hero, with the

posthumous title of Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe.

Also in 1975, Sam Sharpe Teachers' College was

founded and named in his honor in Granville, a

suburb of Montego Bay.

Sharpe's image is used on the modern Jamaican $50

bill.

Credits: Image File:Montego Bay - Sam Sharpe Memorial.JPG by Martin Falbisoner Used under license CC BY-SA 4.0

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Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 –

February 23, 1915) was an enslaved

African American who, during and after

the American Civil War, gained freedom

and became a ship's pilot, sea captain,

and politician. He freed himself, his crew

and their families from slavery on May

13, 1862, by commandeering a Confederate transport ship,

CSS Planter, in Charleston harbor, and sailing it from

Confederate-controlled waters to the U.S. blockade. His

example and persuasion helped convince President Lincoln to

accept African-American soldiers into the U.S. Army and the

U.S. Navy.

Smalls was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. After the

American Civil War, he returned there and became a

politician, winning election as a Republican to the South

Carolina State legislature and the United States House of

Representatives during the Reconstruction era. As a politician,

Smalls authored state legislation providing for South Carolina

to have the first free and compulsory public school system in

the United States. He founded the Republican Party of South

Carolina. Due to the state's white Democrats disfranchising

most blacks (who made up much of the Republican Party),

Smalls was the last Republican to represent South Carolina's

5th congressional district until 2010.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls

Picture Attribution: Public Domain - Author - Mathew Brady - This image is

available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cwpbh.03683.

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Elizabeth Freeman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Freeman

Elizabeth Freeman (c.1744—December

28, 1829), also known as Bet or Mum

Bett, was the first black slave to file and

win a freedom suit in Massachusetts. The

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling, in Freeman's

favor, found slavery to be inconsistent with the 1780

Massachusetts State Constitution. Her suit, Brom and Bett v.

Ashley (1781), was cited in the Massachusetts Supreme

Judicial Court appellate review of Quock Walker's freedom

suit. When the court upheld Walker's freedom under the state's

constitution, the ruling was considered to have implicitly

ended slavery in Massachusetts.

Any time, any time while I was a slave, if one minute's

freedom had been offered to me, and I had been told I must

die at the end of that minute, I would have taken it—just to

stand one minute on God's airth [sic] a free woman— I

would.

— Elizabeth Freeman[1]

Freeman was illiterate and left no written records of her life.

Her early history has been pieced together from the writings of

contemporaries to whom she told her story or who heard it

indirectly, as well as from historical records.[2][3]

Freeman was born into slavery about 1744 at the farm of

Pieter Hogeboom in Claverack, New York, where she was

given the name Bet. When Hogeboom's daughter Hannah

married John Ashley of Sheffield, Massachusetts, Hogeboom

gave Bet, around seven years old, to Hannah and her husband.

Freeman remained with them until 1781, during which time

she had a child, Little Bet. She is said to have married, though

no marriage record has been located. Her husband (name

unknown) is said to have never returned from service in the

American Revolutionary War.[4]

Throughout her life, Bet exhibited a strong spirit and sense of

self. She came into conflict with Hannah Ashley, who was

raised in the strict Dutch culture of the New York colony. In

1780, Bet prevented Hannah from striking a servant girl with a

heated shovel; Elizabeth shielded the girl and received a deep

wound in her arm. As the wound healed, Bet left it uncovered

as evidence of her harsh treatment.[1]

Catharine Maria

Sedgwick quotes Elizabeth saying, "Madam never again laid

her hand on Lizzy [sic]. 'I had a bad arm all winter, but

Madam had the worst of it. I never covered the wound, and

when people said to me, before Madam, "Betty, what ails your

arm?" I only answered - 'ask missis!' Which was the slave and

which was the real misses?"[1]

John Ashley was a Yale-educated lawyer, wealthy landowner,

businessman and leader in the community. His house was the

site of many political discussions and the probable location of

the signing of the Sheffield Resolves, which predated the

Declaration of Independence.

