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Torah Portion : Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah : Hosea 1:10-2:20 Road Map Review Map 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all…

What are you doing here? Repeated question Out of my comfort zone learning lots of things Information vs. Experience Getting to know people Passion, gentleness, determination, mana Experiences I’ve never had before Tangata whenua side of powhiri sharing in the kitchen, and in the laundry making friends…

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35 March 18, 2023 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Review Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture of…

Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 Review Dividing the baby in two with a sword Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob Two roles of Messiah Two oxen: shor and rey-em Two sticks Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema - Summary Torah Portion Exodus 6:2-9:35 3 I appeared…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:24 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Review Three Weeks Three Weeks of Sorrow 7 Consolations: Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:24 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 14 But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.” Comfort Vatomer Tzion Picture…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Connecting the Dots When things are not easy to reconcile in our minds. Read 1 “You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead. 2 For you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his…

A Lesson from the Beginning The temptation of Adam and Eve 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the…

15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name,…

Romans 9:1-5 Chapter nine starts a new section of the book of Romans. Chapters 9-11 speak directly about Israels place in all of this. The change from chapter eight to chapter nine is abrupt. The church has a logic question that is answered here in this section. The Jews are God’s chosen people with…

Exodus 18:1-20:23 In our last Torah Portion Beshalach - When Set forth Send 8938 שָׁלַח ( šā·lǎḥ ): v.; ≡ Str 7971; TWOT 2394— 1. LN 15.34–15.74 (qal) send out , The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 In our previous Torah portion we talked about consequences- Because; the heel - representing the walk; the difference between keeping and doing and the significance of numbers 2, 40 and the covenants of God - tablets We discussed…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 16:1-18:32 Bemidbar The Israelites who escaped from Egypt, witnessed the Sinaitic revelation, erected the Tabernacle, and were instructed in the operation of it (as described in Exodus and Leviticus) now prepare themselves militarily and spiritually for…

Intro: Binding on your bible is like the Covenants we find in the bible. Progressive revelation: God’s process of revelation whereby He, by his spirit and through the revealed word, exposes a deeper and richer understanding of himself as time progresses so that what we know at the conclusion of his revelation…

Introduction Brief review of context from Exodus to Deuteronomy Deliverance from Egypt Law given at Sinai Tabernacle (pattern that reveals Jesus) Sacrifices and feasts Order brought to camp Vows/ separation Complaining Gossip Doubt / unbelief Slander Rejecting promise Rebellion Cursing Harlotry Discouragement…

Introduction Thank you for that wonderful song service and for everything that each one of you do to make FCC a vibrant community to worship in and with. Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. What a wonderful week it has been and praise…

Text is Exodus 19:1-8

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

We’ve been moving through CASKET EMPTY, and I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing that. The whole idea of Casket Empty is to recognize God’s redemptive story throughout the Old Testament. Many have wondered did God create the world and then just leave it to run itself, and what we see throughout…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

God’s will is identical with his being, his wisdom, his goodness, and with all his attributes. And it is for this reason that man’s heart and mind can rest in that will, for it is the will not of blind fate, incalculable fortune, or dark energy of nature, but of an omnipotent God and merciful Father”…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Distant Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 11 “O you afflicted one,…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…