Be Encouraged…Jesus is Coming!

In a time when believers were in need of encouragement, the apostle Paul wrote letters of encouragement to believers in Thessalonica.  Many were concerned that they had missed the rapture, thus Paul specifically referenced the Second Coming in each chapter of 1 Thessalonians.  I want to share that same encouragement...not because there is fear we …

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A Tale of Three Cruises – Part 2: Our New Cruise Ship

Welcome to the final post of our study, Looking for the Blessed Hope.  We have studied Israel’s past, present and prophetic future over the past 10 weeks and this is our finale!  However, it is a 2-part finale, so if you have wandered to this page without first reading yesterday’s post, please back up and …

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To Jews, it is Shavuot; to Christians it is Pentecost!

To my Jewish friends, "חג השבועות שמח"  To my Christian friends, "Happy Pentecost!"  Sundown this evening marks the beginning of the festival of Shavuot in Jewish tradition.  Given that, I want to tie this Jewish feast and Christian observance together with several things we've touched on recently, so stick with me! In our study, Looking for …

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A Bird’s Eye View of Week 3: A Covenant Kept

Well, my faithful sojourners, we’ve laid the foundation of our study by charting our course in week 1 and digging into God’s plan of the end in week 2.  We now know why we’re studying prophecy, and we have a framework upon which to hang historic and future events so that we better understand the …

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