Welcome to the monthly podcast by the Household of Israel Temple of Jesus Christ in Gary, IN. Each month, this podcast will provide a new lesson that promotes God’s holy truth and encourages listeners to walk as Christ walked. Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy.

Greetings brothers and sisters. During this month, we will feature audio presentations concerning the sacraments of Christ including baptism, foot washing, hand washing, communion and anointing. We will also include an audio presentation by our pastor, Derrick Pointer, entitled "Becoming a New Person in Christ."

The children of Israel suffered under many captivities. Ten tribes were taken away during the Assyrian Empire, never to be seen again. These are the so called lost tribes of Israel. The ones that remained, of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi were occupied by foreign nations and by many captivities. They were finally taken away under the Roman Empire after Jerusalem was destroyed in AD 70. What happened to the children of the promise? They were taken captive by their enemies and sold i ...

Greetings brothers and sisters. For the month of March, we continue our lesson on Jacob, the father of Israel, who escapes the wrath of his brother, Esau, only to face the deceit and greed of his soon to be father and law, Laban. Despite his trials and tribulations, Jacob never loses his spiritual integrity and remains obedient, patient and long-suffering.

Greetings brothers and sisters, for the month of August we will present a podcast series entitled “Trumpets & Atonement: Past, Present & Future." We celebrate these holy convocations as commanded by God to commemorate: 1) Trumpets - points to the time when God will call all his saints at once to gather them to Mt. Zion during the last days and 2) Atonement - points to the time when Christ will blot away our sins with his blood. When celebrating these holy days we look not only at biblical hi ...

Greetings brothers and sisters. During the seventh month of Tisri (mid September to mid October), we will honor the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles. This first podcast will provide audio presentations relevant to the Feast of Trumpets and Atonement. Please stay tuned to the podcast on the Feast of Tabernacles.

Greetings brothers and sisters, for the month of March, we will present a 3-part audio series entitled “Why Christians Should Celebrate Passover Instead of Easter,” by Evelyn C. Pointer, one of the elders of our church organization. Even to this very day, God commands that we keep the Passover. This holy feast not only commemorates the time in which ancient Israel was delivered from bondage in Egypt but it also concerns the death & resurrection of Christ who through the shedding of his blood ...

“Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12: 29-31) This month’s theme will discuss love. The dictionary describes love as an emotion. We cannot serve God through emotion. Satan works through ...

During the month of February we celebrate the Feast of Purim, looking towards the day of victory that all of God’s saints will have over their enemies. We often refrain to the historical lesson of Queen Esther who lived in the days of captivity during the Medes & Persian empire. She and her people, Israel, were surrounded by an alien nation and through the wicked devices of Haman, were set to be completely destroyed. In the last days, the children of God will be in even greater danger but Go ...

Greetings brothers and sisters. For the month of November, we discuss the most published book of all time, the bible. The bible is God’s word. Without his word we have no truth. It is from his word that we come to know God, who he is and how to obey him. “Then said I, Lo I come: in the volume of a book it is written of me,” (Psalms 40:7). But the bible has had a rocky history, often debated, doubted, cast aside and even burnt. Not only that, there are so many different versions, it is hard t ...

Greetings brothers and sisters, for the month of January, we will be presenting audio presentations concerning the writings of the Apostle Paul, which are often misread and misinterpreted. In fact, the misinterpretation of Paul's writings can become a "stumbling block" for those who do not read his scriptures closely and carefully. What is a stumbling block?...an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding. In this case, an obstacle or hinderance that prevents one from fully ...

“Not by might, nor by power, but by my SPIRIT, saith the LORD of hosts.” (Zechariah 4: 6) Greetings to all of you. For the month of June, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. This feast points to the gathering together of a very special group of saints called the 144,000, also known as God’s first fruit group. During this holy convocation, we place special emphasis on the Holy Spirit. Why? The Holy Spirit plays a key role in the spiritual and physical change of God’s first fruit group (aka 1 ...