Paul addresses the congregation and invites the believers to examine themselves and see whether Yeshua lives in them.

I once heard an excellent illustration of our lives under pressure. There are moments in life when a person feels as if he is lying on the ground with the metal track of a heavy tank passing over him. Each link in the track presses him further and further into the earth.

In our time, the patterns of Noah’s days have returned: violence, moral decline, self-centeredness, irreverence, and spiritual indifference. Yet just as Noah entered the ark and was saved, we also have been given an ark.

In the Scriptures there appears a unique figure called the man of the wall, the one who stands in the gap (watchmen on the wall). This is a person willing to take his place in the breach.

Perseverance in the Bible: Isaac’s Wells, Rehoboth, and Yeshua’s Call to Faith

Today we gather with hearts that are heavy, yet filled with deep hope, for today the words of Scripture are not only read, but lived before our eyes.

In Deuteronomy 30:6 it is written: “Adonai your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love Adonai your God

From the beginning of creation to the end of days, one spirit has been at work in the world, the spirit of rebellion.

David admits that his enemies are many, but his deepest pain comes from the reproach and disgrace he bore for the sake of God’s holiness: “For zeal for Your house has consumed me.”

In the Hebrew Bible, the month of Tishrei is called “the seventh month” or “Yerach Ha-Eitanim” (“Month of the Strong Ones” (1 Kings 8:2). It is filled with holy days that carry deep spiritual meaning:

We read - “Pursue love , and desire spiritual gifts, but ..."