On Foundations at the moment, we’re in a series focused on the Messiah. In our last program, we started looking at the fact that there are many belief systems who believe in a messiah, but we’re going to continue looking at the Biblical claims about the Messiah and the evidence for Him. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 27, 2022•9 min
You might not know this, but Christianity and Judaism aren’t the only belief systems who believe in a Messiah. We’re going to examine this phenomenon on Foundations for a few programs but it’s really important we understand who the correct Messiah is and we’ll be focusing on the Biblical claims. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 26, 2022•9 min
Today on Foundations we’re going to look at the concept of God becoming a human being through the lens of a Jewish worldview. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 25, 2022•10 min
We’ll continue our previous conversation about the criticism that the Bible has simply plagiarised the concept of God having a son from ancient pagan religions. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 24, 2022•10 min
For those who try to discredit the Bible, often they’ll use the criticism that a deity having a son didn’t originate with the Bible, but is fact a pagan mythical belief that the Bible copied. That’s an issue we’re going to tackle today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 23, 2022•9 min
In our program today on Foundations, we’re continuing to look at Daniel’s prophecy about the coming of Messiah, but in particular, what the correct starting point was for the beginning of the countdown. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2022•10 min
Bible prophecy can be very confusing because there’s so much symbolism and the terminology can get quite distracting as well. We’re going to look at the mysterious seventy sevens mentioned by Gabriel to the prophet Daniel, when he detailed the coming of the Messiah. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 19, 2022•10 min
Jews and Christians are both longing for the Messiah, and on Foundations today we’re going to look at the prophecy of Daniel, that described in quite a bit of detail the coming of the Messiah. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2022•10 min
We began a conversation last time about the name Emmanuel, the name God said would belong to the Messiah when He would be born. We’re continue that conversation on Foundations today. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 17, 2022•10 min
On our program today we’ll continue our series about the Messiah and in particular begin to learn about the special name God said He would be called by. Emmanuel. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 16, 2022•9 min
In our last program we began a new series about the Messiah and in particular, we began to look at the prophecy about the Virgin Birth and the claim that many believe this particular doctrine is a myth. We’ll dispel that myth today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 13, 2022•10 min
We’re going to start a new series on Foundation, all focused on the Messiah and what the Bible said about Him. In this program we’re going to look at the prophecy that said He’d be born of a Virgin. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2022•9 min
Building fences to most people, in a metaphorical sense, usually indicates fixing a repaired relationship, to patch things up. In Judaism however, building fences is a completely different thing, and that’s what we’ll be talking about today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 12, 2022•10 min
In our previous program, we began looking at the topic of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. We’ll continue and conclude that conversation today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 10, 2022•10 min
There’s an obscure mention in the New Covenant about not blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. There are different views about what this means and that’s what we’re going to begin covering today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 09, 2022•10 min
The Jewish people are God’s chosen people. The Bible says this clearly. But why did God decide to choose that particular group of people? Why didn’t He choose another ethnic people? That’s the topic of our conversation today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 06, 2022•10 min
Does God pray? If so, who does He pray to since He’s God and already knows all things? We’re continuing our conversation on the topic of Tefilah ? the Hebrew word for prayer on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 05, 2022•10 min
To some people prayer is easy and comes naturally, for others, it’s a real struggle. To the Jewish mind, Tefilah - prayer - is a much deeper more intimate interaction with God. There’s also the belief that God Himself prays. That’s the concept we’ll be looking at on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 04, 2022•10 min
The word Hallelujah is one of the most commonly known words among all the cultures of the world and yet many people have no idea it’s a Hebrew word, let alone what it means. That’s what we’ll be learning about today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 03, 2022•9 min
We’ll be learning about fear on Foundations today, mostly about how to understand it by knowing the context the word is used in. It’s a lesson for every word found in Scripture. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 02, 2022•10 min
If ever there was a misunderstood topic in the Bible, it’s the topic of judging. People don’t realise that there are times when we are required to judge and there are times when we’re not. In the program today we’ll be learning about learning to judge rightly in our daily lives. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 29, 2022•10 min
We’re focusing on the importance of names at the moment on Foundations, and in this program we’re going to look at the most wonderful name of all ? Jesus ? and we’ll also learn how the Jewish people revere God’s name. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 28, 2022•10 min
Today on Foundations we’re going to take a look at the power of names. Sometimes people choose bizarre names for their children that have us scratching our heads, but in Bible times, names were incredibly important. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 27, 2022•10 min
The Feast of First Fruits is also separate to the Feast of Passover, but occurs so close to it, that it’s become part of the Passover week celebrations. We’ll learn about this feast, what it represents and how Jesus fulfils all of it. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 26, 2022•10 min
While the Bible lists the Feast of Unleavened Bread separately from Passover, it occurs as soon as Passover finishes and today, Jews simply consider this feast as part of the Passover week of celebrations. We’ll learn how this particular feast of the Lord also presents Jesus as its fulfilment. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 25, 2022•10 min
In the program today, we’ll continue to unpack the celebration of the Passover meal. We’ll learn about the third and fourth cups in the celebration and how the meal is concluded. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 22, 2022•10 min
One of the most important parts of celebrating the Passover meal is the telling of the story of Passover and why Jews around the world celebrate this meal every year. We’ll look at 4 important questions that are asked during the meal as well and learn about the 2nd cup of Passover and then what the different symbolic parts of the meal are and what they represent. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate...
Apr 21, 2022•11 min
There are a number of symbolic elements in the Passover meal, and in our program today we’ll learn about The First Cup, the hand washing ceremony and the Maror, the inclusion of the green vegetable that’s so important for this meal. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 20, 2022•10 min
In our program today as we continue learning about Passover, we’ll learn about some of the particular elements of the meal as Jews celebrate Passover today. We’ll learn about leaven and the lighting of the Passover candles. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 19, 2022•10 min
In our program today we’ll continue learning about the Feast of Passover, and get some history as to why this feast became so important and significant to God’s people. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 18, 2022•10 min