Posts by Rabbi John A.

Weekly Devotional - A Quote from James (Yaʻaqov)

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Just Another Messianic Weekly Devotional-September 9, 2016 By Rabbi John Wesley A. II   In today’s devotional we have a quote from James (Yaʻaqov) the half brother of Jesus (Yeshua/Yahushua). It is important to address some of Jesus’ siblings in order to historically shed...

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Tags: body, devotional, soul, spirit

Blind The Eyes of The Righteous

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How to blind the eyes of the righteous or just Judges! This daily dose of chukkim focuses on this week’s parasha “Shoftim.” The hebrew letters for this parasha “Shoftim” is שֹׁפְטִים which stands for Sheen, Pey...

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Tags: shoftim, torah

By The Rules of Engagement

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This week’s parasha addresses how you should deal with major Significant Emotional Events that tend to occur in your life. Deuteronomy 11:26-29 ESV “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I...

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Tags: re'eh, torah

By The Power of a Rescue Hug

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This week’s parasha answers the question of whether the term “Love”  is a Learned or Innate behavior.  Although most of us are aware of the basic understanding of these terms; please allow me to humor you once more as the apostle peter once stated in 2 Peter 1:12-14...

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Tags: torah, eikev

Parent Child Conflict: The Breaking Point

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This week’s parasha starts off in the middle of a major parent child conflict gone bad. Why had Yah been so adamant about Moses not being allowed to enter the promised land; at this time in history? Had Yah reached another breaking point similar to Genesis 6:6 KJV? Before we discuss these...

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Tags: torah, ve'etchanan

The Five Love Languages

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This week’s Torah portion’s spiritual focus is on “THE UNLOVING SPIRIT!” The author Gary Chapman has a famous book out entitled: The (5) Five Love Languages. As I was preparing this week’s Adult Torah Study the thought came to me; What is Yah’s Love...

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Tags: devarim, love, unclean spirit

Order My Steps in Your Word!

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This daily dose of encouragement focuses on this week's parasha "Masei." The hebrew letters for this parasha "Masei" is מסעי which stands for Mem, Samech, Ayin, & Yod. Before we begin expounding on the Hebraic meaning of the pictographic symbolisms pertaining to this...

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Tags: order, torah, masei

Maintaining The Covenant of Peace

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This Daily Dose of Chukkim is entitled: Maintaining The Covenant of Peace! Have you ever victoriously won a major battle against the enemy only to be held captive to peer pressure shortly thereafter? If so, then this daily dose of chukkim is for you. This week’s Torah portion...

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Tags: mattot, moses, occultism, phineas, torah, unclean spirit, yeshua

What is the Remedy for the Spirit of Occultism?!

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What is the remedy for The Spirit of Occultism!?! The answer to this question is found in this week’s Torah portion. The same is revealed in what the antithesis of these two words are: Ambiguity and Obscurity!?! The Torah portion for this week is “Pinchas (Phinechas …).&rdquo...

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Tags: durham, hebrew, heroism, messianic, parasha, pinchas, torah

Understanding of is “The Spiritual Breaking Point” which must be overcome

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Many great men & women of God have taught and expounded upon the topic entitled: “The Spiritual Breakthrough” in many genres which needs no further superlatives. But what most lack the understanding of is “The Spiritual Breaking Point” which must be overcome before...

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Tags: balaam, balak, moab, torah

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