Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement When: Wednesday evening, October 5th Where: Silverton Foursquare Church Time: Doors open at 5 pm, Yom Kippur service begins at 5:30 pm followed by Oneg. We will dismiss at 7:45pm
Month: September 2022
How Strong Are You?
Imagine you are Israel of old, preparing to go into the promised land. Your leader, Moses—the guy you knew since birth—the father figure who explained YHWH’s laws to you—the pastor who directed your spiritual life–the leader who made sure physical needs were met, and the general who led you to many victories is not going…
Preparing to Stand Before the King
Scripture readings for Yom Teruah, the Day of Trumpets: Torah:B’resheet (Gen) 21:1-34; B’midbar (Num) 29:1-6; Haftorah:I Samuel 1:1 – 2:10; Brit Hadashah: I Thess 4:13-18 Scripture readings for this Shabbat start with all the children of Israel standing and gathering together in the Torah portion Nitzavim ‘Standing’ Devarim (Deut) 29:10 – 30:20; YeshaYahu (Isaiah) 61:10…
What’s Important?
Nitsavim begins with the words, “You stand today, all of you, before Elohim your God.” Deuteronomy 29:10 What an acknowledgment. Israel comes before the King of Kings to stand in His presence to accept the call to be a “righteous nation.” As a body, Israel humbled itself as a nation and as individuals. “Standing before”…
New or Renewed?
Ki Tavo – When you enter in D’varim (Deuteronomy) 26:1 – 29:9 Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 60:1-22 Matthew 4:13-24; Luke 21:1-4; Romans 11:1-15; Ephesians 1:3-6 One of the most satisfying jobs for a guy who works with wood is to restore something old and dilapidated, making it look new again. Working on home repairs, I’ve grown to…
Are You Ready to Enter In?
I was giving a riding lesson to one of my older students the other day and noticed her spirit was seemingly downcast. Typically, she is an enthusiastic person. I didn’t say anything until the end of her lesson, at which time I asked, “Are you doing ok?” That’s when the tears started to flow. The…
Husband of Restoration? Or Husband of Death?
Being kind to your enemy seems to be a problem these days. Typically, when we go to battle with someone, we don’t think about long-term effects. Considering a relationship with our enemy seems even more peculiar. Often, we are anxious to destroy or plunder our enemy, so we never have to deal with them again. …
The War Bride
Torah Ki Tetse – When you go out D’varim (Deuteronomy, Words) 21:10 – 25:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 54:1-10 Brit Chadashah: MattitYahu (Matt) 5:27-32; 1 Cor. 5:1-5 The storyline would make a good movie. A soldier goes out to war. His army defeats the enemy, slays all the soldiers, and carries away captives. The soldier looks…
Log Jam
One of the most favorite verses to quote, from either a secular or Biblical position, is found in the Messiah’s “Sermon on the Mount.” I believe it has become a favorite for some because it gives a free pass to those who want to ignore poor decisions and not come under judgment. Maybe you too…