by Gary Hargrave | May 18, 2026 | Blog
Pentecost means “fifty” because it is celebrated fifty days after the waving of the firstfruits of the barley grain at Passover (Leviticus 23:9–11, 15–16, 21). This sheaf of the firstfruits is symbolic of Christ in His resurrection. The barley harvest did not ripen...
by Gary Hargrave | May 11, 2026 | Blog
As Christian believers we are to pray for the peace of Jerusalem and seek her good. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. May peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces.” For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will...
by Gary Hargrave | May 4, 2026 | Blog
Whenever you do not understand what the Lord is doing, the first thing you must do is put your trust in Him. Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight....
by Gary Hargrave | May 1, 2026 | Study Guide
The Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot in Hebrew, comes after counting seven weeks from Passover to the fiftieth day on which the Feast of Pentecost is celebrated (Deuteronomy 16:9–10). The Jewish people believe that it was during Shavuot that Moses went up on Mount Sinai and...
by Gary Hargrave | Apr 27, 2026 | Blog
Recently, someone in my prayer group read this Scripture from John 17, and it just lit a fire in all of us. So I want to spend more time really focused on these verses and the experience they should have for us. “The glory which You have given Me I have given to them,...