In 1780, Freeman heard the newly ratified Massachusetts

Constitution read at a public gathering in Sheffield, including

the following:[1]

All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,

essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be

reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and

liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting

property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and

happiness.

— Massachusetts Constitution, Article 1.

Inspired by these words, Bett sought the counsel of Theodore

Sedgwick, a young abolition-minded lawyer, to help her sue

for freedom in court. According to Catherine Sedgwick's

account, she told him, "I heard that paper read yesterday, that

says, all men are created equal, and that every man has a right

to freedom. I'm not a dumb critter; won't the law give me my

freedom?"[1]

After much deliberation Sedgwick accepted her

case, as well as that of Brom, another of Ashley's slaves.

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He enlisted the aid of Tapping Reeve, the founder of

Litchfield Law School, one of America's earliest law schools,

located in Litchfield, Connecticut. They were two of the top

lawyers in Massachusetts, and Sedgwick later served as US

Senator. Arthur Zilversmit suggests the attorneys may have

selected these plaintiffs to test the status of slavery under the

new state constitution.[5]

The case of Brom and Bett v. Ashley was heard in August

1781 before the County Court of Common Pleas in Great

Barrington.[6]

Sedgwick and Reeve asserted that the

constitutional provision that "all men are born free and equal"

effectively abolished slavery in the state. When the jury ruled

in Bett's favor, she became the first African-American woman

to be set free under the Massachusetts state constitution.

The jury found that "...Brom & Bett are not, nor were they at

the time of the purchase of the original writ the legal Negro of

the said John Ashley..."[7]

The court assessed damages of

thirty shillings and awarded both plaintiffs compensation for

their labor. Ashley initially appealed the decision, but a month

later dropped his appeal, apparently having decided the court's

ruling on constitutionality of slavery was "final and

binding."[5]

After the ruling, Bett took the name Elizabeth Freeman.

Although Ashley asked her to return to his house and work for

wages, she chose to work in attorney Sedgwick's household.

She worked for his family until 1808 as senior servant and

governess to the Sedgwick children, who called her

"Mumbet." The Sedgwick children included Catharine

Sedgwick, who became a well-known author and wrote an

account of her governess's life. Also working at the Sedgwick

household during much of this time was Agrippa Hull, a free

black man who had served with rebel forces for years during

the Revolutionary War.[8]

From the time Freeman gained her freedom, she became

widely recognized and in demand for her skills as a healer,

midwife and nurse. After the Sedgwick children were grown,

Freeman and her daughter bought and moved into their own

house in Stockbridge.

Freeman's real age was never known, but an estimate on her

tombstone puts her age at about 85. She died in December

1829 and was buried in the Sedgwick family plot in

Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Freeman remains the only non-

Sedgwick buried in the Sedgwick plot. They provided a

tombstone, inscribed as follows:

ELIZABETH FREEMAN, also known by the name of

MUMBET died Dec. 28th 1829. Her supposed age was 85

Years. She was born a slave and remained a slave for nearly

thirty years; She could neither read nor write, yet in her own

sphere she had no superior or equal. She neither wasted time

nor property. She never violated a trust, nor failed to perform a

duty. In every situation of domestic trial, she was the most

efficient helper and the tenderest friend. Good mother,

farewell.[2]

Image Credit - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mumbett70.jpg Author unknown - Public Domain

'A Minor/Adult

Ages & Curfews' Submitted by Sis. BJ Israel

In law, a MINOR is a person

under a certain age—usually the age of majority—which

legally demarcates childhood from adulthood. The age of

majority depends upon jurisdiction and application, but is

generally 18. Minor may also be used in contexts unconnected

to the overall age of majority. For example, the drinking age in

the United States is usually 21, and people below this age are

sometimes called minors in the context of alcohol law even if

they are older than 18.[1][2]

The term underage often refers to

those under the age of majority, but may also refer to persons

under a certain age limit, such as the drinking age, smoking

age, age of consent, marriageable age, driving age, voting age,

etc. These age limits are often different from the age of

majority.

