RESTORATION THROUGH SUFFERING Part 1. HOSEA

loka 25, 2022 | Artikkelit, Donne Europee, Donne Europee English

  Hosea wrote the book of Hosea, to remind us about a loving, forgiving, restoring God. Despite Israel’s continual turning to false gods, God’s steadfast love for them never faltered. Yet Hosea’s message is also one of warning to those who would turn their backs...

Restoration Series 6. RESTORED WALLS

loka 18, 2022 | Artikkelit, Donne Europee, Donne Europee English

  A home without walls offers NO protection – not from storms, bad weather, thieves, or anything else. Walls are important as they stand in place to guard, fortify and shield us from harm. When the Babylonians conquered and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC,...

Restoration Series 5. RESTORED YEARS

loka 11, 2022 | Artikkelit, Donne Europee, Donne Europee English

  Money can be restored. Property, cars, paintings, and old houses can be restored. Even relationships can be restored. But one thing that can never be restored is time. Years pass and we never get them back. Yet here we find God promising the impossible: “I will...

Restoration Series 4. RESTORED FAMILY [Joseph]

loka 4, 2022 | Artikkelit, Donne Europee, Donne Europee English

In Genesis 37, we read an early account of human trafficking in the life of Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers. In Egypt, Joseph was a slave to Potiphar, and thrown into prison when his wife lied about Joseph rejecting her temptations. But even in the...

Restoration Series 3. RESTORED DIGNITY [Peter]

syys 27, 2022 | Artikkelit, Donne Europee, Donne Europee English

  When the apostle Peter denied Jesus three times, he deeply regretted it. Luke 22:61 says, after Peter’s denial; “…the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: ”Before the rooster crows today, you...

Restoration Series 2. RESTORATION JOY

syys 21, 2022 | Artikkelit, Donne Europee, Donne Europee English

  Do you sometimes feel as if you have lost your joy because of something you did? King David made some poor choices by having an affair with Bathsheba and having her husband Uriah killed in the front line of war when Bathsheba conceived David’s baby. David’s...