True story about some blinged up rich dudes and a poverty stricken threadbare widow, both giving money for a good cause. Teaching from Luke 21-22 and Leviticus 21-24, parashat Emor. What Yeshua thought. Yeshua is a people watcher. Some are haves, some havenots. Some are cheap, some are generous. You have to look deeper then dollar figures and clothing styles. Yeshua is a social commentator and he'll talk to you if you hang out with him. Sacrificial giving gets his attention. Yeshua sacrificially gave everything including comfort in paradise with his Father, his mom and brothers, his hometown, his reputation, his privacy to the ancient version of paparazzi, his time and emotional energy, and his life, and his Holy Spirit. Our response. Yeshua wants all your stuff. Overview of readings. Luke, Yeshua the prophet and the destruction of Jerusalem. Watching mouse traps on YouTube. Praying for strength to stand. Fruit of the vine, pri ha gafen. But a sword, the theological basis for gun ownership haha. Standing by the Master in his trials. Bad friends betraying and disowning you. Kangaroo court. Instructions for cohanim. Understanding holiness, kedushah, being kadosh. Pictured by engagement, being dedicated. Converse of holiness pictured by sand, flutes, tunnels, and corpses, all related in Hebrew. Good news that God makes us holy. How to have the bottle of extra virgin olive oil dumped on you. Moadim as dates, rendezvouses. Law forever. Take time off work. Oil for the lamp, dozen huge chalot, and story about a guy with an Egyptian dad and an Israeli mom who took God's name and was executed for it.

Story of the tenderhearted criminal on death row and his last day on earth. Also the angry criminal who lashed out with cutting words. And the suffering young Rabbi. Based on the Gospel of Luke 23-24

The gripping story of one man's thirty eight year struggle for change and the day it finally happened. Straight out of the Gospel of John, chapter 5.

Story about Yeshua's conflict with his brothers after being misunderstood and subsequent clandestine road trip. Crowds arguing about Yeshua and he almost gets arrested by the Temple Police. Yeshua's audacious invitation and wild claim on the biggest day of the party. True story from Yochanan John 7.

Story about three siblings living in the burbs of Jerusalem, how one of them gets sick and died, and how Yeshua comes and brings him back to life. Picture of Jewish burial and mourning customs from Talmud and Midrash, quoting John Lightfoot, John Gill, and Alfred Edersheim.

Story about Yeshua breaking a social taboo and watching the dirty camel-poop-encrusted feet of his disciples. Practical applications and challenges. Story from Yochanan 13.

Story of Moses praying for a new leader and comissioning Joshua in front of the nation. Lessons in mentoring, leadership, vision, and influence. Snapshot of Mashiach from life of Yehoshua. Story from Numbers 27, parashat Pinchas.

True story about Yeshua's disciples enjoying a barbequed breakfast of fish and toast with him after he was raised from the dead. Eating and drinking together as social ritual. Yeshua is playful, mysterious, smiling, and optimistic when he looks at his people. Asking the tough missional questions. What does it look like to throw our nets on the other side of the boat as we reach out to our city?

True story about Yeshua's last meal with his disciples and final instructions to them before being taken up. Forty day romance. The man who can fly. Short time with loved one. Unanswered questions. Tips on conversational. Unhealthy obsession with instant success, chronologies, and timing in general. The law of growing influence. We need to be empowered to accomplish the mission. Yeshua is alive! He talks about God's Kingdom, not Christianity. He is returning physically. He's restoring the kingdom to Israel and answering the prayers of the Jewish people. Quotes from the Rambam and Talmud Bavli. Yeshua is returning as an ethnic Jew and the leader of national Israel. Yeshua will do what Yeshua did, including go to synagogue on Saturday and read from the Torah, rest on Shabbat, celebrate Festivals such as Passover, Booths, and Chanukah, wear tzitzit, and speak Hebrew. Don't stare into the sky or wait for the end, you have a mission. Pray for the Holy Spirit. Witness to Yeshua's cause and tell his stories.

True story about God killing a husband and wife for lying to his face. People getting along, sharing, happy, Sesame Street would be so proud. Like an action film or thriller. Ad hoc solutions. Partners in crime. Esp from God. Awe. Human capacity for selflessness or selfishness. Good deeds with a bad heart. Satan can fill the hearts of believers. Christians and Messianics can be demonically influenced. Warning, in a community of recovering sinners you will be wronged and hurt at times. God's watching and listening to everyone because he delights in them. God's plan A is mercy, plan B is justice. He gives changes but his patience and tolerance have a limit. God can be tried and doesn't take kindly to being messed with. God judges and kills people in the New Covenant era, church age, dispensation of grace, whatever you want to call it, both believers and nonbelievers.