Conversation, Communication and Gaining the Father’s Heart What exactly is prayer, and how does it fit into the work which the Lord calls us to do? At its heart, prayer (tefillah) is not just a form of communication, but instead is its highest expression. It is a conversation with our Heavenly Father in the Name…
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In Luke chapter 6 we find a pattern to emulate. The pattern is as follows: pressures lead us towards prayer and intimate prayer leads us into the Presence of God. We might call this the three P’s of our spiritual success: Pressure, Prayer and Presence All of us face difficulties, and when we do it…
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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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In my last article, “Stephen – Full of the Ruach HaKodesh,” we examined from Acts chapter 6 the calling of Stephen, our first Shammashim (Deacon), where the Emissaries (Twelve Apostles) recognized the need for the care of widows so that they might continue in the ministry of prayer and the Word. In their selection of…
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To be seen and heard, or not to be seen and heard; that is the question. On the surface, there are conflicting messages in the “Big Sermon.” First, Yeshua tells us to let our light shine. Matthew 5:15-16 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on…
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Never before has my spirit been so at war as it has been the last few months. So much is at stake, and it feels like the US is being weighed in the divine balance. We can remember when our son Samuel was on life support after the house fire and we were told by…
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Isaiah 50:7 For Adonai Elohim will help Me. Therefore I have not been disgraced. Therefore I set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed … 9a See, Adonai Elohim will help Me. Who is he who would condemn Me? I woke this morning with thoughts of shame. Not my…
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How often do we find ourselves at a crossroads? We have a life altering decision to make, but we are not sure what to do. 1 Peter 5:8-9 Stay sober, stay alert! Your enemy, the Adversary, stalks about like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Stand against him, firm in your trust, knowing…
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