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Shalom Macon is a growing and vibrant Messianic Jewish congregation in Macon, Georgia, serving all of the Middle Georgia area. Our congregation is a diverse community, comprised of families from many nations, tribes, and tongues (Revelation 7:9). Therefore, obviously, many are not from a Jewish background. And while we are a Jewish synagogue, committed to the Jewish traditions, teachings, and lifestyle exemplified by our ancestors, our vision is to practice an inclusive Messianic Judaism for All Nations; a restoration of the faith of the earliest communities of Yeshua-followers; a window into the Judaism of the Messianic Era in which King Messiah will reign.
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Jesus In My Heart from 2022-02-14T18:01:51
Jesus Lives In My Heart. It’s a beautiful concept. I invited Jesus into my heart and he lives inside me. Where does that come from. Is that true? Could it be that the Torah and the exhaustive instr...
ListenThat I May Dwell from 2022-02-09T00:29:58
Parsha Terumah takes us into the seemingly monotonous and extravagant detail surrounding the construction and function of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. No other subject receive more Torah real estat...
ListenYou Shall Place Before Them from 2022-01-31T14:22:45
The Torah can be confusing, especially to our Western minds. But the difficulty was accounted for by the author of the Torah! A system of interpretation was set in place from Mt. Sinai. Sadly, it w...
ListenWhat You're Doing Is Not Good from 2022-01-24T00:01:42
When Jethro saw how Moses was handling the needs of the Children of Israel in the wilderness, he told him, "What you're doing is not good!" There is something insidious that we are doing today that...
ListenVictim Or Victor? from 2022-01-17T03:33:09
Have you ever stood at the shore of a massive sea wondering how to cross it, but knowing that if you didn't there was a blood-thirsty army ready to kill you if you didn't? Chance are, you probably ...
ListenThe Epic Story Of Exodus? from 2022-01-11T16:25:49
Honestly, what’s so great about the Exodus? What makes it special? What's up with all of the plagues and did God really harden Pharaoh's heart? Isn't that like stacking the cards? Join us as we tak...
ListenFalling In (and out of) Love from 2022-01-02T19:11:17
There's absolutely no feeling in the world like falling in love! But what happens when those feelings aren't there any more? When people come to Yeshua they experience all of the same emotions as t...
ListenNew Year's Revolution! from 2021-12-28T14:53:10
At end of every calendar year people all over the world start creating their "New Year's Resolutions." Unfortunately, most of these resolutions fail not too long after they are started because ulti...
ListenAre You Ready For Warfare? from 2021-12-21T16:16:50
Whether we realize it or not, we are in the middle of a war. No, not one country against another, but a spiritual war where spiritual powers battle one another. Does that affect us? What should we ...
ListenThe Fast & The Fearless - WHY Do We Fast? from 2021-12-13T13:52:59
Why is something as bitter as coffee so wildly popular, yet fasting is the polar opposite in the polls? We've spent four weeks discussing the biblical festivals. But what about the biblical fasts? ...
ListenParty Like Jesus! Part 4 -Yeshua & The Fall Festivals from 2021-12-05T19:12:03
Party Like Jesus! Part 4 -Yeshua & The Fall Festivals by Shalom Macon - Messianic Jewish Teaching
ListenHanukkah & The Borg from 2021-11-29T13:53:52
"Resistance is Futile" - This famous line from the popular Star Trek television series was not coined by the Borg, but was the battle cry of Antiochus IV, the antagonist of the Hanukkah story. Well...
ListenParty Like Jesus! Part 3 - Yeshua & The Spring Festivals from 2021-11-21T21:06:46
As we’ve observed thus far, the biblical festivals are a gift from God to his people. They are times of connection and celebration. But they also tell a miraculous story—a story of redemption that ...
ListenParty Like Jesus - Part 2 from 2021-11-14T22:59:17
If we believe the Bible, it’s an indisputable fact that God identified days of celebration and remembrance for His people. And yet, the majority of the followers of Jesus have no connection to thes...
ListenParty Like Jesus - Part 1 from 2021-11-08T23:30:40
God has special days—no, they're more than special, they’re holy. He established these holy days and called His people to celebrate them. Jesus did. His disciples did. So, what happened? Where did ...
ListenAbraham's Cheeseburger - Part 2 from 2021-11-02T15:22:53
Why do Jews separate meat and dairy? Didn't Abraham serve his angelic guests meat and milk together? What's all the fuss about and what does it all have to do with me? Isn't all of that rabbinic, m...
ListenAbraham's Cheeseburger? - Part 1 from 2021-10-25T14:05:15
Why do Jews separate meat and dairy? Didn't Abraham serve his angelic guests meat and milk together? What's all the fuss about and what does it all have to do with me? Isn't all of that rabbinic, m...
ListenGo To You - What Is Your Calling? from 2021-10-18T12:25:54
Who are you? What's your name? Simple questions on the surface until we see them through the lens of Abram's first test of faith in this week's Torah portion, Lech Lecha. There's another person ins...
ListenIt's Hard To Be Humble - Part 2 from 2021-10-13T18:07:40
The Midrash tells of a primordial clash between the two great luminaries—the sun and moon—over who would be greatest. It happened on the 4th day of creation. Later, we read the story of the discipl...
ListenIt's Hard To Be Humble: Seeing Greatness In Creation from 2021-10-03T21:47:44
The Midrash tells of a primordial clash between the two great luminaries—the sun and moon—over who would be greatest. It happened on the 4th day of creation. Later, we read the story of the discipl...
ListenChristmas In September from 2021-10-03T19:03:29
It’s Christmas time again! Wait… What?! It’s not December 25th! Well, what is "Christmas?" It’s the traditional "celebration" of the birth of Jesus, right? Could it be that this celebration, the bi...