The concept of minor is not sharply defined in most

jurisdictions. The ages of criminal responsibility and consent,

the age at which school attendance is no longer obligatory, the

age at which legally binding contracts can be entered into, and

so on, may be different.

In many countries, including Australia, India, Philippines,

Brazil, Croatia, and Colombia, a minor is defined as a person

under the age of 18. In the United States, where the age of

majority is set by the individual states, minor usually refers to

someone under the age of 18, but can in some states be used in

certain areas (such as casino gambling, handgun ownership

and the consuming of alcohol) to define someone under the

age of 21. In the criminal justice system in some places,

"minor" is not entirely consistent, as a minor may be tried and

punished for a crime either as a "juvenile" or, usually only for

"extremely serious crimes" such as murder, as an "adult".[3]

In Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, a minor is a person under 20

years of age. In New Zealand law, the age of majority is 20

years of age as well,[4]

but most of the rights of adulthood are

assumed at lower ages: for example, entering into contracts

and having a will are legally possible at age 15.[5]

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The AGE OF MAJORITY (ADULT) is the threshold of

adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment

when minors cease to be considered children and assume legal

control over their persons, actions, and decisions, thus

terminating the control and legal responsibilities of their

parents or guardian over them.

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Most countries set majority at 18. The word majority here

refers to having greater years and being of full age as opposed

to minority, the state of being a minor. The law in a given

jurisdiction may not actually use the term "age of majority".

The term typically refers to a collection of laws bestowing the

status of adulthood. The age of majority does not necessarily

correspond to the mental or physical maturity of an individual.

Age of majority should not be confused with the age of sexual

consent, marriageable age, school leaving age, drinking age,

driving age, voting age, smoking age, etc., which each may be

independent of, and sometimes set at a different age from the

age of majority.

Although a person may attain the age of majority in a

particular jurisdiction, they may still be subject to age-based

restrictions regarding matters such as the right to vote or stand

for elective office, act as a judge, and many others.

Religion - In the Bible, age 20 is the point at which people

were considered fully responsible for their actions, able to join

the military, had to pay taxes, etc.[88]

In the Roman Catholic

Church, the age of majority is 18 years.[89]

Age of Consent - The AGE OF CONSENT is the age at

which a person is considered to be legally competent to

consent to sexual intercourse and is thus the minimum age of a

person with whom another person is legally permitted to

engage in sexual activity.

Map of the World Showing Ages of Consent http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Age_of_Consent.png

We know that people are not suppose to be engaging in

sexual activity without the benefit of marriage and we also

know that people will ignore this law and do it anyway.

Please read the Bible and guard against evil.

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Curfew Law in Chicago

A curfew is an order specifying a time during which certain

regulations apply.

Sunday through Thursday curfew for minors 12 through 16

years of age is 10:00 p.m.; and curfew for minors under 12 is

8:30 p.m.

Friday through Saturday curfew for minors 12 through 16

years of age is 11:00 p.m.; and curfew for minors under 12 is

9:00 p.m.

PENALTIES - A person who violates any provision of this

section is guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a

day during which the violation is committed, continued, or

permitted. Each offense, upon conviction, is punishable by a

fine not to exceed $500.00 or an order to perform community

service pursuant to Section 1-4-120 of this Code, or both. Any

person who violates any provision of this section three times

in any twelve-month period shall be subject to up to three

times the maximum monetary fine set forth in this subsection

for any subsequent violation of this section within the twelve-

month period, as an alternative or in addition to a requirement

to perform community service.

