John 17:2 Even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, so may He give eternal life to all those You have given Him. This is likely to be the shortest piece ever. There are two reasons for this. First, God gave me a really short message as I meditated on this verse. Secondly, time…
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John 17:1 Yeshua spoke these things; then, lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so the Son may glorify You.” Last time we took a detour. Today we’re back on track. Yeshua prayed, “The hour has come.” What “hour” is that? Yeshua wasn’t telling the time…
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Someone asked me the other day, “What does Am Israel Chai mean?” And if you don’t know, I want to tell you. Because it’s not just a slogan, it’s a prayer and a proclamation. From the Hebrew, Am Yisra’el Chai translates into English, “The People of Israel Live.” It is well-known in Jewish culture and…
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John 17:1 Yeshua spoke these things; then, lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so the Son may glorify You.” And so Yeshua begins His prayer to His Father (and to our Father) in Heaven. Think about the miracle. We know these words because we read…
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John 16:31-33 Yeshua answered them, “Do you now believe? Look, the hour is coming – indeed has come – when you will be scattered, each to his own, and you will abandon Me. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me…
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Yeshua is coming soon! Do not lose the longing for His return. In my travels, I’ve recognized a growing doubt and confusion about the literal return of Yeshua to Jerusalem to set up His Kingdom on earth. Though there is a residual hope, the assurance of Yeshua’s return has waned. Because there is not a…
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John 16:29-30 His disciples say, “See, now You’re speaking plainly and not in metaphors. Now we know that You know everything and have no need to be asked anything. By this we believe that You came forth from God.” During the Upper Room Discourse, (which started with Yeshua and His disciples in the Upper Room,…
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The war has been very hard. Every day there are casualties, every day there are too many vibrant, brave, wonderful young men whose lives have been ended too soon. We see their pictures, we hear their stories and feel the immense, deep and profound grief that the families must endure. Yesterday, a courageous young, believing…
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Many followers of Rabbi Yeshua the Messiah, are longing for something more ancient in the daily rhythms in their Spiritual Lives and Disciplines. One of the practices which many turn to is liturgical prayer. I love this Spiritual Discipline; yet, there are many days when it is the last thing I want to do. Okay,…
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John 16:26-28 In that day, you will ask in My name – and I’m not telling you that I will ask the Father on your behalf. For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from God. I came forth from the Father and have come…
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