ListenSukkot - Nailing Down Your Joy from 2021-10-03T18:43:07
Sukkot—The Feast of Tabernacles—is the "Season Of Our Joy." And it's only a few days away. But sometimes, joy can be difficult to muster, especially in a world that's falling apart around us. Join ...
ListenShabbat Shuvah - Say What You Need To Say from 2021-09-14T03:54:45
The Sabbath before Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is called "Shabbat Shuvah," or the Sabbath of Return. It is a day that beckons us to consider the condition of our hearts before we enter the most h...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 13: Choose Life from 2021-09-10T20:29:49
Choose Life is the conclusion of our series on the afterlife. Rabbi Damian wraps up this series by focusing on what matters most: how we live this life. Join us for this valuable conclusion to this...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 12: Judged By Their Deeds from 2021-08-31T01:54:46
The Great White Throne. Judgment in Revelation makes it clear that deeds have something to do with our last moments before our final destiny is announced. Judgment of the wicked makes sense but why...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 11: Salvation For All? from 2021-08-24T20:29:20
Eternal fire that burns, conditional immortality of the soul, oh my! We’re hitting the heavy stuff but there’s more to consider. Does God make a way for all to be saved? Meet the universalists.
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 10: Burn In Hell from 2021-08-16T22:20:16
What happens after judgment? Particularly to the wicked? History offers a broad set of answers to this question, falling mainly within three theological camps. We’ll investigate a couple of them in...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 9: The Formation of Hell from 2021-08-11T01:05:11
Thus far we’ve considered some of the early formations of the belief in the afterlife from a Jewish perspective. But these beliefs and theological attitudes began to change at some point in the ear...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 8: The Final Judgment from 2021-08-04T01:31:12
Matthew 25, John 5, and 1 Corinthians 15 all talk about the final judgment and what it will be like. But there are debates over how these passages should be interpreted. What will the Final Judgmen...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 7: If I Were A Rich Man from 2021-07-28T22:08:12
Continuing in our examination of Yeshua's parable of Lazarus And The Rich Man, we see a lot of overlap with the literature of greater Judaism and we learn several lessons that are a little unexpect...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 6: The Bosom of Abraham from 2021-07-20T14:14:38
The story of The Rich Man and Lazarus in Abraham’s Bosom has often been identified as the definitive picture of the afterlife according to Yeshua. From the idea of the “harrowing of hell” to the ba...
ListenConfessions Of An Addict from 2021-07-13T12:35:45
Believe it or not, most people are addicted to something. It may not be drugs or alcohol. It could be television, Facebook, Snapchat, or a smartphone. What makes us addicted to these things and how...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 5: Paradise & Punishment from 2021-07-05T15:09:02
Hades, Sheol, Tartarus, Hell, Gehenna … it’s all very confusing. How do we know what’s up? Well, we need to go down to figure out what’s up! This message takes a look at a prominent perspective in ...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 4: Sheol, A Place for the "Dead" from 2021-07-01T23:29:55
When you begin to dig into it, the concept of the New Testament “hell” becomes quite confusing. To understand it, we need to investigate an earlier understanding of death and the hereafter as descr...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 3: Rabbis & Resurrection from 2021-06-24T15:55:03
As we’ve learned, progressive revelation contributed to the understanding of the soul in Second Temple Judaism. This way of thinking heavily influenced the period and its religious thinkers in anot...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven? - Part 2: Progressive Revelation from 2021-06-16T23:40:23
Greek Philosopher, A.N. Whitehead once said, “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” What if that’s true...
ListenIs Our Hope In Heaven - Part 1: The Confusion from 2021-06-09T00:12:01
Where do we go when we die? This is THE question for so many people through the ages. It’s the question on the lips of the evangelist to the lost soul, “If you died today, do you know where you wou...
ListenGot Milk - Part 12: Laying On Of Hands from 2021-06-03T21:51:33
The Fourth elementary principle is about the "laying on of hands." Simple, right? That’s how people get healed … Maybe there’s more to discuss?
ListenIsrael Matters from 2021-05-27T00:54:44
Is Israel really the aggressor in the Middle East conflict? Is Israel really an apartheid state? Do Palestinians have any rights in Israel? Are Jews pulling the strings behind the economic rise and...
ListenEvidence Of The Spirit - Part 5 from 2021-05-20T14:23:25
This is really what it all comes down to: What do we do with the Spirit we have received? All the talk of theology, history, and practice is useful in identifying how we’ve gotten to the current po...
ListenEvidence Of The Spirit - Part 4: The Gifts from 2021-05-12T11:58:09
How do we use the gifts of the Spirit? They are so very important and they get a lot of recognition, supposed use, and … abuse. In Evidence of the Spirit, Part 4: The Gifts, we examine what the Hol...
ListenEvidence Of The Spirit - Part 3: Modern Manifestations from 2021-05-04T16:38:42
In this continuing look at the Spirit of God, we discuss three reasons for the strong desire to “have” the Holy Spirit: excitement, energy, and experience. We also begin to explore the spiritual gi...
ListenEvidence Of The Spirit - Part 2: The Pentecostal Primer from 2021-04-30T10:08:23
One-fourth of the world’s Christian community is connected to some version of Pentecostalism. That means they have had, and still have, a LOT of influence on how the Holy Spirit has been understood...
ListenEvidence Of The Spirit from 2021-04-21T00:39:01
The spring holidays of God’s calendar are in full swing and the Festival of Weeks is fast approaching. Most people know the holiday as Pentecost, celebrating the giving of the Holy Spirit. It’s a d...
ListenThe Death And Resurrection Of Time from 2021-04-14T12:15:46
Father Time has been murdered and you have 24 hours to find the killer. But little do you know that once the villain is apprehended, his victim will be miraculously resurrected from the dead. No, t...
ListenA Meal For The Messiah from 2021-04-06T01:11:47
Yeshua’s disciples are looking forward to sharing a meal with him. It’s called the Wedding Feast of the Lamb and it’s going to be a doozy of a celebration. But what can we do until then? Shouldn’t ...
