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Listen Now Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Our host today is Dr. Merrill Matthews. He begins with an update on the economic status of the US and the status of the Israeli war. His first guest is Hormoz Shariat. Dr. Shariat will talk about Iran Alive Ministries. Then he will welcome Todd Nettleton. Todd and Buddy will discuss the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on Sunday, November 5, 2023. In the second hour, his guest is Rabbi Jason Sobel. The Rabbi will share his new book and study guide, Signs and Secrets of the Messiah. It was just released in September!
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Dr. Merrill Matthews
Resident Scholar - Institute for Policy Innovation
Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.com. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Texas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Dr. Matthews is a past president of the Health Economics Roundtable forRead More
Guests
Hormoz Shariat, PhD
Founder - Iran Alive Ministries
Dr. Hormoz Shariat was born into a Muslim family in Iran and came to the US after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. He came to Christ while earning his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence at USC in 1980. In 1987, he planted a church in San Jose, CA. With hundreds of Muslim converts, it still remains one of the largest churches of its kind in the US.
Dr. Shariat founded Iran Alive Ministries in 2001, which utilizes Satellite TV to reach the millions of lost and broken people in Iran and the rest of the Middle East. Today, it broadcasts the Gospel 24/7 from Dallas to Iran & the Middle East, trusting the Lord to transform a nation, which is responding to the Gospel unlike any other time in history.
Dr. Shariat is also passionate about serving Americans by providing inside information about Iran and how it impacts the US.
Dr. Shariat founded Iran Alive Ministries in 2001, which utilizes Satellite TV to reach the millions of lost and broken people in Iran and the rest of the Middle East. Today, it broadcasts the Gospel 24/7 from Dallas to Iran & the Middle East, trusting the Lord to transform a nation, which is responding to the Gospel unlike any other time in history.
Dr. Shariat is also passionate about serving Americans by providing inside information about Iran and how it impacts the US.
Iran Alive Ministries
God is transforming Iran into a Christian nation, one soul at a time.
We exist to fuel the movement.
We exist to fuel the movement.
Todd Nettleton
Chief of Media Relations | Message Integration - The Voice of the Martyrs—USA
Todd Nettleton is the Chief of Media Relations and Message Integration for The Voice of the Martyrs—USA and host of The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. Todd serves as a voice for persecuted Christians, inspiring US Christians with the faithfulness of Christ’s followers in 70+ nations where they face persecution for wearing His name.
During more than 20 years serving at VOM, Todd has traveled the world and conducted face-to-face interviews with hundreds of Christians who’ve endured persecution in more than 30 nations. He is the author of When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Moody 2021), a graduate of Bartlesville Wesleyan College (now Oklahoma Wesleyan University) and has done postgraduate study at the University of Oklahoma.
During more than 20 years serving at VOM, Todd has traveled the world and conducted face-to-face interviews with hundreds of Christians who’ve endured persecution in more than 30 nations. He is the author of When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Moody 2021), a graduate of Bartlesville Wesleyan College (now Oklahoma Wesleyan University) and has done postgraduate study at the University of Oklahoma.
Rabbi Jason Sobel
Founder - Fusion Global
Rabbi Jason Sobel is the founder of Fusion Global, a ministry that seeks to bring people into the full inheritance of the faith by connecting treasures of "the old and the new." Rabbi Jason's voice is authentic, being raised in a Jewish home, and qualified by years of diligent academic work, he received his rabbinic ordination from the UMJC (Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations) in 2005. He has a B.A. in Jewish Studies (Moody) and an M.A. in Intercultural Studies (Southeastern Seminary). He is a sought-after speaker and the author of Breakthrough, Aligning with God's Appointed Times, Mysteries of the Messiah, and coauthor with Kathie Lee Gifford of New York Times bestsellers The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi and The God of the Way.
Signs and Secrets of the Messiah: A Fresh Look at the Miracles of Jesus
Are you or someone you love desperate for a miracle? As witnessed through Scripture, the God who was and is and is to come has been performing miracles from the beginning of time—so you can trust that Jesus wants to do something miraculous in your life today.
In this follow-up to his book Mysteries of the Messiah, Rabbi Jason Sobel dives deep into Scripture, biblical culture, and ancient texts to help you better understand the truths and the power behind God's miracles, and to increase your faith that Jesus can perform miracles in your life.
By taking a deeper look at Yeshua's miracles, Rabbi Jason reveals promises for all Christ followers based on miracles throughout Scripture.
As you go on this journey with Rabbi Jason, a Messianic Jew, he is praying that God will lead you to new insights and breakthroughs in your life. And as God reveals Himself to you in a fresh and powerful way, you will be filled with a sense of His presence and shalom.
In this follow-up to his book Mysteries of the Messiah, Rabbi Jason Sobel dives deep into Scripture, biblical culture, and ancient texts to help you better understand the truths and the power behind God's miracles, and to increase your faith that Jesus can perform miracles in your life.
By taking a deeper look at Yeshua's miracles, Rabbi Jason reveals promises for all Christ followers based on miracles throughout Scripture.
As you go on this journey with Rabbi Jason, a Messianic Jew, he is praying that God will lead you to new insights and breakthroughs in your life. And as God reveals Himself to you in a fresh and powerful way, you will be filled with a sense of His presence and shalom.
Signs and Secrets of the Messiah Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: A Fresh Look at the Miracles of Jesus in the Gospel of John
Does God Still Perform Miracles Today?
It’s a question many ask when they read about the wonders God performs in the Bible. In this five-session video Bible study (video streaming included), Rabbi Jason Sobel invites you into a whole new way of seeing the miraculous wonders of Jesus. You’ll study the miracles recorded in the Gospel of John—along with biblical culture and ancient texts from a Jewish perspective—to learn how Jesus takes the ordinary and turns it into something extraordinary.
Journey with Rabbi Sobel—author of Mysteries of the Messiah—into the intricate details of the Messiah’s miracles, and discover how they have meanings, often hidden from a modern audience, that give us insights into the way God still works in our lives today.
It’s a question many ask when they read about the wonders God performs in the Bible. In this five-session video Bible study (video streaming included), Rabbi Jason Sobel invites you into a whole new way of seeing the miraculous wonders of Jesus. You’ll study the miracles recorded in the Gospel of John—along with biblical culture and ancient texts from a Jewish perspective—to learn how Jesus takes the ordinary and turns it into something extraordinary.
Journey with Rabbi Sobel—author of Mysteries of the Messiah—into the intricate details of the Messiah’s miracles, and discover how they have meanings, often hidden from a modern audience, that give us insights into the way God still works in our lives today.
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