References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_%28law%29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority#Religion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curfew

http://directives.chicagopolice.org/lt2015/data/a7a57b36-12ceb4c7-

d2f12-ceb4-ce9f0706d45c74d1.html

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Research Committee News

To view a complete list of updates please see the Product Updates Page on the Research Committee Website at:

www.theisraelofgodrc.com

UPDATES

Hershey's Candy Here's a link to their Kosher Products for 2016:

https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/products/dietary-

needs.html#tab2)

Vitamin Shoppe Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM is made with shellfish and is

Unclean. Beware of Glucosamine MSM by other brands as

well since most of the time it is from shellfish. Read the label

and check the allergen statement for shellfish content.

Attn: The Research Committee needs serious committed

volunteers to join the committee in researching ingredients in

food products. If you are interested, please submit your name,

email and phone number to Sis. Bridgette or Bro. Hoover.

'FOOD SAFETY' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_safety

Submitted by Sis. B Jordan

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling,

preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent

foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that

should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards.

In this way food safety often overlaps with food defense to

prevent harm to consumers. The tracks within this line of

thought are safety between industry and the market and then

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between the market and the consumer. In considering industry

to market practices, food safety considerations include the

origins of food including the practices relating to food

labeling, food hygiene, food additives and pesticide residues,

as well as policies on biotechnology and food and guidelines

for the management of governmental import and export

inspection and certification systems for foods. In considering

market to consumer practices, the usual thought is that food

ought to be safe in the market and the concern is safe delivery

and preparation of the food for the consumer.

Food can transmit disease from person to person as well as

serve as a growth medium for bacteria that can cause food

poisoning. In developed countries there are intricate standards

for food preparation, whereas in lesser developed countries the

main issue is simply the availability of adequate safe water,

which is usually a critical item.[1]

In theory, food poisoning is

100% preventable. The five key principles of food hygiene,

according to WHO, are:[2]

1. Prevent contaminating food with pathogens spreading

from people, pets, and pests.

2. Separate raw and cooked foods to prevent

contaminating the cooked foods.

3. Cook foods for the appropriate length of time and at

the appropriate temperature to kill pathogens.

4. Store food at the proper temperature.

5. Do use safe water and safe raw materials.

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Some foods are toxic and may even cause death if eaten:

Ackee fruit (unripe can lead to death)

Almonds are actually seeds and if bitter or raw are

full of cyanide. They must be heated to remove the

toxins.

Apples and stone fruits (apricots, cherries, peaches,

pears and plums contain amygdalin, a compound that

produces cyanide. Large doses can lead to dizziness

and vomiting, increased blood pressure, kidney

failure, coma, and even death.

Eggs (uncooked or undercooked)

Elderberry stems and leaves

Meats (raw or undercooked)

Potatoes (poisonous stems and leaves) - Most potato-

related deaths come from eating green potatoes or

drinking potato leaf tea. Never eat potatoes that have

sprouted (have eyes on them).

Rhubarb leaves

Tomato leaves & stems

References: http://wikipedia.org

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Tithes and Offerings are to be placed in the envelopes available at all entrances as you enter the building or you may mail

them to the address at the bottom of the page in a separate envelope. Please remember to fill the FRONT and the BACK of them out completely. Also, please put your check number on the front lower right side of the envelopes. Tithes are 10% of your Net Income. Only use BLACK or BLUE ink, Thank you.

The Four Winds of Heaven is an excellent book that deals with the Tribulation, The so-called ‘Rapture’, and other End-Time prophecies. You can purchase it at class or online at the IOG Bookstore or on Amazon.

An Overview of the Feasts of the Lord is the latest book by the I.O.G. It looks at the feasts of the Lord and explains each one. It also explains how to correctly observe them. Visit the I.O.G.'s website to order or purchase one from the office.

The I.O.G. Cookbook

Is now available in class for $20.00 and by mail for $25.00 (includes S&H). Call the office to order it or purchase it at the class.

The IOG Bible Study Class (Atlanta, GA) Now has a LIVE stream for their Q&A every

Wednesday @ 6:30 PM & Discipleship Class every

Saturday @ 11:00 AM. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-

israel-of-god-atlanta-q-a-bible-study

Special Notices

The Passover Fund is an annual fundraiser. The goal is for each adult to contribute $500.00 from one Passover to the next. This will give adults a whole year to raise their contribution. If this is a hardship to you and your family, please contribute what you can. All contributions are greatly appreciated. Thank You!

