Purim by UN Standards

Purim by UN Standards: Were it around at the time, the UN would probably condemn the Jews of Persia, just as it condemns Israel today









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Acts 9 מעשי השליחים

מעשי השליחים

Acts 9

1.   Why did Shaul go to the Cohen Gadol, what permission did he need, why would letters help him with his campaign, why were they intended for “synagogues”?

2.   What is significant about the “light” that flashed, and how does Shaul later explain this experience?

3.   Are there previous examples in Scripture of occasions where God speaks directly and audibly without mediation to someone? Give examples…

4.   Was Shaul’s blindness a form of “punishment” for his persecution or unbelief?  If not, what was the purpose of it?

5.   Who was Ananias, what do we know about him?

6.   Who was Judas, how did Shaul end up at his house; why was Ananias reluctant to go there, and how did Yeshua resolve his fear?

7.   What did Shaul begin immediately doing next, how could he be qualified to do it and what was the original reaction by the Jewish Community?

8.   How did Shaul escape from the plot on his life and how does he later describe this event?

9.   Before the plot how long exactly did Shaul remain in Damascus, where did he go next after his escape and why wouldn’t the disciples believe who he was?

10.                  Why did the disciples send Shaul out to Tarsus through Caesarea, what do we know about these cities that explains why this makes sense?

11.                  What do we know about Lydda, most likely why did Shimon Kefa go there and who was Aeneas, what do we know about him?

12.                  Who was Tabitha, what do we know about her, how was her healing comparable to the healing by previous men of God in the Scriptures; and who was Shimon the tanner, what do we know of him?

IT'S NOT ME - I SWEAR!!!!

Andy Stanley Explains His ‘Stinking Selfish’ Parents Comment

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Just a reminder to preachers why it is so important to choose words carefully.  One reason I pray before every message that my words and lips would be anointed by Adonai.

Acts 8 מעשי השליחים

1. What is one of the prime factors that leads up to Shaul’s violent campaign against the Messianic community, and what evidence of it do we see here in Acts 8?

2. What location was Shaul’s campaign primarily operating, and as a result how did it affect the Messianic community’s migration?

3. Who were the first “outsiders” to receive the Gospel message, and who was responsible for it and how was it a bridge to a later Apostle who would reach even greater multitudes of “Gentiles”?

4. Who were the Samaritans and how were they related to the Jews?

5. Who was Simon, what is significant of his title: “The Great Power of God”?

6. How did the Spiritual authority in Jerusalem respond to Phillip’s ministry in Samaria, and what does this say about connection between the 2 baptisms that are available to all believers?

7. Is it only the right of “Apostles” to lay hands to impart the Ruach, why couldn’t Phillip or other believers do this, and what is the reason why only Peter & John could do it?

8. What was the reason Simon’s request was “inappropriate”?

9. Why was Simon’s sin so grievous and did he or did he not truly repent?

10. What is significant about the “road” Phillip was told to go on, what do we know about it, and what water was the Eunuch baptized in?

11. Who was this Eunuch, what do we know about him, and what is the connection he has to ancient Cush? (give Biblical references)

12. What are the 2 ways in which Phillip was directed to do things by God?

13. What is significant about the passage the Eunuch was reading?

14. How is Phillip’s supernatural earthly transportation similar to other accounts in the Scriptures (give citations) and what was the city he “found himself in”, what do we know about it?

Iran test-fires 2 missiles marked with ‘Israel must be wiped out’

Iran test-fires 2 missiles marked with ‘Israel must be wiped out’

Does this make you feel safer?  So glad we gave Iran Billions and Billions of dollars, why are we now surprised?  Click the link above