Author: wellspringisrael
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Jewish Roots For Everyday Living
The rabbis taught, “The poor man does more for the giver than the giver does for the poor man.” Why? Because, as Deuteronomy 15:10 says, if you give generously to the poor, “the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings” (Deuteronomy 15:10).
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Set Your Alarm Clock
We are just a few days away from the beginning of the Biblical month of Elul. Elul begins this coming Sunday, September 3rd. Elul is the last month of the Biblical Calendar which leads into Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Tabernacles. At Rosh Hashanah begins the New Year 5777 in the Jewish Calendar. For…
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The Grassy Knoll in Dallas and Biblical History
Yesterday my wife wanted to celebrate our Anniversary by taking her to the Grassy Knoll in downtown Dallas to see the place in 1963 where JFK was assassinated (she is a history and political science major.). The picture at the bottom of this blog is the window on the Book Conseratory where Oswalt shot the…
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Removing The Dross
Tonight is the Rosh Chodesh (First Fruits) of the Biblical month of AV. Here is a article with keen understanding and application to the month of AV. Removing the Dross. http://holylanguage.com/blog/2016/08/rosh-chodesh-av-removing-the-dross/
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God Is Wathcing Over His Word To Perform It
I came across a ninety year old preacher last week who was teaching a bible study at an Assisted Living complex for seniors. He has been leading this bible study for 6 years. He is now in the book of Revelation. He is going to quit when he finishes Revelation because he has spent those…
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A Season of Squezzing:
In the Biblical Calendar we are in a time and season called “Between the Straits.” This is a three week period between the 17th of Tammuz (July 24th) and the 9th of AV (August 13th). The significance of this time is the commemorating of the breach and destruction of the first and second temples. For…
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Liberal Democrats Compare Israel like Termites at DNC
Rep.Hank Johnson, a Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee, compared residents of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to “termites,” the Washington Free Beacon reported. Speaking in Philadelphia at a Democratic National Convention event sponsored by the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, an organization that promotes Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)…
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Worship Will Destroy Your Golden Calf
Debbie and I live our lives focusing on the Biblical Calendar. This past week began the Fourth Biblical Month of Tammuz. Tammuz is significant because it the anniversary of the time when God was making covenant with His people Israel and they had forgotten the One who had delivered them from Egypt. They were worshipping…
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The Biblical Month of Tammuz
This week began the 4th Biblical month of Tammuz. Tonight’s Shabbat is the Rosh Chodesh (first sabbath) of Tammuz. Balaam attempted to place a curse on Israel three times. Each time, the LORD turned the curse into a blessing. Instead of cursing Israel, Balaam involuntarily spoke prophetic oracles of blessing over Israel. The oracles of…
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Blessed to Be a Blessing
In the latter years of me pastoring I would always end each service speaking this over the congregation. We speak life or death with the tongue, blessings or cursing. The Pastor’s Blessing: In the name of Jesus Christ, I’m blessed with the promises of God, which are “yea and amen”. The Holy Spirit makes…
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