ListenPost-Pandemic Passover Peace from 2021-03-30T16:45:01
We’ve been through a lot over the last year. 2020’s Passover celebration was really anything but celebratory. That was then, this is now. Passover starts this Saturday night and after basically mis...
ListenThe Jewish Jesus - Part 6: WWJD from 2021-03-24T12:21:03
WWJD? We’ve spent the last 5 weeks understanding what He would do—No, even better, what He did. That question has been answered. It’s in the Gospels. There’s a more important question—once we know ...
ListenThe Jewish Jesus - Part 5: Lord of the Sabbath from 2021-03-17T15:44:32
Did Jesus have the authority to change the Sabbath? The answer seems obvious, right? Ever heard it said that Jesus was a rebel, intent on tearing down traditions of men, and at war with the Jewish ...
ListenThe Jewish Jesus - Part 4: His Jewish Message from 2021-03-10T13:24:45
Last week we considered the background of Jesus teaching by looking at the Jewish root from which it sprung. This message discusses some specific examples — Sabbath, dietary laws, and even the mess...
ListenThe Jewish Jesus - Part 3: His Jewish Teaching from 2021-03-03T13:37:26
The word "Rabbi" means "teacher." The word has a somewhat different connotation today than in the 1st Century. Jesus was a "rabbi", which means he taught. But what was he teaching? Did he come wit...
ListenThe Jewish Jesus - Part 2: His Jewish Life from 2021-02-23T02:20:44
WWJD — What Would Jesus Do? In its day, this acronym connected deeply with disciples of Yeshua, and the reason is obvious — we want to do what Jesus did, right? But what if the world has no real id...
ListenThe Jewish Jesus — Part 1: The Great Omission from 2021-02-15T11:02:35
We all know about the Great Commission. But what about the Great Omission? It sounds so simple and obvious: The Jewish Jesus. But this essential truth has been lost to nearly all of his followers. ...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 11: Baptizing In The Name Of… from 2021-02-10T16:39:22
“Baptizing them in the name of …” These are familiar words with a very powerful message behind them. The meaning and significance of baptism “in the name of …” would have been communicated to new d...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 10: Instructions About Baptisms from 2021-02-01T15:08:12
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” It’s the Great Commission and its central to the instruction is to ...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 9: Believe Also In Me from 2021-01-26T00:36:59
“They believed in the Lord and also in his servant, Moses.” That’s Exodus 14. In John 14, Yeshua says, “Believe in God, believe also in me.” Wow! That’s pretty similar. But Moses and Jesus? What do...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 8: Faith In God from 2021-01-18T16:55:59
There is likely nothing more important in the relationship between God and his people or between Messiah and his disciples than faith. It is certainly no surprise to see it listed among the “elemen...
ListenIn God We Trust from 2021-01-12T14:24:28
Considering the January 6 assault on Congress that ended in 4 deaths, as well as new outbreaks and mutations of the COVID-19 virus and other current events leading to panic and confusion across the...
ListenIs Slavery Kosher? from 2021-01-06T15:09:32
Does the Bible condone slavery? Was the United States founded on slavery? Is the concept of biblical slavery any different than what we saw in our country before the Civil War? Join Lance Slater as...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 7: True Repentance from 2020-12-27T21:56:35
What is true repentance? It’s certainly important, so If we’re supposed to do it, we better know what it means, right? This teaching focuses on the traditional Christian understanding of repentance...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 6: Repentance From Dead Works from 2020-12-21T11:08:36
Repentance is where it begins. It’s the foundation of the gospel. It’s the first of six elementary principles the author of Hebrews says we must know and live by: repentance from “dead works.” But ...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 5: A Genuine Conversion from 2020-12-15T12:48:06
Thus far, we’ve restored the importance of the kingdom and redefined the accurate gospel message. Yeshua called on those who followed him to become “converts” to his message of hope for the future....
ListenGot Milk? — Part 4: Replacing The Kingdom from 2020-12-08T22:35:46
Is the church the Kingdom? Possibly one of the most important messages you will ever hear, "Replacing the Kingdom" helps us to understand the thread that was pulled to unraveled a large portion of ...
ListenGot Milk? - Part 3: Your Kingdom Come from 2020-11-30T01:26:20
In our last sermon, we acknowledged that the Gospel message being proclaimed by most believers today was lacking a central component: the Kingdom. Why was this essential component lost in the centu...
ListenGot Milk - Part 2: The Full Gospel from 2020-11-25T22:55:10
In our discussion of the "Elementary Principles" of the book of Hebrews, we can't escape the nagging question, "How is this relevant to the Gospel?" Yes, the Gospel, the Good News, is central to ev...
ListenGot Milk? Understanding the Elementary Principles from 2020-11-17T02:54:40
The author of the book of Hebrews says that his audience is "dull of hearing" and can't handle deep teaching. He says they "need milk, not solid food." Are we in any better position to understand t...
ListenLight A Fire from 2020-11-10T12:47:21
The world is being turned on its head. We live in a time of uncertainty and fear. Powershift in governments, the continued worldwide COVID epidemic, and economic instability are all sending signals...
ListenNothing New Under The Sun - Part 2 from 2020-11-03T02:05:40
The United States is divided now more than we have seen in a very long time. Much of the division is over who should be the Commander In Chief at the end of this year's elections. Will the United S...
ListenNothing New Under The Sun - Part 1 from 2020-10-28T22:54:12
Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, "What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun." But is this true? Aren't we challenged with unique situa...
ListenLost And Found from 2020-10-21T09:49:42
Have you ever been lost and desperate to find your way back home? There are so many lost souls in this world and Hashem longs for their return. But it's up to us to help them find their way home. T...
