Do some of words or phrases in the Bible that seem to confuse you? If you said, “Yes,” You’re not alone. One way to end the confusion is to search out the places that will cross references and try to understand how those words and phrases are used. Matthew 22; 36—38, “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.” Now compare that to Deuteronomy 6;4—5, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. ישוע (Jesus) never gives an an answer or an example that can not be found written by either Moses or the prophets. Do yourself a favor and find the places where it is written.
Shabbat Shalom Mishpocha
This coming Shabbat it's the Zone 2 Q&A session, specifically for time zones across the Middle East, UK, Europe and Africa. Everyone is welcome but questions and attention will be given to the mishpocha in these specific areas first.
If you don't have the link yet, please send an email to zoom@mtoi.org and an auto response will send you the link - If you were in any of the previous meetings, it's the same link...
Hope to see you all there... 10am EST (4pm SA Time)!!
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#Shabbat #Torah #Yahweh #Yeshua #Elohim #Messiah #messianic #torahobservant #mtoiworldwide #clevelandtn #Mishpocha
Shabbat Shalom Mishpocha
This coming Shabbat it's the Zone 2 Q&A session, specifically for time zones across the Middle East, UK, Europe and Africa. Everyone is welcome but questions and attention will be given to the mishpocha in these specific areas first.
If you don't have the link yet, please send an email to zoom@mtoi.org and an auto response will send you the link - If you were in any of the previous meetings, it's the same link...
Hope to see you all there... 10am EST (4pm SA Time)!!
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#shabbat #torah #yahweh #yeshua #elohim #messiah #messianic #torahobservant #mtoiworldwide #clevelandtn #mishpocha
#readmethebiblegarth now includes the whole book of Acts 1-28 -including fresh recordings of Acts 1-4- in Greek with translation, and in the Lawful Literal Version, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?l....ist=PLvpqSEOjm625MyT
The Acts 1 LLV126 for 2022 reading exposes some claims of false religion -both of traditional Christianity, and of subsequent religions. Stop following the nonsense men have told you, and pay attention to the Message of YHWH. Leave the false religions and unite as Yeshua's One Body in its pure and mutually accountable partnership in Scripture. Message me.
The Acts 15 & 21 LLV119 recording is highly recommended as it explains what the text meant before its misuse and corruption by the Early Gentile 'Church'.
#readmethebiblegarth now includes a new recording of Deuteronomy 1-19 in Hebrew with translation, and in the Lawful Literal Version, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?l....ist=PLvpqSEOjm625MyT
The Hebrew for 2022 recordings demonstrate the Grenache tonal reading method for the Hebrew text which brings out the meaningful divisions of verses, according to semantic meaning of the cantillation marks found in the Masoretic text.
A BOLD SPIRIT --- CONTINUE
3 -- TRUST IN YHVH:
A TV program preceding the 1998 Winter Olympics featured blind skiers being trained for slalom skiing, as impossible as that might sound. Paired with sighted skiers, the blind skiers were taught on the flats how to make right and left turns. When that was mastered, they were taken to the slalom slope, where their sighted partners skied beside them, shouting [Left!] and [Right!] As they obeyed the commands, they were able to negotiate the course and cross the finish line, depending solely on the sighted skier’s word. It was either complete trust or catastrophe. The same is true for us as we work on acquiring the boldness necessary to tell the story of Yeshua Moshiach. Yeshua asks us to trust Him as we travel down the mountain; to rely on His presence as we are fulfilling the task, He has given to us. YHVH has given us the responsibility to share the story, but He has not abandoned us in the telling of it. He is right here with us, every step of the way. [Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have Commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.] -- Matthew 28:19-20. Here we have the [Great Commission], the marching orders of Moshiach for the church of every generation. He tells us to go, make disciples, baptize and teach. But He also gives us this Word of assurance; He will always be with us as we work toward the fulfilment of His Kingdom goals. In Acts 1:8, Yeshua promised His disciples and in turn promised us that: [But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.] If you are a believer you have received the gift of Ruach HaKodesh and with that gift come both the companionship and the power of YHVH to tell others the story of Yeshua Moshiach. Ruach HaKodesh is given specifically to empower our message. Later in the book of Acts the disciples were having a prayer meeting: [And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spoke the Word of YHVH with boldness. -- Acts 4:31. We can trust YHVH to empower us to tell the story. If I thought this was something I had to do in my own power, I would never open my mouth, but when I know that YHVH is with me, you cannot shut me up.
