Ok, let's wrap it up today! This week we have studied God's love story. We know God called Abraham, a pagan Gentile, to become the father of the Jews...and the Gentiles! (See previous posts if that is confusing to you!) God's call upon Abraham was a 3-fold call: Birthing call Suffering call Priestly call Today, …
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“How Did this Happen?”
So, I left you hanging yesterday, didn't I? We're studying God's love story and I set up today's discussion by asking you what the first question is when you see two people in love. What's the question? "How did you meet?" We want to hear about how the love story began! In God's love story, …
New Covenant: Was it Meant for Gentiles or Jews?
In Christendom, we tend to claim the New Covenant as our own. But do you realize it was an Old Testament Jewish prophet, speaking to Jewish people, who proclaimed the New Covenant? True, the New Covenant is the vehicle in which salvation was brought to the Gentiles, so we can logically make the argument that …
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Jerusalem: A Cup of Reeling
We're a week beyond President Trump's historic recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Not since President Harry Truman became the first to recognize Israel as a newborn nation in 1948 has a President so solidly and profoundly declared America's position regarding Israel. Praise God for the stand taken by the American administration. However, on …