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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…

Rethinking Our Appetites Holy Communion is a Participation in Christ GOAL— I want my hearers to realize the benefits of Holy Communion by showing what God is sharing with us and what we share with one another. MALADY — We don’t realize that as we worship at places with differing confessions of faith,…

Torah Portion: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah 1 Kings 5:12-6:13 Review Two Two Two Two Two Two Two -two exodus Hebrew = Bitterness Pride Shema - three divisions— 1. 2. 3. Korah Picture of Tannin the plagues (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh as opposed to Full Moon Picture of Moed 4595 מוֹעֵד‎ Picture of Time…

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…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome to the start of our new sermon series on The Apostles’ Creed. We will be going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of 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…

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the…

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…

Isaiah 54:1-55:5 Review We continue with the new cycle of Halftarah readings We have taught from the Torah portions directly for the last 3 years We are dedicating this new cycle to the teaching of every Haftarah that accompanies every Torah Portion in the corresponding cycle The Halfarah are supplementary…

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…

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…

This Week’s Theme: God is our Guide This Week’s Word is God’s Guidance: God has purposes and plans for his people, as individuals and communities. Believers and churches should seek his direction and counsel in discerning these purposes and plans in their lives. Memory Verse: Psalm 32:8 Essence of the…

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…

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…

Noach Noah Introduction Last Torah portion we talked about the Bible being written in Hebrew Unless we study the Bible from the Hebrew perspective, we miss the whole message of redemption, the significance imbedded in it Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Genesis 6:9-11:32 But will only cover…

1 The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. 2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor,…

The Passover Exodus 11:1-13:16 Scene 1/ The ultimate game of bluff. We see it a lot in movies. Will the other side hold their nerve? Will they pull the trigger first, or will they back down? The ongoing crisis in Europe started with a game of bluff. The Russian president Putin wanted to make a point.…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

Introduction It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. Shemini = Eighth שְׁמִינִי shemini (1033a); from the same as 8083; eighth (an ord. number):—eighth(28), sheminith(1). Robert L. Thomas, New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries…