Episodes

  • Hearing Yeshua's Voice 5 - When Disciples Gather. Snapshop Of Early Yeshua Movement, Early Church

    Hearing Yeshua's Voice 5 - When Disciples Gather. Snapshop Of Early Yeshua Movement, Early Church
    Oct 5 2020
    What happens when disciples who are all hearing from Yeshua get together? Snapshot of gatherings in early Yeshua movement. Danger of reading your church into the text. Early Christians went to Temple and synagogue when they could, but primarily gathered in homes in Jerusalem, Phillipi, Ephesus, Rome, Corinth, Colossae, and elsewhere. Time wasn't the sacred service hour on Sunday morning, it was Saturday night! Figurehead verse of the house church movement describing gatherings of disciples where each one had a gift, knew what it was, and contributed. Shaul's letter assumes that each person had a relationship with the Master, that the Ruach was present and moving, that they were gathered in a circle, not in rows facing the front, so that it was participatory and not spectator oriented and led by the Spirit rather than someone at the front, that it was an open meeting and not programmed or canned, and that it was small so that eveyone could be involved. Choice growing groups face to become huge and become less participatory, or multiply into a network of groups. Multiplication like a birth, not divorce.
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  • Hearing Yeshua's Voice 4 - Anarchists Versus Apostles, Prophets, Teachers. Kingdom Leadership.

    Hearing Yeshua's Voice 4 - Anarchists Versus Apostles, Prophets, Teachers. Kingdom Leadership.
    Oct 5 2020
    The danger of hearing Yeshua's voice is becoming overly independent, individualistic, anarchistic. Yeshua doesn't speak to everyone about everything. He leads through leaders that he speaks to and through. His kingdom is not a democracy. Breakdown of the functions of apostles, prophets, and teachers. Apostle from Hebrew shalach to send, all about mission and goal oriented. Prophet from Hebrew navi, spokesperson experiencing messages, dreams, visions, often artistic or musical. Teacher from Hebrew yarah to shoot an arrow, pointing in a direction and giving impetus, sometimes uncomfortable. Practical assignment, pray and then look for the apostles, prophets, and teachers in your fellowship, and in your city and area. Listen to them, take them seriously, receive them as gifts from Messiah.
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  • Hearing Yeshua's Voice 3 - Anointing What & Where. Story Of Atheist Lesbian Bar Owner Finding God.

    Hearing Yeshua's Voice 3 - Anointing What & Where. Story Of Atheist Lesbian Bar Owner Finding God.
    Oct 5 2020
    The letter from Dear John, as he was nicknamed by the other disciples. What is the anointing? Greek chrisma, related to christos and christianos, root of charisma and charismatic. Hebrew mischah, related to mashiach and meshichi, messiah and messianic. Halmark of a Christian or Messianic should be an experience of the anointing of Yeshua's spirit. How to get the anointing, an open, humble, trusting relationship with Yeshua. Where is the anointing, in you. Story in Darren Patrick's book Church Planter about Alex Early starting Four Corners Church in a gay bar, and the atheist lesbian owner coming into relationship with God and feeling that he was inside her. What does the anointing do, teaches you. Pathway of safety from deception, antidote to lies and false teaching. Corollary, you don't need anyone to teach you. Challenge to teach baby believers to learn from the anointing. Result of the anointing, a deepening relationship with Yeshua, staying in his teachings, life in union and communion with him. Fall in love with the bridegroom.
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  • Hearing Yeshua's Voice 2 - Holy Spirit Relationship. True Love. Lasting Versus Temporary Friendship

    Hearing Yeshua's Voice 2 - Holy Spirit Relationship. True Love. Lasting Versus Temporary Friendship
    Oct 5 2020
    The how of hearing Yeshua's voice, through his Spirit. Unpacking Hebrew term for Spirit of Truth, Ruach ha Emet. Wind or breath. Is truth impersonal facts, or relational faithfulness? Hebrew root of truth emet is aman, meaning doorposts, faithful, lasting, and covenant. Yeshua's attractive offer to people hurting and disillusioned by broken friendships and failed relationships. Suicidal season in Izzy's life because people come and go. The mothering of the Spirit, pictured by nursing and carrying child on hip. The Holy Spirit is Yeshua's Spirit. How to grow in your relationship with Yeshua's Spirit, and hear the voice of the Ruach more clearly and frequently. Recognize Yeshua as the giver and say yes. Desire it. Relinquish control and become flexible and spontaneous. Ask. Listen, be quiet, cultivate inner silence. Disclaimer, the Holy Spirit always agrees with the Bible. Story of young man who hung out around a hooker's house and ended up getting seduced. Story of Tom Brown, wilderness survivalist, teaching his children to watch and listen in the forest.
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  • Hearing Yeshua's Voice 1 - How To Get That Relationship? What Results? How To Avoid Deception

