The Jewish festival of lights, known as Hanukkah, begins this evening at sundown and lasts for 8 days. I'll share a bit more about what Hanukkah is all about in the next few days, but today I want to focus on the celebratory nature of our Jewish friends! I have often mentioned the Jews' zest …
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Amir Tsarfati Live: The Next Temple
Following our look at Tisha B'Av this morning, I want to tell you about a very timely opportunity. Amir Tsarfati will teach live from Perth Australia at 10:00pm (Perth time) on Sunday. His teaching, The Next Temple, will correspond with Tisha B'Av, which commemorates (among other things) the destruction of the first two temples. Information …
1st Century Christians and Jews: Fractured Relations
Pull up a chair! We're gathering at the virtual study table to follow up on yesterday's foundational discussion about early Jewish-Christian relations, and God's call of the Apostle Paul as a missionary to the Gentiles. If you missed yesterday's discussion, scroll back to it for a good foundation for today's topic. We have established that …
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The Priestly Call
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, …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 