Two congregations in Järvenpää, Finland, jointly hosted a weekend seminar on Israel in God's plan in mid-October. The Free Church congregation Arkki and the Pentecostal congregation Saalem filled the halls at every session, according to the Finnish Free Church newspaper Suomen Viikkolehti. The main guest was Pastor Michael Yaron of the Israeli congregation Tehilat Yah, which the Finnish Free Church supports, with Joel Syväntö interpreting.
The weekend opened on Friday with a fellowship meal and continued on Saturday and Sunday with Bible teaching and talks on current questions. Yaron traced the significance of Israel through Scripture, from its opening pages to the Book of Revelation. After the Järvenpää weekend he continued his teaching visit at Teopolis in Tampere. Other speakers included the author Pekka Sartola, Harri Kröger, Jani Salokangas and Kari Teittinen, while Katriina Reponen spoke on Christian Zionism. The Turku-based ensemble Talmidim brought Hebrew-influenced messianic music to the programme.
The event continued a cooperation between the two Järvenpää congregations that began last year, and organisers said they hope the shared weekends will become a tradition. They thanked the many volunteers whose work made the weekend possible and noted that the talks are now available on YouTube. The report and photographs were by Pirjo Karttunen for Suomen Viikkolehti.
(Originally published in Finnish. Summary translated by CC / Connexion.)
Source: Suomen Vapaakirkko / Suomen Viikkolehti — svl.fi/israel-viikonloppu-taytti-salit-jarvenpaassa/
