Shema’s Bible Study is held every Wednesday, at 6:30 PM. We invite you to join us Live in person, but if you can’t be here, we also offer Livestreaming via our Facebook page.
Shema’s Shabbat Service is held every Saturday, at 10:30 AM. We invite you to join us Live in person, but if you can’t be here, we also offer Livestreaming via our Facebook page.
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)
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Here I Am, I Have Come – It Is Written About Me In The Scroll Of The Book This morning
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This week’s parasha is entitled Shemot, which means, “names.” It covers Exodus, Chapter 1:1 to Chapter 6:1. Exodus, the name
The Torah reading for this week is entitled Vayechi, meaning “And he lived”, referring to Joseph, and completes the book of B’reysheet.
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Another Prayer – To The Father; For Strength In The Inner Being; To Be Rooted And Established in Love; To
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In last week’s Parasha Joseph tested his brothers’ honesty by devising a plan to accuse them of thievery. He engineered
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The parsha for this week is entitled MiKetz, meaning “at the conclusion” and covers Genesis 41:1-44:17. Joseph has been in prison
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Before the service started, a couple confided to me that their pastor didn’t want them attending our Chanukkah celebration –
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The name of this week’s Parasha is Vayeshev, which means “and he settled.” It covers Genesis 37:1-40:23, and provides us
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Earlier in this letter, Paul had been teaching the Ephesians about the new unity between the Messianic Jewish remnant and
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Introduction Because human beings tend to think in pictures, we sometimes learn and remember a truth better when it is
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This week’s Torah portion is entitled Vayishlach which means, “And he was sent.” It covers Genesis 32:4 to 36:43. In
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Gentiles, Who Were Far From God And Salvation, Have Been Brought Near; One New Humanity Of Jews And Gentiles; Gentile
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This week’s Parasha is Vayetze and covers Genesis 28:10 – 32:3. In last week’s Torah portion, Jacob had deceived his
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Human Beings Are Spiritually Dead; Living In Opposition To The Ways of God; Participants In the Rebellion Of The Fallen
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Moses compiled eleven genealogies in the book of Genesis. The parasha for this Shabbat is entitled Toldot, translated generations, histories
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This week’s parasha, Genesis 23:1 to 25:18, is Chayei Sarah, meaning “The Life of Sarah” the title of which is a
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Rabbi Loren discusses recent Evangelism efforts at Shema related to this year’s High Holiday Evangelism. Text will be available at
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Paul’s Prayers For The Ephesians: For More Knowledge About God; For More Knowledge About The Hope Of Our Inheritance; For
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The text for this message will be in an upcoming Newsletter and added here afterwords.
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This week’s Parashat passage is called Lech L’Cha, which translates as “go forth, yourself.” If covers Genesis 12:1 -17:27. In Chapter
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This Parasha is entitled Noach (Noah) which means ‘rest’, or ‘quiet’. It covers Genesis 6:9-11:32. Noah was a just man and
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Background: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon are sometimes referred to as the Prison Letters, since they were written during Paul’s
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The other day at the gym I had a nice conversation with an older Jewish gentleman. When he asked what
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The following text is a series of messages given during the High Holiday Services in 2013. The audio above is
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“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. This well-known phrase is a fitting summary for