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The Building Fund is set up to raise money to help us build and/or purchase new classes across the country. The goal is for each adult to contribute $10.00 every week, but if this is a hardship to you and your family please contribute what you can. Online Donations can be made here: http://theisraelofgod.com/donations/

The Television Ministry Fund is set up to help raise money for the T.V. programs on C.A.N. TV in Chicago, as well as the Memphis and Atlanta programs. If you can contribute $25.00 a week (or whatever you can) to this fund, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank You!

IOG Instagram

Please follow us @ theisraelofgod:

http://instagram.com/theisraelofgod

Pictures of the IOG Feasts, Choir, as well as others are posted.

The IOG Career Development

Committee

has a Twitter page and their mission is: "To

help others to further career, personal and professional

goals." You can follow them @ https://twitter.com/IOGCDC

The IOG Timeline…

Bro. Jamin Israel created a timeline for the

Israel of God Bible Study Class with important events dated as

far back as 1979. Here's the link:

http://www.dipity.com/jisrael/The-Israel-of-God/

The IOG is on Amazon.com…

We have created an Amazon.com account to sell our

literature and music. Right now our inventory has the

following items listed:

Four Winds of Heaven

Clean Cook Book

Overview of the Feasts of The Lord

The Dietary Law

IOG's Adult Choir CD's.

Please spread the word. Thanks

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0962828904

The IOG Social Media Pages

FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/theisraelofgodbiblestudyclass

Twitter (Updated & Active) https://twitter.com/TheIsraelofGod

Google + https://plus.google.com/101604502803780755903/posts

A Pictorial History of the Italian People

Atlas of the Bible

An Overview of the Feasts of the Lord

Grolier Encyclopedia

King James Bible

Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance

The Four Winds Of Heaven

The Last Two Million Years

World Scope Encyclopedia

Zondervan's Compact Bible Dictionary

Illinois State Vaccine Requirements – National Vaccine

Information Center

BOMBSHELL NEW STUDY: Unvaccinated Children

Healthier Than Vaccinated Kids - YouTube

Gullah Geechee: Descendants of slaves fight for their land -

BBC News

Reasons why the Apocrypha does not belong in the Bible |

CARM Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry

AfricanAncestry.com Reveals Roots of MLK and Marcus

Garvey

The Israel of God

You-Tube Pages

The Israel of God has an official You-tube page where

lessons, old choir performances and slideshows of our feasts

and/or baptisms are posted. Please take time to view it and

respond to people in the comments area, which will help them

to better understand the lessons. We have 9565 subscribers.

http://www.youtube.com/user/IOGNEWS9002

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We also have a You-tube page for our Wednesday Night Q&A

and Friday Prayer Night classes named IOGIsrael, where you

can watch LIVE each week and can also view past lessons. So

far we have 2211 subscribers.

https://www.youtube.com/user/IOGIsrael

We now have a Subscription Channel where 4 to 8 complete

lessons will be uploaded each month. The cost is $19.99 a

month. You can subscribe for a 14 day free trial and won't be

charged until it expires. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKUuqPAHzCidztI9uHIJmSg

We now have a YouTube channel for all of the choirs of the

Israel of God. All new performances will be uploaded to this

page. So far we have 725 subscribers. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMg7pOd-qdBUmjOf8a5fuA

The Israel of God Baltimore

TheIsraelOfGod Memphis

The Israel of God Mpls

Thanks for watching, Peace and Blessings in Jesus' name!

The Israel of God Dallas Sisterhood

They meet the 2nd Sabbath of every month at

12:00 noon.