ListenShemini On The Mountain from 2020-10-16T10:24:14
What is Shemini Atzeret? What's so special about this holiday that the Torah establishes at the end of the Festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles)? How is it the perfect conclusion to the Fall Festivals? ...
ListenThe Recognition Of Responsibility from 2020-10-02T00:27:19
When we pray, what do we pray for? Most of the time it's about our own needs. Sure, we pray for others, but do we really have their well-being in mind as the pinnacle of our desire? Are we focused ...
ListenDon't Blow This from 2020-09-23T21:46:41
On Rosh Hashanah we blow the shofar (ram's horn) as a remembrance according to Leviticus 23:24. But what are we supposed to remember? There are many ideas of what we are supposed to be remembering,...
ListenHit Return from 2020-09-16T10:34:36
Symbols are created to invoke a connection between people and a concept. Although they were created with specific ideals in mind, both the American flag and the Israeli flag evoke a wide variety of...
ListenThou Shalt Not Resurrect from 2020-09-11T12:22:51
The Torah commands, "Thou Shalt Not Murder" as one of the "Big Ten." Andy Stanley says this commandment has no bearing in the life of a disciple of Yeshua. And although Rabbi Damian takes issue wit...
Listen"Y" Do We Sin? from 2020-09-01T14:19:57
Why do we sin? As regenerated disciples of Yeshua, why do we still struggle with sin? Shouldn't we be over that aspect of our lives? Does the devil make us do it? Or is there something else going o...
ListenMighty To Save from 2020-08-12T11:55:27
Was the contemporary Christian worship song, "Mighty To Save" written by Messianics? Probably not, but it almost seems so based on the theme of this wildly popular worship song. The Amidah is the p...
ListenWhat Do You See? from 2020-08-05T13:13:37
In these “uncertain times” is your glass half empty or half full? What do you see when you look around? Fear? Dread? Hopelessness? The media knows that fear sells and right now it is flying off the...
ListenChanging World, Unchanging Word from 2020-08-05T13:11:27
What book did Yeshua quote from more than any other? Deuteronomy, a book whose name means, "Second Law." Most people don't want the original laws, much less a book that repeats them and adds to the...
ListenSticks And Stones from 2020-07-22T00:24:03
We all know the saying about sticks and stones and unkind words. We also know the true power of words and how they bring a new reality into existence with them. Harsh and hateful words really do hu...
ListenThe Forgotten Language from 2020-07-14T23:13:34
Human beings were created with the need to communicate. We all have some innate longing within us to convey our thoughts and feelings, albeit some more than others. We all have a native tongue, a n...
ListenThat Ginger Heifer And Her Meddlin' from 2020-07-07T22:55:53
One of the most confusing and supra-rational commands in the Torah is regarding the ashes of the Red Heifer. How do the ashes of a cow mixed with water purify from ritual contamination? Is contract...
ListenMoons, Mayhem, And Messiah from 2020-06-30T01:10:48
What's the big deal about the new moon? Why the Scriptures have so much to say about it? Yes, the biblical calendar is set by the new moon, but that doesn't seem to have any practical bearing on us...
ListenThe Need To Lead from 2020-06-25T09:41:17
When asked why Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land, most people will respond that it was because he struck the rock in disobedience to Hashem's instructions. But could there be a deepe...
ListenBlessed Are The Peacemakers from 2020-06-16T10:48:53
We live in a time of tension and civil unrest. We live in an issue-driven society, where our world is becoming increasingly more polarized. Today issues have become more important than people and b...
ListenIn God's Camp from 2020-06-08T10:13:16
In Leviticus, we learned about the laws of ritual impurity, but suddenly they have appeared again in the book of Numbers. Why do the topics of tzara'at (biblical leprosy), zav (emissions), and corp...
ListenDo Hard Things from 2020-06-01T10:17:55
On Shavuot (Pentecost) the book of Ruth is read. The story of Ruth gives us examples of several people who had an opportunity to do something that was rewarding, but difficult. What were the result...
ListenIt Just Makes Census from 2020-05-25T13:23:56
The first few chapters of the book of Numbers are probably not on many people's favorite reading lists. They are primarily concerned with the results of a census God told Moses to take of the Child...
ListenWhat Is Really Mine? from 2020-05-19T10:55:17
Everyone loves the year of Jubilee. Or do they? What could be better than having your debts forgiven and being released from servitude? Isn't freedom and debt-free living the ideal? Why would anyon...
ListenA Tale Of Two Goats - Part 2 from 2020-05-12T10:17:52
If you heard the first part of A Tale of Two Goats, you realize we didn't come to a satisfying conclusion. In this message, Rabbi Damian picks up where he left off on the topic of Yom Kippur and ma...
ListenA Tale Of Two Goats from 2020-05-05T09:31:51
In our series on the book of Hebrews (A Better Covenant), we capitalized on the statement of Hebrews 10:4 that it is "impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins." However, when w...
ListenThe Baby And The Burnt Offering from 2020-04-28T01:07
The Torah's laws of ritual purity seem completely foreign and restrictive to our modern senses. Why does a mother have to offer a sin offering after giving birth to a baby? What did she do wrong? I...
ListenFreedom Is Never Free from 2020-04-21T09:52:49
On the biblical calendar, we have just come out of Passover and are counting the days up to the time of Shavuot (Pentecost). We are between the days of our redemption and the giving of the Torah. W...
ListenSeders & Social Distancing from 2020-04-06T10:13:36
For many, this year's Passover is viewed as a disappointment because of social distancing caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. We will be isolated to just our families and not be able to celebra...
ListenLeviticus - Sacrifice Required from 2020-04-02T00:08
Leviticus. Sacrifices. Blood. Guts. Dung. Ashes. And this is part of our Bible? Needless to say, the book of Leviticus can be challenging to the modern reader. How are we supposed to engage in a bo...
