Scripture Reading for August 27, 2016
Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25, “Eikev” (On the heel of … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 49:14 – 15:3 New Testament: Romans 8:31– 39 Gospel: John 14:1 – 7, “Be’bet Avi” (My Father’s house … )
Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25, “Eikev” (On the heel of … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 49:14 – 15:3 New Testament: Romans 8:31– 39 Gospel: John 14:1 – 7, “Be’bet Avi” (My Father’s house … )
John 1: 1-14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the…
By Breaking Christian News— As Franklin Graham travels to all 50 states on the Decision America Tour, he’s urging Christians to boldly live out their faith—at home, in public and at the ballot box. Many decisions are made at the president’s desk, but the major political party to which he or she belongs wields significant…
By Abra Forman, BIN— A group of predominantly African-American churches in America’s south has strongly condemned the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement’s anti-Israel political platform and reaffirmed its strong support for the Jewish State. Responding to BLM’s platform, which accuses Israel of conducting “genocide” against the Palestinian people and calls it an “apartheid state”, the…
By Israel Today— A top Hezbollah leader this month said that the Lebanese terrorist militia is now capable of not only firing missiles at Israel, but can also launch a ground invasion of the Jewish state. “Israel is closer than ever before to its demise,” Lebanese cleric Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, said…
By Carla Brewington, Christian Post— In the 1930s in Germany, many caved to the dangerous political agenda of the time. They wanted power, peace, and prosperity, to reclaim their country from the ravages of World War I. Christians were no different. But in doing so, they embraced the words of Martin Luther. In 1539, in…
By Times of Israel— Amid speculation over a developing Egyptian bid to revive stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said late Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to host Israeli and Palestinian leaders for direct talks. In a briefing with newspaper editors in Cairo, Sissi said Israel is increasingly convinced of…
By Israel Today— The Palestinian Authority-appointed Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein (pictured), declared on Sunday that the entire city belongs to Islam and the Arabs, and must be defended against the Jews. Speaking on the 47th anniversary of an arson attack against the Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Australian man, Hussein urged all Arabs living…
“It is not God’s purpose for us to remain permanently as children. God has a plan for us to grow up into mature sons.”—Derek Prince
Think on this: “Jesus said, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” (Matthew 25:40) Pray like this: Help us, our Father, to show kindness and help as we can, our Jewish elder brothers, especially as anti-Semitism grows world-wide. In Jesus’…