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Garden imagery in Isaiah 61 this sermon The prophet speaks of the coming anointed one - the coming Messiah מָשַׁח [mashach /maw·shakh/]. The year of the Lord’s favour, and the coming of the new creation - a new garden, a new Eden when all of creation will be restored. v. 3 A planting of the Lord Anticipates…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 29:10-31:30 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said alone Third consolation: anaya Soarah: Afflicted and Stormed Tossed 67 Before I was afflicted…

Hope in the midst of Darkness “It was the worst of times, it was the best of times...” ...it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was…

Chad Bird, in the foreword to a Lutheran devotional I love - the Sinner / Saint Devotional: Advent and Christmas, sums up my own feelings about Advent beautifully: “Advent is, in my opinion, the most wonderful time of the year. A month pregnant with hope. A month that whispers, amidst the guffaws and…

The historic Christian Church gave Latin titles to each Sunday. They titled the Third Sunday in Advent “Gaudete,” which means “Rejoice!” As we reach the midway point of Advent, we remember that when the King shall come, he will bring us perfect and everlasting joy. Joy is not the same thing as happiness.…

Genesis 37:1-40:23 Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Road Map Review Haftarah Introduction 6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord , And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He…

Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok - righteous Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth Nazir nṣr Introduction Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah…

Big Idea: Jesus increases our faith. Doubts come to all believers Doubts are caused by circumstances and weakness Doubts must be brought to Jesus himself The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you 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…

Scene 1. John had some questions about the nature of Jesus’ ministry and Messiahship. Understandable really, he was in jail. Death was a very likely outcome. And the reports about Jesus that he was hearing didn’t add up with his expectations. Jesus wasn’t taking over Jerusalem. He was out with the common…

Isaiah 30:8-29 Deuteronomy 32:1-43 We continue to study the Fall Feasts This in combination of Devarim/ Deuteronomy Today is not going to be different - we continue with the same content I have removed the review for this Biblical presentation today because of the amount of scriptures we are going to…

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be…

Isaiah 60-61 Good evening Church! So glad to be with you guys tonight and so glad that you are here with me. I think for us today it is difficult at times to understand the difficulty that the Jews have in recognizing Jesus as their Messiah. Looking back for us at the Old Testament prophecies the picture…

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. 1 I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love! 17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will…

Imparted Authority Matt 10:1-4 “And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son…

Morning 28 May 2023

Exodus 30:11-34:35 Review TORAH GPS I Do Mishpatim 10 Words Cornerstone Prism Ephod 144000 Introduction While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, When He established…

Isaiah 63 Jesus echos the words of the prophet Isaiah in: 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where…

If you could see God change one person’s life, who would it be? And how do you imagine it would happen? Today, we’ll see how Jesus the Messiah transforms us to become ministers of the life-giving presence of God in the lives of others. The Messenger Isaiah 61:1-4 - Those who mourn in Zion have good news.…

“When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said "Repent", He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” Martin Luther’s 95 theses, that shook the world, began with this. All the other theses were dependent on it. All of his points about the abuses of the church, the selling of indulgences,…

Isaiah 61 (ESV) 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord ’s favor,…

Introduction “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord ,…

We begin this morning with our Scripture readings: Our Old Testament reading is from Isaiah 61:1-4 : The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening…

A couple weeks ago I asked about our favorite Christmas songs/carols. This season I have been paying more attention to the lyrics. Though the words are not new to us I am finding hope, peace, and even this day joy in them. I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, and wild and…

What lanes is God's anointing on? We first humble ourselves and come to Jesus with our afflictions. Let Jesus heal your heart from any bitterness and life long afflictions or loss. After you receive that connection and rest run towards this lane of sharing the good news to those afflicted, set the trapped free, lead those who keep falling into their prisons of lies or shame out into freedom, and morn with those who have lost. Ted Hanson released a new prophetic word Sunday speaking into the season we are in now... "Good news is going to sweep the nations, says the Spirit of Life! But not in a rising up – in a standing up. That the arms can reach out, that the hands can be those who bring life because the connection between the feet and the hands is the heart and I'm healing the bitter places this Day, says God. " Listen or Read the full prophecy here: https://ted4you.com/2020/06/01/healed-hearts-healed-feet/