ListenSlow Your Roll. He's In Control. from 2020-03-17T10:09:20
COVID-19. Coronavirus. Panic. Fear. Stock Market crash. A rush on toilet paper? Where is the sanity in all of this hysteria? Are all of these reactions the wisdom of being prepared or simply a symp...
ListenPurim And Pandemic from 2020-03-12T09:27:46
Coronavirus. COVID-19. Pandemic. Global fear. Over the last few weeks, the world has had its eye on a rising threat that has swept across Europe and Asia and has now entered into the United States....
ListenTerms Of Engagement from 2020-03-04T01:50:41
Why would anyone want to read through the building materials and instructions of an ancient temporary structure like we do throughout large sections of the book of Exodus? Sometimes we have to reme...
ListenSeeds Of The Kingdom from 2020-02-25T10:31:30
The reality of life is that this world is harsh, bitter, and full of disappointment. On the other hand, however, the disciples of Yeshua have a hope that sees beyond our present reality and into th...
ListenOn The Lord's Day from 2020-02-19T14:43:59
It's time to re-address the age old debate over which day should be observed by followers of Yeshua as a day of rest and holiness. Is it Saturday, the traditional Sabbath described beginning in the...
ListenYou Are What You Repeat from 2020-01-29T20:49:38
Most people think that goals will get you there. Studies show though that if we focus more on transforming our daily routine into habits that will become long-term, problem-solving strategies we ca...
ListenThe “Nones” and the Non-Negotiables from 2020-01-19T20:51:25
As Nachamu Ami transitions to its new identity as Shalom Macon, questions surface about the direction as a congregation. What stays the same, what changes? What will our services look like? What ar...
ListenMyth & Mayhem - The First Century “Church” from 2020-01-16T02:43:45
Everyone claims to be a "first century church." What does this mean and is it even a good thing? How did Jew-Gentile relationships affect the trajectory of the face of Yeshua-centered faith over th...
ListenIt's Time To Say… Shalom Macon! from 2020-01-05T00:00
The cat is out of the bag. Nachamu Ami is changing. Why? Is it because we are giving in to compromise? Is it because we are giving up on being a Messianic synagogue? Or is there something deeper at...
ListenThe Congregational Conundrum from 2020-01-02T20:04:01
We're in a time of uncertainty in our country, our communities, and our congregations. Many are searching for meaning and answers without success. This message is the beginning of an important and ...
Listen100% Guarantee: What Are You Willing To Give? from 2020-01-01T15:33:34
When Joseph meets his brothers for the first time in twenty years he seems to treat them very harshly. Why did he do this and what does the Hebrew behind this story teach us about our responsibilit...
ListenHanukkah 5780: It’s Still A Battle from 2019-12-24T20:07:26
The story of Hanukkah is about religious freedom, particularly for the Jewish people. However, in every generation there are those who would try to destroy the Torah and all who cling to it. In Mes...
ListenWho You Say I Am from 2019-12-10T20:29:06
Have you ever made a mistake? A really big mistake? One so big that you had trouble believing God could still be there for you? Believe it or not, the story of Jacob and his ladder can provide some...
ListenI Hear Voices from 2019-11-28T01:39:43
Many times when tests come our way we hear voices of discouragement, voices of doubt, voices of anxiety, voices of fear. They all tell us things will only get worse and it's better just to give up ...
ListenAbraham - Master Of Chesed from 2019-11-19T13:24:21
The name Abraham is synonymous with faith. When we speak about Abraham, we speak about faith. But what about Abraham's chesed, his loving kindness? As much as Abraham had faith, his chesed was just...
ListenLech Lecha - Navigating Our Nisayon from 2019-11-11T12:57:34
Why does life have to be so difficult? Why do we have to endure so much hardship and suffering? Do we really have to endure so many tests? If God knows how we will respond, why does He allow us to ...
ListenLessons In Evangelism (Courtesy of Noah) from 2019-11-05T20:22:37
The great sage, Hillel, taught his disciples, "If I am not for myself who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when?" How does this connect with Noah and his missi...
ListenCalendar And Cloud from 2019-10-24T13:05:35
Sometimes the biblical calendar can be confusing. Sometimes we wonder why it's set up the way it is. Rest assured, however, Hashem knows what He is doing. Sukkot seems to be the conclusion of the f...
ListenUpon What Shall We Dwell While Dwelling from 2019-10-13T18:42:32
What should be our purpose for dwelling in a sukkah (tabernacle) during the week of Sukkot? What should we be focused on and thinking about? Join Rabbi Damian in this brief message to prepare us fo...
ListenShabbat Shuvah - Making The Turn from 2019-10-07T17:32:04
Judaism makes quite the deal about repentance leading up to and during the High Holidays. Hasn't Yeshua taken care of all of that for us in the Messianic community? Why should we waste our time say...
ListenEvery Descent, Part 4 - The Moment of Choice from 2019-09-29T20:06:06
Everyone wants to be forgiven, but not everyone is willing to forgive. How do we deal with this difficult subject? Are we supposed to "forgive and forget"? Are we supposed to forget all of the pain...
ListenEvery Descent, Part 3 -Future Ascent: Judge Not from 2019-09-22T19:08:09
The first two messages in this series we were descending into the depths by taking responsibility for and admitting our shortcomings. We also came to the conclusion that we are in control of our de...
ListenEvery Descent - Part 2: Get To The Root from 2019-09-17T16:31:18
Sometimes failure is lurking where we least expect it, and when confronted our natural response is to blame shift rather than accept our own shortcomings. But in order to grow and mature, we have t...
ListenEvery Descent - Part 1: Redeeming the Mistake from 2019-09-10T02:34:24
What do we do with failure? We have all made mistakes and had failure in our lives. Too many times we let those failures define who we are. Now that we are in the Hebrew month of Elul, we have an o...
ListenHe Suffered And Died from 2019-08-21T17:14:22
If Yeshua wasn't a sacrifice in the literal sense, like we discussed in our last message, then what value was there in his suffering and death? Why did he have to suffer such a horrible death on ou...