4 -- EXPERIENCE THE RESULTS:
On his night job at a fast food’s outlet, a 17-year-old was taking orders at the drive-thru window. He heard a woman scream, turned and saw a very pregnant woman standing in front of him. The high school student pulled off his headset, called the paramedics and tried to make the woman comfortable, but the baby wouldn’t wait. [The baby’s head just popped out into my hands,] he said. Paramedics finally arrived, took baby and parents to the hospital. The 17-year-old cleaned up, [sterilized my hands about a thousand times,] and finished his shift. He said that this event changed his perspective. [Things have been pretty bad in my life lately and then I got to do this. I’m really glad.] There is nothing like being a part of bringing new life into the world to change your outlook. I cannot put into words the joy, the satisfaction, the overwhelming sense of being used by YHVH that takes place when the person you have shared your story with makes a decision to follow Yeshua Moshiach. Not everyone is going to make that decision; some will reject the message and decide not to follow. But some will hear your story, will accept Moshiach as Saviour and Adonai and will then have their own story to tell. And when that happens, you will realize that every time you stumbled and stammered, every time you wondered if YHVH could really use you, every time that you were scared to death to tell the story, it was worth it all. Someone who would not have been in the Kingdom now is because you were bold enough to tell them about Yeshua Moshiach.
A BOLD SPIRIT
Roger Storms, pastor of First Christian Church in Chandler AZ tells the following story: [One Sunday a car had broken down in the alley behind our facilities and the driver had jacked up the car and crawled underneath to work on the problem. Suddenly, we heard him scream for help. The jack had slipped and the car had come down on top of him. Someone shouted, [Call 911] and a couple of people ran for the phone. Several of our men gathered around the large car and strained to lift it off the trapped man. Nurses from our congregation were rounded up and brought to the scene. Somehow the men were able to ease the car’s weight off the man and he was pulled free. Our nurses checked him over; he was scratched up and shaken, but otherwise okay. When this man was in peril, the people from the church did all that they could to help, risking themselves and inconveniencing themselves. Whatever was necessary to save this man they were ready to try. Not once did they wonder what the man would think of them and not once were they embarrassed to reach out a helping, compassionate hand.] How we need this same attitude when it comes to rescuing those in the greatest peril; the danger of losing life eternally. How badly we need a boldness of spirit that gives us the guts to tell other people about our Adonai and Saviour Yeshua Moshiach. [But sanctify Adonai YHVH in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: -- 1 Peter 3:15. I have no doubt that many people avoid that verse like the plague. We all know that as soon as someone starts talking about evangelism we begin to shake in our shoes and immediately begin to think of reasons not to do it. But it really does not have to be that way; we can learn to have the boldness necessary if we will just follow some simple guidelines. I am not saying that it is easy or that it will always come naturally to us, but if we will follow these guidelines, it will give us the kind of confidence that we need.
1 -- SHARE YOUR STORY:
Now when I say, [Share Your Story] that is exactly what I mean. Whether you know it or not you already possess the most powerful witnessing tool that YHVH ever invented. It is not an extravagant evangelistic program; it is not something that takes a lot of training and it doesn’t require memorization. What you have, that no one else has, is the story of how you became a believer and how YHVH is presently working in your life: That’s it! Your story might not seem that dramatic; you have heard testimonies from former hell’s Angels, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and maybe your story is not as exciting. Maybe you attended church all of your life, got saved when you were in primary school and have never really had a [wild period] in your life. Well let me tell you something, there are plenty of people that need to hear that. They need to hear that it is possible to come to Moshiach at a young age and stick with the program throughout life. While I love to hear of YHVH picking people up off the streets and turning their lives around, I also love to hear about those people that have never strayed. The fact of the matter is, it is not important to the non believer whether your story is impressive or not, what matters is that you have a story that can help them come into their own relationship with YHVH. Once Yeshua healed a demon-possessed man and the man begged to go with Yeshua on His travels: [Howbeit Yeshua suffered him not, but saith unto him, go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things Adonai hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.] -- Mark 5:19. What was Yeshua telling him? Go home and share your story. In the book of Acts, both Peter and Paul over and over again tell their personal story of what Yeshua had done for them. Paul was forever telling about his Damascus Road experience while Peter told of the various experiences, he had with Moshiach. Now how do you tell your story? You simply tell your friends and loved ones what Moshiach has done for you, how He is working in your life today and how you have His promise for a never-ending future with Him. If there is one thing your non believing friend are looking for, whether they know it yet or not, is the peace and assurance that can only be found in Yeshua Moshiach. When you tell them your story and that story includes the key to real joy, security, the absence of guilt and the assurance of a future with a loving YHVH, they will want to hear what you have to say. If they ask questions and you do not know the answers, you tell them that you do not know but you are willing to find out. You do not have to be a walking theological encyclopaedia to tell others your story. I have had people ask me how long they need to be a believer before they begin telling others about Moshiach. My answer: [About two seconds!] Once you have experienced it yourself you are ready to tell others about it.
