This is the weekly podcast of Shabbat teachings and special messages from Eitz Chaim Messianic Congregation of Plano, TX
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In Part 19 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at how to put off bitterness and forgive one another, letting go of wanting to hold them liable for their sin, and refusing to replay the tapes of their offense in your mind. Bottom line – a forgiven person is a forgiving person.
In Part 18 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at Eph 4 and the Ministry of Mercy – meeting human needs through deeds, demonstrating our faith by our works.
In Part 17 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at biblical strategies for controlling your anger, including don’t clam up or blow up, but channeling it in godly ways and forgiving others, and explores ways in which we give the devil a foothold.
In Part 16 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at the theme of putting off the old self and putting on the new self, which must entail change from the inside out, with new motives, a new identity, a new way of thinking, and being totally captivated by Y’Shua!
Evan begins with Israel’s role in the world today, and counters Antisemitism. This is a natural segue into the HaTikva Project, which he and his wife Lisa have founded.
Rami showcases Independence throughout the history of mankind and the foundations of its celebration, and then switches the perspective to Independence in God’s eyes, and what that means for us in Yeshua.
In Part 15 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at how we grow in maturity and the absolute necessity of speaking the truth in love to one another in forming a vibrant, life-giving Messianic community.
In Part 14 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at Ephesians 3 and the pursuant of intimacy with Y’Shua. All Believers have the love and presence of Y’Shua on one level, but for most, it hasn’t broken through into their inner being, where it becomes a real experience and a controlling reality.
In Part 13 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at the theme of suffering in chapter 3 and how no suffering is for nothing; no suffering can really hurt you; and all your suffering will be for glory.
Rusty calls attention to a critical issue in all congregations, and in every heart. What “reasonable” grudges are you holding onto? Have you truly sought reconcile, or just sought to be right? A hard lesson, but a necessary one.
In Part 12 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at the Power of the Spirit and the importance of sustained prayer, obedience, and meditation on how wide and high and long and deep is Messiah’s love for you.
How often do we consider how great of a gift God’s Law was? Do we truly appreciate it? We have greater access to the scriptures more than any point in history, but we often neglect to read, let alone memorize it. Rusty takes us through the beauty and necessity of God’s word from Sinai to […]
In Part 11 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at God’s design for the local congregation, and how just as the Triune God is an intimate community, so too are we to form a covenant community with our fellow brothers and sisters in our local congregation.
In Part 10 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at the theme of community as a key vision for the local congregation, which is only possible by the Gospel doing radical heart surgery and giving us a radical new identity.
Matey brings us closer to sit with Job in his ash heap, and helps us to engage with the deeper questions of the book of Job. What did God’s answer really mean? Why were Job’s friends wrong in the end? And what lesson can we really take from the book of Job?
In Part 9 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller gives a special Vision Casting message from Eph. 2 on One New Man, where Jew and Gentile, while maintaining their distinct identities, are One in Messiah and spiritually equal within the Messianic community.
Names have significant meaning! Mitch Forman takes us through how just by looking at names, we see the Jewishness of Yeshua, His Messiahship, and His fulfillment of prophetic scriptures!
In Part 8 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at our former life of self-centeredness, our new life at God’s right hand; and how Y’Shua’s self-substitution accomplished this for us.
Rusty takes us through how being freed from slavery didn’t just happen to our forefathers, nor just in a physical way, but even today we are freed from a spiritual Egypt in Messiah Yeshua.
In Part 7 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at the themes of forgiveness, payment of ransom, and redemption by the blood of Messiah, and illustrates this by contrasting Barabbas and Yeshua before Pilate.
Joel tackles a hot topic with various prophecies from scripture paralleled with new covenant scriptures like Romans 11 to clarify how all Israel will be saved.
In Part 6 of his series on Ephesians, Rabbi Schiller looks at the theme of Hope and how our future expectations shape our present reality, and to the degree that we realize that the joy set before Yeshua was our salvation, to that degree He will become, in turn, our Living Hope.
The gift of prophecy isn’t exactly about telling the future. Rusty extrapolates, with scripture, what this gift of the Spirit really is.
In Part 5 of his Ephesians series, Rabbi Schiller looks at Eph 1 and the Born Again power that the LORD give us through His Resurrection and Headship, which gives us the power not to sin.
Jay tells us what it means to guard the tongue, and how our words have deeper insight into our hearts than we may notice. Shimrat HaLashon means to “Guard the Tongue.”
