Mission Trip Israel – The Hospital: Part 3
Glenn had to have a lot of blood drawn and IV’s; each time they had a hard time finding a vein. The first time they poked him many times before we finally started praying for a good stick. Then he got a good stick. Each time after that we would pray that they would get […]
The Apostles
We’ve been discussing the fact Jesus came to deliver the Kingdom of God, not just to preach the gospel of salvation as has been so emphasized by the Church since institutionalization. Let’s continue that discussion. Recorded in Acts and the epistles of the Apostles, we can easily identify the message that they preached is also […]
Mission Trip Israel – The Hospital: Part 2
The Body of Christ came out! We hadn’t done any mission work, nor spent any of our vacation in the city where the hospital was, so we knew no one. However, word spread and one by one (or two, or three) they came to offer their help and prayers. We also had the advantage of […]
Mission Trip Israel – The Hospital: Part 1
Someone else had to drive, and somehow Glenn kept it together and got in the driver’s seat. Kara prayed for us the whole way to the hospital. We showed up to the emergency room and it was craziness as they tried to help us. We started walking into the hospital but they brought wheel chairs […]
Mission Trip Israel – The Spa
That evening we drove back to Tiberius at about 8pm. We walked up to the Spa and the lights were on, the automatic doors open – so we walked in. It was a big place and we walked down the entryway to the desk, but there was no one there. There were maps of the […]
The Real Reason
Jesus’ purpose in sending out the disciples went beyond the preaching of the Gospel of the Kingdom. Rather, He wanted them to experience the power of the Holy Spirit themselves, and thus be strengthened in their faith to continue learning and growing as disciples of the Kingdom. Today many people confuse this purpose of the […]
Mission Trip Israel – Day 14: Wednesday, May 30 , 2007
Kara, Glenn, & I had a 6 day vacation planned for the end of this trip. I’m not going to go into detail because this was a vacation, but I’ll share briefly where we went. We drove down to Eilat on the Red Sea and then crossed over into Jordan and caught a cab up […]
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God
If the Gospel is not merely about the salvation of human souls, then what is it about? Well, the New Testament states it clearly: it is about the Kingdom of God. Let’s take a look at the Gospel preached by NT characters to give a clear picture of this. John the Baptist 1In those days […]
Mission Trip Israel – Day 13: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
This was the last day of the mission part of our trip. Today was a day for tying up loose ends. We went in a few different directions looking to bless those that we had met along the way. In Jerusalem, we went by Makor Hatikva School which is an incredible school for young believers. […]
Jesus Came to Bring the Kingdom of God – Not Just The Gospel of Salvation
The message that Jesus preached and lived has been badly distorted by the Church over the centuries. His life, death, and new life introduced the Kingdom of God and this was the good news that He preached. You would be hard pressed to find Jesus preaching a message of Salvation in the scriptures because this […]