True story of diverse multilingual Yeshua community developing creative solution with consensus support instead of splintering. From Acts of the Apostles, chapter 6. Imagine a country with no welfare system, pension plans, and life insurance. Plight of widows. Care of widows in the Torah and the early Yeshua movement. Negative spindoctors. Relate to needs not being met, marginalization as a minority, specializing in strenths, delegating tasks, new job. Embracing diversity. Growth pains and psychological preparation for it. Engaging instead of walking away when your needs aren't being met. Knowing each other, doing life together as community. Survival, maintenance, and growth mindsets. Need for administrators and fulltime prayer and Bible guys. Difference between the apostle Paul and most men.  Yeshua not mentioned explicitly. He leads through leaders. He calls men to prayer and the ministry of the Word. Honoured when his people hang together.

Story - Diverse Community Develops Creative Solution Instead Of Folding - Acts 6

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What happens when disciples who are all hearing from Yeshua get together? Snapshot of gatherings in early Yeshua movement. Danger of reading your church into the text. Early Christians went to Temple and synagogue when they could, but primarily gathered in homes in Jerusalem, Phillipi, Ephesus, Rome, Corinth, Colossae, and elsewhere. Time wasn't the sacred service hour on Sunday morning, it was Saturday night! Figurehead verse of the house church movement describing gatherings of disciples where each one had a gift, knew what it was, and contributed. Shaul's letter assumes that each person had a relationship with the Master, that the Ruach was present and moving, that they were gathered in a circle, not in rows facing the front, so that it was participatory and not spectator oriented and led by the Spirit rather than someone at the front, that it was an open meeting and not programmed or canned, and that it was small so that eveyone could be involved. Choice growing groups face to become huge and become less participatory, or multiply into a network of groups. Multiplication like a birth, not divorce.

Hearing Yeshua's Voice 5 - When Disciples Gather. Snapshop Of Early Yeshua Movement, Early Church

The danger of hearing Yeshua's voice is becoming overly independent, individualistic, anarchistic. Yeshua doesn't speak to everyone about everything. He leads through leaders that he speaks to and through. His kingdom is not a democracy. Breakdown of the functions of apostles, prophets, and teachers. Apostle from Hebrew shalach to send, all about mission and goal oriented. Prophet from Hebrew navi, spokesperson experiencing messages, dreams, visions, often artistic or musical. Teacher from Hebrew yarah to shoot an arrow, pointing in a direction and giving impetus, sometimes uncomfortable. Practical assignment, pray and then look for the apostles, prophets, and teachers in your fellowship, and in your city and area. Listen to them, take them seriously, receive them as gifts from Messiah.

Hearing Yeshua's Voice 4 - Anarchists Versus Apostles, Prophets, Teachers. Kingdom Leadership.

The letter from Dear John, as he was nicknamed by the other disciples. What is the anointing? Greek chrisma, related to christos and christianos, root of charisma and charismatic. Hebrew mischah, related to mashiach and meshichi, messiah and messianic. Halmark of a Christian or Messianic should be an experience of the anointing of Yeshua's spirit. How to get the anointing, an open, humble, trusting relationship with Yeshua. Where is the anointing, in you. Story in Darren Patrick's book Church Planter about Alex Early starting Four Corners Church in a gay bar, and the atheist lesbian owner coming into relationship with God and feeling that he was inside her. What does the anointing do, teaches you. Pathway of safety from deception, antidote to lies and false teaching. Corollary, you don't need anyone to teach you. Challenge to teach baby believers to learn from the anointing. Result of the anointing, a deepening relationship with Yeshua, staying in his teachings, life in union and communion with him. Fall in love with the bridegroom.

Hearing Yeshua's Voice 3 - Anointing What & Where. Story Of Atheist Lesbian Bar Owner Finding God.

The how of hearing Yeshua's voice, through his Spirit. Unpacking Hebrew term for Spirit of Truth, Ruach ha Emet. Wind or breath. Is truth impersonal facts, or relational faithfulness? Hebrew root of truth emet is aman, meaning doorposts, faithful, lasting, and covenant. Yeshua's attractive offer to people hurting and disillusioned by broken friendships and failed relationships. Suicidal season in Izzy's life because people come and go. The mothering of the Spirit, pictured by nursing and carrying child on hip. The Holy Spirit is Yeshua's Spirit. How to grow in your relationship with Yeshua's Spirit, and hear the voice of the Ruach more clearly and frequently. Recognize Yeshua as the giver and say yes. Desire it. Relinquish control and become flexible and spontaneous. Ask. Listen, be quiet, cultivate inner silence. Disclaimer, the Holy Spirit always agrees with the Bible. Story of young man who hung out around a hooker's house and ended up getting seduced. Story of Tom Brown, wilderness survivalist, teaching his children to watch and listen in the forest.

Hearing Yeshua's Voice 2 - Holy Spirit Relationship. True Love. Lasting Versus Temporary Friendship

How to have a relationship with Yeshua where you hear his voice and receive revelation from him, and how to gather as a community to cultivate and celebrate that relationship. Words to leaders, "let my people go" and "get out of the way". Torah-based communities need leaders though. Leaders not always present when groups in a network gather in homes across city. Lesson on transition from organisms including babies, plants, and caterpillars, communities grow and change. Lesson from construction site, time to lay foundation and time to build. Prophecy of covenant relationship in Jeremiah. Highlight, each individual knowing Yahweh personally. Results of relationship where the soul hears Yeshua voice. He knows you, you follow him individually and corporately, he gives life to your dead heart, and you're safe and secure, never to be lost or snatched from him. Danger of being deceived by doctrines of demons, false teachers, lying prophets. Solution, know the man who is truth, cultivate that relationship where you're hearing his voice.

Story - Diverse Community Develops Creative Solution Instead Of Folding - Acts 6

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