Mishkahn David Messianic Synagogue Rabbi Brian Samuel

The purest meaning of Shabbat is that we work at something, but then rest, and let God do the miracle. We rest on Shabbat, but He doesn't!

Rabbi Brian's sermon centers on the central theme of the Torah and Prophets... to "Love your neighbor as yourself." What does it mean, not just to love your neighbor, but to love them "as yourself"? We will delve into the concept of loving ourselves, not in a prideful way, but truly in a Biblical way, connected to loving our neighbor. This message especially is an encouragement to the daughters of the King, on Mother's Day weekend. "We see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face."

Giving and receiving correction (a rebuke) is spoken of only in positive terms in all of the Bible. Yet both are viewed in negative lights these days. In this sermon, Rabbi Brian gives Biblical and practical insights into the art of giving and receiving correction.

Pesach (Passover) begins with a Shabbat and ends with a Shabbat. The interim days are called "Chol HaMoed", meaning the workdays/ordinary days of the festival. It's in these days, when things seem ordinary, as if God isn't moving, that God does amazing inner work, even when we don't realize it.

In Torah portion Tazria, we learn about the leper and leprosy. By reviewing what Torah says about this malady, we learn so much about the leper who approached Yeshua.

The New Testament, from the gospels, to Acts, to the epistles, to Revelation, all have a consistent thread... that in the end-times, deception will seek to creep into the body of Messiah. We need to be aware of this.