Announcements
Here you will find the most up-to-date announcements from our local church.
A Time to Fast
by on Aug.08, 2011, under Announcements, Prayer Requests
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: A day for prayer and fasting. Isaiah 58 In consideration of the current state of our world, the injustice and oppression of every sort that keeps people chained in darkness and unable to come to the light of God’s truth, we are going to be fasting together on August 9, 2011 to ask for God’s help. We will pray that God will shed his light on those who are stumbling, doubting, or fearful that they may gain discernment, courage, and wisdom to walk that narrow path leading to eternal life. We will ask that God will remove any willful blindness and…
Feast of Tabernacles 2011
by on Jul.03, 2011, under Announcements, Festival Information
Join us in the Okanagan
This year the Feast of Tabernacles 2011, Oct. 12-Oct 20, will be celebrated in Canada’s “Napa Valley,” at the city of Penticton in British Columbia’s spectacular Okanagan region. This beautiful area has hosted the feast for many years. 
Christians have a Mission
by on Jul.03, 2011, under Announcements, Archived Sermons
God gave the nation of Israel a job to do. They were not his “pet” people; they were called into a relationship with Him and given a very important mission. As Christians we as a group are also called to fulfill a mission and accomplish God’s purpose. What is that mission? Jeff Patton examines the history of God’s people to make plain God’s mission for all those who live in covenant with Him. 
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The Gospel – Part 3
by on Feb.13, 2011, under Announcements, Archived Sermons
The Gospel Part III from Jeremiah Patton on Vimeo.
The good news of the Kingdom of God is a powerful message about a change in world government and how that transformation will take place. In a world full of corrupt and self-serving leadership the thought of a restoration of righteous leadership over all the earth gives every Christian hope.
Playing Church? What is the Church of God?
by on Jan.16, 2011, under Announcements, Archived Sermons
Many people think of the church as a building, a service, a denomination or sect, but what does the bible say about the nature and function of the church? Jeff Patton explains the teaching of scripture. You may be surprised!
This coming Sabbath
by josh on Jan.13, 2011, under Announcements, Archived Sermons, Live Stream
Be sure to check out a preview of things to come with our new website at cogwebcast.com. You will be able to watch the live webcast at the same time @ 11:30 AM PST on Sabbath (Saturday). The webcast will work on both sites for now, and we have started archiving messages on COGWebcast. COG Nanaimo will still be available until all of the functionality of COG Webcast has been realized. Thank you from all of us at COG Nanaimo
Be Holy as God is Holy
by on Jan.12, 2011, under Announcements, Archived Sermons
The apostle Paul tells us in Hebrews that we will not see God unless we are holy. But what does it mean to be holy? And how can we become holy as God is holy? Jeff Patton takes a fresh look at the writings of the apostles and the connection between their teaching on holiness and the “holiness code” of the Hebrew scriptures.
Webcast: January 1, 2011
by on Dec.30, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
GOOD NEWS! Our weekly Sabbath webcasts will be resuming this week! Join us at 11:30 am, Saturday January 1, 2011 (Pacific) In this coming year, where will your walk with God lead you? We will examine the scriptures that give us wisdom for our life’s walk.
December 25, 2010
by on Dec.25, 2010, under Announcements, Archived Sermons, Uncategorized
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Greetings to our webcast brethren. The meetings this past week with the CGI council representatives were enlightening. We now have a clearer understanding of the issues and the possibilities for the future. We will be discussing possible courses of action this weekend and drafting a response to the CGI council. Your prayers for wisdom and God’s guidance would be greatly appreciated. We will post the outcome of these discussions next week. Thank you for your patience as we work through these matters in a calm and orderly fashion. If you would care to watch a sermon from our video files this Sabbath you might…
Sabbath Greetings
by josh on Dec.11, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
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Excerpt: December 11, 2010 Sabbath Greetings, We will not be hosting a live sermon today, as we are still in the process of trying to resolve some challenges that the local church has posed. We at cognanaimo.org have asked our international organization, CGI Tyler, Texas, to help in this situation and a series of meetings is being held December 21-23 to assist us in coming to a resolution. They have asked that we not webcast until after those meetings. So in the spirit of cooperation we have agreed. We would appreciate your prayers for a positive outcome to this challenge and that God’s…
Webcast this Sabbath Nov 20, Your Prayers are Requested
by josh on Nov.19, 2010, under Announcements, Archived Sermons, Live Stream, Prayer Requests
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Excerpt: There will not be webcasting of a live service or bible study this Sabbath November 19-20. We hope you will take the time to profit from one of cognanaimo’s archived sermons instead as several older ones have been recently refreshed. There is an important meeting of the Church of God International taking place this weekend in Cincinnati and everyone here at cognanaimo would solicit your prayers for God’s guidance and inspiration for all the members of the Ministerial Council. We wish you all the blessings of God’s peace and comfort on his Holy Day. Thank you, COG Nanaimo Always remember that…
No Services Tomorrow Nov 13th
by josh on Nov.12, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
Due to our meeting location’s heating being down, and the weather being quite cold, services will not be held this week. Thank you for your understanding.
