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Pharaoh created ORDER for Egypt by inflicting CHAOS on the Israelites. Ex. 1:8-16 Gen. 4:10-24 A new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are. Come, let’s deal shrewdly with them; otherwise…

Spiritual Beings Today we are going to finish up this detailed study of spiritual beings. We have been making our way through a Bible Project study of the Elohim in the Bible. In the first week we learned that “Elohim” is the Hebrew word for “Spiritual Beings.” The word “Elohim” was also used as a name…

Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 Road Map Review Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob Two roles of Messiah Two oxen: shor and rey-em Two sticks W‌e spoke about two exiles -two exodus Hebrew = ibri ( Genesis 14:13 ) Bitterness Pride Shema 1. God and His Holiness. 2. The Nation and…

Amos 5 is the Lord’s attempt to cause a stiff necked and hard hearted people to turn from their sin and seek Him. How do you get a hard hearted person to seek the Lord How does the Lord motivate hard hearted people to seek Him? All of us need to seek the Lord more than we currently are seeking. All of…

Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah : Joshua 2:1-24 Road Map Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Joshua Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the Haftarah, Biblical Presentation Closing - significance Review Map of the Journey…

It is Easter Sunday! He is risen! Today is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. January 1, 1863 was a history defining day in our country. We were entering our third year of the Civil War. President Lincoln then declared, through the Emancipation Proclamation, that all slaves held in the…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 14:1-15:33 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-4:6 Review Map of the 40 year journey Picture of Negative/ Distorted Thinking control Distortion - Corruption Shemini (8) mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara Introduction a portion (yatar/ remnant), 12 “When you have finished laying aside all the tithe…

Intro Today is our VE-day celebration! On the 8th of May 1945 The German forces surrendered, acknowledging their defeat and effectively ending WWII in Europe. That day is celebrated in may countries around Europe every year. They remember that their great enemy was defeated, and the continent was set…

Intro Today we celebrate the Passover. Not literally, but today we celebrate the true Passover, what the Passover pointed toward. What do you know about Passover? Let me take you back to the first Passover. The First Passover Israel was in captivity - a Nation within a nation. God demanded that Pharaoh…

Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1-38:20 Haftarah: 2 Kings 11:17-12:17 Review Two Harlots Hebrew Bitterness Pride Picture of Korah Bold New Moon Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Top ten songs of the Torah MISHPATIM: Heart Felt Offering Elijah Attributes of Mercy Introduction…

God at the beginning created a perfect world, with a perfect couple to enjoy endless eternal fellowship with a holy God. But the couple made a dreadful choice resulting in the entrance of death for them and all their progeny, and a curse upon all god’s creation. Yet God promised things would not continue…

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…

The Lord’s Supper - Why it matters. The Lord’s Supper is a ceremony of the Church. [Explain Lord’s Supper / Communion / Eucharist] Why does this ceremony matter? We are great at turning mundane things into ceremony. There is often value in this, but very little meaning. Ceremony can mean little more…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46 :18 Review Map of the 40 year journey Amalek’s Picture of Negative/ Distorted Thinking Desires offerings Red Heifer Distortion - Corruption 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 But…

Torah Portion: Exodus 21:1- 24:18 Haftarah: Isa 66:1-24 Review Two Two Two Two Two Two Two two Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin the plagues (2) the 9th -a thick, palpable darkness envelops the land; New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture…

The Elohim Today we are going to dive into the Bible Project study we introduced a couple of weeks ago. We are going to take an in depth look at spiritual beings in the bible. To get our feet wet, last time we took a look at how the biblical authors viewed the physical and spiritual world around them.…

1 Samuel 20:18-42 and Genesis 1:14-16 Review We are starting a new cycle of Torah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We will dedicate this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the cycle If we were to think about…

7 But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. Exodus Overview Exodus (Greek): to exit , depart, going out DATE: 1446BC 1 In the four…

Introduction Tomorrow is officially Memorial Day. Memorial (def) That which preserves the memory of something’. It’s a day that we as a country set aside to remember those who fought and died to deliver and protect the freedoms that we enjoy in this land. (Ill.) Just yesterday as we were traveling toward…

On Resurrection Sunday, Christians around the world join together to celebrate the most significant day in history - the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Jesus is one of the foundations of our faith, and it’s essential for us to understand why it matters so deeply. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus conquered sin and death thereby providing us with salvation. Learn more with the message He IS Risen!

Exodus” means “a going out,” or “departure” (taken from the Septuagint and the Greek noun exodos). The book of Exodus provides the historical account of God’s deliverance of His people from Egypt’s cruel slavery. The narrative captivates and challenges us. In the period of Exodus, however, Egypt was…

Pyramids Overview: After a series of devastating plagues, Pharaoh still refuses to let the Hebrews leave. In response, God takes the life of all the firstborn in Egypt. We will wrestle through this difficult passage, and find out what it means for us. - - - - - - - If you have your bibles -or if you’d…

This Torah Portion: Gen 44:18 - 47:27 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about how Jacob finally settled and had children - among who Joseph became the first born of promise We heard how Joseph had a first dream -regarding ruling over his brothers and that seem to have made him overconfident…

Who is like Yahweh? Who is like Yahweh? Yahweh, the Most High, the God of gods, shunned the nations. He made himself known to his chosen people, his earthly portion, in the form of a man. The revelation began with Abraham and was repeated to Isaac and Jacob. The Angel who was Yahweh in human form changed…

Over these past several weeks, we have taken a look at what God’s Word has to say about this idea of Substitution. And more importantly how we are all in need of a substitute. In the very beginning Adam and Eve sinned, so God killed two animals to cover their shame, guilt and sin. Then last week we saw…