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Warning! When the disciples were marveling about the temple Jesus took that moment to warn them. It would soon be destroyed. Are we like them? Do we think our nation -economy-culture-education-family is too great to fail? His warnings to them are relevant for us today. In particular we examine the dangers of deception and how we can prevent falling prey to self deception and being led astray by ot...

Rev. David Pileggi | Their Days, Our Days and the End Days Paul's words of instruction and comfort to the church of Thessalonika have special relevance for us and the times in which we live. First, Paul thanks God for their faith and steadfastness in the midst of suffering, but he also warns them not to be deceived or get too excited or be deceived about the coming of the Lord. That will not happe...

Title - All Saints Day Description - If we live we live to the Lord, if we die we die to the Lord, so whether we live or die we are the Lords, how then shall we live? Readings: Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 Psalm 149 Luke 6:20-31 Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/ This sermon is also available on our YouTube channel: ww...

23 August 2022 | The Good Folks and the Sinners Our passage today is the story of Jesus calling to the tax collector in a sycamore tree while He was passing though Jericho. This story should be read along side the parable of the 2 men who went up to the temple to pray - a religious man (Pharisee) and a sinner (tax-collector). In both accounts we are not only confronted with the issue of self-right...

We Have Profaned Succot (Tabernacles) is not just a time for God’s people to rejoice, but is a holiday for all the nations. God desires to redeem the nations, not just individuals, but they are bound up in disobedience with idolatry is its chief expression. The people of God should be a "light to the nations” and model a clear alternative to idolatry. Holiness is not only a separation from evil, b...

A Table in the Wilderness? Succot, or Tabernacles, is a holy day where God’s people are commanded to rejoice. But when we look around at the situation in the world today, how can we celebrate? It will be helpful, in our anxiety and fear of what the future might bring, to look at the context of time and place of this holiday. First, it comes right after Yom Kippur when there has been repentance and...

Relationships and Wraiths. In this sermon we look at how Jesus communicates the enormity and practice of Forgiveness Readings: 17th Sunday after Pentecost - Lamentations 3:19-26 - Psalm 137 - Luke 17:3-10 Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/ This sermon is also available on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c...

Love, the sacrifice we have to give away | Rev. Aaron Eime Our current western generation has been given everything except a reason to get up in the morning. We have a great reason, the immeasurable love of the Lord and the obligation to share that love unconditionally. Readings : 16th Sunday after Pentecost. Genesis 22:1-19 - 1 Timothy 6:6-19 - Luke 16:19-31 Blessed by our teachings? Consider say...

Risky Living | Rev. David Pileggi For centuries the Parable of the Dishonest Steward has puzzled Bible readers and commentators alike. But in light of contemporary Jewish sources we learn that this parable contains two technical terms used by the Essenes, “mammon of unrighteousness” and “sons of light.” It would seem that Jesus is critiquing the way this group attempted to protect their community...

Sunday 11th September 2022 The Path To Repentance And God's Faithfulness To Bring Us Back | Matthew David was a man after God's own heart. However, he sinned by committing adultery with Bethsheba and having Uriah killed. Nonetheless, when Man fails God does not. He's faithful to leave the 99 and go after the one lost sheep. Readings: Psalm 51:1-10, Hebrews 12: 1-8, Luke 15: 1-10 Blessed by our tea...

4th September 2022 13th Sunday after Pentecost. When considering discipleship we often fail to take into account the Jewish context of this practice. Young men would attach, or apprentice themselves to a teacher in order to be mentored in the ways of Torah. The goal was obedience leading to holiness. In the New Testament holiness comes through such apprenticeship to Jesus. But as attractive as hol...

28 August 2022 - 12th Sunday after Pentecost - For the third time in Luke, Jesus dined with the Pharisees and while there he healed a man and used the opportunity to teach. His instruction on how to behave at such events was not just good social advice for the times, but more essentially it's a challenge for his followers to live in such a way that reveals God’s generous nature with the undeservin...

21 August 2022 - 11th Sunday After Pentecost - On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus healed a crippled woman on the Sabbath which resulted in a clash with a synagogue official. At first glance, this might seem to be just another encounter between Jesus and the religious authorities. Yet when viewed in its historic context, this incident may have more to do with human nature than just a theological issue...

The Judgements of God | Rev. Daryl Fenton by Christ Church Jerusalem

Aaron Eime and the gang discuss Leviticus 27 and wrap up the study. Notes for this study can be found at https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/sermons/bible-studies/leviticus-and-god-called/ Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/

7 August 2022 - Ninth Sunday After Pentecost - Jesus, in the Gospel of Luke, points to a kingdom and a different way of living. Rev. Yoel Ben David discusses how a future becomes part of our lives and changes our lives now. Readings: Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Luke 12:32-40 Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. https://www.christchurchjerusalem....

Aaron Eime and the study group look at the end of chapter 26, where the LORD warns Israel of the consequences of rebellion but promises that he will always remember the covenant, for the patriarchs' sake. Notes for this study can be found at https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/sermons/bible-studies/leviticus-and-god-called/ Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or lar...

31 July 2022 - Eighth Sunday After Pentecost Readings: Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/

Aaron Eime and the study group start chapter 26, where the Lord proclaims the blessings that flow from obedience Notes for this study can be found at https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/sermons/bible-studies/leviticus-and-god-called/ Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/

24 July 2022 - Seventh Sunday After Pentecost - Prayer is more than simply talking to God. Prayer in Hebrew is a reflexive verb meaning that prayer has a very real effect on us. It is a dialogue with the divine in which God speaks to us as much as we speak to Him. Readings: Hosea 1:2-10; Psalm 85; Luke 11:1-13 Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. ht...

Aaron Eime and the study group discuss the Year of Jubilee and its links to the coming of Messiah and the Kingdom of God. Notes for this study can be found at https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/sermons/bible-studies/leviticus-and-god-called/ Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/

17 July 2022 - Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - What are the Lord’s provisions for His people during the global famine for His living and abiding word? Readings: Amos 8:1-12; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/ A version of this sermon is also available on our YouTube cha...

Aaron Eime and the study group discuss the command of shmita -- sabbath for the land -- and the year of Jubilee. Notes for this study can be found at https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/sermons/bible-studies/leviticus-and-god-called/ Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/

10 July 2022 - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost - We are in a wonderful time in our cycle of readings, walking with Jesus to Jerusalem. I want to remind folks that Jesus’ teaching in Luke 10 is not just some ideal but was connected to the culture. In a day with no Internet, no podcasts, no YouTube, any itinerant teacher was “tested" with questions. It was not necessarily malicious. We must be grateful...

Aaron Eime and the study group cover a lot of ground, touching on the showbread, blasphemy, and corporeal punishment. Notes for this study can be found at https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/sermons/bible-studies/leviticus-and-god-called/ Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. https://www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/