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Jan10WEEK2
The recent earthquake and tsunamis that struck so many countries in the Indian Ocean are taxing the whole world’s relief efforts. In human life lost, it will go down as one of the worst natural disasters in human history. It does have important prophetic significance that we need to understand, which is highlighted in Joshua 3:3-4,14-17:
"When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.
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Jan03WEEK1
As we begin this year with our study of biblical prophecies of the last days, we have evidence of their fulfillment on every news station. The Lord said in Mark 13:8, “For nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.” Certainly we are seeing nations rise against each other, as well as the earthquakes and famines. However, this is not the end, but rather “the beginning of birth pangs.”
Every mother knows that as the birth gets closer,...
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Dec27WEEK52
As we covered in our message last week, one of the crucial issues with both Israel and the church in these times is for them both to understand their purpose. This is a major, in-depth study which we will do in the coming year. However, there is one issue that relates to both Israel and the church, which are crucial for us to understand now. That is the issue of borders.
Both Israel and the church are in conflict with their neighbors over the placement of their borders. With Israel this is physical; with the church it is more spiritual...
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Dec20WEEK51
In the Lord’s discourse about the signs of the end of the age, He gave us a very important timetable in Matthew 24:32-34:
Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;
even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the... -
Dec13WEEK50
This week, we will look at what I call a “new order of ministry” which is now being raised up, and is in many ways a return to the original order of ministry. This order is the most prevalent in Scripture and history by about 10 to 1 over what has become the most prevalent “concept” of what ministry is today.
To challenge our thinking about ministry, we need to consider that only a few of the heroes of the faith in the Bible were priests, or those that we would consider today to be in “full-time ministries.” Very few...
