Tuesday 1 November 2011

No Other Name (But Jesus)

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No Other Name (But Jesus)in which he gives a quick example of how Christ is in every book of the Bible: “God has promised He will never leave us nor forsake us.  In Christ, God has revealed His faithfulness to us from the beginning of time.  In Genesis, Jesus is The Ram at Abraham’s Altar.  In Exodus, He is The Passover Lamb.  In Leviticus, He is The High Priest.  In Numbers, He is The Cloud by Day and Pillar of Fire by Night.  In Deuteronomy, He is The City of Our Refuge.  In Joshua, He is The Scarlet Thread Out Rahab’s Window. In Judges, He is Our Judge.  In Ruth, He is Our Kinsman Redeemer. In 1st and 2nd Samuel, He is Our Trusted Prophet, and in Kings and Chronicles, He is Our Reigning King.  In Ezra, He is Our Faithful Scribe.  In Nehemiah, He is The Rebuilder of Everything That is Broken, and in Esther, He is The Mordecai Sitting Faithful at the Gate.  In Joel, He is Our Redeemer That Ever Liveth.  In Psalms, He is My Shepherd and I Shall Not Want.  In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, He is Our Wisdom and in The Song of Solomon, He’s The Beautiful Bridegroom.  In Isaiah, He’s The Suffering Servant.  In Jeremiah and Lamentations, it is Jesus That is The Weeping Prophet.  In Ezekiel, He is The Wonderful 4-Faced Man, and in Daniel, He is The Fourth Man in the Midst of The Fiery Furnace.  In Hosea, He is My Love That is Forever Faithful.  In Joel, He Baptizes Us With The Holy Spirit.  In Amos, He’s Our Burden-Bearer.  In ObadiahOur Saviour and in Jonah, He is The Great Foreign Missionary That Takes The Word of God Into All the World.  You go on and you see in Micah, He is The Messenger With Beautiful Feet.  In Nahum, He is The Avenger.  In Habakkuk, He is The Watchman That is Ever Praying for Revival.  In Zephaniah, He is The LORD Mighty To Save.  In Haggai, He is The Restorer of Our Lost Heritage.  In Zechariah, He is Our Fountain and in Malachi, He is The Son of Righteousness With Healing In His Wings.  In Matthew, Thou Art The Christ; The Son of The Living God.  In Mark, He is The Miracle Worker.  In Luke, He is The Son of Man and in John, He is The Door By Which Everyone Of Us Must Enter.  In Acts, He is The Shining Light That Appears To Saul On The Road To Damascus.  In Romans, He is Our Justifier.  In 1st Corinthians, Our Resurrection.  In 2nd Corinthians, Our Sin-Bearer.  In GalatiansHe Redeems Us From The Law.  In Ephesians, He is Our Unsearchable Riches.  In Philippians, He Supplies Our Every Need.  And in Colossians, He is The Fullness of The God-head Bodily.  In 1st  & 2nd Thessalonians, He is Our Soon-Coming King.  In 1st & 2nd Timothy, He is The Mediator Between God and Man.  In Titus, He is Our Blessed Hope.  In Philemon, He is A Friend That Sticks Closer Than A Brother.  And in Hebrews, He is The Blood of The Everlasting Covenant.  In James, it is The Lord That Heals The Sick.  In 1st & 2nd Peter, He is The Chief Shepherd.  In 1st, 2nd and 3rd John, it is Jesus Who Has The Tenderness of Love.  In Jude, He is The LORD Coming With Ten Thousand Saints.  And in Revelation, lift up your eyes, Church, for Your Redemption Draweth Nigh.  He is KING of KINGS & LORD of LORDS!”  Nice intro to the song!

From:Don Moen in Oman: Update

Sociological changes to be taken serious by the church

Shekinah Glory writes:

The senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee is ramping up pressure on the White House to explain how it intends to pay for its student loan program, saying it will “leave the taxpayer holding the bag.”
Speaking on "Fox and Friends" Monday, Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) criticized the president for bypassing Congress with an executive order and said his committee is still unsure what the program does or how it will be paid for.
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If the church does not take seriously the sociological changes of the new generation they will simply be left as relics of a bygone day.