Chat Under the Live-stream
by on Sep.23, 2010, under Announcements
Due to our location, we cannot connect to the chat server found on the live stream window, if you can give some some comments indicating so would be helpful. We can, however, still connect to the chat-back chat server. Thank you, COG Nanaimo (at the feast)
Pray for each other
by josh on Sep.09, 2010, under Prayer Requests
Please remember to pray for each other and the brethren in Pentiction, the Vancouver Lower Mainland, and here on the Island.
15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:15-16
Services for Sabbath September 11th 2010
by josh on Sep.09, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
Services will be held at 6000 Oliver Road Nanaimo .See the map below for location. Community Center — Google Maps
21 August 2010 – Live Stream
by josh on Aug.21, 2010, under Announcements, Archived Sermons, Chatback, Live Stream
Sabbath Greetings, We are broadcasting from Penticton, BC at approximately 10:30 AM PST. Hopefully the untested wireless network will allow us to properly stream. Update: Due to the new location, travel this week, and a few technical difficulties, last week’s sermon will not be uploaded. However, a new and improved version will be given this coming Sabbath. Have a good and profitable week!
Prayer Requests – Aug 7th, 2010
by josh on Aug.07, 2010, under Prayer Requests
Recent prayer requests were asked for the following people: Olga Pitt, Maple Ridge Ray Goodrum, Penticton Gerty Moore, Penticton Jerry Jantzen, Port Alberni Your prayers are appreciated.
Services Location June 26th-Oliver Woods Community Center
by on Jun.26, 2010, under Announcements
6000 Oliver Road Nanaimo Community Center — Google Maps
Bill Watson Presentations Now Available for Download
by josh on Jun.23, 2010, under Announcements, Archived Sermons
The presentations given by Bill Watson on his recent visit to Nanaimo, BC are now available for download. If you like this feature please let us know, and we can make other Sermons and Messages available for download. Download Bible Study Entitled: Closing in on Revelation 18 from June 18th Download Sermon Entitled: How to Stay Clean in a DIRTY WORLD from June 19th
Bill Watson Visits Nanaimo on June 18th and 19th
by josh on Jun.12, 2010, under Announcements, Archived Sermons, Chatback, Live Stream
We are pleased to host Bill Watson for a Friday evening Bible Study “Closing In On Revelation 18″. The Bible Study will start at 7:00pm Friday June 18th and will be held at the St. Andrews United Church, 311 Fitzwilliam St. For the 11:30am Sabbath service on the 19th, Mr. Watson has prepared a sermon entitled “Staying Clean In A Dirty World”. Lunch will be provided by the local congregation following Sabbath services. If further information is required Eric and Angela Jantzen can provide directions and details at 250-714-1117.
Video stream not working due to tech issues, audio is working
by on Jun.05, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
Do to technical issues only audio will be working for the live stream this week, thank you for your understanding. Jeremiah Broadcast admin
Spreading the Word – Our Progress
by josh on May.24, 2010, under Announcements, Archived Sermons
Spreading the Word – COG Nanaimo web progress- May 23th, 2010 See how our site has progressed over the last year, and learn how you can support COG Naniamo’s online work to spread the gospel! PDF – Do your part! Spread the word, Preach the gospel
Pentecost Services May 23, 2010
by josh on May.21, 2010, under Announcements, Festival Information, Live Stream
Pentecost services will be held at Beban Park Social Centre (Google Map) rooms 7 and 8 (across from the pool). Services begin at 11:30 AM so come a little earlier to socialize. Everybody welcome! There will be a Live Video Stream as well for Pentecost.
