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Sermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - A Grand Entrance into the Eternal KingdomPeter knows that his life will soon end, and so his letter includes some of THEE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS he wants his audience of Jewish believers scattered through the wilds of what we know today to be northern Turkey to remember. Among those things is the promise of a type of heavenly reward – “A Grand Entrance into the Eternal Kingdom” – that will await those who endeavor to live righteously. The Lord’s promise is still applicable to all believers today!
2020-03-1442 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The Believer's ResponsibilitiesPeople who self-identify as “believers in Messiah Yeshua” comprise about 1/3 of the world’s population today. What does God expect them to do?” This message addresses that question.
2020-03-0136 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - How Can We Live Lives Pleasing to GodPeter recognizes the sinful world around all believers, but not only never lowers the bar for believers, but in this pericope, begins the explanation of why ONLY BELIEVERS will ever be able to live lives pleasing to God.
2020-02-2235 minSermon PodcastsJack Zimmerman - WHAT DID YESHUA REALLY SAY?Would you like to know what the disciples heard and understood when they heard Yeshua's Sermon On The Mount?
2020-02-1545 minSermon Podcasts“EXPOSING HISTORY” WITH PROFESSOR THOMAS WINDERProfessor Thomas Winder is an Archaeologist and Missionary with a background in Biblical Archaeology and Broadcasting. Holy Land Research Institute He lives in Israel and ministers to the Druze people. He is currently restoring the original “Church of the Transfiguration” in the “high village of Majdal Shams on the slopes of Mount Hermon, Israel where he is “exposing history.”
2020-02-081h 06Sermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Introduction to 2 PeterPeter begins his 2nd and last letter to the Jewish believing community by verifying that he, himself, wrote it, and to whom he wrote it. In addition, it includes a greeting to both Greek and Hebrew readers. But hidden amidst these three common opening items, he states one of the most profound theological insights in the entire New Testament that’s easy to miss.
2020-02-0230 minSermon PodcastsA Historical Survey of Messianic Judaism - Unity without uniformityMessianic Judaism requires distinction and unity for Jews and non-Jews.
2020-01-261h 07Sermon PodcastsWords of Encouragement from One of Yeshua’s Chief DisciplesPeter, a simple fisherman from Galilee, may well be the second most important person in the New Testament next to Yeshua, Himself! Despite Peter’s simple beginnings, the Lord recognized a leadership quality in him which made the Lord choose him to not only receive “the keys of the kingdom of heaven,” but also to “take care of the sheep” when He was gone. In this portion of Peter’s first letter to many of the suffering Jewish believers of that day, he displays the spiritual anointing that the Lord placed upon him to lead those sheep, words from which we can all s...
2020-01-1848 minSermon PodcastsHeads-up - There's a Hungry Lion Out There, Who’s Looking for LunchThat hungry lion is, of course, our worst enemy, the Devil (aka Satan, the Dragon, the Serpent of Old, the Father of Lies, etc.). We’re called to “watch out for him!” This message examines some pertinent scriptures that should help us recognize him when he’s at work in our lives, and what we can do to defend ourselves.
2020-01-1156 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Attention Leaders, This Message is for YOUWe know that the Great Shepherd will someday return to judge both the living and the dead, but in the meantime, He wants the leaders of the believing congregations to shepherd those congregations in certain ways. This message reveals what those ways are, and becomes an example not just to congregational leadership, but to leaders in all areas of life.
2020-01-0443 minSermon PodcastsChuck Ott - Who Are Paul's Weak And Strong In FaithTraditionally, the weak have been identified as the more legalistic Jewish followers of Yeshua, and tensions have centered on Torah’s holy days and food restrictions. Likely, neither assumption is correct. Identifying Paul’s audience in Rome is key to unlocking the epistle’s profound message.
2019-12-2256 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Can Suffering Ever Be Joyful?If God truly loves His people, why does He let them – and sometimes even cause them to suffer? Finally, we have a Scripture that answers this question.
