“For you shall not worship any other god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” Exodus 34:14 Worship – In order to avoid idolatry, we must know what it means to worship. This might seem like a fairly simple thing, but we soon discover that it isn’t. One problem is our rationality…
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; 2 Timothy 4:7 Kept – In Greek, this sentence reads a little differently. The direct objects come first (“The good fight I have fought, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept”). This doesn’t seem like much…
“Give, and good measure will be given to you, pressed down and shaken together, and running over, they will pour into your lap. For what ever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return.” Luke 6:38 Give – God has a bigger shovel than you have. Most of us…
“Give, and good measure will be given to you, pressed down and shaken together, and running over, they will pour into your lap. For what ever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return.” Luke 6:38 Give – There are two Greek verbs that mean “to give.” Doreomai means…
Here is a 50 minute lecture on Biblical leadership and community. This lecture includes a discussion of the need for self-assessment, the role of Israel as a model, the question of measurements and the function of gifts within the Body. There is a powerpoint that accompanies the audio file. If you would like it, please…
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I showed you all these things, that working in this way we ought to help those being weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 To Receive – Read the words of Yeshua cited by Paul. Do they really make…
My tears have been my food by day and by night, while they say to me all the day, “Where is your God?” Psalm 42:3 By Day And By Night – It seems as if followers of YHWH often do battle on two fronts at the same time. On the one hand, we confront the…
Then the Almighty will be your gold and choice silver to you. Job 22:25 Then – It’s about the money! For most of us, it’s always about the money. In Job’s day, it was about the gold and the silver. I suppose that a lot of us wish we have gold and silver instead of…
