Staying True to “Looking for the Blessed Hope”

Happy Lord's Day!  It is so easy is the busyness of life to lose sight of things most important in life.  We tend to become consumed with our jobs, our families, our ministries and all that concerns us.  I wonder if we forget that life on this earth is temporary! One of the objectives of …

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Abraham Fulfills a Priestly Call

Hi friends!  I hope you have followed the past two days, as today's post ties this mini-series together.  We're talking about the three-fold call of God upon Israel, through the Abrahamic Covenant.  If you missed the first two, find them here: God's Call to Abraham to Birth the Jewish People God's Call upon Israel is …

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God’s Call to Abraham to Birth the Jewish People

Hi gang!  Here in Phoenix I'm in the midst of teaching a new study entitled Why Israel Matters: Rightly Relating to Our Jewish Roots, and we have studied about a special purpose God has given the Jewish people: to bless all the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3). In fact, last week I posted two pieces …

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Israel is Chosen by God…Does that Mean He Loves Them More?

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. ~Deuteronomy 7:6 As I teach on Israel being God's chosen land and Jews being God's chosen …

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