Tree of Life Messianic Congregation

On Borrowed Time, Rolling Back Time, and Show-off Time

 
Rabbi speaks from the heart about his current medical issues
2 Kings 20:1-11 (TLV)

Erev Yom Teruah / Rosh HaShanah 5786 (2025)

 
Opening Praise Song – Mountain of the LORDPsalm 47 (TLV) & WelcomeKindling of  the Festival lightsBar’chu, Sh’ma & V’ahavtaMi KamochaScriptures & Themes for Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah  (Lev. 23:24,25; Nehemiah 8:1-3,8,10; Revelation 20:12,15 TLV)Two Praise Songs – Elohim Lanu Machaseh Va’oz; The Lion of JudahShemonah Esreh/AmidahAvot – Fathers/PatriarchsG’vurot – Mighty GodKedusha – SanctificationAvinu MalkenuResponsive ReadingTwo Worship Songs – Returning; Hosanna (Hoshana)Offering/AnnouncementsFinal Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah Sermon – ‘Confronting the Outbreak ofAntisemitism in a Post-October 7th World - Part 2’“Sounding of the Shofar”“Standing Benediction”Birkat Kohanim (Aaronic Benediction)L’shana

Guest Speakers

 
Cody Hug gives us a d'rash on Parsha Nitzavim
Jeff McGarity brings us The Gospel and What we need to Know
Victor Najor brings us Ruach Quadesh

Journey Through the Major Prophets - Ezekiel Chapters 12-15 - Signs, Messages & a Parable of Judgment

 
I. Introduction
II. Sign-Acts Preparing for Exile (Ezekiel 12:1-20)      a. Ezekiel 12:3-7 (TLV)      b. Ezek. 12:10-12
III. Fulfillment is Near (Ezekiel 12:21-28)      a. Ezek. 12:21-25
IV. False Prophets Will Be Judged (Ezekiel 13:1-23)      a. Ezek. 13:2,3      b. Ezek. 13:17      c. Ezek. 13:18
V. Divided Hearts Rejected (Ezekiel 14:1-11)      a. Ezek. 14:3-5
VI. Divine Judgment Determined (Ezekiel 14:12-23)      a. Ezek. 14:14-20
VII. The Parable of the Worthless Wood (Ezekiel 15:1-8)      a. Ezek. 15:1-8

Journey Through the Major Prophets - Ezekiel Chapters 8-11 - The Vision of the Defiling & Destruction of Jerusalem

 
I. Introduction
II. Scenes of Abomination (Ezek. 8:1-18)       a. Ezekiel 8:1-3 (all Scriptures to be in TLV)       b. Ezek. 8:6       c. Ezek. 8:14       d. Ezek. 8:16
III. Comprehensive Judgment on Jerusalem (Ezek. 9:1-11)       a. Ezek. 9:1,2       b. Ezek. 9:3,4       c. Ezek. 9:5,6a       d. Ezek. 9:6b       e. Ezek. 9:8       f. Ezek. 9:9,10
IV. ADONAI's Glory Departs (Ezek. 10:1-22)       a. Ezek. 10:4a       b. Facets of Kavod       c. Ezek. 10:18       d. Ezek. 10:19
V. Judgment Upon Israel's Leaders (Ezek. 11:1-16)       a. Ezek. 11:1-4       b. Ezek. 11:5       c. Ezek. 11:6       d. Ezek. 11:7       e. Ezek. 11:12       f. Ezek. 11:14,15       g. Ezek. 11:16      VI. Hope for the Exiles (Ezek. 11:17-25)       a. Ezek. 11:18,19       b. Ezek. 11:23-25

Journey Through the Major Prophets - Ezekiel Chapters 4-7 - Prophecies Against Jerusalem & Judah