2019-12-1521 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The End of All Things is NearIf you knew that ‘the end of all things is near,’ what would you do? In this portion of his letter, Peter addresses this very question, and his answer may surprise you.
2019-12-0851 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - God's BoundariesHow does God protect his people? He creates boundaries in many ways including national borders, tribal borders, and of course the heavenlies. Spiritual warfare is the biggest battle we face and in so doing puts all of on the front lines.
2019-12-0151 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Living for God, Not SelfComing to faith in Messiah is the key to eternal life. But are there other things that God now expects us to do. What are those things? Peter addresses that very question in this week’s portion of his first letter to the believers spread throughout the northern region of what, today, we call, Turkey.
2019-11-2442 minSermon PodcastsJoseph Ryan - From Lament to Praise, from Grief to Joy - Psalm 42 and 43Did you know that there are more Lament Psalms than any other type of Psalm? One commentary gave this possible explanation; There being more psalms of lament than any other type of Psalm reflects the messiness of life, the suffering and sadness. However, The Lament Psalms typically move from lament to praise, from grief to joy. Let’s look at Psalms 42 and 43 together.
2019-11-1752 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The Blessings of Doing Good Things – Part-2Have you ever wondered what was meant by the biblical phrase in 1 Peter 3:19-20a, “He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison who were once disobedient”? The same event appears to have been included in the famous “Apostles Creed,” Article 5, which says that, after the Lord was crucified, dead, and buried, “He descended into Hell.” This message will attempt to explain what Peter might have had in mind when he penned those perplexing words.
2019-11-1056 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The Blessings of Doing Good Things – Part 1If we’re believers in Yeshua, we’re called to share our faith with the world around us. In today’s text, Peter gives us the simplest formula in all of scripture for doing that very thing effectively.
2019-11-0238 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Four Solid REASONS for JOY on Simchat TorahHave you ever wondered about the reliability of the Hebrew scriptures which were written over 3,400 years ago, copied by countless different scribes, and translated into English so that we can read them and, hopefully, understand them? If someone asked you, after all of that human handling, WHY they should believe that this Hebrew bible is trustworthy, what REASONS would you give them? This study answers that question.
2019-10-2643 minSermon PodcastsBetween Heaven and Earth: Sukkot 2019Is Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) just another holiday? Or is there something more to it? What did Yeshua mean when he said:
"Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Yeshua stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'"
Where do Yeshua's words and the Festival of Sukkot meet and why is this important to us today?
2019-10-1356 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The Real Significance of Rosh HaShanahGod tells us that the Holy Day we commonly call “Rosh HaShanah” (“New Year”) has absolutely nothing to do with a new year. In Leviticus 23, we can see that it is a “reminder” of something, but scripture never explains what it is a reminder for. Also, there is enormous prophetic significance in this Holy Day; but of what does it prophesy? Both questions are answered in this message.
2019-09-2841 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Righteous Living in an Unrighteous WorldHow can believers in Yeshua maintain a righteous lifestyle in a very unrighteous world? The apostle Peter presents powerful instructions to do just that in a way which will also cultivate community.
2019-09-2233 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Lifestyle Evangelism No Matter How Much It HurtsIn 1 Peter 2:11, Peter begins the body of his letter laying down a long series of instructions by which believers are expected to live DESPITE being rejected, ostracized, and persecuted by the community in which they have been forced to live. How would you handle this situation if you lived there?
2019-09-1425 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Living Stones - Part 2As part of his effort to encourage the Jewish believers in northern Turkey who were being persecuted for their faith, Peter informed them of God’s theretofore unknown activity of building a SPIRITUAL Temple of “living stones” consisting of resurrected believers, with Messiah Yeshua as the resurrected “Living Cornerstone.” The implications of this surprising announcement are nothing short of astonishing!
2019-09-0846 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Living Stones - Part 1Living” and “stone” are essentially antonymous, so what did Peter mean when he spoke of believers as “living stones?” How can something as dead as a stone ever be described as “living?” Was he thinking of unbelievers as “zombies,” i.e. the living dead, or did he have a very different thought in mind? The answer may surprise you!