    Hearing Yeshua's Voice 1 - How To Get That Relationship? What Results? How To Avoid Deception
    Oct 5 2020
    How to have a relationship with Yeshua where you hear his voice and receive revelation from him, and how to gather as a community to cultivate and celebrate that relationship. Words to leaders, "let my people go" and "get out of the way". Torah-based communities need leaders though. Leaders not always present when groups in a network gather in homes across city. Lesson on transition from organisms including babies, plants, and caterpillars, communities grow and change. Lesson from construction site, time to lay foundation and time to build. Prophecy of covenant relationship in Jeremiah. Highlight, each individual knowing Yahweh personally. Results of relationship where the soul hears Yeshua voice. He knows you, you follow him individually and corporately, he gives life to your dead heart, and you're safe and secure, never to be lost or snatched from him. Danger of being deceived by doctrines of demons, false teachers, lying prophets. Solution, know the man who is truth, cultivate that relationship where you're hearing his voice.
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  • Story Revolution, 10 - Telling Individuals! Challenges of Ghetto and Busyness. Call to Restoryation!

    Story Revolution, 10 - Telling Individuals! Challenges of Ghetto and Busyness. Call to Restoryation!
    Oct 5 2020
    How to prep for and tell a story from Scripture to your child or grandchild, friend, or neighbor. Grow a storytelling culture in your community. Religious world's challenge to get out of the ghetto, secular world's challenge to stop the busyness. Restructuring priorities and schedule to go after lost people, have meaningful conversations. Tips for telling a story to individuals and suggested questions to encourage discussion and enhance the friendship. Picture worth thousand words, story worth thousand pictures. True stories about churches in Idaho with Real Life ministries raising up and training leaders from their own communities, alternative to denominational and seminary model. Join the restoryation! Quote from N. T. Wright on how to change a worldview, by replacing people's stories with better ones. Let's get people telling stories and make disciples who will go make more disciples, reaching new neighborhoods and social networks that we never could by ourselves.
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  • Story Revolution, 9 - How to Prep for, Tell, and Encourage Discussion on Stories from the Bible

    Story Revolution, 9 - How to Prep for, Tell, and Encourage Discussion on Stories from the Bible
    Oct 5 2020
    How to prep to tell the stories of Scripture word of mouth, how to tell them in a group setting, and how to follow up with questions that get people freely thinking and talking. Telling the stories of the Bible is a mitzvah, a command of God! It doesn't just happen, it takes planning, intentionality, and practice. See Brass Tacks resource for storytellers and facilitators of gatherings at crownofmessiah.com. Story of man practicing telling a story on his unbelieving son and how it transformed his son's life. Exclamation marks look like clubs. Question marks look like hooks. Don't club your audience with your points, agenda, and thoughts. Ask questions to engage them, get the hooked, draw the understanding out of them. Suggested questions to kick off group discussion.
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  • Story Revolution, 8 - Telling Stories to People of Other Religions and Postmoderns, Group Learning

    Story Revolution, 8 - Telling Stories to People of Other Religions and Postmoderns, Group Learning
    Oct 5 2020
    Telling the stories from God's word, word of mouth, to people from other religions. Welcome people from other religious cultures to your city and neighborhood instead of fearing them. Yeshua sent them because you're his body and he wants you to reach out and tell his stories. True account of restaurant owner missionary who told Muslims Bible stories about God's power and saw them and their wives believe in Yeshua. Tell stories to postmoderns, who are more open to hearing something from you if it's personal. Caesar Kalinowski with Soma Communities in Seattle, Washington who started a storytelling night at a coffee shop, and finished the evening with a Bible story. Learning pyramid diagram from National Training Laboratories. Conclusion, the emperor of how we teach people is naked!
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