ListenThe Sacrificed Lamb from 2019-08-12T00:00
Was Yeshua really a sacrifice? Where in the Scriptures do we find that a human qualifies as a sacrifice. Where does it say that human blood is required to satisfy the wrath of a blood-thirsty God? ...
ListenThis World And The Next from 2019-08-03T00:00
The author of Hebrews uses specific terminology to capture the attention of his audience and make his points clear. There are two Greek words that his arguments hinge on: protos (first) and deutero...
ListenBetter Promises (Part 2) from 2019-07-29T00:00
In our previous installment we began talking about the better promises of the New Covenant. But we left out on critical component. What does this have to do with the Gentiles? How are non-Jewish fo...
ListenWhat Do I Have To Do With Balaam?—My Spiritual Journey from 2019-07-22T00:00
We are excited to present this special message from Dr. Ervin Briones, one of our own from the NAMS Tribe. He pulls no punches in this heart-piercing message of one man's inner transformation into ...
ListenBetter Promises from 2019-07-15T18:45:15
The author of Hebrews claims that Yeshua "has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises" (Hebrews...
ListenOccupying Your Space from 2019-07-08T00:00
What does it mean to occupy your space and are we currently doing so? Are we taking up more space than we should? Are we filling the space that we've been given? How does this concept help us under...
ListenThe New Covenant (Part 2) from 2019-07-01T00:00
According to both the traditional translation and interpretation of Hebrews 8:13, the Torah is "obsolete." But did the author of Hebrews really say this or is this a bias by translators? Is this pa...
ListenThe New Covenant from 2019-06-23T00:00
What is the New Covenant? Is it the New Testament? Are Messianics correct in calling the New Testament the "Brit Hadashah," which means New Covenant? Or is it the Renewed Covenant as others call it...
ListenMeet Melchitzedek from 2019-06-18T13:09:37
In our previous teaching, Rabbi Damian addressed some potential areas of concern regarding Yeshua’s priesthood. If Yeshua wasn't permitted to be a priest according to the regulations of the Torah, ...
ListenLifting Up The Torah In The Land Down Under from 2019-06-12T00:00
Messianic Judaism is spreading across the world. The Torah is being rediscovered and Messiah Yeshua is being uplifted. But there is a lot of confusion in the journey to an authentic Messianic Judai...
ListenMichelangelo And The Giving Of The Torah from 2019-06-02T00:00
What can a Renaissance artist teach us about the Giving of the Torah at Shavuot? How can Shavuot this year have more impact on us than the previous years? Join Darren Huckey as he connects these tw...
ListenA Better Priesthood (Part 1) from 2019-05-26T00:00
In our last teaching we looked at how Yeshua serves in a better Temple. This week we will begin looking at how he is the kohen (priest) of a better priesthood. How does this affect the Aaronic prie...
ListenA Better Covenant - Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, Part 7: A Better Temple from 2019-05-20T15:39:48
In our series, A Better Covenant, we are working to understand why Yeshua's ministry on our behalf is considered better to the earthly (Aaronic) ministry in a number of ways. The author of Hebrew s...
ListenBeyond The Letter Of The Law from 2019-05-13T16:02:06
King David had a run in with a man named Nabal, a "worthless fellow" according to his wife's description of him. According to the Torah and our Apostles, we are called to live a holy life. Our word...
ListenA Better Covenant - Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, Part 6: The Why of Hebrews from 2019-05-05T00:00
Was the book of Hebrews written to show the superiority of Christianity over Judaism? Was it written to help Jewish Christians completely give up their attachment to Judaism and make a full transit...
ListenA Better Covenant - Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, Part 5: The History of Hebrews from 2019-04-29T17:30:15
There is much debate surrounding the origins of the book of Hebrews. Who wrote it? When was it written? What was its purpose? Where was the community of believers that this book was written to? Was...
ListenA Better Covenant - Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, Part 4: They Missed The Memo from 2019-04-21T00:00
A Better Covenant - Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, Part 4: They Missed The Memo
Is the God of the Old Testament an angry, mean, blood-thirsty deity that needs to be pacified by blood, ...
A Better Covenant - Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, Part 3: To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice from 2019-04-15T16:43:03
In part 3 of our ongoing series on Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, we begin discussing a new aspect of the sacrificial system. Up to this point we have learned what sacrifices have the ability t...
ListenA Better Covenant - Yeshua and the Sacrificial System, Part 2: Purity & Sacrifice from 2019-04-08T00:00
In Part 2 of our series, A Better Covenant, Rabbi Damian delves deep into the Torah's sacrificial system by taking a long look at the difference between ritual purity and moral purity. We know the ...
ListenA Better Covenant: Yeshua & The Sacrificial System - Part 1 from 2019-03-31T00:00
Everyone knows that Yeshua's death on the cross ended the sacrificial system. Or did it? Arguably, this may be one of the most important teaching series you have ever heard. In this series Rabbi Da...
ListenLook Who's Talking from 2019-03-23T00:00
Are we talking about a hit movie from the '80s starring John Travolta? Not quite. In our last message, we began discussing the various reasons why the very first word of Leviticus has one letter (t...
ListenHidden Secrets Of The Aleph from 2019-03-17T00:00
The book of Vayikra (Leviticus) begins in an unusual manner. In Torah scrolls across the world the very first word of this book is written oddly. The very last letter, the aleph, is written much sm...
ListenBuild It And He Will Come from 2019-03-10T00:00
In the last Torah portion in the book of Exodus (Pekudei) we read about the final steps for the construction of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. God wanted His people to build a Tabernacle for Him. But...
ListenShabbat And The Space-Time Continuum from 2019-03-03T00:00
What is God's love language? How do we find out what it is? Join Rabbi Damian as he digs deep into Parashat Vayakhel and explores big concepts such as the Tabernacle, the Shabbat, Love, and the Spa...
