'When you were little in your own eyes.' 1 Samuel 15:17 NKJVWhen King Saul disobeyed God, the prophet Samuel told him, 'When you were little in your own eyes... did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?... Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord?' (1 Samuel 15:17-19 NKJV) There's a ...Read More
Month: August 2014
God is Fighting with You
'Occupy till I come.' Luke 19:13 KJVJesus said, 'A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten minas [about $100,000 today], and said unto them, "Occupy till I come."' (Luke 19:12-13) The word 'occupy' is a military ...Read More
‘The Sunny Side of the Street’
'Give me life through Your Word.' Psalm 119:37 NLTJane Johnson Struck set out on a frigid winter evening to deliver dinner to the family of a friend who had died. Snarled in traffic and juggling an already overloaded schedule, she was feeling sorry for herself - and irritated when she arrived and found nobody home. ...Read More
You’re Protected from Evil (3)
'I give...you power...over...the enemy.' Luke 10:19 KJVHave you dabbled in the occult and now you're wondering what to do? Repent and renounce it. 'If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us...and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' (1 John 1:9 NKJV) Note the words 'all unrighteousness'. It doesn't matter what ...Read More
You’re Protected from Evil (2)
'Hide me in the shadow of Your wings.' Psalm 17:8 NIV Here are three ways you can open yourself up to the power of evil: (1) By choice. The author of The Satanic Bible said, 'A successful witch or wizard must first surrender totally to Satan.' You're probably wondering what kind of person would say ...Read More
Home Group – Stringing Pearls
Stringing Pearls Yeshua taught from the Old Covenant Scriptures and He used techniques that were common practice by Rabbis and teachers for hundreds of years. One of those techniques was called ‘Gezerah Shevah’ or ‘Comparison of Equals’ which basically means that a passage of Scripture can expand on another passage of Scripture if they share ...Read More
You’re Protected from Evil (1)
'No evil shall befall you.' Psalm 91:10 NKJVHere's a promise you can stand on in times of trouble: 'Because you have made the Lord...the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in ...Read More
Volunteers, Not Conscripts
'Whatever we do, it is...because Christ's love controls us now.' 2 Corinthians 5:14 TLBPaul writes, 'Whatever we do, it is certainly not for our own profit, but because Christ's love controls us now.' God is looking for volunteers, not conscripts. Conscripts are motivated by law; volunteers are motivated by love. After the attack on Pearl ...Read More
Home Group – Clean From Unclean
Clean From Unclean When God speaks and it doesn’t make sense to us, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense. The problem isn’t with the teacher but rather with the student. For instance, how could God declare someone who was unclean to be clean simply by sprinkling them with the ashes of the red heifer? ...Read More
Home Group – The Richness Of Jewish Prayer
Hebrew Roots Of Our Faith - The Richness Of Jewish Prayer DEZALB / Pixabay Over the past months we've looked at how important it is to understand the culture and setting of the Scripture in order to understand the intention and specific meaning and definition of what was said and why. Understanding customs also helps ...Read More
Home Group – The Saga & Drama Of Genesis
The Saga & Drama Of Genesis? Those who believe that the Bible, particularly the Old Covenant portion, is the Word of God, sometimes have difficulty in explaining how God could condone and even use some of the people who are listed in it as being ‘God’s people’! There are many things that are just too ...Read More
Home Group – Jewish Logic ‘Measure For Measure’
Home Group – A King Who Suffers For His Kingdom
A King Who Suffers For His Kingdom During ‘Passion Week’ each year, Christians all over the world focus on the death and resurrection of Yeshua our king. I don’t think there’s a more appropriate chapter on the sacrifice of Yeshua than Isaiah 53, which prophesies God’s shocking plan to send His ‘Servant’ to die for ...Read More