Yeshua sent two of His disciples … Mark 14:13b-15 Follow him (the man carrying the jar of water), and wherever he enters, tell the homeowner, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”‘ He will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations…
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Recently, our Congregation celebrated our seventh anniversary. For myself as a congregational leader, and for us as a community, these times are valuable and worthy of celebration, to evaluate and reflect on our foundational vision and to honestly make sure we are doing what Father has asked us to do! It shouldn’t have to be…
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The end of the Sermon on the Mount is not really the end of the Sermon. Yeshua’s words have power. They had power when He spoke them … Matthew 7:28 Now when Yeshua had finished these words, the crowds were astounded at His teaching. Lives were changed, but He had not yet gone to the…
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Recently my wife and I made the short four-hour drive to Savannah, Georgia. We took a few days off for ourselves (or so we thought) to recharge and get away from everything. It turns out that Adonai had gone before us even in our plans to hide from everything and everyone. Upon our arrival, we…
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These last few months have been more difficult than most people can remember. The radical right wing religious government led by PM Netanyahu proposed legislation that would change the judicial system, especially affecting Supreme Court decisions and the appointment of judges. Almost immediately, the opposition to this legislation exploded on the streets. People began to…
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Matthew 7:28-29 Now when Yeshua had finished these words, the crowds were astounded at His teaching, for He was teaching them as one having authority and not as+their Torah scholars. There I was (a few minutes ago), asking the Lord how to end this series on the Sermon on the Mount, when the Scriptures themselves…
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Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house; and yet it did not fall, for its foundation had been built…
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“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…” (Romans 1:18) Is the wrath of God even real for us today? Aren’t we all now living in a season of grace? So many people misunderstand grace, thinking it is a means to get away with disobeying God’s commands.…
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Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, and drive out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in…
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Matthew 7:15-20 Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes aren’t gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, are they? Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit. A good…
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