ListenHeavenly Help And Hindsight from 2019-02-16T00:00
If we are honest, sometimes we have trust issues with God. We struggle to understand God's plan in our lives, especially if things aren't going the way we think they should. Moses was in a similar ...
ListenUnlocking The Keys To The Kingdom from 2019-02-10T00:00
In this engaging message, Rabbi Damian addresses several questions that may be troubling to those struggling to understand the teachings of Yeshua. What does Yeshua mean by giving Peter the "keys t...
ListenI'm Not A Grasshopper from 2019-02-02T00:00
Sometimes leaders of smaller congregations feel they have to compete with larger congregations and spend all of their energy trying to grow in number. But comparison to others can only lead you in ...
ListenLessons From Jethro from 2019-01-27T00:00
A parashah named Jethro? From the Beverly Hillbillies? No! Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses! Why is one of the most important Torah portions—the portion that records the giving of the Ten Command...
ListenTu Bishvat - I Am A Tree Indeed from 2019-01-20T00:00
A tree relies on earth, water, air, and sunlight to thrive. Is one system more critical to the tree than another? Which one of these environmental elements actually enable the tree to produce fruit...
ListenReconciled By Silver And Gold from 2019-01-13T00:00
When the Children of Israel left Egypt the Torah tells us that they asked the Egyptians for silver and gold at the request of the LORD. Why was it important that the Egyptians gave the Israelites s...
ListenHalf Empty or Half Full? The Power of Perspective. from 2019-01-07T15:09:11
Is your glass half empty or half full? Our perspective can determine where we are in God’s story and whether we play the role we tasked with. Moses had doubts but came to realize Hashem's absolute ...
ListenDad, You’re Doing It Wrong! from 2018-12-24T22:29:56
When Joseph brings his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, to receive a blessing from his father Jacob crosses his hands, giving the blessing of the firstborn to Ephraim, the younger son. This upset Jo...
ListenThe Price Of Potential from 2018-12-16T00:00
Why does Hashem choose certain people for His purposes? What is the common factor between these people? It seems like everyone Hashem chooses, whether Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, or Yeshua … tha...
ListenAndy, Anti - , Antiochus, And An Answer from 2018-12-09T00:00
What do Andy Stanley, Antisemitism, and Antiochus IV have in common? This latest message from Rabbi Damian! Does Andy Stanely have the solution to a world filled with non-Christian and post-Christi...
ListenAntisemitism Part 3 - The New Face Of Antisemitism from 2018-11-18T00:00
Modern Antisemitism EXPOSED: Why do so many intelligent, well-educated people believe Zionism to be a problem that needs solving? Why do many Christians and even entire Christian denominations deno...
ListenAntisemitism Part 2 - Origins Of A Unique Hate from 2018-11-11T00:00
Historically, the Jewish people and the Jewish religion have attracted followers and participants, but not without stirring the backlash of Antisemitic hate and violence in its wake. The Jewish peo...
ListenAntisemitism Part 1 - That Ancient Serpent from 2018-11-03T00:00
Antisemitism is not new, but it’s renewing itself in new and creative ways. Parents dressing their children up like Adolph Hitler, Jews are being blamed for anything and everything, violence is esc...
ListenBecoming An Influencer In A World That Needs You Now from 2018-10-28T00:00
God promised Abraham that his descendants would be "as the stars of heaven" (Genesis 22:17). Is that promise merely in regard to quantity? Or is there a qualitative aspect of this promise? Can two ...
ListenLech Lecha: Do It For You from 2018-10-20T00:00
Why does life bring with it trials and tests? Are tests for God or for us? If they are for us what do they accomplish? Do they increase our faith? If so, why do we need more faith? So that we can u...
ListenNoah - Forerunner Of Redemption from 2018-10-14T00:00
The pattern of redemption is found over and over within the Holy Scriptures. The story of Noah is one of the earliest patterns of redemption in Scripture. However, it may not be what you have typic...
ListenDid God Really Say? from 2018-10-07T00:00
When the serpent tempted Eve in the Garden, he succeeded by asking, "Did God really say … ?" Today, popular preachers and teachers are asking similar questions and casting doubt on the value of the...
ListenStay A Little While Longer from 2018-09-30T00:00
At the end of Sukkot we celebrate a relatively unknown festival of the eighth day called Shemini Atzeret. What is the day of Shemini Atzeret all about? What is the lesson we are supposed to learn f...
ListenHappiness Is Simple from 2018-09-22T00:00
The biblical festivals aren't like other holidays. It's easy to be happy when you get gifts, eat chocolate, and hunt for eggs. But what is true happiness and what do the biblical festivals have to ...
ListenShabbat Shuvah - How To Repent from 2018-09-16T00:00
Yom Kippur approaches. This last Shabbat was Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of Return, or the Shabbat of Repentance. The haftarah portions (Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27) were a call to r...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part 10 - The Same Ruach - Part 4 from 2018-09-08T00:00
Moves of the Spirit
How is the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) connected to the High Holy Days? How does the Ruach move us to fulfill our mission and purpose in life? What events happen today...
Acts Of The Apostles- Part 9 - Same Ruach Part 3 from 2018-09-02T00:00
Where The Spirit Leads
What is the purpose of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit)? Why do we need the Ruach? What is it supposed to accomplish in our life? What are the promises God has given...
Acts Of The Apostles- Part 8 - The Same Ruach - Part 2 from 2018-08-26T00:00
Yeshua told his disciples that once they were filled with the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) they would be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. On Shavuot (Pentecost) they were all filled with the...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part 7 - The Same Ruach from 2018-08-19T00:00
Is the Holy Spirit Present In Our Messianic Synagogues?
There’s no denying it. We NEED the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit). Today more than ever, believers are longing to encounter the power ...
