“At this stage, we are in desperate need of clarity as to what the Kingdom is— and is not— lest we give ourselves to a pursuit and pageantry that will burn when He comes on the clouds in power and glory.”
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“Increasingly, I find myself deliberately contemplating what kept Jesus on His own cross out of necessity for mine. Scripture says that as He stared down the barrel of His own death—not only a terrible way to die, but bearing the weight of wrath for many—it was “the joy set before Him” that kept Him from cowardice. Anything less than that same obsession will consign us to our own demise at the hands of the “pride of life,” “lust of the flesh,” and “the cares of this world.” So what is it on the other side of the “Maranatha!” cry, when “Maranatha” is a memory that can keep us going? These are the things we should meditate on constantly.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES // "Peacemaking requires us to break off our apathy and address the things that are most difficult for us head-on. We’re not contributing to anyone’s peace by avoiding conflict. Peacemakers go to the front lines of war and bring a drink to their enemies instead of a gun."
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"'Where’s the Jews?!' was a hunting call. Frankly, it would’ve been better if they’d simply chanted their support for Hitler. Unable to find the Jews they were looking for, they instead burned tires and an Israeli flag and screamed expletive-laden curses at the victims of the Hamas massacre, high-fiving each other for several hours before going home. This is the world of October 8th."
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"The LORD is a very good coach. He knows your story, He knows where He’s leading you, and He’s really good about training you for it. And, 'tomorrow has trouble of its own.' All you have is today to pursue obedience." Read & listen to the audio recording of, "Endurance for the Right Race" by Stephanie Quick now.
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Faced with impending annihilation by its Arab neighbors, the Jewish State strikes first in June of 1967, winning a stunning victory that reclaims all of Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, Gaza, and the Golan Heights in just six days.
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"This is what Jesus shed His blood for on the cross. The Everlasting Covenant, gifted to Abraham, inherited by Isaac, and passed onto Jacob, now stewarded by his sons and daughters. But, mind you, it did not go to Ishmael. It did not go to Esau. These disruptions tore the tents of their father Abraham, and set the stage for the fractures running throughout the Middle East and the broader nations of the earth today. The controversy of the covenant split the family then, and it splits the family now. The whole world is reeling for it." Read & listen to "The Torn Tents of Abraham & The Ordained Bridge of Reconciliation" by Stephanie Quick now.
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"After a stunning defeat in Israel's War of Independence, a new Egyptian regime attempts to cut off Israel from the rest of the world, provoking Israel's second major conflict with his Arab neighbor."
The Good Shepherd doesn't always protect His sheep from the wolves. He also sends them among the wolves.
"Israel's victory in its first war of survival leads to the expulsion of over 800,000 Jews from across the Middle East and North Africa. The nascent Jewish State struggles to manage the influx of refugees."
"We know that when the gospel of the Kingdom is preached to all nations, then the end will come... Until then, we have a responsibility —given to us by Jesus — to bear witness to His coming Kingdom. We have been commissioned by the Lord to preach the gospel to all nations. And to do so while living lives consistent with the Sermon on the Mount. The timing we leave to Him, but the obedience is still on us."
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“the identity of the Church is bound to the history of the Jewish people.” and because of that, it is vital that we have a right understanding of this fact: “God’s discipline of Israel has always been, and will always be, with the purpose vindicating His name and winning back His wayward son. The coming trouble is no exception.”
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"What does it mean to stand with or against Israel? This is a weighty and nuanced issue. And the consequences are everlasting. We should be eager then to allow Jesus to define what He means by standing with or against Israel."
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“Sometimes we overthink what this needs to look like, in the same way William Wilberforce very nearly abandoned a strategic and influential political position because he’d elevated the dignity of vocational ministry above any other job. But can you not bear witness while you serve in Congress? Can you not bear witness as a cafe barista? Shouldn’t you though, wherever you are? Surely there are gardens to plant in Babylon.”
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A modern Jewish state is born and baptized by the fire of all-out war.
“To put it simply, the mounting #ChristIsKing trend betrays our biblical illiteracy and unwillingness to actually obey King Jesus—especially when we’re violating the third commandment to continue the church’s unholy legacy of anti-judaic theological tradition and antisemitic civil practices and culture.”
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In 1947, tensions between Jews and Arabs reach a boiling point in the Land while the newly-formed United Nations determines the political fate of the British Mandate for Palestine.
"For all of the swirling circumstances of your life, for all the quagmire of global politics, for all tumult of 'hopes deferred' and the daily wrestle against the 'cares of this life,' the most important thing about your life and mine is that we—right now, today—remember we have a good Father in a good heaven whose good pleasure is to give us a good Kingdom. And: He will give you glimpses of that goodness here and now, in this age." Listen to the audio recording of, "The More Important Part of Your Life" by Stephanie Quick now.
Winston Churchill forms a unit of Jews in Mandate Palestine to fight the Nazis in Italy. When the Jewish Brigade encounters the magnitude of Jewish suffering in Europe, they form a secret network dedicated to evacuating survivors to Eretz Yisrael and taking revenge on their German persecutors.
"According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word vulnerable is derived from the Latin word vulnerare, meaning 'to wound.' The definition includes 'capable of being wounded' and 'open to attack or damage.' The interesting thing is that Adam and Eve were in a state of vulnerability since they took their first breath and they were fine with it, no anxiety or fear or desire to protect themselves. What changed?" Listen to the audio recording of "Confessions of a Maranatha Pastor: Part IV" by Matthew Cullen now.