2019-09-0145 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Fear the Lord Your God or Love the Lord Your GodIn his first letter to believers scattered across the area today we call northern Turkey, Peter clearly commands them to “conduct yourselves in FEAR during the time of your stay on earth.” But many times in the bible God tells us to “be holy, for I am holy.” Does God really want us to live in constant fear about what He will do to us if we fail to live up to His holy standards?
2019-08-2541 minSermon PodcastsChuck Ott - Long Neglected rule for all Congregations1 Corinthians 7:17-21: "Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, let him walk in this way. I give this rule in all of Messiah’s communities. Was anyone called when he already had been circumcised? Let him not make himself uncircumcised. Has anyone been called while uncircumcised? Let him not allow himself to be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing—but keeping God’s commandments matters. Let each one remain in the calling in which he was called."
2019-08-171h 03Sermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - Are You Teachable?This sermon explores the Bible's lessons on teachability. We will dig into some of King David's life as we search for answers on a subject that may challenge you to think about your life and your relationship ti God. Some questions we will cover:
Are we teachable?
• What does it mean to be teachable?
• What can we learn from Scripture about Teachability?
• What/Who does God use to teach you? [e.g. parents, friends, co-workers, bosses, family members, enemies, former friends, spouse, children, situations, failures]
• Do others perceive you as teachable?
2019-08-1141 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - God Says, Be Holy for I Am HolyIf we’re truthful with ourselves, we know we constantly fall short of God’s standards in our lives. Yet, 1 Peter reminds us that we MUST BE HOLY, for God is Holy! Can we ever do that? Is it even possible?
2019-08-0344 minSermon PodcastsEven the Angels Rejoice1 Peter is a letter that deals with persecution of believers. How is it, then, that Peter tells us “even the angels are eagerly watching!” Watch and find out what makes THEM rejoice while BELIEVERS are suffering!
2019-07-2032 minSermon PodcastsMoving from Surviving to Thriving, Even Amidst PersecutionBelievers in Messiah have been persecuted for their faith ever since Yeshua’s first Coming, and yet they did more than just survive, they thrived! Listen to what advice the apostle Peter gave them that enabled them to do that, and how that advice still applies to us 2,000 years later.
2019-07-1347 minSermon PodcastsAn Introduction to 1st PeterThe book of 1st Peter was written by one of the first apostles Yeshua called and the very first person to recognize that Yeshua was the Messiah.
2019-07-0635 min2019-06-221h 052019-06-1534 min2019-06-0856 min2019-06-0242 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Here Comes the JudgePaul’s “2nd” letter to the Corinthians is filled with arguments calling for changed behavior on the part of the Corinthian Congregation. Now, in the final chapter, Paul switches from arguments to warnings. But his summation reveals something else entirely. Come and hear the heart of a true Apostle!
2019-05-2650 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - A Selfless Ministry GoalIn this next-to-last chapter of 2 Corinthians, Paul reminds the Corinthian congregation of his undying love for them, even if their love for him sadly may have faded. But what message for us, today, can we glean from how Paul handled this potential rejection?
2019-05-1946 min2019-05-1234 min2019-04-2844 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - How Suffering Can Actually Be a BlessingGod wants to bless us, but He may first have to make us suffer. Of course, none of us wants to suffer, yet we all want God’s blessings, but God actually can and does use sufferings in our lives for our benefit.
2019-04-0637 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - One of The Most Mysterious Events in the Entire BiblePaul comes to the climax in his defense of his apostleship and decides to reveal one of the most mysterious experiences in the entire Bible, a round-trip to Paradise!
2019-03-3043 minSermon PodcastsThe Resurrection of HamanThere’s a dark cloud of anti-Semitism growing around the world, including here in the U.S. Haman wanted to destroy all the Jews, but God intervened and turned sadness into joy, fear into rejoicing!
2019-03-2332 minSermon PodcastsChuck Ott - Greatness in Yeshua's HumanitySeeing Greatness in Yeshua's Humanness? Steps to Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospels.