Read more in: Occupy Church Manifesto #2
Related article: Voice for the plebs

Monday 31 October 2011

German Winter Bible School

The Christadelphian Gemiende Esslingen will hold its annual Winter Bible School in Loerrach, Germany from, Lord Willing, from December 28th, 2011 to January 2nd, 2012.

It is held at a Youth Hostel at the very south-western tip of Germany, a short walk from the Swiss border and at the southern reaches of the Black Mountains. It is a short drive to Basel, Switzerland and the Eastern border of France at the Rhine River.
Dates: December 28th, 2011 to January 2, 2012
Location: Lörrach Youth Hostel which is situated in the foothills of the southern Black Forest. The city of Lörrach adjoins Basel in Switzerland and France is also only a stone‘s throw away. Access to Basel airport, or Lörrach train station is simple as is the journey by road. We will have full and exclusive use of the whole youth hostel as they are normally closed during this period.  This is the “Tourist view” of the hostel!  Never fear, all rooms are heated and we Germans make sure there are no draughts!  In fact the youth hostel has its own flair in winter!
Speakers: Brother Andy Hale from England for the morning and Brother David Nicholls from Wales for the evening studies. We also plan to have a special session for young people after the evening meal.
About the Bible School

By promoting warm fellowship in a spiritual family setting we hope to encourage and strengthen each other to remain steadfast until our Lord returns. It is also a special chance to start the new year with like minded brothers and sisters in the bond of God’s Word.

Intensive time spent in God’s word, as well as the opportunity for meaningful discussions invariably result in as all coming away spiritually uplifted each year. Join us if you can! Have a look at the gallery of past years to gain an impression of the atmosphere and friendship fostering time available to all who attend.
For more details visit the Esslingen Ecclesial website: http://www.christadelphian.de/esslingen/bibelstudienwochen/

6° of 7° Eeuwse Gebedsdoos gevonden

Archeologen in Jeruzalem ontdekten een miniatuur christelijke gebeddoos, mogelijk van de  zesde of zevende eeuw GT.

De doos werd gevonden aan het "Givati parkerplein" opgraving in Ir David. Opgravingssupervisors merkten op dat het heel ongewoon is dat zulke geïllustreerde Byzantijnse heilige voorwerpen in het Heilig Land worden gevonden.

De doos bevatte twee beeldschilderijen of iconen die door een goudenbladrand zijn omringd en vermoedelijk een persoonlijk gebedvoorwerp was. Het is 2,2 cm. (Ongeveer 0,9 inch) lang op 1,6 cm. wijd en is van het bot van een groot dier gemaakt – vee, een kameel of een paard.

De vondst werd voorgesteld door opgravingssupervisor Yana Tchekhanovets, samen met Israëlisch Antiquiteiten Autoriteit Dr. Doron Ben Ami.

Een schilderij in de doos beeldt een gebaarde man met donker haar af, die een witte tunica lijkt te dragen. Het andere schilderij schijnt een vrouwelijk figuur te tonen die in het blauw is gekleed. Gelijkaardige dozen werden op lichamen gevonden die in begrafenisholen in de Moshchevaya Balka plaats in de noordelijke Caucasus zijn ontdekt. 


Miniature Christian prayer box 6-7century CE

Byzantine prayer box
Byzantine prayer box
IAA / Clara Amit

Archaeologists in Jerusalem discovered a miniature Christian prayer box that dates back to the sixth or seventh century CE.
Read more:

Byzantine Prayer Box Found in Jerusalem Dig

Miniature box adorned with cross dates from 6-7 century CE. Contained two icons surrounded by gold leaf.
By Gil Ronen

Dutch version / Nederlands artikel over deze vondst:




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