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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 18:15-20

Posted on June 30, 2018 by ehurst

The underlying theme has not changed: Place a high value on unreserved trust and never manipulate. Completely open honesty is the way of the Kingdom. How do you handle a genuine offense? Do you gossip and build up an undercurrent … Continue reading →

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Mysticism Needs No Defense

Posted on June 3, 2018 by ehurst

Mysticism is the only way you can hear God. Symbolism — also referred to as parable, or parabolic language — is the language of conviction, faith, and of the heart. That’s how God designed it. We refer to “the world” … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 16:1-12

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ehurst

Most people miss what Jesus is saying in this passage, because it’s all one thing: The Jewish leaders trusted in logic instead of walking in faith. Their legalism insisted that they must adhere to the Law of Moses, but they … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 13:1-23

Posted on May 5, 2018 by ehurst

There is no clinical description possible; that’s the whole point of this passage. If you choose to invest your awareness into your convictions, you become sensitive to what those convictions have to say. In that sense, you are breathing life … Continue reading →

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They Can See It

Posted on May 2, 2018 by ehurst

We often point out the contrast between what the world values against what our faith values. It’s a huge difference. We view reality from the heart, and what really matters to us is simply not visible to anyone relying on … Continue reading →

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Keep It Alive

Posted on April 20, 2018 by ehurst

Fundamental to our teaching here is that the mainstream church has failed. Not in every way; good things have been preserved over the past two millennia. However, our primary complaint is the loss of the heart-led way. Faith, convictions and … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus: Matthew 10:16-22

Posted on March 3, 2018 by ehurst

We continue with the same context as in the previous lesson: Jesus gives His disciples a commission to share His haggadah on the Galilean preaching circuit. This is all under the Covenant of Moses, but specifically fitting in with rabbinical … Continue reading →

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Sermon on the Mount 20

Posted on February 17, 2018 by ehurst

Jesus uses another common parable from the Talmud. It was widely known in that part of the world that during rainy season, it could fall in torrents, rinsing the rocky places bare and flooding the wadis. Jesus could have easily … Continue reading →

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Secrecy Lies

Posted on January 17, 2018 by ehurst

Let’s explore another value shift: secrecy. In the Bible, secrecy is a valid tactic, but is immoral as a strategy. That is, you can deny your enemy knowledge of the facts of your tactical plan, but you cannot hide from … Continue reading →

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Sermon on the Mount 13

Posted on December 30, 2017 by ehurst

Serving Mammon 6:19-24 This one makes no reference to the Talmud, and only an indirect reference to the Old Testament. Jesus equates evil to being double-minded, in the sense of unfaithful to God. Righteousness is indicated with the Greek word … Continue reading →

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