2019-03-171h 03Sermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - A Glimpse of What Faith Really Looks LikeWhen Paul first came to faith in Messiah on the way to Damascus, the Lord warned him “how much he must suffer for [His] Name’s sake” (Acts 9:16). In today’s scripture, we will see just how seriously God meant those words and see the outworking of that divine warning in the life of one of His most devoted servants.
2019-03-1046 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - What We Can Learn from False Teachers2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” But in addition to godly insights and instructions for righteous living, Scripture also contains discussions about false teachers. Is it possible, therefore, that God can teach us useful things from such teachers?
2019-03-0248 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - How to Deal with Conflict in the CongregationPaul had founded the Corinthian congregation in 51 CE and taught there for 1 ½ years, then he left to continue spreading the gospel. After he left, “hucksters” came in and elevated themselves above Paul and his teachings. Now, Paul is about to return and deal with those infiltrators who have created conflict both within the congregation and between Paul and the congregation. In this set of verses, Paul reveals a divine perspective on handling conflict.
2019-02-0939 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Paul at WarIt’s the fall of 57 CE, and Paul is fighting to regain the trust people had in him when, with the Lord’s help, he first launched the Corinthian congregation 6 years earlier during his 2nd missionary journey. But he recognizes something that perhaps none of the Corinthians yet recognize that is absolutely key to winning this fight. Find out what that key is that Paul knows and others don’t!
2019-02-0252 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Why You’ll Never Out-Give GodIn this final section of 2 Corinthians that deals with the financial “collection” for the believers in Jerusalem and Judea who were suffering because of the famine that was then hitting the land of Israel, Paul delineates the blessings that God promises to those who give to His work. Hear not only what God promises to give you in return for your contributions but why trying to out-give Him is a fool’s errand.
2019-01-2650 min2019-01-1249 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - To Give, or Not to Give, That is the QuestionPaul is trying desperately to raise money to help the believers in Israel during an intense famine that threatened to destroy the “mother congregation” where faith in Yeshua had begun. They needed help badly, and Paul reached out to all the new congregations he had started to help. Asking for donations is always a touchy thing to do. How did Paul navigate this situation – what reasoning did he use – to win the day?
2019-01-0543 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - When Man’s Plans FailPaul started the Corinthian congregation in about 50 CE on his 2nd missionary journey. He stayed there to teach and strengthen the new disciples for about 1.5 years. After he left, problems developed there and that congregation almost died. But someone other than Paul came to assist Paul and without him, the congregation might well have gone under. Who was this mysterious person?
2018-12-3050 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Was Paul a Socialist?When a famine swept through the Roman world, Paul went outside Israel to raise money for the needy believers in Judea. He justified this by saying, “Those who have plenty can share with those who are in need … that there should be some equality.” That sounds a lot like socialism. So, was Paul a socialist or not?
2018-12-2246 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Are GoFundMe Campaigns Biblical?Paul recognized that the disciples in Jerusalem needed financial help, and so he led the charge to raise money to support them. Did that make him the creator of the first “GoFundMe” campaign?
2018-12-1555 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - Did YESHUA observe Chanukah?Is Chanukah a Jewish or a Christian holiday? What was YESHUA doing in the Temple at the Feast of Dedication, also known as Chanukah?
2018-12-0924 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - How to Write Constructively-Critical EmailsBet you didn’t know that the Bible teaches us how to write better emails, especially critical ones, eh? Well, if that’s something you’d like to learn about – or something you’d like FRIENDS OF YOURS to learn about, listen to what God’s word teaches about this very subject!
2018-12-0256 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - Creation Reimagined - Expanding the Creation AccountThis week's sermon covers the Creation from another perspective - the Pre-Creation and into Day 1. Beginning with the Gospel of John and moving back and forth between both the Old and New Testaments, Robb will step through events leading up to Genesis Chapter 1 and into the Creation event. From the Proverbs to Job, through the Psalms, and into the New Testament, he will examine the deep mysteries of God's beautiful work - Who was there and how did it happen.
