Messianic Audio Teachings

Locust plague, pestilence and disease, a river of blood, earthquakes and storms -- the ten plauges on Egypt? No. It's the headlines from the news. This teaching for Parashat Vayikra looks at the current signs of the times and the "Birth Pangs of Messiah" and tries to place it all in context.

Who are you really? Before we can begin to discuss the riddle of Jewish identity and Gentile identity in Messiah, we need a firm grasp on spiritual identity. This teaching from Shabbat Zachor removes the costume to reveal the real person inside you. 

What does the normal disciple of Messiah look like? Here's a challenging teaching on the difference between the average disciple of Yeshua and the normal disciple of Yeshua.

What does the normal disciples of Messiah like? He looks like Messiah. He looks like the Sermon on the Mount. He looks like the new life, the transformed life, the quickened life. That transformation, that new life that dwells within him, impacts everything he does, everything he says, everything he is, thought, speech, and action. The branches of his life are weighted down with the ripe fruit of the spirit.

This teaching is part two of "The Quick and the Dead."

The teaching from the first day of Rosh Hashanah on the subject of a woman's obigation to pray, efficacy of her prayers, and the power of a praying mother. 

What is "the Day of the LORD" of which the prophets speak, and what's the strategy for surviving it? 

Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it? (Amos 5:20)

Study through the prophets Zephaniah and Obadiah for insights into the biblical prophecies about "the Day of the LORD's Wrath," that coming day when God intervenes in human affairs, and discover the Bible's survival strategy. Dowload the attached PDF file of the original class handout.

Why do we celebrate the birth of Yeshua on the first day of the festival of Sukkot, and why do we remember the day of the giving of his name on the eighth day of Sukkot? Listen to this teaching to learn about the literary evidence that points to early Jewish disciples of Yeshua celebrating the festival of Sukkot as the season of our Master's birth.

When humanity sinned and went off the rails, why didn't God just delete us and start over? Here's a quick look at the plan of redemption and the good news of obtaining eternal life through Yeshua. 

God did not abandon the human race but summoned them at various times from error and folly into an understanding of truth, leading them from slavery and wickedness into freedom and piety, from iniquity into righteousness, from eternal death into everlasting life. (Apostolic Constitutions)

Why are human beings such a mess? When God decided to create Adam, the angels were not too enthusiastic about the idea. Here's the story behind humanity, the mission of your soul, and the reason for your split personality. 

Not every law in the Torah applies to everyone equally. There is a difference between Jewish and Gentile disciples and their respective obligations to the Torah. Here's a quick overview of Distinction Theology and the commandments in the Torah that apply to non-Jewish followers of Yeshua.