Torah Awakenings

Sharing some thoughts on my mind as it relates to the Kingdom Mind. I have heard this preached about in so many churches, yet never taught about what exactly this is. There has to be some guideline which we can use to clarify what exactly the Kingdom Mindset is, but without one, everyone is forced to come up with their own definition. In this segment, we discuss the Biblical definition to what thi...

This week, while studying, I really felt a strong need to share some of the things Daniel Lancaster had written in his book on Paul's letter to the Galatians. There were some points that he brought out that seemed so mindblowing that I had to quote directly from the book. As we take a closer look at Paul's epistle, we truly get a new look at him, and his mindset as he penned this letter...

This episode is a re-recording from the Torah Portion I did at church on the Sabbath. In this segment, we take a look at some of the instructions God had given Moses as it relates to the ransom for all men age 20 and up, the ingredients for the anointing oil, the ingredients for the temple incense, and the idea behind the Te Commandments. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way...

In this segment, we delve into some of the Jewish writings on the younger years of Abram, the father of faith. Looking at some of these writings, we can get an idea what it was that God saw in him, causing him to be the one to receive the Covenant. As we understand more about young Abram, we can understand the factors leading up to the encounter that caused God to speak to him. The promise of Abra...

In this episide, we take a look at the Spirit of God and the Word of God. Although the obvious answer is that they both agree, when looking at Church theology, do they really agree, or are they inadvertantly opposed one from the other? Can we have one with the other? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Many believers claim to know God, but are unaware of the difference between knowing Him over knowing of Him. In this installment we take a close look at what it is to really know Him as opposed to merely knowing of Him. As always, we view both Old and Ne testament verses to get a clear distinction between the two, that we may get a better picture of where we really stand on this issue. Hosted on A...

What do you do when your theology comes in conflict with the word of God? Do change your theology to line up with the Word, or do you disregard the word and justify why you keep your theology? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail

What is it about the Sabbath that causes the people of God to fight against it? Not long after entering the long awaited Promised land, the people began to shun the Sabbath, despite the emphasis that God had placed on it. Because of this, numerous calamaties had befalling the Israelites. During the time of Yeshua, people had become more faithful to the Sabbath, and it had even extended to the Gent...

Everyone claims to strive to be "like-Christ", but not many have a clear idea exactly what this means. There are scores of ideas and definitions what this means to us as individuals, but what does the Bible teach about this? In this installment, we dig deep into the culture and mindset of the people to get a clear picture of what Yeshua taught, and how it was understood by the 12 people...

In this installment, we take a look at Christmas from a biblical stance. The intention of this teaching is not geared towrds bashing the holiday, citing all the alleged pagan connections to it, but instead we look at it from a biblical view, while comparing it to a biblical example of celebrating God in the way we choose as opposed to the way He establishes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

After the last episode, I felt the need to go more into detail on what Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23. While teaching about the Marriage Feast Of The Lamb, I referrenced this passage and while reading it, something hit me mid stridew. I addressed a little, but felt the need to come back to it later after I had more time to study on it. This was a very puzzling story, in that Yeshua told these belie...

Have you ever done a study on ancient Jewish weddings? Quite interesting that the Apostle John is shown a wedding feast for the Lamb as He prepares to come for His church. In this segment, we look into the format of a jewish wedding of the day to get a clearer understanding for this idea being expressed in the The Book of Revelation. There are so many rich and spiritual connections to the process...

Yeshua commanded us to be a people of prayer, but in a world turned upside down, what do we pray? What should we focus on? Many of us, out of good intentions are praying prayers that are actually going against the will of God. How can we be asure that we are praying according to His will and not against it? In this episode, we analyze a few things going on in the world, and contrast it with what t...

Whats in a name? Do names even matter? There was a time long ago when names were very important. People thought long and hard on what they would name their child. In the ancient times, the people understand that there was something speacial about ones name. They understood that the name of a child connected them to their purpose and identity. This being the case, people took naming the child serio...

In this episode, we dig further into understanding just what this curse is that Paul keeps referring to. Are we to believe that the observance of Torah places one under a curse, or is there a deeper meaning behind this idea?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail

Have you ever wondered, if Torah was truly done away with at the cross, why did Paul feel the need to address it to the Galatians? Could it be that they were already aware of Torah, and were trying to keep ut prior to the arrival of Paul, or could there be another reason? Was Torah observance given by God to the people as a means of salvation, or was it a standard in which expected His people to w...

Everyone knows the story of Jesus and the man at the pool of Bethesda. The Scripture tells us that he had been there for 38 years. But how many of us know the story behind the pool of Bethesda? Understanding the story behind this pool may chanfge your perspective on this story. Not only that, but you may even find out how wrong our understanding of the texts is when we fail to have a keen insight...

As we get down down to the last 2 weeks before the coming of the Fall Feast of YHVH, we discuss the relevance of them and whether or not they should apply to non Jews or not. The one point that must be acknowledged is that these Moedim are NOT merely the feast of the jews, as Churchianity has taught for centuries, but rather that they are the Feast of YHVH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Sharing a teaching I did at church yesterday, inspired by last weeks Parasha Vaetchanan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail

Was on my heart to address churchianity's use of the title of Apostle. Do Apostles exist today, in the way they were understood in the first century, or are we being flooded with a surge of misunderstood believers following church tradition? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail

In this episode, we get back to Galatians 3:10-12. The Apostle Paul said some very noteworthy things that I believe gets totally overlooked by churchianity. As we look more closely at what he is telling the Gentile church in Galatia, there are definetly some things that must be discussed if we want to get a clearer understanding of what he has to say Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

This is a re-recording from a teaching I did in church yesterday. I cut corners yesterday for the sake of time, so a lot was left out. That siad, I felt it necessary to do this in its entirety here, where there are no time restraints. Hope you enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Send us Fan Mail

It is common knowledge that there is only one Gospel, but there are actually two gospels. For many, this is totally unhers of, however we find this in scripture. What are these two gospels, and how do we differentiate between the two? In today's episode, we will into both of these gospels, and find this out. We will also delve into church authority, and how it was set up according to first ce...

In this segment, we begin to take a closer look at the social structure of the church during the time of the Apostles. Once we understand these 3 categories of believers, we can then get a deeper understanding of the pressures felt by the Gentile believers that caused them to feel the need to become proselytes. Realizing that the Gentiles had a bad grasp on the plan of God concerning them, Paul fe...

Today is the birthday of the church. As we come to the end of the counting of the Omer, which began on the day after the Sabbath, in accordance to Leviticus 23:15-22, we end it by celebrating the day that the church was birthed, and recognizing God's plan to ultimately bring both Jew and Gentile together as one. The focus today is on ways we can observe this holy day, apart from there being a...