Sermons and radio broadcasts from Ministers of the New Covenant Fellowship located in Georgia. A congregation that holds to faith in Yeshua and keeping the commandments of Yahweh.
Yahweh comes to visit His people on His appointed times in a special way. It is therefore pertinent that we show up for the appointment He has set. We will be encouraged, strengthened, and given power to face another work week.
Yeshua came to be baptized by John along with all the other people that were submitting to this act of righteousness. Why though, as the sinless Savior did he need to be baptized? This lesson also takes a look at the person and work of Yeshua.
John the Baptizer was not afraid to publicly confront the unrepentant sin of a major politician of his day. John was imprisoned and later beheaded because of this, but John stood firm and will be in the kingdom of heaven, living for all eternity.
While all of the people flocking to John's baptism were wondering if he was the Messiah, John proclaimed to them someone greater than he, that would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. These are two separate baptisms that fall upon separate groups of people.
John the Baptizer preached with fire, not holding back at all, proclaiming to people that they were snakes and needed to repent. His message seems harsh, but faithful are the wounds of a friend while deceitful are the kisses of the enemy.
From the end of Luke 2 to the beginning of Luke 3 we have an 18 year span of silence from the author. He now writes to us of a great man that had been prophesied over earlier, namely Yochanan (John) the Baptizer.
One title Yahweh is given in Scripture is "the Father of lights." The Father of what lights? Could it be the lights He created in Genesis 1:14-18 as time tellers and gifts for His children to know when He would visit them?
If the gift of languages is used within the church assembly, there are regulations that are to be followed. To disregard these regulations is to disregard direct commandments from Yahweh. This lesson wraps up the series on tongues.
Foreign tongues are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. What did Paul mean to teach when he referred the Corinthian church back to Isaiah 28:11-12? Paul said he spoke in tongues more than all of the Corinthians, but where did he speak in these tongues?
Sermon Update 4.18.2020. This lesson concludes my study through Exodus 11 and 12, and focuses on Exodus 12:21-51. Incorporating the children is covered, along with the ethnically diverse crowd (that came out with the children of Israel) and physical circumcision.
What did Paul mean when he wrote that if a person speaks in tongues he should pray that he may interpret? We must be careful not to understand Paul's instruction through the lens of what we may have seen practiced in some churches in the world today.
In this section Paul compares speaking in an intelligible language to properly playing a flute or harp, and using a trumpet to make a distinct battle call. This section also goes to show that there is no such thing as a completely unknown language.
Why does Paul describe prophesy as being greater than the gift of languages when he writes to the Corinthians? Is there a difference between the gift in Acts 2 and the gift in 1 Corinthians 14? What are the mysteries in the Spirit that Paul mentions?
What exactly is the gift of languages that is spoken about in Scripture? Is there more than one gift of languages? What happened in Acts 2? What happened with Cornelius in Acts 10? Does the end of Mark teach that every single believer will speak in an unknown tongue?
Before we can begin speaking about the biblical gift of languages (tongues), we must make certain that we understand the surrounding context in which Paul wrote about the gift. What is the main them in 1 Corinthians 14? Why did Paul write the great love chapter in 1 Corinthians 13?
In the last installment in this series we look at several passages used by Matthew Vines to say that homosexuality is compatible with Biblical Christianity because... the "old law" has been abolished. Colossians 2:14, Matthew 5:17, and Romans 10:4 (among others) are discussed.
In order to justify their homosexuality, some professing Christians quote Galatians 5:1-6 and 6:12-15 in an attempt to teach that we shouldn't be burdened with the "old law." This lesson tackles such an objection head on.
As human beings we often call things good that Yahweh deems evil, and things evil that Yahweh deems good. The reason we do this is because by nature we assume we can decide what is right and wrong in and of our own selves.
If I only had to choose one verse in all of Scripture to teach that one man took the place of others in suffering the penalty due to the sinner, it would be Isaiah 53:5. Continuation in answering the anti-Messiah groups.
The concepts of belief in the servant of Yahweh, that the servant is an extension of Yahweh Himself, that he was just a common fellow you wouldn't expect to be the Messiah, and that he was familiar with being sick, are all discussed in this expository sermon through Isaiah 53.
Updated Sermon (4.8.20). The Passover meal "kicks off" the Feast of Unleavened Bread. During this feast, we are to remove leaven from our homes, and we are to have a holy convocation on certain days. This lesson looks at this in detail, and covers some intricacies in counting and the Biblical calendar.
This lesson concludes our study on the Scriptural new year. I sum everything up, and then deal with a few objections that might be raised against this method of calculating the new year.
Updated sermon (3.25.20). What was the purpose of putting lambs blood on your doorpost? How was the animal to be cooked? How was it to be eaten, and with what? Did Yahweh execute judgment on idols in Egypt or real gods? These questions and more and covered in this lesson.
Updated sermon (3.16.20). This lesson covers some of the particulars in regards to the Passover animal, and looks at what was the commanded time of sacrifice on the 14th day of Abib.
Updated sermon series (3.9.20). When does a new year begin? Does agriculture determine time? What are the sun, moon, and stars for? Did the Scriptural new year originally begin in the fall? What about January? This lesson covers all of this and a bit more.
Updated sermon series (3.2.20). What midnight did Moses speak about in front of Pharaoh? Which firstborns were killed in the land of Egypt? Does Yahweh killing firstborn children make Him contradict His law on murder? Is Yahweh a tyrant?
Updated sermon series (2.25.20). This lesson discusses how the Passover is connected with the plagues of Egypt, Yahweh's Sovereignty in all things, the free will of man, the greatness of Moses, and the plundering of the Egyptians.
This lesson continues to evaluate Matthew Vines (an openly "gay" professing Christian) lecture given in 2012. In this lesson I deal with the paradigm that exists in the minds of many concerning the Jerusalem council in Acts 15.
Is homosexuality compatible with the Biblical faith? Some professing Christians believe that it is, but at the same time they recognize that the laws written in Leviticus are prohibitions against homosexuality. How do they respond when hearing Leviticus quoted?
This lesson focuses in on some writings from two ancient Israelite historians, Philo and Josephus. These historians are important because they lived around the time of Yeshua and they relate to us the timing of the Hebrew festivals.