The Women of Israel, SISTERS IN

CHRIST, please visit our website at

http://sites.google.com/site/womenofisrael

Also, visit our Yahoo Egroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Womenofisrael/

The Women of Israel group is a platform for Sisters in Christ

to discuss issues pertaining to women such as:

Marriage

Motherhood

Raising Children

Work and Service to God

Word of the Month

'ANTEBELLUM' [an-tee-bel-uh m]

Adjective:

1. Before or existing before a war, especially the

American Civil War; prewar:

SABBATH DAY LESSONS FOR OCTOBER - DECEMBER

DATE TITLE

10-01-16 Head Covering of Women & The Second Death:

The Lake of Fire ( Last Stop for Sinners)

10-02-16 The Memorial of Blowing of Trumpets

(10/01/16 @ Sundown)

10-08-16 The Hope of the Resurrection: Spiritual First,

Then the Physical

10-11-16 The Day of Atonement (10/10/16 @ Sundown)

10-15-16 Wisdom, Knowledge & Understanding

10-16-16 Feast of Tabernacles (10/15/16 @ Sundown)

10-22-16 JESUS: The Unknown God

10-23-16 8th Day Feast (10/22/16 @ Sundown)

10-29-16 Marriage & Family Conduct

11-05-16 The Feasts of the Lord

11-12-16 JESUS Can't Return Nor Can Israel Be Gathered

Until The Times Of The Gentiles Is Fulfilled!

11-19-16 Spirit of Fear

11-26-16 What Will Be Raised: The Body, Spirit or Soul?

12-03-16 Song of Solomon

12-10-16 The Big Switch

12-17-16 From Heaven Will Come My Savior, As Spoken

By The Prophets!

12-24-16 SATAN: A Fallen Son of the Morning, A

Weapon of GOD!

12-31-16 The Mission of Jesus Concerning Israel

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The Israel of God’s

Prayer Health and Spiritual Counseling Committee

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Prayer Health and Spiritual Counseling

Committee (PHSCC) of the Israel of God is to follow the steps of our

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, “…preaching the gospel of the

kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the

people” as it is written in Matthew 9:35 KJV

The PHSCC will gladly visit your home or hospital room, or meet

with you at the Israel of God, whenever requested, just as we are

commissioned to do…

“Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of

the lord" James 5:14

We invite you to call us at (708) 392-1320 for:

Prayer

Health

Spiritual Counseling

Visit our website at http://www.prayerandhealth.net/ or

Link to us from: www.theisraelofgod.com or Email confidential

prayer request to: iog_phscc@yahoo.com

NEXT BAPTISM…

The next Baptism will be on January 14, 2017.

If you are interested in being baptized, please

see Brother Cornell to have your name placed

on the list. All Baptisms are performed after

class. 14 People were baptized on 11/26/16.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you

in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall

receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38

Psalms 118:18-24

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: 20 This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. 21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of

the corner. 23 This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Praise the name of JESUS!

Our Condolences

To Sister Lena Beal of the Atlanta, GA. Class and family on the loss

of her sister Lovie Gooden

To Brother James Howell and family on the loss his mother,

Annie Howell

To Sister Carolyn Brown (Wallace Brown) and family on the loss of

her mother, Annie Outlaw

To Sister Kimberly Israel (Micah Israel) and family on the loss of her

brother, Michael Moulton

To Brother Wayne Brown and family on the loss of his mother,

Willie Mae Brown

To Sister Kim Pollard and family on the loss of her grandmother,

Estella A. Morriss

To the family and friends of our Brother, Calvin Reeves

To Sister Sheila Hobson and family on the loss of her father,

Sam Boyd

To Sister Yolanda Cain and family on the loss of her mother,

Willie Dean Holmes

To Sister Kathy Flowers and family on the loss of her sister,

Evelyn Smalls

To Sister Veronica Davis & Bro. Jerome Davis and family on the loss

of their mother, Hurdisteen Moreland

To the family and friends of our Bro. Harold Culberson of the

Memphis, TN. Class

To the family and friends of Bro. Wayne Walker (Israel, Church of

Jesus Class)

Repast Committee Guidelines

Requests for the I.O.G. repast services will be provided as follows:

Sunday thru Thursday ONLY

Deceased must have been a member of the I.O.G. class or an

immediate family member of an I.O.G. class member:

* Mother/Father

* Spouse

* Child

Repast service must be held in the I.O.G. Banquet Hall

I.O.G. Repast Committee must coordinate all food donations; no

outside food will be accepted.

