Choice Word: “Ranan” (Shout with Jubilation). “Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion! Ring out your joy (‘ranan’)! For the Great One in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel!” (Isaiah 12:6). Shout For Joy (Psalm 100) – North Central University Worship Live CAUTION: SKIM AT YOUR OWN RISK. In this era of amazing advances in technology, …
Dining with God: (10.) The Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Revelation 19:1 (feat. Naomi Raine & Mav City Gospel Choir) | Maverick City Music | TRIBL “The entire history of salvation is a divine love story between Creator and creature, between God and Israel, between Christ and His bride… the life of Christ is nothing less …
Dining with God: (9.) Communion at the Lord’s Table. “The blessing-cup which we bless, is it not a (“koinonia”) communion of, a sharing in, the blood of Christ? Is not the cup of wine for which we thank God a (“koinonia”) joint-participation in the blood of Messiah? And the loaf of bread which we break, is …
Dining with God: (8.) The Love Feast in the Early Church. “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Agape-Love each other. Just as I have agape-loved you, you should agape-love each other.” (John 13:34-35). The Agape Feast. Soon after Jesus returned to His heavenly home to be with the Father, the Christ-followers began to adopt various …
Dining with God: (7.) The Messianic Banquet with Isaiah and Jesus. “On this mountain in Jerusalem, Mt. Zion by name, the LORD of Heaven’s armies, Yahweh-Sabaoth, will spread an extravagant feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet with elegant, well-aged wine and rich, choice meat, a feast of succulent …
Dining with God: (6.) Learning at the Kitchen Table in the Presence of the Lord. “Listen, O Israel! The LORD (Yahweh) is our God, the LORD alone (or, the LORD our God, the LORD is one)! You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you …
Dining with God: (5.) The Bread of Presence in the Wilderness. “You shall make a Table of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold… And you shall set the Bread of the Presence on the Table before Me regularly… You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it. And you shall set them in …
Dining with God: (4.) Moses and the Elders on Top of Sinai. “Then Moses, Aaron and his two sons, and all seventy of the elders of Israel went up to the top of Mt. Sinai, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under His feet as it were a pavement of lapis lazuli (sapphire …
Dining with God: (3.) Jethro and the Elders of Israel. “Jethro was delighted when he heard from Moses about all the good things Yahweh had done for Israel as He rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians. ‘Praise Yahweh!’ Jethro said. ‘For He has rescued you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh! Yes, He has …
Dining with God: (2.) The Passover Meal. ‘In this manner you shall eat the roasted lamb in each household: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord Yahweh’s Passover… This day shall be for you a memorial …
Dining with God: (1.) Abraham and Sarah. “And Lord Yahweh appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.” (Genesis 18:1). The Oaks of Mamre. Oh, if only trees could talk, what tales they could tell. Take the famous oak grove …
Dining with God: Introduction. “On this mountain in Jerusalem, Mt. Zion by name, the LORD of Heaven’s armies, Yahweh-Sabaoth, will spread an extravagant feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet with elegant, well-aged wine and rich, choice meat, a feast of succulent food and the finest of vintage wines. …