Gabriel, the angel sent by God to Daniel with the prophecy of the Seventy Weeks (Daniel 9:22-27), is now sent by God to Zacharias, and then to Mary. Four hundred and fifty years of the prophecy have passed and thirty-three years remain—the years of the life of our Lord here on earth. So Gabriel comes with the message ...
God had not spoken for over four hundred years. He had warned Israel about dispersion, about being without king or prince (Hosea 3:4), and so it was. But an eternal plan was being executed with precision. Daniel had prophesied of a series of world empires ...
Being the forerunner to the King elevated John above all people—he was in a category of one. But all who see Christ’s millennial kingdom established will occupy a higher place. To be there will be greater than to proclaim its coming. Christ’s teachings about John throughout His ministry are complex, but we’ll come to that later, as John’s life unfolds parallel to the life of Christ. Now, to observe his birth...
Over two million copies of Born to Win, an in-depth Bible course written by William MacDonald, have been distributed to prisoners and believers around the world. The book boldly shares God’s promise to give everyone a fresh start. The blood of Jesus paid for all to have a second chance at life.
Blaze 2018 – three weeks to walk in discipleship. The time was a life-changing experience for both the leaders and the participants! The concept was to walk in life and truth with individuals, discipling them according to the example Jesus modeled in the Gospels. The goal of Blaze was to see eyes opened to God’s Word and hearts lit on fire for Christ. These ambitions were met beyond any of the leader’s expectations; the Holy Spirit gets the credit for this transformation in the students’ lives.
To explain what makes Emmaus more effective in some countries than others is complicated. The Balkan countries are certainly a case study of complications: historically (many empires have dominated over the centuries), religiously (orthodoxy, Islam, atheism), politically (part of the Soviet Union for 70 years) and even divisionism among evangelical groups since freedom after 1989.
The 2018 Emmaus Global Strategy Conference was an absolute treat to be a part of. Convened in the ideally positioned Hohegrete Christian Retreat Center not far from Cologne, Germany, this “get together” of many of the Emmaus country directors and associates had so many benefits.
