Last Sunday we began a "Focus on Israel" emphasis by featuring the Mount of Olives. Today seems the perfect time for the second installment as we follow Jesus from a garden of agony to a garden of victory. Olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane, dating back to Jesus' day We'll begin back on the …
Continue reading Focus on Israel: Lessons from the Garden to the Garden
The theme of our recent trip to Israel was God's Faithfulness. We discovered new depths of God's faithfulness to the land of Israel and His people as we studied God's Word in the very places it was written or written about. We sensed God's faithfulness to Elijah who called down fire and humiliated the prophets …
Continue reading Our Only Hope is Jesus, Our Best Weapon is Prayer
Dear Israel tour friends, in only days we will travel to Israel...to the place God has so obviously proven Himself faithful. We will see with both physical and spiritual eyes how profoundly faithful He is, and I pray it touches the deepest part of your spirit. As we witness the world unraveling around us, I …
Continue reading Conclusion, Lesson 4: Looking for the Blessed Hope
Welcome back, Bible students! Did you know a King is coming? Of course you know that, but did you know God made a covenant with His people ensuring it? Oh yes, the Davidic covenant, to which the three previous covenants point. Ready to dive in? We are talking about God’s faithfulness after all, so start …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 