Category: Opinion

  • The Identity and Vision of Israel’s Next Generation

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    Since its independence in 1948, Israel has been in a constant state of war, shaped by its geopolitical realities and the immigration of diaspora Jews from around the world. Israel is also home to Arab-Israeli citizens, who are mostly Muslim and make up about 20% of the population. This unique demographic composition presents Israel with…

  • Prayer for Unreached People Groups

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    From John D. Robb’s article “In God’s Kingdom Prayer is Social Action” in World Vision: Active and strategic prayer is essential for the evangelization of unreached people groups for two key reasons. To Bring Obedience to Christ Firstly, an unreached people group is, by definition, a group without a church. Such groups can be identified…

  • May God’s Will Be Done for All Nations and Jerusalem

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    The return of Jesus is the most important vision and purpose for all Christians. To fulfill this vision, the Great Commission is the most critical command for every believer. The Great Commission is the greatest and final command given for the completion of God’s Kingdom on earth. Therefore, it must be the vision and mission…

  • The Great Commission and Evangelization Statistics

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    (From GAP-FTT, Global Alliance for Church Planting among Unreached People Groups) For the Great Commission of Jesus to be fulfilled, the gospel must be preached to all nations, peoples, tribes, and languages on Earth, and churches must be established among every people group. Since Jesus gave this task more than 2,000 years ago, much progress…

  • Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

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    “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you be secure.” Through Psalm 122:6, God requests that we pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Additionally, Jeremiah 29:7 instructs us to “seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because…

  • Lift Up Your Heads, O Gates of Israel and Palestine!

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    The Key of DavidRevelation 3:7 describes a unique expression when explaining the characteristics of Jesus, who will return and fulfill all things: “The Key of David.” With the Key of David, Jesus can open and close doors, and it is declared that no one can change the doors that He opens and closes. Here, we…

  • Maranatha Worship

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    “After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who bear my name,’ says the Lord.” (Acts 15:16-17) Maranatha Worship is a worship gathering with the purpose of restoring the fallen…