In Parshat Masei, we learn about the cities of refuge, where a manslayer can be safe from the avenger of blood. But in reality, both parties are in their own prisons. This parshah teaches us the tools to be set free.

Judaism commemorates the three weeks between the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple. What can this concept mean for us personally, with the understanding that we are now the temple of God?

We know what it means to be "myopic" (nearsighted). The body of Messiah needs a dose of "hyperopia" (farsightedness) so we can see our circumstances from God's heavenly perspective.

Yeshua was a friend of sinners. He never celebrated or validated their sin. But He never avoided them either. This is the holy narrow road we are called to walk on.

Not the Motown band... but the red flags within us that warn us that sin is knocking at the door. If we acknowledge the temptations but do not sin, we are victorious.

The road to the Promised Land is always paved with giants. Do not fear. If God called you to it, He'll bring you through it.

When God blesses our lives, we are grateful... until we get used to it and it becomes common. Then we complain that we are not blessed. This angers God. Let's not block our blessing with our "kvetching!"

In this sermon, we learn about the "Shmitta", the yearly Sabbath for the land, and how it teaches us to glean blessings in our times of lack.

When Yeshua asked Peter three times, "Do you love me?", He needed to deal with and heal the hurt within Peter for rejecting the Lord three times. He needed Peter to let go of this disappointment, because Pentecost is a few days away, and there is work to be done. Let go, and LESS GO!!

Parshah Kedoshim begins and ends with the phrase, "You shall be holy for I the Lord am holy." Between the two "holy" statements are God's commandments to live by.