For the evening of Yom Kippur, R. Dennis Richards shares some deep personal experiences to explain forgiveness from several perspectives, including how we might be holding ourselves back spiritually by not forgiving others from our past.
Though we thought the series would be complete after the four types of soil from the parable of the sower, R. Paul Falk presents yet another insightful challenge from the parable of the wheat and tares which concludes with the primary difference between us today, though we all seem to look alike…until the harvest.
For this Torah portion Ha’Azinu, Rick Ortiz summarizes many of the themes in the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32) that was intended to be memorized by all of God’s people.
R. Dennis Richards examines Yeshua’s teaching about the unpardonable sin in the context of casting out demons, spiritual war and the work of the Holy Spirit.
For the Torah portion, Va-Yalech, R. Paul Falk reveals the underlying reason behind the rather unusual standard of never drinking wine, building houses or planting vineyards, even in the promised land. A very relevant lesson about wealth for us all.
R. Dennis Richards delivers a practical message for Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) revealing three steps we take in the process of “making teshuvah,” or turning back, during the “10 Days of Awe” between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).
R. Paul looks at Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) in a very different way starting from a scripture that involves the shofar as an alarm of turbulent times to come, and proceeds through some very pointed prophecies regarding the plans of our Creator for his people in the latter days.
R. Dennis Richards delivers some very acute insights on “making teshuvah” through “the ten days of awe” between Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and how we should approach the presence of God for what we walk away thinking was a great time of worship.
Patrick Shannon presents the Torah portion, Nitzavim, as a call for us TODAY to turn back, and clarifies the seemingly nebulous requirement to “love YHVH with all your heart and all your soul” according to the original Hebrew.
R. Paul Falk cracks opens up the mysterious parable of the rich man and Lazarus to reveal one of the main priorities emphasized throughout the Torah and the parables of Yeshua. This single, vital thing can be the key to whether we are blessed or cursed.