Tetzaveh, You Shall Command Shemot (Exodus) 27:20 – 30:10 Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 43:10-27 Mark 4:35 – 5:43; Philippians 4:10-20 Everybody loves a go-to guy. He comes through for you like no one else can when you’re in a pinch. He’s Mr. Clutch – always right on time with just what you need! When no one else…
Author: MVF Silverton
The Paradox of Giving
Terumah, Free-will Offerings Shemot (Exodus) 25:1 – 27:19 Melekim Alef (I Kings) 5:12 – 6:13 MattitYahu (Matthew) 5:14-16, 33-37; 27:51; Hebrews 4:16; 8:1-6; 9:1-27 (23-24); 10:1,19-23; 13:10-12; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 8:12; 9:1-15; Ephesians 2:19-22; Revelation 1:12-20; 4:5; 11:19; 21:3 Something so cool about YHWH is how His ways are paradoxical, boggling the mind of the…
Why Give?
Have you ever had a person in your life that you would do anything for them? Maybe you feel that way because they were there for you at your most vulnerable moment. Maybe they are a person who knows you better than anyone else. Maybe they rescued you from a catastrophe. Or maybe you just…
How Can I Witness?
To this day, I still have family members and friends who say to me, “Why do you follow the laws in the Old Testament, aren’t they just meant for the Jews?” Have you ever had to wrestle with this? At times, I get tired of the question, but mostly I get super excited to share…
Like the Great Deep
Mishpatim: Ordinances, Judgments, RulingsShemot (Exodus) 21:1 – 24:18YirmeYahu (Jer) 33:25-26; 34:8-22 MattitYahu (Matt) 5:17-42; 15:1-20; 17:1-12; 26:52; Luke 6:35; 19:8; John 5:22-24; 10:30,38; Acts 1:9; 2:1; 7:38; 20:16; 23:1-11; Ya’aqov/Jacob/James 1:27; 2:5-6; 1 Peter 1:2; Ivriym (Hebrews) 8:7-13; 9:15-22; 10:28-39; 2 Corinthians 6:14-15; 1 Timothy 6:14-16; Revelation 4:2-6 Spiritual gifts – what do we need spiritual…
The Father’s Standards
Yitro – Jethro, His abundance, excellence Shemot (Exodus) 18:1 – 20:23 YeshaYahu (Isaiah) 6:1 – 7:6; 9:6-7 MattitYahu (Matthew) 5:8-20; 15:1-11; 19:16-30 Fathers have standards. I like to call it ‘the Torah of the house.’ When a father raises his children, he teaches them what those standards are, how to measure against them, and how…
What Does a Fellowship Look Like?
I’ve always disliked the notion of being “perfect” so that others might think I am a good person. To me, this was sort of a lie. How can I be perfect if my very nature is corrupted? Like many of you, I still have to deal with my private self, which I know is not…
How do you Explain War, Songs, and Bread?
I have been asked how to communicate with friends or family over faith issues countless times. Typically, those asking are excited about what the Lord has done for them or about new information they have found in Scripture. But when they approach people with new insights, they become discouraged because their words are rejected. So…
What Voice Do I Listen to?
B’shallach: When He Let Go Shemot (Exo) 13:17 – 17:16 Shoftim (Judges) 4:4 – 5:31 Matthew 5:1-48; 14:24-27; Luke 12:15-32; John 6:15-71; 19:31-37; Acts 7:36; Hebrews 11:29; Rom 9:15-23; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; 2 Cor 8:1-15; Revelation 2:17; 12:10-17; 15:1-4 Ever wonder – how in the world I ended up in this trouble and how can…
The Travail of Zion
Bo, Enter, Go! Shemot (Exodus) 10:1 – 13:16 YirmeYahu (Jeremiah) 46:13–28 Mark 3:7-19; Luke 2:22-24; 22:7-30; John 3:1-10; 19:31-37; Acts 13:14-17; Romans 12:1-10; 1 Corinthians 11:20-34; Colossians 2:9-17; Revelation 5:9; 8:6 – 9:21; 16:1-21 Anything having to do with Zion has a bad rep these days throughout the world. The avowed enemies of Israel use…