Congregation Beth Messiah was founded by Rabbi Richard and Patsy Freeman about 36 years ago. The congregation has continued to flourish through dedicated servants committed to the work of God. In his final message, Rabbi Freeman renews his urge of support for the next-generation leadership.

Congregation Beth Messiah's founder Rabbi Richard Freeman officially retires, but this is no Swan Song.

Pre-Introduction A man stopped to watch a Little League baseball game. He asked one of the youngsters what the score was. The little boy said enthusiastically, “We’re losing 18 to nothing!” The man was a little puzzled and said, “I must say, you don’t look discouraged at all.” The little boy responded…

The central theme of Scripture is “Repentance and Forgiveness” and there may be no grater illustration than that of Joseph. But there is a critical lesson here for the Church. One most congregations never hear.

Ha-Foke-Bah Va-yeshev וישב Image: Ravi Zacharias doing right in ministry comes face-to-face with one of the greatest scandals of his life (See article). Ravi Zacharias has been exonerated. He was trying to be a shepherd and this husband and wife try to extort him to the tune of 5 million dollars. Need:…

Introduction Image: The Breaking of the Eagle The capture, taming, training, and keeping of hunting eagles in Asia is highly ritualized and a very important part of the culture. We watched a wonderful documentary about this called the Eagle-Huntress. The story of a thirteen-year-old girl trains to become…

Rabbi Paul elaborates on the Toledot parashah portion and explains that Adonai chose the Jewish people to bring forth the Messiah, to give us the Scriptures, and to be a model nation. Non-Jews were chosen to provoke Israel to jealousy and ultimately to bring about the salvation and restoration of Israel.

Introduction (Establish Common Ground) Every faith story I know of has a “somebody” that stepped in “providentially.” I thought people were God’s plan B, not His plan A. During my “hitting bottom” experience, when we returned from Canada, I was deeply depressed. I felt like God had let me down. I had…