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On Monday I shared an invitation for you to catch Joel Rosenberg’s The Third Target simulcast.  If you are in the Phoenix area, join us at Calvary Community Church at 6 pm on Sunday, April 19, 2015, as we hear one of the world’s foremost prophecy experts share about the threats we currently see in the Middle East.  It is sure to be informative, and will challenge each of us to consider what God’s Word has to say about end times.

Now, I am blessed to tell you that, in the weeks that follow that simulcast, I have been invited to teach Looking for the Blessed Hope, a Bible study the Lord led me to write while on my second visit to Israel.  The 11-week study will take place on Sunday mornings at 11:00am at Calvary Community Church’s Central Campus, on the I-17 frontage road, south of Thunderbird in Phoenix AZ.  (Click here for the location and a map.)  Everyone is welcome, and I invite you to come join us.  (Room number to be determined, but friendly greeters will be able to direct you there.  Childcare is available.)

Here is a description of the study:

 …looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory
of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.
Titus 2:13

ISIS…Iranian nuclear ambitions… pre-emptive strikes… Syrian civil war…Arab Spring…severe catastrophes around the globe…economic collapses…rampant increase in ungodliness…one world order.  Today’s headlines provide clear indication that Bible prophecy is being fulfilled right before our very eyes!  No one knows the day or the hour, but we are exhorted to understand the times in which we live.  How well do we understand these times? 

What in the world is going on in the Middle East?  What is ISIS really up to?  Will Iran fulfill their nuclear ambitions?  Will Israel launch a pre-emptive strike?  What about Israeli-Palestinian peace talks?  Why all the fuss about Israel?  Should we be concerned about Islam?  What lies ahead, and should we fear?  To get it right, we must keep our eyes on Israel…God’s chosen land and God’s chosen people…and peer through the lens of Scripture. 

Looking for the Blessed Hope will put our focus squarely on Israel and, when viewed through Scriptural glasses, will lead us to discover answers for ourselves.  Most importantly we will be challenged (perhaps in a few surprising ways) to trust God and His Word as we face the future. Indeed, Jesus Christ…our Blessed Hope…is coming back soon, and we must be prepared.

So, jump on board with us as we cruise historical and prophetic destinations!  Here’s a glimpse of our 10-week itinerary following our introductory meeting on Sunday morning, April 26:

Week One: Charting Our Course
Week Two: Seventy Sevens and the Prophetic Pause
Week Three: A Covenant Kept
Week Four: Israel’s Miraculous War History
Week Five: Terror from the North
Week Six: The Palestinian Problem and Terrorism
Week Seven: A Brief Look at Islam and the Qur’an
Week Eight: US, Israel and Other Nations in Prophecy
Week Nine: Heading for Home
Week Ten: Looking and Listening

See you on board!