Month: May 2018

A Little Leaven…

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A Little Leaven… Pete Garcia A believer moves through three stages in life: salvation (a one-time event), sanctification (a life-long event), and glorification (a permanent event). Satan actively attacks all three of these areas to either prevent a person from hearing the truth to become saved or by perverting the truth to keep a believer’s growth in Christ stunted. The best tactical strategy an adversary could ever have is to keep his enemy in a state of both confusion and disarray. We know that Satan (i.e., the adversary) has used this strategy of corruption generously over the course of human …

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The True Church Loves Israel By Grant Phillips

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The True Church Loves Israel By Grant Phillips We have so much to thank Israel for. This Jewish nation should always be on our lips in prayer, thanking God for her existence. Without her, we would not exist. Because of the Jew we have not only the Old Testament that informs us about the one true God, but also the New Testament that clarifies Him even more. Everything about the Bible we Christians cherish, came from our Jewish friends. Almighty God chose a man named Abram (later changed to Abraham by God) and began the nation we know today as …

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Reconciled to God

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Reconciled to God God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. (II Cor. 5:19) Reconciliation is the bringing of two parties together – the Greek word means, “to exchange enmity for friendship.” But take note: You will NEVER read in the Bible that God needed to be reconciled to man. God was never at enmity against man. Rather, it is man who is at enmity against God, and thus, it is man who needed to be reconciled to God. Jesus Christ reconciled the world to God by His finished work. But not by …

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The Process of Sanctification

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Spiritual growth is slow. But if we are committed to maturing, we will see fruit The Process of Sanctification HEBREWS 5:11-14 11 Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is …

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Humble Appointment

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Humble Appointment 1 Samuel 16:12-17 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. 15 And Saul’s servants …

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China to host Iran leader amid nuclear deal upheaval

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President Xi Jinping will meet Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani together with Russia’s Putin on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization 05/28/2018 BEIJING, China — Iran’s president will attend a summit with his Chinese and Russian counterparts next month, officials in Beijing said Monday, as they try to salvage the nuclear deal thrown into upheaval by US President Donald Trump. China, Russia and the Western European powers of UK, France, and Germany, all of which signed the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, are scrambling to save the pact following the US president’s decision to quit the agreement and reinstate sanctions. China’s President …

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Fearing impact of Israeli strikes, Russia said mulling keeping Iran from border

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Sources in Jerusalem believe that Putin will try to distance al-Quds Force and other Shiite militia at least 60 km from Israel to protect Assad’s regime By TOI STAFF 05/28/2018 Russia is considering trying to keep Iranian forces and their allies from Israel’s northern border, fearing that repeated Israeli strikes may undermine Syrian President Bashar Assad’s grip on the country, the Haaretz daily reported Monday, citing Israeli security and diplomatic sources in Jerusalem. According to the report, Russia decided to work on a deal to remove the Iranian troops following a heavy Israeli attack on Iranian targets in Syria on May 10. The …

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Former Hamas leader calls Abbas in hospital to wish him well

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Khaled Mashaal speaks to 83-year-old PA leader, who is being treated for pneumonia By TOI STAFF/05/28/2018 Khaled Mashaal, the former head of the Hamas terror group reportedly phoned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to wish him a speedy recovery. Abbas has been hospitalized for the past week with pneumonia. A source close to him said he may leave hospital on Monday but the hospital director said no date had been set for his discharge. Ynet news site reported on Mashaal’s call to the 83-year-old PA president, but said that so far the current leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh had not contacted …

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Dy FM: Progress made in talks with Europeans

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IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Sunday that progress has been made in talks with Europe over the past two weeks but ‘We are not in such a point to say that we can attain a desirable result.’ 05/28/2018 In a televised interview, Araqchi said he had witnessed Europe’s seriousness in advancing negotiations with Iran but was not sure about the Europeans’ ability to realize Iran’s demands. Head of the expert team for negotiations with Europe said ‘In the first place, the Europeans should clarify how they are going to meet Iran’s demands. The leaders of three European …

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CLAY SEAL OF PROPHET ISAIAH TO BE UNVEILED AT JOINT ISRAEL-U.S. EVENT

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Dozens of ancient items lent to US foundation which assists in excavations. BY TAMARA ZIEVE  MAY 28, 2018 lay seals believed to have been used by the biblical prophet Isaiah and King Hezekiah are set to be unveiled at a June event, which will be held simultaneously in Jerusalem and Oklahoma via a live stream. While the seals and nearly three dozen other pieces loaned by the Antiquities Authority will be on display in Oklahoma, the archeologist who made the discoveries will deliver a keynote address in Jerusalem. The connection between Oklahoma and the antiquities collection lies with the relationship between Hebrew University of …

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Israel’s Syria operations against Iran and Hizballah goes into next stage

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05/28/2018 Israel is broadening the scope of its war on Iran and Hizballah in Syria to additional regions and even possibly outside its boundaries. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spelled this out at Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, May 27: “We are working to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons…against Iran’s consolidated military presence against us… and operating against the transfer of deadly weapons from Syria to Lebanon or their manufacture in Lebanon. All of these weapons are for use against the State of Israel and it is our right – based on the right of self-defense – to prevent …

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WHY THE MONTH OF MAY DID NOT SEE AN ALL-OUT MIDDLE EAST EXPLOSION

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Undoubtedly the ingredients were in place this month that could have led to an explosion. 05/27/2018 On paper, the month of May swept in some of the most combustible elements at one time the region has seen in years. Iran was entrenching itself in Syria and threatening revenge for alleged Israeli attacks on Iranian assets in Syria; US President Donald Trump was going to decide on the future of the Iran nuclear deal; the “Great Return March” was continuing in the Gaza Strip; the Palestinians were to mark Nakba Day, the “Day of Catastrophe,” marking Israel’s independence; the US was …

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