The members of Immanuel Lutheran Church congregation in Tel Aviv need your ongoing prayer support. Being a Christian in Israel brings both peace and turmoil to even the most seasoned believers. The challenges are great, but so are the opportunities! What better way to pray for God’s chosen people than through using His Word?
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Be an Upstander, Not a By Stander
There is an old Jewish joke about a mother kvelling on her son the doctor. “My son is an outstanding doctor in his field!” the mother says. To which her disgruntled relative says, “Yes, he is out standing in right field!”
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Missio Dei: The Missional God
Drawn from Genesis 12:1-3 and John 3:16-20.
For the next three months, I intend to use this blog space to discuss something that I know if you are reading this blog is very important to you and to me — The Mission of God. This is often referred to as the MISSIO DEI. Here is what it will look like:
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Religion vs. Gospel
In this world of chaos and turmoil, sickness, death, wars, and rumors of wars, it is comforting to know that not only do we have a loving Heavenly Father, an advocate in Yeshua and a life guide in the Holy Spirt, but we also have a standard of hope. The old and new covenants teach us how we are to live and worship. It holds comfort as well as rebuke and healing and guidance. We are told to memorize it.
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The Bridge
In the introduction of Reverend Donald F. Ginkel’s Bible study book, I Have Good News for You, he starts off with the following…
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From the Library: Resource Suggestions from Nancy
These are two of my study Bibles, two of my devotionals, and an incredible study book to read and re-read (especially if you are a perfectionist or on the Asperger spectrum like me).
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From the E-Bag: Heaven and Hell in Scripture
A visitor to our website writes:
I stumbled across your website looking for information to speak to a Jewish friend of mine. Your topic “The Gospel in the Old Testament” is very helpful, thank you…
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Time and Seasons
Tempus Fugit…time flies, and it seems to many that the older we get the quicker it goes. Our lives are filled to the brim with activities which consume time. When we take a pause to ponder, we wonder… where did it all go?
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The Power of Prayer
Greetings,
It goes without saying, especially to those of you who are reading this AOHE newsletter blog. However, I am going to say it anyway, “The Power of Prayer WORKS!” To those five words I would like to say, “THANK YOU!”
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Best Gift Ever
An ongoing nemesis of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise (yep, I’m a Trekkie) is Q of the Q Continuum. He is a very colorful character and brings havoc every time he shows up. I find him to be a comic relief and fascinating (as Spock would say). Q never grows old, and he is eternal. He can zap anywhere anytime but seems to enjoy tormenting the crew and captain of the Enterprise most of all.