"I CRY"

“And God shall wipe away all tears from

their eyes; and there shall be no more

death, neither sorrows, nor crying, neither

shall there be any more pain: for the

former things are passed away.” -

Revelation 21:4

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While watching television one day I was suddenly

overwhelmed with grief. Tears streamed down my face but I

didn’t utter a sound. I turned the television off. My heart

couldn’t take it anymore. I didn’t really understand it these

tears of sorrow for people I didn’t even know.

Tears of sorrow, tears of pain, tears of joy they all look the

same. Tear drops are flowing from my eyes to my checks.

They have no name until my heart speaks. It speaks of my

sorrow for the people in the news those who lost their homes

in tornado's, their lives in fires and floods. Rapes, murders and

drive-by shootings; children killing children, it’s insane – it’s

crazy this world we live in. I didn’t know any of those people

yet my heart felt their pain and suffering just the same.

I cry for abused children and those molested every

day.

I cry for the homeless who have no place to stay.

I cry for those who have run out of tears.

I cry for those who will never cry again.

The tears flow even faster. I grab a tissue my nose began to

run. My heart beats faster and faster. I feel unbearable pain

and sorrow. There’s death in the family disaster just struck

home. I cry a river my eyes turn red. They swell up they’re

puffy. I can’t see anything. I cry out loud. Dear Lord this pain

is driving me insane. I can’t take it anymore. Stop the pain –

stop the pain.

When I focus on the Lord I realize my loved ones aren’t

suffering anymore. I know this pain won’t last forever. Lord I

am eternally grateful for that precious time we spent together.

Although their presence will be missed they can never die as

long as I exist. They will live on safely tucked away in my

heart. It’s full of memories I will cherish for the rest of my

life. I shed one last tear but this time its tears of joy I feel.

I cry tears of joy when I think of the Lord. It’s hard to explain

but if you love the Lord you know exactly what I mean.

There’s a smile on my face as the tears roll down my cheeks I

can barely speak. This lump in my throat almost choked me.

When I think of all the blessings you have brought my way I

know they came from you Lord, that’s why I give thanks

every single day. In times of trouble you made a way – out of

no way. When I didn’t know what to do I prayed and prayed.

Suddenly things began to change; it was all because of you.

Things happen for reasons I can't explain but Lord who am I

to question you the Almighty Creator of man-kind? Your

thoughts are higher than my thoughts. You know the end from

the very beginning of all who walk this earth. I only know you

have a master plan for every child, woman and man.

When things happen in Gods almighty wisdom he might be

trying to get our attention. Whatever the reason I know the

Lord will always be there. With prayer and faith I can survive

anything life throws my way.

So whatever tears I cry, be it sorrow, pain or joy. I know I can

weather any storm as long as I am obedient to the Lord. The

Lord heard my cry. He promised never leave me. I am never

alone when I cry out loud in the name of JESUS.

“As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save

me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and

cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”

- Psalm 55: 16-17

Yvonne C. Freeman

From the inspiration of the Lord

Picture Credit - http://pixabay.com

Israel of God

CONTACT INFORMATION

RIVERDALE, ILLINOIS 520 W. 138th Street

Riverdale, IL. 60827

Phone: (708) 392-1320

800- 96 - BIBLE

Fax: (708) 841-7268

http://theisraelofgod.com/

Email: theisrael@earthlink.net

Contact Person: Bro. Henry Buie

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 4957 Redan Road

Stone Mountain, GA 30088

Phone: (404) 298-9393

Fax: (404) 298-9324

Email: iogatlantaoffice@yahoo.com

http://www.theisraelofgodatl.com/

Contact Person: Bro. Derrick ‘Deuel’ Hill

BUFFALO, NEW YORK 372 Fougeron Street

BUFFALO, NY 14211

Phone: (716) 897-2270

Fax: (716) 897-1013

http://www.theisraelofgodbuffalo.com/

Contact Person: Bro. Harold Walker

DALLAS, TEXAS 2903 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Dallas, Texas 75215

