HOW IS A CONGREGATION LIKE AN ORCHESTRA ?

1.  You can't do it alone. 

There are some things you have to do alone, like practicing, studying music, maintaining your instrument, getting to rehearsals...but overall, you can't do an orchestra alone.  You have to have a large enough group with enough variety of instruments to flow together in order for the music to be presented well.

Question: "What is Messianic Judaism?"

Answer: Messianic Judaism is the term given to Jewish people who believe and have accepted Yeshua (the Hebrew name for Jesus) of Nazareth as the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures. These Jewish people do not stop being Jewish, but they continue to remain strong in their Jewish identity, lifestyle and culture, while following Yeshua as He is revealed in the Brit Chadashah, the New Covenant. Many Messianic Jews refer to themselves as “completed Jews” since they believe that their faith in the God of Israel has been “completed” or fulfilled in Yeshua.

YESHUA’S BIRTH AND THE FEAST OF SUKKOT

1. According to Luke 1:5 , Zechariah the husband of Elizabeth, is a priest and he is listed in the order of Abiyah. (Zechariah’s wife Elizabeth is a cousin to Miriam the mother of Yeshua).

2. 1 Chronicles 24:1-18 In this text King David divides the descendants of Aharon into 24 divisions.

2. 1 Chronicles 28:11-13 This text tells us the assignment of the priests as given to them by King David.

3. 1 Chronicles 9:25 According to this verse the priests coming to Jerusalem to serve were to serve one week.

4. 2 Chronicles 23:8 These verses tell us that the week of service for the priests would start on the Sabbath and end on the Sabbath.

5. Deuteronomy 16:16 There are three feasts (moedim) in which every male is

WHAT ARE SOME REASONS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY HAS NOT ACCEPTED YESHUA AS MESSIAH?

Fear of persecution and ostracism: John 7:12-13 , "And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him:  for some said, 'He is a good man':  others said, 'No, but He deceives the people.'  However no man spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jewish rulers."

NEW MEMBERS ORIENTATION LESSON 1

WHAT IS OUR BASIS OF AUTHORITY? 

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