2018-11-2440 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Life in This World is Like a Roller CoasterIf you feel like your life is full of ups and downs, you’re not alone. Even the Apostle Paul felt that way at times. So how did he handle it, and what advice does he have for you?
2018-11-1756 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - A Relationship with the AlmightyOne might say that the theme of the entire Bible is God’s desire for a relationship with mankind, a relationship which began immediately after He first formed man and cautioned him not to eat of the fruit of just one tree in the Garden lest, “on the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die” (Gen 2:17). In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul reminds us of God’s desire for a restoration of that relationship by doing something that seems so simple yet is so rarely done.
2018-11-1048 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Do Not Receive the Grace of God In VainHow could a letter from Paul to the Corinthians written some 2,000 years ago possibly remain so relevant to our situation today? Find out the astonishing insight this letter offers to our current political and social circumstances and the implications for our future.
2018-10-2751 minSermon PodcastsAttn Believers – You’re All Ambassadors Now, So What’s Your MessageLast week, we learned that faith in Messiah is a “Come as you Are party, but not a Stay as you Were party.” But what kinds of changes did Paul expect of all disciples of Yeshua? Hint: The change was so transformative that it changed Paul’s own life dramatically after he came to faith in Messiah. As we continue our study in 2 Corinthians, find out what changed for Paul and what should change for all believers today.
2018-10-2157 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Faith in Yeshua is a Come as You are, Not a Stay as You were PartyIf you’re a believer in Yeshua how do you respond if someone asks you, “What’s nu in your life?” If your answer is, “Oh, not much,” then you may have missed a life-changing message God has for you.
2018-10-1357 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Will Believers Face Judgment as Well as Non-Believers?We often hear that believers are justified by faith, and that “justified” should be understood as “just as if you never sinned.” If that’s the case, then wouldn’t you expect that, since believers are totally forgiven for all their sins, they never will face “judgment?” What does the bible really say about this question?
2018-10-0757 minSermon PodcastsSimchat Torah: Can the Mosaic LAW Really Be a JOY?“Simchat Torah” means “Joy of the Torah.” It is a holiday created by the rabbis. But since the Torah is a collection of God’s laws, isn’t “JOY of the LAW” actually an oxymoron? How can a bunch of LAWS ever really be JOYOUS? Find out why the rabbis can rightly call it, the “JOY of the LAW!”
2018-09-3024 min2018-09-2337 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Yom Kippur, Historic AND PropheticThe Jewish community sees Yom Kippur as the end of a season of self-examination and re-establishing broken relationships, neither of which is bad, but there is much more significance to this Holy Day! It is also Prophetic, and has remarkable prophecies that can and will be drawn from Scripture.
2018-09-2041 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - New Tents for OldIn his on-going defense of God’s calling upon his life, Paul reveals one of the most amazing promises anywhere in the Scripture!
2018-09-1653 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman-The Holy Day That Lost Its NameWhat is the real significance of the Holy Day We Call “Rosh HaShanah?”
2018-09-0944 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The Ultimate in Deferred GratificationFew have suffered as much for the Gospel as the apostle Paul. Yet despite the enormous opposition that he faced, he managed to persevere against the “resistance” that surrounded him.
2018-09-0151 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - Living to Die and Dying to LiveThe Apostle Paul has a lot to say about our day to day struggles as believers. We know he met every challenge head on...sometimes suffering and sometimes overcoming. He never gives up on the journey and relates Yeshua's death to our lives. This might be best observed in verse 12, when he says, "So then death works in us but life in you."
What are we doing to die to ourselves everyday so that we might accurately reflect the life and the gifts we have received?
2018-08-2545 min2018-08-1855 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Staying Positive in a Negative WorldWe all run into headwinds when we try to share the gospel. In our study in 2 Corinthians this week, we’ll see how Paul explains what to do to overcome “the resistance.”
