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This is Part 4 in a series on Discipleship taught by Teaching and Vision Pastor, Jason English.

 

 

 

 

 

Love the Lord - Love Your Neighbor

 

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."  Matthew 5:43-45

 

 

Heap Burning Coals

Proverbs 25:21,22

Romans 12:1, 14-21

This is the third in a series on The Seven Festivals - Feast of the Tabernacle.

 

Cloud Covered. Glory Filled.

34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.  Exodus 40:34-35

 

Remembering God's Presence in Temporary Dwellings

34 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Lord’s Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. 35 The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular work. 36 For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the Lord. It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.

37 (“‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for bringing food offerings to the Lord—the burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings required for each day.38 These offerings are in addition to those for the Lord’s Sabbaths and[a] in addition to your gifts and whatever you have vowed and all the freewill offerings you give to the Lord.)

39 “‘So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the Lord for seven days; the first day is a day of sabbath rest, and the eighth day also is a day of sabbath rest. 40 On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 Celebrate this as a festival to the Lord for seven days each year. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come; celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 Live in temporary shelters for seven days: All native-born Israelites are to live in such shelters 43 so your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in temporary shelters when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’” Leviticus 23:34-43

My Dwelling Place

27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. 28 Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’”  Ezekiel 37:27-28

 

Word Became Flesh

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.  John 1:14

 

Moses. Elijah. Jesus.

2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.

5 Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 6 (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)

7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud:“This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”

8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.  Mark 9:2-8

A Call to Action

This is the second in a series on The Seven Festivals.

 

 

Leviticus 23 - Yom Kippur

 

Leviticus 16 - Day of Atonement

 

Matthew 27:26 - Bar-abbas

 

1 John 3:1 - Children

 

kippur - ransom. redeem. cover. cover over.

 

korban - sacrifice. draw close. come near.

 

Matthew 27:51 - Curtain torn

 

Hebrews 4:14-16 - Approach with confidence

This is the first in a series on The Seven Festivals

 

The Feast of Trumpets or Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)

 

Leviticus 23:1

 

Genesis 22:13

 

The tradition - God provided the ram. Abraham took the ram to sacrifice in place of his son, Isaac. A substitute. In Hebrew culture they would take the horn of the ram, hollow it out and use it as an instrument - a shofar (trumpet). 

The theme - Abraham thought Isaac would die, but instead, God provided the sacrifice. He will now take this thing that was dead (shofar) and I will breathe in and through it - almost as if its alive.

The concept - The Hidden Lesson. Many times God is teaching us something and in the moment of us obeying we have no idea where He is headed. At a specific time He reveals the point.

 

Exodus 19

Part 2 in a series on Discipleship taught by Teaching and Vision Pastor, Jason English.

 

Baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

 

Baptizo:

immerse

dip repeatedly

make clean

completely submerge

overwhelm

References:

Genesis 1 - Waters

Genesis 7 - Flood

Exodus 19 - Mt. Sinai

Leviticus - Daily

Matthew 3 - Jesus

Romans 6 - Identify

Hebrews 12:18-29 - Consuming Fire

This is the first in a series of teachings on discipleship. 

 

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Matthew 28:18-20

 

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The conclusion to an extended teaching on the Lord's Prayer.

Today's subtitle: "AMEN" taught by Jason English, Teaching and Vision Pastor at theHeart - Boone.

What is Christian Community? Acts 4:23

Seeing Christ in Others

Accountability and Guidance

It takes a community to know an individual

They will know us by their Love. Simple.

Living out the Gospel

For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever.