Latest from the Ben David Elders' Corner http://www.bendavidmjc.org/ Sat, 25 May 2013 09:27:38 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) Sermon Discussion Notes: From Acts 11:27-30 http://www.bendavidmjc.org/general/504-sermon-discussion-notes-from-acts-1119-30 Sermon Notes for Acts 11:27-30


Introduction: Great tragedies, such as the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001, change us forever. Few people I know, especially New Yorkers, look at the world in the

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]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:28:27 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/general/504-sermon-discussion-notes-from-acts-1119-30 Sermon Discussion Notes: A Paradigm Expansion: The Gentile Wing is Born (Acts 10:27-48) http://www.bendavidmjc.org/general/503-sermon-discussion-notes-a-paradigm-expansion-the-gentile-wing-is-born-acts-1027-48 Study guide and application notes for "The Gentile Wing is Born (Acts 10:27-48)"

You can listen to a recording of the original Sermon by Doug Friedman (20 August 2011) 

 

Introduction: A

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]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:24:56 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/general/503-sermon-discussion-notes-a-paradigm-expansion-the-gentile-wing-is-born-acts-1027-48 Sermon Discussion Notes (“The Danger of Success” – Acts 10:17-26) http://www.bendavidmjc.org/general/497-sermon-discussion-notes-the-danger-of-success-acts-1017-26 We have all done it.  We hear a message, a sermon.  At the time we heard it, we think about how God has spoken to us (or maybe we check our email …).  Then a few days later we have amnesia – we can’t remember

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]]> Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:47:50 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/general/497-sermon-discussion-notes-the-danger-of-success-acts-1017-26 The (real) Cause of Sodom's Demise - Part 2 http://www.bendavidmjc.org/scripture/495-the-real-cause-of-sodoms-demise-part-2 Did God destroy Sodom because of flagrant homosexuality?  This seems to be a common thought today amongst many followers of Yeshua.  The fact that homosexual marriage is a prominent and growing issue in many states only strengthens the perception that God judged Sodom for this sexual

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]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:50:34 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/scripture/495-the-real-cause-of-sodoms-demise-part-2 Coherence Week 4 (June 2011) Notes http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/492-coherence-week-4-june-2011-notes How are believers in Messiah supposed to live?

 

Social/economic classes strongly dictate how we behave.  Gender roles require specific behavioral trends.  Political alliances force us into specific types of behavior.  Racial and ethnic roots also strongly influence our behavior.  And yet the Gospel,

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]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:17:32 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/492-coherence-week-4-june-2011-notes The (real) Cause of Sodom's Demise - Part 1 http://www.bendavidmjc.org/scripture/491-the-real-cause-of-sodoms-demise-part-1 Every sermon I have ever heard about Sodom and Gomorrah has confidently asserted that homosexuality was the cause of their demise.  I have heard sermons chastise cities like San Francisco and other sexually promiscuous cities by referring to them as modern “Sodom and Gomorrahs.”  There is

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]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:21:50 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/scripture/491-the-real-cause-of-sodoms-demise-part-1 Coherence Week 3 (June 2011) Notes http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/490-coherence-week-3-june-2011-notes In week 3 of our Coherence Ministry Training Class, we discussed mankind as he/she is described in the Bible.  In the first part, we talked about how God made us in his image, how He made both male and female, and how God carved out

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]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:53:18 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/490-coherence-week-3-june-2011-notes Coherence Week 2 (June 2011) Notes http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/489-coherence-week-2-notes-june-2011 Why do we make such a big stink about particulars regarding Yeshua at Ben David Messianic Jewish Congregation?  Why do we insist that leaders in the congregation accept that Yeshua was fully God and fully man?

 

Quite honestly, the

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]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:30:08 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/489-coherence-week-2-notes-june-2011 Coherence Week 1 (June 2011) Notes http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/488-coherence-week-1-june-2011-notes  

Working with people always presents challenges.  Just look at Congress today – you have a Senate that feels Government is the solution to our woes (i.e., the “Left”) whereas you have a House of Representatives that feels the Private Sector is the salvation of

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]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:19:55 GMT http://www.bendavidmjc.org/discipleship/488-coherence-week-1-june-2011-notes Can't we just let Jesus be Jewish? http://www.bendavidmjc.org/festivals-and-holidays/478-cant-we-just-let-jesus-be-jewish In today’s Wall Street Journal (15 April 2011), a recent article entitled “Is Passover the New Christmas?” caught my attention.  The opinion piece described how many Americans of all religions are finding themselves embracing the Israelites journey from slavery to freedom.  This, I think, is a

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