As we have established, success is not a destiny, but a process. For example, a successful student, has many mini-successes along the way to graduation. You can be a successful student one day at a time, one class at a time, one test at a time, one assignment at a time. This makes me want…
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The answer to the question, “Was Yeshua successful?” depends on who is answering and what expectations he/she has. Since I write everything from a Jewish perspective, what did the 16 Jewish writers of the Hebrew Scriptures (over 1400+ years) have to say about the coming Messiah? Let’s take a look. (This may take a while.)…
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As Pastors and Congregational Leaders of a local discipleship community, my wife and I are always on a journey of discovering creative ways to help our congregants connect not only to one another but primarily to Yeshua, our Messiah and Chief Shepherd of our souls. (1 Peter 2:25). Beyond having a great weekend service, we…
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I get this question all the time. “Since the Temple is now destroyed (this happened 2,000 years ago in 70AD), how do Jewish people make atonement? The Torah commands the shedding of blood for atonement, but there is no sacrificial system today for the shedding of blood.” When the Temple was destroyed, it was a…
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As you can see below, today is the 14th of Adar, Purim Day! Today, we read the book of Esther and celebrate the great miracle of deliverance. It is fitting that Purim comes every year, a month and one day before Passover, the other great deliverance celebration. The Book of Esther is written on a…
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When I was a kid, I remember my first hospital visit! It was a trip to the ER. I must have been around 6 or 7 years old when it happened. I was running through the house, chasing after my older and then bigger brother. He must have done something because all I remember is…
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Here’s another piece that Rabbi Michael wrote during this last winter’s tour to Israel … We are going to tour the ruins of the city of Capernaum today, so I thought I would write a little about it. Isaiah 9:1 makes a proclamation that Isaiah 8:23 ties to Capernaum which is located at the Northwest…
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Yeshua Himself wept over the blindness of the Jewish people. Luke 19:41-42 As He drew near and saw Jerusalem, He wept over her, saying, “If only you had recognized this day the things that lead to shalom! But now they are hidden from your eyes.” Last time, we listed the initial four purposes of Yeshua’s…
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My mind started to shut down, and my eyes glazed over as if a thick fog had settled over me. The person on the stage was speaking, but I wasn’t engaged any more to receive what the person was saying. I know the reason why. I had pre-judged this person as too melodramatic and self-important…
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Messianic Judaism and our prophetic calling for the last days was founded in the early 1970’s and is based on our calling to the harvest and commission by Yeshua to reach Jewish people for their Messiah as demonstrated through signs, wonders, miracles, healings, and deliverances. The Messianic Jewish Movement began with a passion to see …
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