Audio Teaching Notes Matt. 4:12-17 The word repent in Hebrew is teshuvah, which means to return - to return to our natural state. Gen. 1:26-28 Even after the fall, we were not helpless against sin. Our sinful nature is dominant, but we still have a free choice. Gen. 4:1-8 -->Because Cain did not walk in... Continue Reading →
Psalm 27 CJB "Adonai is my light and salvation; whom do I need to fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life; of whom should I be afraid? 2 When evildoers assailed me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and foes, they stumbled and fell. 3 If an army encamps against me, my heart will not fear;... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is Jonah and the Whale; technically, I should say Jonah and the Big Fish. Jonah was told to go to a significant Gentile power and preach repentance, something Jonah didn't want to do. The story of Jonah, or Yonah, in Hebrew, shows us God's great compassion and... Continue Reading →
Tishrei is the month of the Fall Feasts; it's the most wonderful time of year! It begins with the sounding of the shofar at Yom Teruah (Trumpets) and Rosh Hashana (The Head of the Year). It leads into the Day of Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the beginning again of the yearly Torah reading... Continue Reading →
Ezekiel 14:1-11 CJB "Then certain of Isra’el’s leaders came to me; and while they were sitting with me, 2 the word of Adonai came to me: 3 “Human being, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, thus setting in front of themselves the stumblingblock that leads to sin. Should I let them consult me at... Continue Reading →
We have entered the month of Elul on God's calendar, which proceeds the High Holy Days. Every day during Elul and the Ten Days of Awe is noted by the blowing of the shofar to awaken people from spiritual slumber. How can the shofar (rams horn trumpet) awaken people spiritually? Jeremiah 6:15-18 tells us that... Continue Reading →
The Ninth of Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar; it marks the day of the ten spies' negative report, the destruction of the First and Second Temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE, and many other adverse events in Jewish history. Do you remember when Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492?... Continue Reading →
Yom Kippur begins tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 4, 2022) before sundown and ends Wednesday night, October 5, 2022. It is the second of the Fall Feasts. Leviticus 23:26-32 CJB "Adonai said to Moshe, 27 “The tenth day of this seventh month is Yom-Kippur; you are to have a holy convocation, you are to deny yourselves, and you are to... Continue Reading →
Do you know what I find ironic looking back over the last two years? When state governments told churches to close, they did. In some states like California and Nevada, casinos and strip clubs were open, but churches had to shut down. Some Christian celebrities got together and thought they could solve the problem by... Continue Reading →
Elul is the sixth month on the Hebrew calendar and leads into the High Holidays of Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot (The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles). The Fall Feasts are the only remaining feasts yet to be fulfilled. Jesus gave a warning in two parables in... Continue Reading →
I read an article the other day and sat stunned, seeing the most anti-biblical theology celebrated by pastors that I've seen in a while. Sure, the church in question is a "progressive Christian" church, but it didn't make the article's content any less jarring. The pastor's wife is a practicing porn star. In the article,... Continue Reading →
Now and then, we need to take inventory of our spiritual lives. We need to evaluate if what we believe is in line with what Scripture teaches. I know that sounds strange, but let's look at two Scripture passages to see how we, as Christians, could fall into error. The first passage we will look... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago, The Lord instructed me to begin reading the sermons of John Wesley, so I pulled out the two double volumes and started with volume one, sermon one. Since that time, two high-profile leaders have renounced their faith, and an international revivalist is accused of some very dark stuff. I believe these events,... Continue Reading →
Casey D. Bell 