Christ Church Jerusalem

The Sacred History of the Early Church demonstrates a sharing of possessions, generosity and compassion and a care for the poor among the believers. Rev. Aaron Eime says it is not a model of a socialist movement, the formation of a kibbutz or the biblical model for the redistribution of wealth.

Thus far in Acts we have witnessed only positive actions and results of the Holy Spirit and His work among the people, now we see a not so positive result of the Holy Spirit with the deaths of Ananias and Saphira. From the incident we note that it is possible to lie to the Holy Spirit and that this has consequences. We learn we cannot hide the truth of the heart from the Lord.

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The public healing of the cripple man by the Apostles, Peter and John, attracts the attention of the Temple leadership. Rev. Aaron Eime tells us that the issue was not the healing in itself, an obvious miracle, but the preaching of the Resurrection. Temple leadership was dominated by the sect of the Sadducees who held to a limited canon of Scripture and denied the doctrine of the Resurrection at the end of days. In the morning, Peter and John are questioned. Before responding they are filled with the Holy Spirit. We are promised by the Messiah that when we are indeed brought before rulers, not to worry about what we will say (Matthew 10) the Spirit will speak for us.

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5 May 2019 - Rev. David Pileggi compares the ministries of Peter and Paul, how Jesus called them and restored them after egregious sins. The resurrected Jesus does not wait for Peter to apologize for his betrayal. Jesus calls Paul as he is on the way to persecute disciples. Jesus initiates the restoration of both men and commissions them for ministry. All of us are called. All of us are sent. However, there is a cost for answering the call. Is He worth it?

Readings: Acts 9:1–20; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19

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28 April 2019 - Rev. David Pileggi, speaking on Acts 5, has us consider what turns the fearful disciples into courageous men and women proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Messiah? Transformation comes from seeing, knowing Resurrection itself, the risen Jesus of Nazareth, who is not just a first century rabbi but something so much more. The disciples are also empowered by the Holy Spirit to preach the Gospel, a message about the forgiveness of sins which flows from Jesus Messiah, who stands in Revelation wounded but glorified, Jewish but for all peoples.

Readings:

Acts 5:27-32; Revelation 1:4-18; John 20:19-31

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While the Book of Acts contains the most references to the Holy Spirit in the Bible, Acts 3 contains no mention of the Holy Spirit at all. We do not see His activity overtly expressed or His presence acknowledged. We only see here a healing through Peter and John. The healing attracts attention. Peter has an opportunity to declare they are witnesses of the Resurrection. He calls for Repentance as part of the process of Salvation.

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21 April 2019 - Rev. David Pileggi, at the 9:30 a.m. service, asks us "Why do we seek the living among the dead?" Why do we seek life in internet fame, in riches, in our own works? Resurrection is not an idea, a doctrine, or a philosophy. Resurrection is a person. "Who are you looking for?" Jesus asks Mary Magdalene. We should be seeking Jesus, the resurrection and the life.

Readings: Exodus 14:10-18; Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:1-12

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21 April 2019 - At the 6 a.m. resurrection service, Reuven Berger of Kehilat ha'Seh al Har Zion (The Congregation of the Lamb on Mt. Zion)walked us from Genesis 3 to Romans, I Corinthians and Hebrews to show how Jesus' resurrection affects us who are in Messiah. Reuven shares a testimony of how Yeshua relieved him of a life-long fear of death.

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14 April 2019 - Rev. John Howanstine, on Palm Sunday, walks us through the holy work of remembering the day Jesus revealed himself as the King and Messiah. Despite the joyful reception, Jesus wept, sobbed in grief knowing the rejection that awaited him. Now he calls us to weep with him as he calls the world to repent and acknowledge his kingship.

Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 19:28-48

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7 April 2019 - Matthew Dalling, on the Fifth Sunday in Lent, explored what it practically means to follow Jesus looking at the example of Mary anointing and cleaning the feet of Jesus.

Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:4-14, John 12:1-8 & 24-26

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Acts 2, Sacred History, records the events of Shavuot (Pentecost) in Jerusalem. The Disciples continue to wait for the Gift of the Holy Spirit as promised by Jesus. They continue to meet in the Temple. Acts 2, with its allusions to Mount Sinai, demonstrates the writer’s intimate knowledge of the oral traditions and commentary of the Jewish People. The Disciples are said to be united in one accord, every nation under Heaven is said to be in Jerusalem, tongues of fire appear, voices are heard and seen.

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