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Look to Crosstalk each Friday when you want to get caught up on news items where they're presented and discussed from a Christian perspective. Here are some highlights from this week's program: --Israel faces a political stalemate following Tuesday's national elections, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition falling short of a parliamentary majority despite his party emerging as the nation's largest political faction. --Israel's Central Election Committee chair has ordered the Shin Bet security agency to investigate allegations that foreign interests, potentially including Qatar and Turkey, funneled money into Israel to influence Tuesday's parliamentary elections, triggering a political confrontation over the legitimacy of the vote. --Communist revolutionaries, socialist activists and pro-Palestinian agitators from a network of 106 organizations are preparing to stage a carefully choreographed spectacle of global unrest today at ports from Oakland, California, all the way to India, as they protest Israel and capitalist barbarism. --The IDF announced Sunday it had killed two terrorists in associated airstrikes in the Gaza Strip last week, accusing them of transferring millions of shekels from Iran and Turkey to Hamas' military wing throughout the war. --The Israeli Knesset approved the second and third readings of a bill to prosecute the perpetrators of the October 7th massacre. --Iran issued a desperate call for unity among Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani authorities despite its proxy attack on Saudi Arabia. --Iran is preparing to disrupt the U.S. mid-term elections after attempting to interfere in Israel's vote.

Michael Germi is a former Muslim born in Iran into a Shia Muslim family. In this setting he learned to practice Islam praying 5 times a day toward Mecca. He fasted during Ramadan. He practiced self-mutilation for the cause of Allah. He migrated to Australia in 2006 and in 2009 placed his trust in Jesus Christ. He later moved to the U.S. where he is a missionary with Baptist World Mission and now proclaims the Gospel to Islamic nations by satellite TV, satellite radio and internet radio. He's written several Farsi Christian books and desires to plant churches around the world where Persians are scattered. Islam is dominating the educational system with libraries and schools celebrating Muslim Heritage Month or Muslim history month. Field trips have been taken to mosques. Students have had to learn the pillars of Islam and give the Islamic confession of faith. Islam is also advancing in politics with local governments and state governments issuing proclamations recognizing Islam. So don't miss this broadcast as Michael describes the "how" and the "why" questions as they pertain to the growth of Muslims/Islam worldwide, the ultimate goal of Islam and its feelings about democracy, and what Sharia is about. Michael leaves listeners on a positive note as you'll hear him explain where your ultimate hope lies. Listeners contributed to the broadcast as well. More Information: besharat.tv/english

Don't take the first pastoral call that comes along. Don't wait for a perfect one, either. Somewhere between paralysis and presumption is a faithful way to decide, and most men facing a call have no map for finding it. In part two of our series on the pastoral call, Dr. Paul Ipema explains how an internal desire and an external open door work together, why an inquiry deserves more than a polite "no," whether a pastor should stay three years, five, or twenty-five, and when it's fair to weigh money or family. He also shows how prayer can expose whether fear or ambition is steering the decision. Seminarians, pastors, and search committees will all find something here.

3:40 How do my husband and I create good Bible study and prayer habits together? 4:50 Could you explain all the Old Testament offerings and sacrifices? 14:54 How does free will relate to sharing the gospel? 25:33 How much do we need to teach people about God and Jesus before sharing the Gospel? 37:00 Is IBF biblical and what are the some of the concerns? 40:41 What sermons do you recommend to study that you have preached through? 41:35 How can we know God created the heavens and why are Christians worried about what we might find? 47:07 Is it wrong for Christians not to vote because they think they are voting for evil? 49:42 How do I parent an unruly and disobedient child?

Trump announces that military action against Iran could be coming; US Senate committee releases report on abortion pill Mifepristone; Retired US school teacher is released from a Russian prison

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Explore the final days of the Feast of Tabernacles, focusing on Jesus' invitation to the THIRSTY to come and drink of the living water. This is interpreted through the lens of Ezekiel's vision of water flowing from the temple and Isaiah's promise of the Spirit, identifying Jesus as the source of spiritual life and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. The message contrasts the political maneuvering and spiritual blindness of the Pharisees, who reject Jesus despite their claim to know the law, with the genuine faith of the common people and the humble inquiry of Nicodemus. It emphasizes that true understanding and rest are gifts of sovereign grace, not achieved through human effort or religious status. The preacher urges listeners to recognize their spiritual thirst as evidence of God's work in their hearts and to find complete rest and freedom in Christ's finished work.

In this, Paul's final letter, he writes to Timothy about the fact that his days of pilgrimage are coming to an end and presents his own fourfold ministry as an example for all and can say, as few others can, that he finished his course and kept the faith. Also Reference: James 5:10-11, Genesis 35:10-15, Philippians 2:17-19, 2 Corinthians 11:21-33, Acts 20:24 MUSIC: "I Am A C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N"/"Amazing Grace" Hymn # 624 (C) "Jesus Is All The World To Me" Hymn # 456 (G) "I Need Thee Every Hour" Hymn # 392 (D) "'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus" https://bbfohio.com