2 -- LOVE THE UNCHURCHED:
True love for a non-believer always precedes the telling of our story. Until I have a heart of compassion, I will not see the necessity of sharing the Good News of Yeshua Moshiach with other people. The flip side of that is that if I am not sharing the Good News of Yeshua Moshiach with other people, it is questionable if I have a heart of compassion at all. I know that sounds harsh and I am not trying to condemn here, but it is beyond my comprehension how we could have the cure for the world’s ills and not be willing to share it with the world. Let us say that somehow, I developed the perfect formula for curing every type of cancer that has ever afflicted humankind. This treatment was tested in every possible situation and it worked without fail every time it was administered. I had the formula manufactured and had a large supply of it that I carried around on my person wherever I went. But there was one problem; I decided that I didn’t want to share it with anyone. I would walk through the Cancer Ward at the hospital, past rooms that held people that were going to die if they didn’t find a cure. I would receive prayer requests from the church telling me of people who had this dreaded disease, yet I refused to let anyone have the cure. Now if that story was true, would you say that I loved those people who were dying? Would you say that I had a heart of compassion? Would you say that I was becoming more and more like Yeshua Moshiach with each passing day? Of course not! You would say that I was the most heartless, cruel, uncaring person that had ever lived if I was unwilling to share the cure. Now I want you to shake you up a little bit; you and I have the cure for something that is much worse than cancer. We have the cure for the sin that is separating our non believing friends from YHVH. We have the formula that will change their eternal destiny from one of endless sorrow to one of eternal joy. We have, in our story, in our lives, the message of the Cross of Yeshua Moshiach, the good news of salvation that is the hope of the world. And if we truly love the people around us, we will share this cure with them. If we do not, we are no better than the person that refuses to share the cure for cancer with those people who are dying. [And all things are of YHVH, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Yeshua Moshiach, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that YHVH was in Moshiach, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.] -- 2 Corinthians 5:18-19. What is YHVH saying? He is saying that it is up to us to tell the story, He is not going to do it for us and He is given us the responsibility to share. Now how does this give me a boldness of spirit? By putting into perspective, the eternal destiny of people who do not know Yeshua Moshiach! When I begin seeing people in terms of where they will spend their future without end it stirs within me a love that was unknown before. We must cultivate a deeper understanding of [lost-ness] if we are ever going to love people enough to tell the story.
This video is a great example of "humble-brag". The teacher says over and over how humble and sincere he is, but then he throws out this zinger: "You believe you're right and I'm wrong. I believe you're wrong and I'm right.... I don't take correction from people who are convinced that they are right."
Wow!
He has no clue what he is arguing against. The entire video is arrogant false humility and strawman errors.
The best part, though, is the comment section. Good work, #Torah Keepers!
Thought for Today: Shabbat April 09:
May YHVH bless your eyes today so you can begin to see everyone and everything redemptively. May YHVH bless your ears today so you will only hear words consistent with His Voice and His Song over your life. May YHVH bless your heart today that you may be a wellspring of life to others. May YHVH bless your hands and feet today that you may tend to His business. Your life matters deeply to Him. May YHVH bless you today to rest in His Peace and in His Presence.