Jesus spent much of His ministry among the masses, but He also had several life-changing, one-on-one encounters with people who needed exactly what He offered. In part 3 of our three-week series, we’re examining Jesus’ radical encounter with the Syrophoenician woman found in Matthew 15. This encounter may seem confusing and harsh to those of us who do not understand …
May 23, 2020 | Encountering Jesus, Part Two: Woman At the Well
Jesus spent much of His ministry among the masses, but He also had several life-changing, one-on-one encounters with people who needed exactly what He offered. In part 2 of our three-week series, we’re examining Jesus’ surprising yet divinely planned conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. On the surface, this meeting made no sense. She was …
May 16, 2020 | Encountering Jesus, Part One: Nicodemus
If you have read the gospels, you know that a lot of times Jesus spoke to the masses. Jesus had quite the following during His time ministering on earth. But we also find in the gospels a few personal encounters with individuals. We’re beginning a new three-week series looking into key conversations Jesus had with individuals. This week we’ll learn …
May 9, 2020 | San Remo Agreement
As Christian Zionists we believe it’s important to understand how Israel became a nation in 1948. It wasn’t simply one event but years and years of events, resolutions, and the buying and selling of land that led to the rebirth of Israel—all under the watchful eye of God. Today we’re learning about the San Remo Conference. This important conference did …
May 2, 2020 | Ministry Highlight: Simon Lawry, New Zealand
We are headed halfway across the world this week as we share with you about our exciting ministry in New Zealand! We welcome Simon Lawry, a Friends of Israel ministry representative to the program. Simon shares with us about the new program he has launched in New Zealand called, “Meet at the Mountain” where his team is hosting vacationing Israeli …
April 25, 2020 | How to Read Your Bible, Part Three
We’re finishing our series where we’re going back to the basics, “How to Read Your Bible.” We thought as we’re all home and have extra time to hopefully spend in God’s Word this would be an encouragement to you. This week, Chris will walk us through the importance of knowing the context of the Bible. Last week we learned about …
April 18, 2020 | How to Read Your Bible, Part Two
We’re going back to the basics, with our series “How to Read Your Bible.” We thought as we’re all home and have extra time to hopefully spend in God’s Word this would be an encouragement to you. This week, Chris will walk us through the importance of knowing the culture of the Bible. Last week we learned about the significance …
April 11, 2020 | How to Read Your Bible, Part One
Happy Passover and Easter everyone! We know everyone is celebrating in a unique way this year but isn’t it a comfort to know that Jesus died and conquered death? Praise the Lord that we have peace and comfort in knowing our Messiah, Jesus! This week we are starting a new series that we hope will be an encouragement. Chris will …
April 4, 2020 | IMG In Depth Mar/Apr – Interview: Tom Simcox
It’s one of our favorite episodes: our Israel My Glory magazine in-depth episode. We welcome Tom Simcox, a church representative here at The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry to talk about the often-overlooked prophet, Elisha. Tom wrote the article, “Chariots of Fire” and he and Chris will walk through the story in 2 Kings 6 where God protected Elisha from …
March 28, 2020 | What Does the Bible Say About Coronavirus? Interview with Jim Showers & Steve Herzig
How are you holding up during this global pandemic? For many of us we are staying inside as much as possible and practicing social distancing when we are in public. You might be scared or feeling lonely and we want you to know, God is there! “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we …