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Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 24:1-43. As soon as the sun rose, very early on Sunday, the women went to the tomb. There had been a heavy round stone that closed the entrance to the tomb. Someone had rolled this stone away. When the women arrived, they saw that. So they could get in. But the body of Jesus was no longer there. The two men were actually angels, in human shape. Their shining appearance greatly frightened the women. But the angels reminded them what Jesus had said about his death and resurrection. What had happened was all in the plan of God. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Pastor Andrew Russell talks about other developing news in Israel and the Middle East.

In this update, we look very briefly in answering the question in Why Should We Support Israel. There are several scriptures that are hightlighted for our understanding.

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 20:27-47. Most of the Sadducees were priests. They did not believe in the resurrection of dead people. They did not believe in angels (Acts 23:8). Also, they accepted only the first five books of the Old Testament. They did not accept the traditions of the Pharisees. The law of Deuteronomy 25:5-6 meant that a brother or close relative must marry a widow. The dead man’s name and family could continue when children were born in that second marriage. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

In this video, we will see an update in dealing with Israel & Gaza with Pastor Skip Heitzig. This message was streamed for all to watch. Skip does an awesome job in explaining what has happened and what is going on with the current war in Israel. Here is a link to the message on Skips Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIE5upsDoW8&t=5162s

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 20:1-26. Jesus had upset the Temple trade. The religious leaders sent an official group of Jewish rulers to examine his authority. They were members of the ‘Sanhedrin’. The religious leaders had failed with their direct question about Jesus’ authority. They were afraid of the crowd. Again this prevented their plan to arrest Jesus. They were afraid for their own safety. And if the crowd disturbed the peace, there would be trouble with the Romans. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

In this End Times News Briefing we show several Important statements from the IDF Spokespersons on the War in Israel. Here is the link to the first video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrATeqHHw8Q Here is the link to the second video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2jpLKNs7ow

Here is a quick update on what is going on with the war happening in Israel.

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 2. Samuel 18 – 19:1-8. More men had probably joined David’s army. He organised them so that they were ready for the battle with Absalom. David’s army was much smaller than Absalom’s army. But David’s men were good soldiers. And they had three strong leaders. David wanted to lead his army himself. But his men did not want to risk David’s life. Two men, David and Absalom, were claiming to be king of Israel. But only one man could be king. David’s army could defeat Absalom’s army in this battle. But, if David died, then Absalom would be the king. So, David had to stay in the city, where he was safe. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 19:28-48. God had said that the Temple would be a place for prayer (Isaiah 56:7). Jesus was angry because it had become a noisy market. It was impossible to pray there. The merchants and the men who changed money were cheating people. They were making huge profits for themselves. Jesus was also angry with that. He repeated words from Jeremiah 7:11. Jeremiah described the Temple as a ‘place where thieves could hide’. Jesus continued to teach in the Temple courts. The religious leaders wanted to kill him for his action in the Temple. But they were unable to do anything. Many people wanted to listen to Jesus. So, it would have been impossible for the leaders to arrest him. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 19:1-27. Jericho was a wealthy and important city. It was near a main route for trade. It was about 17 miles (27 kilometres) from Jerusalem. Zacchaeus was the head of the tax district of Jericho. He would not have been popular. He worked for the Romans and had made himself rich by his job. He had heard that Jesus was a friend of tax-collectors. Zacchaeus was a lonely man, so he was eager to see Jesus. He was a short man, but the crowd would not let him through. So, he forgot his important official position. He climbed into a tree that grew by the road. The tree was one with a short main stem and wide branches. He could climb it easily. Jesus said that he ‘must’ stay with him. It was part of his work for God. Everyone called Zacchaeus a ‘sinner’. They did not think that Jesus should go into his home. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

This is the seventh message from our Revealing Revelation conference we hosted. Amir Tsarfati takes us through Revelation chapter 21&22. Here is a link to the slides for this session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fWjasmYK0hdcAvO1Sa7AwXTUVhEcuXal/view?usp=share_link Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

This is the sixth message from our Revealing Revelation conference we hosted. Pastor Barry Stagner takes us through Revelation chapter 19&20. Here is a link to the slides for this session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wl0K97tWTuOGRxbUkshhnVxQdllrViBu/view?usp=share_link Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

This is the third message from our Revealing Revelation conference we hosted. Amir Tsarfati takes us through Revelation chapter 4&5. Here is a link to the slides for this session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16PFx1nGYnwNGJC01ShPJGOduA-YPy0O_/view?usp=share_link Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

This is the second message from our Revealing Revelation conference we hosted. Pastor Barry Stagner takes us through Revelation chapter 2&3. Here is a link to the slides for this session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14WrNmSJYUx76oLgaA1zmey79Vqu0XiM8/view?usp=share_link Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

