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From: D. Thomas Lancaster

 

Shameless Self-Promotion

The New Testament (Apostolic Scriptures) can be compared to a pile of laundry. Some pieces are socks, some are shirts, some are pants, and so forth. Imagine you open your closet door and see this pile of clean laundry on the floor. You fish around in it looking for something to wear, and with a little bit of effort, you can put together an outfit. It might be wrinkled and...
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Devil's Children

The apostle John says that "the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother" (1 John 3:9). Robert Lancaster, my father now for more than forty years, spent a good deal of his life as a pastor. Since retiring from the ministry, he continues to minister into people's lives by sending out, short,...
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Visit Israel with FFOZ

Tags:  Israel Trip

Every disciple of Yeshua should visit the Holy Land at least once. Why not join me and my brother Steven Lancaster of biblical backgrounds for a fabulous study trip to the holy land of our Master Yeshua this fall. Set aside October 28- November 12this year for an adventure with God in His Promised Land. This is not just a tourist trip. It is a serious study tour. We will...
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Messer and the Messianic Mess

Tags:  Ralph Messer

Messianic blogs and websites are buzzing with the news of self-styled "Messianic Rabbi" Ralph Messer's recent desecration of a Torah scroll at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. A YouTube video shows Messer wrapping the scroll around Bishop Eddie Long in a mock coronation ceremony. Fortunately, representatives of the Messianic Jewish world have universally condemned Messer's actions. Ordained congregational leaders from both the UMJC and the IAMCS have...
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All Over the Map

Torah Club Volume Six: Chronicles of the Apostles is all over the map. Actually, it's all over several maps. Subscribers to Chronicles of the Apostles will receive a series of biblical maps including the Biblical Backgrounds () Middle East and Land of Israel maps and the DHE maps of Jerusalem and the Temple. We will use the maps extensively as we follow the story of the apostles, the travels of...
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Working with the Rabbi

Last week I finished the monumental Gospel commentary Chronicles of the Messiah. It was a great joy to spend the last 14 months immersed in the gospels. Before I started the project, I raided the First Fruits of Zion library for all the pertinent gospel commentaries I could find--three boxes of books! It ended up being far more than I could possibly read in a year, much less keep up...
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Torah Club Six Overview

At First Fruits of Zion, we are gearing up to begin production on Torah Club Volume Six: Chronicles of the Apostles. The customer service team at First Fruits of Zion is receiving a lot of questions about the new Torah Club. Today, they submitted a series of several questions about the new volume. Learn about the new Torah Club here. Read about the free book offer associated with the new...
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