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God ‘cuts off’ parts of House of God to promote growth

6:9 digital painting in intricate layered paper-origami style. A vast vineyard fills the landscape beneath an early morning misty dawn. A majestic divine gardener, represented only by glowing hands descending from heaven, carefully prunes branches from an enormous vine shaped like the nation of Israel based on the pre-1948 borders. Some vine branches are being trimmed while others burst with clusters of ripe fruit. Paper-cut rays of sunlight stream into newly opened spaces where dense foliage was removed. The discarded branches lie below while healthy growth expands upward. Rich symbolic storytelling, folded-paper textures, intricate shadows between layers, of shimmering silver, emerald green, and deep burgundy tones, dramatic depth, highly detailed origami craftsmanship, inspirational and hopeful atmosphere. At the bottom center of the graphic, the title "God 'cuts off' parts of House of God to promote growth" and in the bottom right corner, the logo of Hallel Fellowship is in the shadows.

There’s a common theme occurring throughout the Hebrew Roots/Messianic community recently — separation and regrouping. We also see in Scripture the recurring symbol of “cutting off” in an agricultural sense to talk about God’s action in improving the health of the “vine” of Israel. It’s OK when God cuts off parts of the vine to promote growth. It’s OK if there is a time of not producing fruit.

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Luke 6:17-26: Sermon on the Plain vs. Sermon on the Mount, part 1: ‘Happy are’ vs. ‘woe to’

Retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink and Director, Echo Charles discuss discipline and ownership in business, war, relationships and everyday life.

It’s difficult to feel “blessed” when life is difficult, when bad and evil things of our existence seem to dominate. However, one of the promises God makes throughout the Bible is that He will bring “woe,” or judgment, to the evil of the world. “Blessed are,” or “happy are,” those who trust that God will make good on those promises.