2018-08-1143 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - From Glory to Glory - Part 2 of 2This week, we complete the study of one of Paul’s most difficult passages in all of his letters, the passage comparing the glory of the “old covenant” to the glory of the new covenant. Come and see how careful textural analysis shows what this passage is really saying.
2018-08-0453 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - From Glory to Glory - Part 1 of 2As our study of 2 Corinthians continues, we come to one of the most challenging texts to unravel in all of Paul’s writings, i.e. his comparison of the glory of the Mosaic Covenant with the glory of the New Covenant.
2018-07-2853 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - What Makes Us Adequate to Serve God?This week, as we continue our study in 2 Corinthians, Paul begins to address the basis on which we depend in order to serve the living God, a new basis which was not available to us before. What is this new basis and how do we apprehend it as we progress in our walk with the Lord?
2018-07-2143 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - How to Earn a Divine Letter of RecommendationIn 2 Corinthians, Paul carefully defends himself against attacks that have developed behind his back at a congregation he had planted just a few years earlier. Paul’s major concern, of course is not defending himself but the message that he brought and that the new believers embraced. Come and learn how to strike a godly balance between humility and courage.
2018-07-1443 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - How Should We Perceive Ourselves?We live in a world that often tells us, “perception drives reality;” but does it? What does God say about that? How does God want us to perceive ourselves, and what difference should that make in how we live our lives?
2018-07-0839 minSermon PodcastsChuck Ott - Defeating the Divisive Schemes of HaSatanRav Shaul (Paul) continues to instruct the Corinthians on completing the congregational discipline spoken of in 1 Corinthians. What does Paul teach is necessary to avoid being "outwitted" by the divisive schemes of HaSatan?
2018-06-3048 minSermon PodcastsDougFriedman - Paul Begins His Self-defenseIn this passage, Paul shows us how we can follow Messiah’s example of raising ourselves up best by humbling ourselves. Listen and learn the lesson that may change the way you respond, henceforth, to those who challenge your faith in Yeshua.
2018-06-231h 00Sermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The Theme of 2 CorinthiansWhat was going on in Corinth that prompted Paul to write what we think was at least four letters to the new congregation at Corinth? This week, we will begin to see and understand the reason that Paul wrote his letter we call Second Corinthians.
2018-06-1739 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - Water From the RockWhat can events at the Cross and Israel's desert journey teach us about God's faithfulness? Join us to examine concurrent themes of split rocks and living water from Exodus through the Gospels.
2018-06-1045 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - The Life is in the Blood, Exploring Leviticus 17:11What happens when life events and the Bible intersect? This week's sermon examines the verse in Leviticus that represents a basic theological model for our beliefs. Even then, how can we apply this to our lives?
2018-06-0241 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Why God Allows His Followers to Suffer in this WorldWe continue our study in 2 Corinthians and uncover multiple reasons why God permits even those who know Him and faithfully serve Him to suffer afflictions in this world.
2018-05-2752 minSermon PodcastsOlivier Melnick: Against All Odds - Israel at 70A concise and yet thorough look at the State of Israel beginning with her biblical foundation, moving through her formation as a modern State in 1948, coming forward – miraculously – to her existence today, and looking to God’s glorious future plan for her in the years ahead!
2018-05-1933 minSermon PodcastsChuck Ott - A pre-Shavuot Message: Worship in Spirit and TruthAnticipating next week’s celebration of Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, we see in Scripture that the giving of our Torah occurred at the time of this holiday. It was also on this day that God poured out His Ruach haKodesh upon the newly forming community of Messiah. Significantly, Yeshua taught that God seeks those who worship Him both in spirit and in truth. Both are essential for a vibrant meaningful service to the LORD!
2018-05-1345 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The God of All Comfort2 Corinthians 1:3-7 - Rav Sha’ul, better known as the apostle Paul, begins his letter by admitting that all believers will suffer for their faith – a message that no one wants to hear. But then he presents a godly way of handling it!