Phone: (214) 421-0600

Fax: (214) 421-0615

Email: iogdallas@comcast.net

Contact Person: Bro. Gary Dixon

HOUSTON, TEXAS

15124 Bellaire Blvd.

Houston, Texas. 77083

Phone: (832) 598-4707

Email: mailto:ioghoustontx@gmail.com

Contact Person: Bro. Randolph Thomas

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KALAMAZOO, MI. 625 Stassen Ave.

Kalamazoo, MI 49004

Phone: (269) 381-1926

Fax: (269) 381-1924

Contact Person: Bro. Robert Ryan

MEMPHIS, TENNESEE 4485 Elvis Presley Blvd

Memphis, TN 38116

Phone: (901) 332-6221

Fax: (901) 348-4419

Contact Person: Bro. Garvin Banks

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2922 Cedar Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407

Phone: (612) 357-3972

Fax (612) 354-7857

Contact Person: Bro. Jeroboam Israel

ORLANDO, FLORIDA 7474 W. Colonial

Orlando, Florida 32818

Phone: (321) 695-2328

Email: iogorlando@gmail.com

http://iogorlando.wix.com/israel-of-god

Contact Person: Bro. Damien

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

440 Cedars of Lebanon Drive

Jackson, Ms. 39206

Phone: (601) 487-8162

Email: iogjxn@yahoo.com

Contact Person: Bro. Patrick Christian

ZIMBABWE, AFRICA

Contact the IOG in Chicago for more

information.

Other Locations for Sabbath Day Worship:

In Anchorage, Alaska, members meet at the

Northway Mall, 3101 Penland Parkway,

Anchorage, AK 99508

Contact person: Bro. Richard Bello

In Phoenix, Arizona, members will start meeting

on July 11, 2015 at 4045 E. McDowell Road.

In Los Angeles, California, members meet at the

Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 3916

S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA at 9:30 AM.

Phone: (562) 685-1315

Contact person: Bro. Mike Spears

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, members meet at

6233 Harry Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

Phone: (773) 255-9858

Contact Person: Bro. James Anderson

In Baltimore, Maryland, members meet at the

Druid Hill YMCA - 1609 Druid Hill Av. 2 PM.

Class time: 1:00 pm. EST

Phone: (301) 233-1851

Contact Person: Bro. Andre Henry

In Auburn Hills, Michigan, members meet at

the Quality Inn - 1461 N. Opdyke Road

Contact person: Bro. Lawrence Coburn

In Charleston, Missouri, members meet at

205 Rodger Street, Sikeston, Mo. 63801.

Phone: (618) 306-0885

Contact Person: Eddie Amos

In St. Louis, Missouri, members meet at 1330

Aubert Ave. Suite 120, St. Louis, Mo. 63113

Contact#: 314-449-1224

Website: www.theisraelofgodstl.com

In Harrison, New Jersey, members meet at the

Hampton Inn & Suites

100 Passaic Avenue at 1:00 PM.

Phone: (732) 213-0870

Contact Person: Allen Cook

In Cleveland, Ohio, members meet at the

Doubletree by Hilton 1111 Lakeside Ave at 2:30

PM Eastern Time.

In Portland, Oregon, members meet at

2808 NE MLK Blvd, Suite K, at 10:00 AM P.T.

Phone: (602) 754-8001

Contact Person: William Thomas

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Editor: Assistants: Elder: B. Jordan S. Jordan H. Thomas

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PEACE IN JESUS' NAME!

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