Dr. Brown answers your questions, shares further reflections from his India trip, and prepares the way for next week’s annual Christmas debate (should believers celebrate Christmas?)
Dr. Brown’s Bottom Line: Jesus told His disciples that He had chosen them and ordained them. Why? So that they could bear fruit that would remain. THAT would be Glory to the Father! How much lasting fruit are you and I bearing? That is the question!
Resources:
The Word from Jerusalem
VOR Article by Christine Colbert
More than 67,000 Nigerians made decisions to dedicate their lives to Yeshua and many people experienced healing as a result of mission trips completed by the Isaiah 2 Initiative. Ron Cantor, an active member of Tiferet Yeshua in Tel Aviv, took a team of young people from his congregation. The Isaiah 2 Initiative has completed […]
What are We Waiting For?
VOR Article by Daniel Kolenda
I heard a minister recently talking about the rapture and trying to make the point that every prophecy necessary to the return of Christ has already been fulfilled. One of his points was that the Gospel has already been preached in all the world according to the promise of Jesus in Matt 24:14 (And this […]
Burning Hot People & Crooked Patterns
VOR Article by Bryan Purtle
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord….” -Rom. 12.10-11 From the nation of India decades ago, Amy Carmichael gives us this staggering story: It was convention week in a hill station in India. The afternoon meeting […]
Go!
VOR Article By Daniel Kolenda
The first word of the Great Commission is, “GO…”When Jesus used fishing as a metaphor for Evangelism, he revealed to us something about his chosen model and paradigm. What does evangelism mean to Jesus? To be a “fisher of men” implies releasing the moorings from the bollard, pulling back the anchor, pushing away from the […]
A Queer Thing Happened to America by Dr. Brown: A Queer Thing Happened to America chronicles the amazing transformation of America over the last forty years, literally, from Stonewall Inn to the White House, and addresses the question head-on: Is there really a gay agenda, or is it a fiction of the religious right? Written in a lively and compelling style, but backed with massive research and extensive interaction with the GLBT community, this forthright and yet compassionate book looks at the extraordinary impact gay activism has had on American society.
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Clear the Way for Prayer! VOR Article by Bryan Purtle
“Pray without ceasing….” -1 Thess. 5.17 The apostles of Scripture, basing their lives on the pattern left by Jesus, gave themselves unreservedly to a life of prayer, and they called the saints to enter into the same reality by the grace of God. They knew that it was only by entering into the place of […]
Foundations of Prayer [mp3 CD]:
Essential listening for all those who desire to make prayer a priority in their lives. These messages will challenge and motivate you.
Includes:
1.) A Call to Prayer
2.) Co-Workers with God
3.) The Lord’s Prayer
4.) Persuading God Through Prayer
5.) Hindrances to Prayer
6.) Do You Trust God?
7.) Take Refuge in God
8.) God Answers Prayer
Jesus said…Come to me as little children.
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Please pray for the Kalandelen family of Istanbul. Their church location has been padlocked because of complaints by neighbors. This is withing the area of the first apostles missionary journies, and their ministry is New Testament Gospel centered, and about marital counseling as well. They have appeared often on Turkish national media, so this is a difficult development for them and the Kingdom in that nation.