2018-05-0553 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman, 2 Corinthians - An Introduction2 Corinthians 1:1-2: "Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To God’s community at Corinth, with all the kedoshim who are throughout Achaia: Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah." (TLV)
2018-04-2858 min2018-04-2155 minSermon PodcastsA Passover Message: Living Like MatzahRav Shaul (Paul) in 1 Corinthians 5:7 declares that we in Messiah Yeshua are in fact Matzot. So as "doers of the word," how then do we live like Matzah? The Scriptures have much to say, and it's a high bar that is set for us. Also watch for the important "twist" at the end of this message!
2018-04-0840 minSermon PodcastsToday's Jewish Objections to YeshuaJewish people believe that:
- Judaism is a healthy religion.
- Judaism doesn't see the world as intrinsically evil, denounce marriage, or call for self-renunciation.
2018-03-1852 minSermon PodcastsYeshua's Discipleship Teachings: Impossible? Unnatural? Un-Jewish?Love is primarily an action, not simply a feeling.
2018-03-1049 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Purim: Unmasking Another Secret in the Book of EstherThere are many unusual things about the Book of Esther, the most widely-mentioned one being the fact that this book is the only book in the entire bible that nowhere mentions God. While He, Himself, is never mentioned, His handiwork has is unmistakable. Yet, there are other revelations about God and the way He works that even an astute reader may miss when reading and even studying it in detail.
2018-03-0335 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - Jewish People Don't Need a MiddlemanDo Jewish people need a middleman...to reach God that is? Individually, any Jew (or Gentile for that matter) can cry out to God for help and access to God, but only Yeshua can grant access to the Throne of God. John 14:6 says that "I am the way, the truth, and the life, nobody comes to the Father except through Me."
2018-02-241h 07Sermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Why Did God Allow Six Million Jews to Die in the Holocaust?Why did God permit the Nazis to brutally murder so many Jews simply because they were Jews? How could a loving God allow this to happen, especially to His chosen people? What sins had the Jewish people committed that could possibly justify such a punishment? Why didn’t God intervene? This sermon examines some of the religious and secular Jewish community’s proposed answers to these agonizing questions as well as what the Scriptures tell us.
2018-02-181h 02Sermon PodcastsChuck Ott - Yeshua, our High Priest Seated at the Right Hand of GodPsalm 110 is the most frequently quoted Messianic passage in the Brit Chadasha. In Matthew 22:41, Yeshua discusses with the Pharisees the greatness of Messiah. He is both the divinely appointed eternal Priest after the order of Melchizedek and the Son of God enthroned at the right hand of the Father. So why do Modern Rabbinic scholars want to dispute the Matthew account, and what is the importance of Yeshua’s role as our eternal priest?
2018-02-1144 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Isaiah 53-Historic Judaism Said It's About Messiah not IsraelAn honest review of rabbinic history combined with a careful examination of the text of Isaiah 53 both prove that this passage is all about the Messiah, NOT the nation of Israel as one hears so often today.
2018-02-0447 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - The Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53Isaiah 53 is the clearest prophecy in the Hebrew scriptures of what the Jewish Messiah would encounter during His first appearance in Israel some 700 years later. It also has become the most controversial prophecy in the history of the Jewish community. This sermon will begin to unwrap the mysteries that surround the meaning and application of this stunning biblical text.
2018-01-2847 min2018-01-2154 minSermon PodcastsRobb Schwartz - Jewish Objection: Jews Don't Believe in a Divine MessiahRobb winds up his three part series on whether or not the Jews are expecting a divine Messiah. He examines the man born with a demon preventing him from speaking. Does this event fit the model of the three messianic miracles?
2018-01-1429 minSermon PodcastsDoug Friedman - Yeshua Abolished the Law, Didn’t He?One of the most common objections voiced by traditional Jewish people against faith in Yeshua is that, “Jesus Abolished the Law (the Torah)” therefore He cannot be the Messiah that the Christian community claims He is. Furthermore, historic Judaism teaches that the Messiah will strengthen the ways of Torah, not abolish them! So, which side is right, and why?
2018-01-0742 min