Welcome to The Church of God in Youngstown, Pennsylvania!

The Church of God is a family-oriented, spirit-led, bible-believing and sabbath-keeping church.

We invite you out Sabbath services on Friday evenings at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 10:30am.

Pastor H. David Lam, his wife Dollie, and the Youngstown congregation welcome you!

May God Bless you!

From the Pastor's Desk...

Welcome to The Church of God in Youngstown, and we are glad you are interested in us. Our mission is to become the Bride of Christ. Obviously making a statement like that doesn't make it happen! We have been given a pattern in the scriptures that direct us us to where our every effort must go to complete this task.

First we must look at the early church (which Jesus himself fashioned) to determine what our foundation principles must be. We teach and believe in salvation, sanctification, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. We also teach that the body of Christ has a structure, as in Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. We know that these ministries are all important and that they fit into God's perfect plan for His church.

"It's what God likes that motivates us." The book of Acts 20:24 tells us to complete the task that God has assigned to us. Looking at this statement from a church perspective tells us that we must continue to look in to the bible for everything that pleases God and to work to implement these things into our lives both personally and as a church. However, we find in 1 Timothy 4:1 that some, for whatever reason, will abandon this work but God's instruction to us is to complete the task! In verses 7-8 we are taught to "train ourselves to be Godly" or to bring ourselves into subjection to the Lord so that He may help us attain this goal.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 tells us that we must be in strict training, not wavering but going straight on the narrow path set before us. Hebrews 12:1-2 says we should run persevereance, looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. So what do you say? Let's begin a disciplined training program to fit the criteria of the Bride of Christ. Who knows? Jesus could pick us for that role if we work to fit in His pattern.

In any case, we should be able to say it like the Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 4:7-8, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith and there is a reward waiting for me from my Savior Jesus Christ."

Now, let's do the work, not looking from one side to another but straight ahead towards Jesus. Let's complete the task. - Bishop H. David Lam, Pastor

We Care About...

• Quality individual relationships with God through Jesus Christ
• Genuine New Testament ministry for all believers, both clergy and laity
• Reaching the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Helping those who are in need of food, clothing, and shelter
• The proper and orderly operation of the Holy Spirit with all His gifts and graces
• Restoration of the Judaic heritage of the church
• Restoration of Biblical forms and systems of worship

Our focus is restoration...the restoration of God's kingdom and restoration of His system of praise and worship in preparation for Jesus' return.

We wish to thank you for visiting our website and our hope is that you will find something that blesses you spiritually and also causes you to investigate more thoroughly the workings and worship of The Church of God.

Won't you join us in our quest to fulfill the New Testament ministry of sharing God's truth, meeting man's needs, and therby to be the Bible church?

Sabbath School Lesson for week ending July 31, 2010

“ARE YOU WALKING IN THE SPIRIT?”

      It is one thing to enjoy the presence of the Holy Spirit in a great church service; however, it is another thing altogether to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in our daily walk through life. Our carnal nature struggles against the work of the Holy Spirit in our life. It is for this reason that we are asking the question today:  “Are you walking in the Spirit?”      –Bishop Timothy Miller                                 

KEY TEXT: “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).

One of the primary jobs that the Holy Spirit came to do in our lives as believers is to lead and guide us into all truth. Confirm this from John 16:13. The Holy Spirit came to help us walk what we talk!  He helps us to walk in truth, for it is the truth that sets us free. Jesus came to give us freedom from the bondage of sin and the Holy Spirit has come to help us walk in that freedom (Galatians 5:1,5; II Corinthians 3:17).

Let’s be honest: Have you ever left a powerful service where the Spirit of the Lord was really moving in your life only to find yourself going back to some bad habit, bad attitude, or some struggle you are facing with your carnal nature? The problem  is that we have got to let the Holy Spirit get into our walk–our daily life. Study Ezekiel 36:26,27 to find out what happens when the Holy Spirit is within us.

The Apostle Paul admonishes the church to be led by the Spirit in Galatians 5:16-25.  Verse 25 in the New Living Translation says, “Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.”  Do we sometimes limit what areas in our lives we allow the Spirit to have control? As those who belong to Christ there must be a Holy Ghost conviction in our lives. The scripture says, “Whosoever is born of God, doth not commit sin”(I John 3:9a).  If you are born again, the Holy Spirit that is in you will not co-exist with sin. That’s why when sin shows its ugly head, it has to be “crucified”.

Walking in the Spirit starts with surrender to Jesus.  In Romans 8:1-6,13,14 Paul describes the work that Christ completed so that we might be able to walk in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit helps us to follow the Lamb wherever He may lead us. He will give us the direction we need in every situation if we will only listen to Him and obey (Isaiah 30:21). Only when we follow His leading are we walking in the Spirit.