Posted in Prayer, rabbi on September 12, 2007 | No Comments »
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceasesd, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord teach us to pray (Luke 11:1)
“Lord teach us to pray”, is what we need to be taught. It is fellowship with the unseen and most Holy One. The powers of [...]
Posted in Commandments on September 12, 2007 | No Comments »
“And God spoke all these words, saying: ‘I am the LORD your God…
ONE: ‘You shall have no other gods before Me.‘
TWO: ‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image–any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.‘
THREE: ‘You [...]
Posted in Commandments on September 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Passover/Pesach: Passover (Nisan 14) falls in the September/October timeframe on the Gregorian calendar: Leviticus 23:5 tells us: “‘In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, between sundown and comlete darkness, comes Pesach for ADONAI.”
This Feast celebrates the deliverance of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. It is a tale of redemption through the [...]
Posted in Prayer, apprenticeship, discipleship on September 2, 2007 | No Comments »
After his resurrection Jesus appeared to his disciples in visible form only on a very few occasions over a period of forty days. His main task as their teacher during these days was to accustom them to hearing him without seeing him. Thus it was “through the Holy Spirit” that he gave instructions to his [...]
Posted in Jesus, apprenticeship, discipleship, kingdom of God on August 31, 2007 | No Comments »
For three years Jesus shared an intimate life with his disciples. There was some formal instruction, but most of Jesus’ teaching, according to the Gospels, took place “on the road.” Whatever happened—healings, confrontations with authorities, scandalous pronouncements of forgiveness, conflicts among the disciples, the power of prayer manifest in their master’s life—all became teachable moments. [...]
Posted in Jesus, apprenticeship, discipleship, kingdom of God on August 31, 2007 | No Comments »
Learning From Jesus: An Overview As God incarnate, God in the flesh, Jesus offered a previously unknown personal knowledge of God and fellowship with him. In addition, Jesus’s birth, life, death, and resurrection became the foundation of Christian belief and practice. Jesus Christ is the central figure in our lives as Christians. For us to be [...]
