Matthew 5:18 Amen, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or serif shall ever pass away from the Torah until all things come to pass. “It’s semantic!” How many times have we heard those words. They are all too frequently used to dismiss a valid thought as being out…
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Most believers have no issue with the idea that the Jewish people were the chosen people of God in the Old Covenant Scriptures. But what about today? What about the Jewish people who have embraced Yeshua? Are they part of what Paul calls the “irrevocable call” in Romans 11:29? And, if so, what does that…
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Our great calling as believers in Yeshua is to preach the Gospel and make disciples of all nations. Sadly, in our current day we are seeing a mass exodus from congregations and from the faith. Many times, we’d like to place the responsibility upon those that are leaving, but I’d rather suggest that we look…
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Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. The verse begins, “Do not think …” This raises the question, “Well then, what should we think?” Let’s move the negative “not” to the last part of the verse. “Do think…
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I don’t have to do anything. I just get to show up! This was a sentiment I recently expressed to a friend of mine in describing the season within which I find myself. I have lived many years of serving, ministering, pouring out—doing. And I love doing. I love to do for God, for the…
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Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot are upon us. There is so much misunderstanding concerning these fall feasts both within the larger Jewish community and in the much narrower Messianic Jewish community. Most holidays celebrate or memorialize some historical event; something that has already happened. For example — Pesach, Chanukah, Purim, and even Shavuot which…
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Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. Jackpot! I can’t believe this is our verse today. How fortunate… for me. This verse has to “fly in the face” of the hyper-grace movement. Of course it is one of…
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Many of us have had the unfortunate circumstance of stepping in dog-doo. As soon as you recognize that you’ve stepped in it, the normal reaction is to sigh in frustration or to let slip some other colorful expletives. On the occasion it has happened to me, I rush to take out the garden hose to…
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One of my privileges was to meet and spend time with John Wimber, the founder of the Vineyard Network. He read a brochure from a conference I was a part of and actually had a word from God to reach out to me. This was quite amazing! John Wimber was famous for revealing the reality…
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Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men so they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. What’s this? The result of letting your light shine is that men will see your good works. 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”…
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