Simchat Yisrael: Recent Episodes
Rabbi Tony Eaton
A Messianic Jewish Congregation Simchat Yisrael means Joy of Israel and that is what our community strives to be about, finding joy in our lives in and through our relationship with God and with each other. While doing that, we have a special calling to be a home for Jewish people and intermarried families seeking to worship God and honor His Son our Messiah Yeshua as a Jewish community.
God has commissioned us to be instruments of reconciliation in the world. Through our willingness to be His agents we are His instruments of blessing.
On the road to Emmaus, Yeshua’s disciples could not recognize Him. In this sermon Jared Eaton shares that sometimes when God conceals a matter, it is to reveal a greater truth to us.
In this sermon Jared Eaton tells us why Purim is one of the most currently relevant holidays we as Jews celebrate every year.
We the people of God must live in the victory offered by our Messiah’s resurrection and the power of the Holy Spirit. So, what can each one of us do to demonstrate the reality of God’s Kingdom in this world so that a world living in darkness can be drawn to the light?
In my last sermon we saw how misinterpreting Scripture can lead to all kinds of confusion about the Good News. Starting this sermon I want to begin to take you through the Book of Acts, I hope in a more accurate way. Our focus this week will be on how the Good News of Messiah Yeshua, first and foremost, was the fulfillment of the promises God made to His people Israel.
God’s love for us is so great that despite our failure He is there to redeem us and restore us to life.
What can make our prayer more powerful and effective? A powerful prayer life comes from living a life walking with God.
As the New Year begins we often are rededicating ourselves to many things. What about living in accord with the wisdom and teachings of God. God’s promise is that if we live an obedience to His teachings, we can expect His blessings.
We live in a world that grows increasingly unstable. It is easy to live in fear, anger, and growing hopelessness, unless we put our faith in God and His Kingdom. Be encouraged for God is with us.
You know we need BHAGS (Big Hairy Audacious Goals). If we think big, big things can happen.
Once we undergo personal renewal, we want to be agents of transformation for our community. Ours is a message of freedom as it says; “He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives”.
In the Great Commission Yeshua commands His disciples to be disciple makers. Today, we will discuss the importance of being disciples.
A great irony, we who are so imperfect are meant through the spirit of God to bear His image in this world.
If we wish to convince the world of the power of God and Messiah, we must be examples of His power by imitating Him in the way we live.
As our country endures one of the most divisive moments in our history short of the Civil war, we who are believers need to be reminded that we are to live by a higher standard.
Today is Yom Hakippurim, this is not simply the Day of Atonement but the Day of Many Atonements.
We are in the month of Elul, which initiates a period of introspection and reflection for each one of us. However, I’d like us to consider how reflecting on where we stand with God might be reflected in how we treat one another. So during this period leading up to the season of redemption, lets allow our personal examination to produce good for others.
In these challenging times we must take special care of our children and educate them in the ways of the Lord.
When life seems to be crashing in around us and confusion is the order of the day, where do you turn for help?
Each of us faces many fears. These fears can both dominate and control all of our lives, or through faith in Messiah Yeshua, we can face and overcome our fears.
When God brought into being His new humanity, the redeemed people, the first instructions he gave them had to do with food. Their initiation into being a holy nation began with holy eating.
Understanding the specific call of our congregation, and our role to be a prophetic voice to Israel from within.
God has given to Israel in particular the gift of His Torah, that we should guard and share it.
During this season of repentance, as we have prepared our hearts God comes to us and restores us.
A Sermon For Rosh Hashanah - On this day of repentance when we plead with God for the forgiveness of our sins, our God is calling us to remember and return.
God has marked out time for us to observe, to which we always have access, if we are willing to synchronize our rhythms with His.
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Messiah was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)
Today we are beset by differing philosophies competing for our souls, but for us there is only ONE.
Our portions this week speak of three young people who assumed the mantle of leadership when duty called. Now duty calls to a new generation of young people.
Acts committed out of anger or inadequacy or greed have the potential for unintended outcomes, so THINK before you act.
God is the one who exalts us. Be faithful in the things you have been given and in the proper time He will lift you up.
God has great expectations of us and treats us that way, and we should have great expectations of ourselves.
As we give of our spirit in the Nazarite vow, and as we give of our substance in the Dedication offerings, God blesses and keeps us.
For those who have the privilege of serving God a greater standard of holiness applies.
When asked which commandment was the greatest of all our Messiah Yeshua responded; “The most important one, is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” When we learn how to love, first God, then our fellows, and then all peoples, we will truly bear the stamp of holiness.
We serve a holy God and we need to take that seriously. Yet His Holiness is filled with love and compassion.
He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son.
“Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. (Malachi 3:4)
A drash by Rabbi Tony Eaton. Recorded on February 7th at Simchat Yisrael Messianic Synagogue!
A drash by Rabbi Tony Eaton. Recorded on January 17th at Simchat Yisrael Messianic Synagogue!