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Prayer Calendar February – March 2020

In the upcoming two months we will be praying again for Israel and for God’s imperative protection of the land. Unless the Lord watches, we as the guards stand watch in vain. Israel is threatened from all sides, and the Lord’s watch over Israel is …

Simply encourage and comfort

Last Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Sergey, Alina, Carmen, Ira and I gathered for a meeting. The coming weeks we will …

Netanyahu reminds the world: Israel will defend itself

In the largest diplomatic event in Israel’s history, leaders of over 40 nations met in Jerusalem late January to commemorate …

The Bouquet | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #11

If I have Jesus, what do I need the Jewish people and the land of Israel for?, many Christians ask. …

Turmoil continues as Israel gears up for third elections in one year

For the third time in one year Israel is gearing up for parliamentary elections. This is the first time in …

The Book of Revelation – Write Number Three

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: “These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars …

The Book of Revelation – Write Number Two

“Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place …

The Measure | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #10

One of the functions of Israel’s unique election is that this nation is a standard, a measure by which Gentile …

The Book of Revelation – Write Number One

We all know the Eight, or even Nine Beatitudes of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, recounted by Jesus …

Bar Mitzvah across generations

Bar Mitzvah is a traditional ritual of becoming grown up, it’s a day of joy but also a day of …

Ephraim, My Precious Son (Jeremiah 31 – part 6)

When you read Jeremiah 31:18 through 20 it is as if you taste two hearts. The heart of Ephraim, symbolizing …

Journal Israel and the Church: The promise of the land

God has promised a land to the people of Israel. This is a central theme in the Old Testament. In …

Israel’s largest menorah is inaugurated in Sderot

At least 500 people gathered in the late afternoon of Tuesday December 17, 2019 on a roundabout in a new …

The Election | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #9

Throughout history Christianity envied the Jewish people and tried to prove that we are also chosen. However, whenever God chooses …

Photo Report Aliyah: A Long Way Home

After you think about it for a while it is quite exceptional: knowing that there is a country in the …

The Jewish Origins of Christmas

Increasing numbers of Christians who value their Jewish spiritual heritage are turning away from Christmas, believing it to have been …

Fresh air for Elena

The Almighty needs our hands! The Bible tells about us, the nations, that we will be involved in the return …

Wine from Samaria

Imagine, you live in the Biblical Heartland. You can point where Abraham walked, where Jacob laid his head on a …

The Land That I Will Show You | In the Footsteps of Abraham with Johannes Gerloff #8

God promised Abram a land, an inheritance. But why did He not tell Him from the very beginning which land …

Large Menorah Unveiled in Sderot

At least 500 people gathered in the late afternoon of Tuesday December 17, 2019 on a roundabout in a new …