Come Away My Beloved from 2018-08-12T00:00
We are in the Hebrew month of Elul. Our sages tell us that the word Elul is an acronym for "I am my beloved and my beloved is mine" (Song of Songs 6:3). Most of the year we see God in His role as F...
ListenJust Because from 2018-08-05T00:00
Is the Torah a burden? Most people seem to think so. Why would anyone want to take the trouble to live a life revolving around the stringencies of an ancient code of law given over 3,000 years ago?...
ListenFrom Exile To Redemption from 2018-07-22T00:00
Zechariah 8:19 predicts a time that certain days will be turned from days of fasting to days of feasting and celebration. What are those days and what should we be doing on them today? Darren Hucke...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part 6 - Acts 2 - It Had To Be Shavuot! - Pt2 from 2018-07-15T00:00
In in the 6th installment of our Acts of the Apostles series, Rabbi Damian dives into the fourth and final reason that the giving of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 had to have taken place on the biblica...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part 5 - Acts 2- It Had To Be Shavuot! from 2018-06-30T00:00
Why did the Holy Spirit descend upon the early disciples during the biblical festival of Shavuot (Pentecost)? Is it a coincidence that Shavuot is also known as the Festival of the Harvest and the ...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part 4 - The Original Purpose: The Power from 2018-06-24T00:00
When most people think about the giving of the Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) at Pentecost, they view it as a miraculous event, a completely new experience “unhitching” the church from it's Jewis...
ListenActs of the Apostles Supplement: Come And See from 2018-06-17T00:00
We have been studying the Acts of the Apostles. However, when Yeshua called his first disciples, he asked them, "What do you seek?" When they reply, he tells them, "Come and see." In this teaching ...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part 3 - The Original Purpose-Part 2 from 2018-06-09T00:00
Part 3 of the Acts of the Apostles series continues to explain the purpose of Luke's writing the book of Acts. In this sermon, Rabbi Damian introduces us to the two key players that Luke wants us t...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part 2 - The Original Purpose from 2018-06-03T00:00
Most people will tell you the book of Acts is the story of how the church began. But was that Luke's purpose? Join Rabbi Damian as he gives us four reasons for Luke writing the book of Acts, and ho...
ListenActs Of The Apostles- Part I - The Original Good News from 2018-05-27T00:00
Revisionists of history will have you believe that Jesus and the Apostles "unhitched" themselves from Judaism and created a new religion called Christianity. But is that really how it happened? Joi...
ListenThe Torah Of Life from 2018-05-20T00:00
In our last message, Rabbi Damian looked at the tragedy of Andy Stanley's Aftermath message and how a large segment of Christianity is moving further away from its foundations. Ben Zoma said: Who i...
ListenThe Death Of Torah from 2018-05-16T21:45:52
After the resurrection of Jesus, did God "close the book" of Judaism and open a new one called Christianity? After accepting Jesus, should Gentiles move more towards the Jewish people and Jewish re...
ListenThe Answer to FOMO from 2018-05-10T01:40:36
Connection. It is a basic human need. But what happens when “feeling” connected is more important than “being” connected? We live in a technological world addicted to the illusion of connection. Go...
ListenAaron The Impostor from 2018-04-21T00:00
Have you ever felt like you were a phony and one day everyone would find out? Have you ever struggled to know that God can use you in spite of your mistakes? Aaron had this same problem. How could ...
ListenPesach Has Passed But Matzah Still Has A Message from 2018-04-09T00:00
So Pesach is over; the days of eating matzah have come and gone for another year. But the reality is these simple cakes of flour and water are intended to communicate and connect on a much deeper l...
ListenA Later Seder Celebrating The Meal Of Messiah from 2018-04-02T00:00
In the words of the Tzemach Tzedek, "The first day of Pesach is Moshe Rabbeinu’s festival; the last day of Pesach is Moshiach’s festival!” What exactly does that mean? If Judaism recognizes a Messi...
ListenHoliness Redefined from 2018-04-01T00:00
Parsha Kedoshim provides one of the most foundational Torah commandments God gives to us: “You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.” Every believer desires to obey this command. On the...
ListenShould I Seder, Should I Go from 2018-03-26T01:11:58
Can Gentiles partake in the Passover seder? Or is it limited to Jewish participants, since the Torah says that only those who are circumcised can eat of it? What about spiritual circumcision that P...
ListenMatzah, Moons, And Messiah from 2018-03-18T00:00
What do matzah, new moons, and the return of the Messiah have in common? You may be surprised to find out! Join Rabbi Damian as he explores the concept behind the rabbinic practice of doubling the ...
ListenThe Tribe That Thrives from 2018-03-13T17:07:02
We've introduced the Nachamu Ami mission statement: Loving God. Loving Each Other. But what does it mean? Is it more than a feeling? What does it look like? How do we practically live that out? Fin...
ListenSlaying The Golden Calf from 2018-03-04T20:03
Why did Israel choose a golden calf over the God of the universe? How could it be? In this teaching, we’ll explore a fundamental reason for their falling away. Rabbi Damian reveals how the problem ...
ListenThe Tribe - Part 2 from 2018-02-24T00:00
What do the Kingdom of God and Chicken Sandwiches have in common? Times have changed for believers and their communities. What once worked to draw people and connect them doesn't seem to be working...
ListenThe Tribe: Are You In? - Part 1 from 2018-02-19T00:00
What does it mean to belong to a congregation or a community? What about a tribe? Do you belong to the tribe? Are you in? Rabbi Damian explains what this means in part 1 of his engaging series, The...
ListenMessiah - Part 2 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Part3 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Part4 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Part5 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Part6 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Part7 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Part8 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Part9 from 2018-02-05T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
ListenMessiah - Introduction from 2018-02-04T00:00
This nine-part series explores the Christian vs. the Jewish understanding of the preexistence of the Messiah, his origins, divinity, etc.
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