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25 Aug 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11; Isaiah 40:1-26; Matthew 23:31-39; Mark 12:28-34. The Book of Deuteronomy always seems like a pastoral letter to me. Contrasted with the other books of Torah there is a heart-to-heart feel threading through it. The title of this week's Torah portion ('I pleaded' in English) illustrates…
19 Aug 2016
This week's scriptures: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22; Isaiah 1:1-27; Acts 9:1-21; 1 Timothy 3:1-7 The Book of Deuteronomy (Hebrew devarim = 'words') records Moses' summary of the instructions and teaching that God had given to His covenant people Israel to be a witness to the nations. These commandments contained both blessing and…
16 Aug 2016
We re-print an important series from the original printed Prophecy Today magazine, on the relevance of the message of the Old Testament prophets for today. 1. Amos (John Fieldsend) 2. Hosea (Howard Taylor) 3. Micah (Jock Stein) 4. Isaiah (Fred Wright) 5. Nahum (Richard Griffiths) 6. Jeremiah 1 (Tony Pearce)…
16 Aug 2016
A short series seeking to set our perspectives straight on a very controversial and divisive topic. The End Times 1. The Focus of All History 2. A Hebraic Approach to Reading Scripture 3. Harmony in the Scriptures 4. Signs of His Coming 5. Comparing the Book of Revelation with Matthew…
12 Aug 2016
The most precious gift you have is Life. Notice I haven't said 'a life' but Life! When God breathed into Adam the breath of life and he became a living being (Gen 2:7), something special was deposited within humanity in which we all now share. We only have 'a life'…
05 Aug 2016
This week's scriptures: Numbers 30:1-32:42; Jeremiah 1:1-2:3; Matthew 5:33-37 Amidst the myriad different modes of communication God has created, the spoken word has been given a unique place and power. By God's spoken word the entire world was created. By His spoken word were His desires and standards for our…
29 Jul 2016
This Week's Scriptures: Numbers 25:10-29:40; 1 Kings 18:46-19:21; Romans 11:2-32 There is evidence all around us that there is a Creator. As the psalmist said, "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps 19:1). Proof that he is also a personal God is found in the witness of his people…
22 Jul 2016
This Week's Scriptures: Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6–6:8; Romans 11:25-32. This week our Torah reading takes us to a situation in Israel's history which is frequently repeated in different forms in the nations today, and is also a challenge to us as individuals. It records the reaction of Balak, king of…
