This week, we’re going to jump way back in time to an event that I think gives us some lessons we can apply today.  It’s the account of Jerusalem being defended by YHWH Himself during the reign of Hezekiah.  The interesting part is not just that YHWH defended the city, but also the precursor, leading up to that defense. We’ll start with a summary of the account ( 2 Kings 18:13-19:37 , 2 Chronicles 32:1-23 ).  It starts with the kingdom of Assyria, which had become a dominatin

We’re going to continue last week’s topic with a look at why we think Christianity has not fully accomplished the mission talked about last week.  The reason is probably not what you think.  While we tend to lean towards blaming the umbrella of living in a fallen, sinful world, we’ll see that is not a sufficient explanation for the current situation. It can’t just be a matter of living in a sinful world, and the reason is because of the words of Yeshua Himself.  This is a tra

This week, we’re going to cover a topic that you may have wondered about as you studied scripture.  There’s bits and pieces of how we should act as believers and what we should do for the Kingdom of Heaven all over scripture, but if you just pick and choose something here and something there you’re not really getting down to the root of what our mission is.  In fact, I believe that our mission is summarized in something Yeshua told His followers they are, rather than what He