Israel Has Not Been Superseded - Ephesians 2021-22 Series

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Israel has not been superseded by the Christian Church.

In this week's episode, Ps Rob unpacks Ephesians 3:1-7. We look at why Replacement Theology (aka Supersessionism) is bad for Israel, the Christian Church, and society in general. The truth is that Israel is most definitely still the people of God, and "through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with [emphasis added] Israel". We are grafted in.

Ephesians 3:6 (NIV)
6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. 

Christ Made Us Heavenly Citizens - Ephesians 2021-22 Series

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Listen to this week’s episode of the Ephesians Series as Ps Rob explores Chapter 2, verses 11 to 22.

In this episode we discover that Christ brought both Jews and Gentiles together as fellow citizens and members of God’s household. And this has staggering implications.

Ephesians 2:19 (NIV)

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,

PM – Israel, God's Start-up Nation plus Q & A

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Israel, God’s Start-up Nation

plus Questions & Answers

Guest speaker Ps Stefan Silver from Haifa, Israel spoke to us in a combined service with Riverstones Church, Upper Hutt.

He shared about how God has blessed Israel with success in the business start-up world. He also used the stages of a business start-up to illustrate Israel’s spiritual journey from it’s humble beginnings with Abraham, through the two exiles, to it’s rebirth as a nation, experiencing economic, military, social and political miracles.

Ps Silver went on to update us with some statistics showing that there is a rapid increase in the number of Israeli Jews believing in Yeshua as their Messiah. But also that there is still much work to be done.

So, Ps Stefan then outlined how we can support God's start-up nation to rediscover their Messiah Yeshua using the acronym PR.A.S.IN (Press in):

  • Pray! Our Most powerful weapon

  • Advocate! Make your voice heard and presence known. For example, NZ's attitude towards Israel needs to change.

  • Support! Get behind the 'Boots on the Ground' such as supporting Messianic evangelistic organisations.

  • Influence! Challenge your family, colleagues, pastors, etc

The recording ends with a Q & A session on the current situation in Israel. The questions cannot be heard, but Ps Stefan’s answers are still very insightful.