This is the first message from our Revealing Revelation conference we hosted. Amir Tsarfati takes us through Revelation Chapter 1. Here is a link to the slides for this session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tSm4MPLmyUjxKDhN2ymrx_4MyeKT-hRg/view?usp=share_link Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

This is the fifth message from our Revealing Revelation conference we hosted. Amir Tsarfati takes us through Revelation Chapter 13-18. Here is a link to the slides for this session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C2sRphwtfu_cwZ91cCFrtSJgpRkAG-PR/view?usp=share_link Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

This is the fourth message from our Revealing Revelation conference we hosted. Pastor Barry Stagner takes us through Revelation chapter 6-12. Here is a link to the slides for this session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nVowKBFYlbhZYBpwokl5o86wW20p0hOv/view?usp=share_link Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 18:9-43. The Pharisee informed God of the wrong things that he had not done. He then spoke of some religious practices that the Law did not require. The Law told every Jew to fast on a special day that they called the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29). Pharisees fasted twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. The Law ordered that people should give a tenth of their oil, grain and wine to the Levites (Deuteronomy 14:22-29). The Pharisee did more than this. He gave even a tenth of the small plants in his garden. He compared himself with the tax-collector. The Pharisee thought that he was praying. But really, he was praising himself. He used the word ‘I’ many times, as he was interested only in himself. He compared himself with other people. He should have compared himself with God, who is holy. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 18:1-8. The widow was someone who was without help (Malachi 3:5). She had no friends who could persuade the judge to act for her. She had no money to encourage the judge to answer her request. The judge answered her in the end. It was not because it was his duty. He was losing his patience because she kept coming to him. God is very different from the unjust judge. God is not impatient. Sometimes he seems to delay the answer to the prayers of his people. But he will see that they get right judgement. This may not happen when people want it to. God knows the right moment to answer their prayers. Jesus will return to earth one day. He wonders whether he will find people who are loyal to him. He wonders how many people will continue to pray. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 17:20-37. Both John the Baptist and Jesus had taught about the kingdom of God. The Pharisees may have asked this question because of what they had heard. ‘The kingdom is in you’. The kingdom is not an event. The kingdom is an inner experience that changes a person’s character. The Greek word for ‘in’ also means ‘among’. The kingdom was present ‘among’ them. The Pharisees were looking for a kingdom. But the king, Jesus, was already among them. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 2. Samuel 17:1-29. Ahithophel advised Absalom again. He had a plan that would quickly make Absalom the king. David was running away. He was not happy. He only had a few loyal men with him. He thought that all the Israelites were against him. Ahithophel knew that they could easily attack David. Then, they could kill David. Everything would happen quickly. David would not have time to prepare for a battle. Then David’s men would return to Jerusalem and serve the new king. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 17:1-19. 10 men had leprosy. 9 men were Jews. The other man was a Samaritan. Jesus was on the border between Samaria and Galilee. People with leprosy had to live together. They could not get near to other people. They asked Jesus to pity them. This means that they wanted him to heal them. Jesus did not touch them. He did not say that he would heal them. But he told them to go to the priests. The priests had to examine anyone to see whether he had recovered from his disease. All 10 men obeyed Jesus. So they showed that they had faith. They started to go to the priests. Then they realized that they were well again. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on Luke 16:1-31. The manager had wasted his master’s goods. He had been careless as he did his duties. He may have been guilty because he used his master’s goods for himself. The master asked him to hand in his accounts before he lost his job. The manager thought hard about how he could live in the future. The people that he called may have owed rent to the master. They paid in goods rather than money. Perhaps they had bought goods from his master’s lands and promised to pay for them. The people in debt may have believed that the manager had persuaded his master to reduce the amount. They would be very grateful. It is more likely, however, that the manager had involved them in a wrong business deal. They would be willing to give him a home. Or perhaps they could not refuse to help him. He could accuse them of doing something wrong unless they helped him. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au

Calvary Melbourne, Australia is also on Brighteon.com. https://www.brighteon.com/channels/inhisservice Pastor Andrew Russell preaches on 2. Samuel 15:1-37. Absalom was probably about 30 years old. He wanted to be king instead of David. David had been a very good king. The Israelites were loyal to him. So Absalom had to work out a plan that would make the Israelites loyal to him instead. He wanted to look important and impress the people. Absalom was a handsome young man. Absalom would have stood in the chariot. The horses pulled it. They did not run fast. The 50 men who ran ahead were probably guards. Absalom did all this for a show. He was behaving like a king. That would have impressed the people who saw his splendid display. Please visit our website: http://www.calvarymelbourne.com.au