What a treat we have for you TONIGHT (Tuesday the 16th Sept) at TURF in Cross Keys when we welcome to Wales and the West Country the fabulous Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum from Ariel Ministries in the USA on his British tour.
This great man of God probably needs no introduction to you, but for those who are not familiar with his work and witness, here is his biography taken from his splendid website:
Biography
Arnold Fruchtenbaum was born in 1943 in Siberia, Russia after his Jewish father — falsely accused of being a Nazi spy when he fled Poland from Hitler — was released from a Communist prison. With the help of the Israeli underground in 1947, the Fruchtenbaum family escaped from behind the Iron Curtain to Germany, where they were confined to British Displaced Persons' camps. There, Arnold received Orthodox Jewish training from his father before the family finally immigrated to New York in 1951. Before their release, however, the family was befriended by a Lutheran minister; and it was this contact that eventually led Arnold and his mother to the New York headquarters of the American Board of Missions to the Jews (ABMJ). Five years later, this same meeting brought Arnold, at age 13, to saving knowledge of Jesus the Messiah.
His father strongly opposed Arnold's beliefs, and when the family moved to Los Angeles in 1958, Arnold was forbidden to read the Bible, attend Christian meetings or associate with Jewish-Christian groups. Under these difficult circumstances, Arnold continued as best he could to maintain contact with Jewish believers and to walk with the Lord.
Upon graduating from high school, Arnold was forced by his father to leave home because of his faith. In 1962, he began undergraduate education at Shelton College in New Jersey. Transferring to Ohio's Cedarville College, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hebrew and Greek in 1966. He then moved to Israel, where he studied archaeology, ancient history, historical geography, and Hebrew at the American Institute of Holy Land Studies and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. During this time, he witnessed the historic Six-Day War in 1967. Later that year, Arnold returned to the U.S. and entered Dallas Theological Seminary for studies in Hebrew and Old Testament. He also began working as a missionary with ABMJ (today, Chosen People Ministries).
Arnold was married in 1968 to Mary Ann Morrow, a graduate of Gordon College in Massachusetts. Three years later (1971), he graduated with a Master of Theology degree from Dallas. He and his wife then went to Israel, settling in Jerusalem to work with the local church and to train young Israeli believers for Christian service. Their activities for Christ drew much attention and anger from the religious authorities in Jerusalem, who eventually applied enough pressure upon government officials to force the Fruchtenbaums to leave Israel in 1973.
For the next two years, Arnold served as a minister and as editor of the monthly publication, “The Chosen People,” with ABMJ at its headquarters in New Jersey. In 1976, he joined the staff of The Christian Jew Foundation as associate director of the largest Hebrew-Christian broadcasting ministry in the world.
That summer, Arnold met with others in the field of Jewish missions to discuss the problem of the lack of discipleship and the need for intensive biblical and theological training for Jewish believers. The early concepts of Ariel Ministries were born at that time. In December 1977, after a year and a half of prayer and much encouragement from like-minded Jewish believers, Ariel Ministries became a reality. Arnold continues to serve as a director of the ministry and is in great demand as a conference speaker.
He has traveled widely in Europe, Israel and the United States, becoming intimately acquainted with the messianic movement in all its forms and struggles. The completion of his dissertation, Israelology: The Missing Link in Systematic Theology, was the culmination of 13 years of research for which he earned his Ph.D. at New York University in 1989. Dr. Fruchtenbaum has authored numerous published works and recorded many Biblical studies of keen interest to both Jews and Gentiles. We share with you the fruits of his labor in the “Messianic Studies” pages of this website, as well as that of several others who share his vision to reach Jewish people for Messiah.
- See more at: http://ariel.org/ariel-fruchtenbaum.htm#sthash.nKme5HAS.dpufBack to the present, and to let you know the dates and venues for the three superb meetings we have lined up for you in our region:
First of all Arnold be ministering at The Upper Room Fellowship (TURF) at Oak House, 6A, Risca Road, Cross Keys, Newport, NP11 7DG (a PWMI meeting) TONIGHT the 16th Sept at 8pm. If you get lost, below are pictures of the front and side entrances to "TURF ABOVE CREATION" -what a fantastic name! It is right next door to the Cross Keys railway station. His subject for the evening will be "THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH" (but a real in-depth study not the wishy-washy stuff you hear in some churches)! For any further information please phone Neville Stephens on 07808 251502.
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And yes, you have probably guessed, it is at the fabulous 17th century farmhouse and special Christian meeting place of NANCY'S FARM IN BASSALEG, JUST OUTSIDE OF NEWPORT. also starting at 8pm. The subject for this venue will be "THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATION" (another in-depth study of this great Book of the Bible). The full address is Croesheolydd (Nancy's) Farm, Penylan Road, Bassaleg, Newport, NP10 8RW (tel Nancy Williams on 01633 893210 if you get lost). Pictured below is her magnificent home and grounds:
And on Thursday Arnold, Trevor and Maggie will be moving out of South Wales, and crossing over the Severn Bridge and the border into England to make the relatively short 62 mile journey down the M4 to SWINDON, and to be hosted by my very good friend, and brother in the Lord, the "handsome and debonair" Tony McLellan!
This too promises to be a great evening, and Tony informs me that already many, many people are travelling long distances to hear this great man of God. There is also a fair sized contingent from Wales travelling to be blessed for a third night running, so please get there early to reserve a seat. Seriously folks, there are plenty of seats available at the new PWMI branch venue of THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY, BEECHCROFT ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 7RD (pictured below) Please phone Tony on 07931 421157 for any further information and details of how to get there.
This meeting starts at the earlier time of 7.30pm, so please make a note of this. Arnold's topic for the third leg of this part of his tour is "THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ANTICHRIST" (yet another very in-depth treatment of this fascinating subject).
Arnold, on this major teaching tour, is also ministering at venues in Dartmoor, Bere Regis, Southampton, Ipswich, London, Ilford, Southend, Dunfermline, Sunderland, Southport, Sheffield, Stockport, Stoke on Trent, and Reading before coming to us in Wales (in that order). Therefore we are very privileged to have this great Bible Teacher in our midst for three consecutive nights at the end of his exhausting tour of the United Kingdom.
So there you have it friends. What a treat and something for everyone I would suggest. I promise that if you attend just one of these fabulous meetings, you will not be disappointed. So come along, and meet Arnold, Trevor and Maggie and the rest of of us. You will be assured of a very warm welcome.
MARANATHA BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL,
NEV, TREVOR AND MAGGIE.
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