For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. ~Philippians 3:20 Believing friends, have you noticed? We are not at home in this world! Our passports say, "Heaven," yet we live physically in a world that hates what and who we stand for. We are waiting to be …
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One Olive Tree, One Flock, One Family
Let's pick it up where we left off yesterday. We've established, based on Galatians 3:7, 29, that those who are in Christ are descendants of Abraham. God invites us (Gentiles) into a special family, and we will dive deeper into that today. Let's think of Israel in two ways: natural Israel and spiritual Israel. Natural …
Week 6 – Why Israel Matters
Gather round, study friends! We're launching week 6 of our study, Why Israel Matters. Last week we studied "God's Love Story," where we concluded that His love story is for both Jews and Gentiles. Today, we turn our focus toward the Jewish roots of our Christian faith. Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles, and …
Jerusalem in Lights
Each year, for several days, Jerusalem hosts the Jerusalem Light Festival in which the city is lit up in lights of all kinds. The nations are invited to participate and this year's celebration was replete with entries from foreign lands. John 8:11-20 tells us that Jesus is the Light of the world. How appropriate that …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 