Next week will be our last service as the Lord has seen fit to consolidate His work in reaching the Jewish people in Buffalo Grove as we merge with Adat Hatikvah. Your elders are truly excited and blessed at what God has done to maintain the work that began here in 1982. Adat began in … Read more
The Temple and its sacrifices served God’s purposes to reveal the cost of sin. It revealed the need for the shedding of blood to provide atonement for sin. And it prepared people for the coming of the ultimate sacrifice which would provide full, complete, and everlasting redemption. Through the death and resurrection of Yeshua. The … Read more
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, a key founder and Israel’s first Prime Minister, announced the establishment of the State of Israel. This marked the end of nearly 2,000 years of exile, dispersion, and persistent persecution, including the inquisitions, pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, and the Holocaust. The return of the Jewish people to … Read more
Readings Lev. 17:11, Ps. 40:6-8 Heb. 10:19-25 The book of Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish believers in Yeshua not to return to the old covenant system of sacrifices. In Hebrews 10, the writer’s focus is that the sacrifice of Yeshua is far superior to the repeated sacrifices of the Older Covenant, which could never … Read more
Chapter 5 of this letter to the Jewish Believers tells us a key reason why the New Covenant is greater than the Older is that we have a greater High Priest. Most Jewish people today think of priests as Roman Catholic or Anglican but the priesthood is an integral part of Biblical Judaism. In 5:1 … Read more
The word “Advent” is derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming,” which is a translation of the Greek word parousia. So, Advent in the Christian calendar anticipates the “coming of Messiah”. Initially the focus was on the return of the Messiah or the second coming, but over time it looked to His first coming as well. But … Read more
The main message of Hebrews 8 is why God gave Israel a New Covenant. The Lord spoke of this New Covenant through Jeremiah, as Israel was taken into captivity. We learn both from Jeremiah 31 and here in Heb. 8 that the New is better in every way than the Older Covenant. What connects both … Read more
As we continue our studies in the book of Hebrews we come to one of the most important themes of this Letter. It is the concept of Yeshua as our High Priest. For us to appreciate the importance of this role by Yeshua the Messiah, we need to understand the significance of the High Priest from … Read more
Our society wants more: Much of our society is focused on doing more – getting more – fast food chains and becoming more – Join the Army be all you can be, there is nothing wrong with any of this but are we losing sight of something important? A study in the 70’s based on … Read more
The Book of Hebrews was written to the Jewish people in a key point in their lives. This letter was written to us as well. As the French writer so aptly put it “The more things change the more they stay the same.” Our passage this morning is a timeless warning to those who are God’s children. It … Read more
This book will help you to trace the source of Jewish and Christian faith through the Land, the people, and the Scriptures. Presented with “you are there” imagery enriched with Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfillment. It will help you to understand the unity between Old and New Covenants.
Where Jesus Walked is an excellent travel companion for a trip to Israel, personal devotions, Bible studies, or as a background for the history and events in the life of Yeshua.
The Scripture references uniquely correlate Old Testament prophecy from 500 to 3500 years before the birth of Yeshua with New Covenant fulfillment. Full-color locator maps help readers understand the geographic context of the events. Over 100 full-page photographs place you at the sites where the events occurred and help to visualize what took place.
Fascinating personal portraits of 24 people who walked with Yeshua complete the story of the New Covenant and provide historical background to the people in His earthly life. Including the Apostles, Mary, Martha, Mary Magdalene, Herod, and others.