COG Nanaimo is on Twitter
by josh on May.18, 2010, under Announcements, Festival Information, Youth
COGNanaimo is now on Twitter! Get updates on the latest and greatest we have to offer including articles, announcements, events, sermon messages, and youth bible materials. Spread the word, the good news about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. Here is your chance to help: Share it with your friends! Who knows maybe it will be you who puts that little spark of interest in someone’s mind. Don’t have a Twitter account? It’s easy just sign up at www.twitter.com. (continue reading…)
May 15th Live Tech issues resolved.
by on May.15, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
Resolved (Live streaming will hopefully begin within half an hour as a few technical issues are being resolved)
Your Roots Your Destiny
by on May.13, 2010, under Announcements, Articles, Jeff Patton
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Your Roots Your Destiny Introduction Does God keep His promises? Would He be willing to have and maintain a close relationship with a human like me? I don’t kid myself about being holy or perfect. There are even those occasions when I feel rebellious or tempted. Sometimes I do my own thing and I don’t want to listen to the Divine Authority Figure who tells me what is right or wrong. I admit it! There are moments when I think I know best and I behave like a spiritual teenager who won’t pay attention to His heavenly Father’s instructions. It seems as though…
May 8 – church services
by on May.08, 2010, under Announcements
We do not have a meeting hall for May 8, but there will be a webcast at 11:30 am. Anyone wanting to participate in this home bible study can call 250 716-1141 to let us know that you will be coming. Thanks, Jeff Patton
Video player not showing up and Adblock software
by josh on Apr.16, 2010, under Announcements, Archived Sermons, Live Stream
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: We had a question asking why the video on sermons and webcast was not showing up anywhere. It turns out older versions of Firefox and possibly other versions allowed ad blocking plugins and software to interact with the website scripts causing the player to not show but leaving a space. The plugin that caused this for us was Adblock 0.5.3.043 and the only work around was to disable the plugin. This was under Firefox 3.0.19. The newest version is version 3.6.3. If you have an old version of a web browser please UPGRADE to the newest. If you have issues seeing content,…
Sabbath Services March 20 2010
by josh on Mar.19, 2010, under Announcements
Church services will be held at 11:30 at the Patton’s. The webcast will also begin at 11:30 Call Jeff at 250 716-1141 for more information.
2010 Spring Holy Days Nanaimo
by josh on Mar.04, 2010, under Announcements, Festival Information, Live Stream
The following schedules are for NANAIMO BC Saturday March 27 11:30 AM Church Service @ St. Andrews 311 Fitzwilliam St Sunday March 28 7:30 PM Passover Service -Beban Park Rec Centre 2300 Bowen Road Room 19-20 Monday March 29 7 PM Night to Be Much Observed Tuesday March 30 11:30 AM 1st Day of Unleavened Bread Service -Beban Park Rec Centre 2300 Bowen Road Room 19-20
2010 Spring Holy Days Penticton
by josh on Mar.04, 2010, under Announcements, Festival Information, Live Stream
Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: The following schedules are for PENTICTON BC Sandman Hotel Penticton 939 Burnaby Avenue West Penticton, BC V2A 1G7 (250)493-7151 Schedule as follows: Saturday March 27 Church Service @ 10:30 AM @ Sandman Hotel Penticton- Conference Room Sunday March 28 Passover Service 7:30 PM Sandman Hotel Penticton- Conference Room Monday March 29 Night to Be Much Observed meal @ Denny’s (private room- Catered) @ 7 PM Beside the Sandman Hotel …
UPDATE: Live Broadcast January 6th
by josh on Feb.06, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
There should be live broadcast as we hope to have an internet connection. Again since this is not our regular location the connection may not be as good and thus may affect the video quality. We will upload the sermon as soon as possible after live broadcast. Thank you, COG Nanaimo
Services January 6th
by josh on Feb.03, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
Services will not be at our regular location and net access will likely not be available. This means there will be no live broadcast, however we will endeavour to upload the recording the same afternoon to the Sermons page. Services will be at 11:30 AM located at: Beban Park Recreation Centre, Room 19 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo
Google Map added for Sabbath Services
by josh on Jan.23, 2010, under Announcements
A Google map has been added for the weekly meeting location. Weekly services held at 11:30 AM Click to view Map
New Flash Player
by josh on Jan.23, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
A new embeded flash player has been installed for the site including livestream and archived sermons. Hopefully this newer flash player will resolve some issues with playback, and provide a better viewing experience. Please leave me your feedback so I can improve the media services, after all the messages are for everyone. Thanks, Josh
New Site is LIVE
by josh on Jan.21, 2010, under Announcements, Lesson Plans, Music, Reader's Theater, Youth
Hi there, Just a quick message to let you all know the new website is live. Just two sections that are going to be updated with material to come. Music and Youth. Check back regularly for other improvements, and to view the weekly broadcast. Thanks!
Sound Volume
by josh on Jan.18, 2010, under Announcements, Live Stream
As you may have noticed we have been having issues with our camera/computer connection two weeks ago, so last week we switched computers to get the video up and running again. Unfortunately recorded sound volume was affected by the change in compuer. For the moment if you can turn up the volume on your computer, and your computer’s sound control panel as well as the flash player all to maximum the broadcast should be audible. We do have a work around coming so please be patient while we work out these issues. Thanks, Josh and Jeremiah (Jan. 18, 2010)