 
I. Introduction
II. Sign-Act 1: A Besieged Brick (Ezekiel 4:1-3)  a. Ezekiel 4:1-3 (all Scriptures to be in TLV)
III. Sign-Act 2: A Prone Prophet (Ezekiel 4:4-8)  a. Ezek. 4:4-8  b. Leviticus 26:18
III. Sign-Act 3: A Defiled Diet (Ezekiel 4:9-17)  a. Ezek. 4:9-17
IV. Sign-Act 4: A Shaved Prophet & His Hair (Ezekiel 5:1-4)  a. Ezek. 5:1,2  b. Ezek. 5:3,4
V. The Sign-Acts Interpreted (Ezekiel 5:5-17)  a. Ezek. 5:7a     b. Ezek. 5:10  c. Ezek. 5:11  d. Ezek. 5:13
VI. Judgment on Israel's Mountains (Ezekiel 6:1-14)  a. Ezek. 6:8  b. Ezek. 6:9,10
VII. The End Has Arrived (Ezekiel 7:1-27)  a. Ezek. 7:1-4  b. Ezek. 7:7  c. Ezek. 7:12,13  d. Ezek. 7:18-22  e. Ezek. 7:23,24  f. Ezek. 7:25

Journey Through the Major Prophets - Ezekiel Chapter 2-3 - His Challenging Charge & Commissioning

 
I. Introduction
II. The Prophet's Challenging Charge      a. Ezekiel 2:1,2 (all Scriptures to be in TLV)      b. Ezek. 2:3-6      c. Ezek. 2:7-10      d. Ezek. 3:1-3      e. Ezek. 3:4-9      f. Ezek. 3:10,11      g. Ezek. 3:12-15
III. The Prophet's Commissioning as a Watchman      a. Ezek. 3:16-21      b. Ezek. 3:22-27

Journey Through the Major Prophets - Introduction to Ezekiel & Chapter 1

 
Introduction     Title & Author     Date & Occasion     Historical Overview     Themes     Genre & Literary Features     Theology & its Relationship to the Rest of Scripture & to Messiah     Summary
Chapter 1 - Ezekiel's Vision of ADONAI's Glory      a. Ezekiel 1:1 (all Scriptures in TLV)      b. Ezek. 1:3      c. Ezek. 1:4      d. Ezek 1:5      e. Ezek. 1:10      f. Ezek. 1:12      g. Ezek. 1:13      h. Ezek. 1:15-21      i. Ezek. 1:22-24      j. Ezek. 1:26      k. Ezek. 1:27      l. Ezek. 1:28

Looking Forward With Confidence to the Last Days!

 
I. INTRODUCTION  1. Purpose of Eschatology and our Response to It
II. THE SEEMINGLY STRANGE BOOK OF REVELATION
  1. Revelation is a letter.
  2. Revelation is a prophetic letter.
  3. Revelation is a prophetic-apocalyptic letter.
  4. Revelation’s categories of interpretation
  5. Principles for reading Revelation
III. ARE WE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS?
  1. So it will be afterward, I will pour out My Ruach on all flesh: (Joel 3:1 TLV)
  2. And it shall be in the last days, says God, ‘that I will pour out My Ruach on all flesh…’ (Acts 2:17).
  3. Acts 2:22-24
  4. 2 Kefa (Peter) 3:1-3
  5. 2 Timothy 3:1-5
IV. HOW CAN WE KNOW WHEN YESHUA WILL RETURN?
V. CONCLUSION

Journey Through the Major Prophets - Jeremiah Chapter 52 - Epilogue - The Fall of Jerusalem, Exile to Babylon, and Tisha b'Av

 
I. Background & Overview of Jeremiah 52   a. Jeremiah 52:4-6 (all Scriptures in TLV)  b. Jer. 52:14  c. Lamentations 3:21-24  d. Romans 11:1,11,12,15
II. A Prophetic Look at Tisha b'Av - Mourning Turned Into Joy!  a. Lamentations 1:1-12  b. Isaiah 40:1,2  c. Tisha b'Av in History  d. Zechariah 8:19     1. Possible Fulfillment #1     2. Possible Fulfillment #2 (Yochanan/John 2:19-21; Ephesians 2:20-22; Revelation 21:22,25-27; Zechariah 12:9,10)