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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ciatkv7idpms5ag8/Neilah25RJerry.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (2.7MB) As Yom Kippur draws to a close, we have a final moment to consider our relationship with the Lord. Yom Kippur is a time of self-denial, repentance, and reconciliation. We are reminded of our complete dependence on Adonai …
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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/myhw2ibhqactci4g/YomKippur25RGlenn.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (6.0MB) The story is told of a man who was a lover of old books. One day he ran into an acquaintance who, in the course of their conversation, casually mentioned that he had recently thrown away a Bible that …
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… So is it reasonable to think that a year’s worth of foolish decisions, sinful actions, broken promises and self-centeredness can be erased in a day?
No… and… Yes!
No – because, first of all, Yom Kippur was never meant to atone for the sins of individuals, but rather was given by Adonai as a
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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pgvw2uen9dhqtxwx/ErevyomRJ24.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (6.3MB) Every Yom Kippur, Jewish people around the world fast and seek God’s forgiveness. For many, it is their lone annual religious appointment. An annual spiritual physical motivated by tradition and fear of death. Unfortunately, the Yom Kippur sacrifice …
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… left to pray and twice more he found the disciples asleep and ashamed of themselves. Yeshua was arrested afterward, and his disciples fled.
In a few minutes, Yom Kippur will be over, and this season of reconciliation and atonement will come to an end. Hopefully, the Lord finds us awake this evening, physically and spiritually …
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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dwsq2g/YomkippurGlenn23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.4MB) Most of us are familiar with the rabbinical tradition that says that in the ten days between Yom T’ruah (Rosh HaShanah) and Yom Kippur God inscribes each person either for life or for death in the coming year …
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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kgwvb2/ErevYomKippurLoren23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.8MB) Over and over again, the Lord said to Israel: “I am the Lord your God.” Getting right with God means the Lord is your God. What does that mean? When something is your god, it comes first. When the …
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When you think about Yom Kippur, I am sure several different images come to mind. But a strong image for me are zombies. Yes, you heard me right, I did say zombies. Those human creatures that move around hurting themselves and others. I think about zombies during Yom Kippur, because I am reminded of them …
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Good Yom Tov. I’m going to share a short message this morning, one which I first presented eight years ago, and again four years ago. I guess I like it enough to bring it out every four years. It is a message that, from time to time, applies to each of us.
A wise …
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… heaven are closed and the book of life is sealed for another year. In a few minutes we will sound the Shofar one last time and our Yom Kippur closing services will come to an end. This closing of the gates is a great theme for Yom Kippur, but this tradition is not found anywhere …
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I’ve got good news and bad news for you. Which do you want first? Doesn’t matter, I’m giving you the bad news first; and this is it: Yom Kippur doesn’t work. Let me clarify. Yom Kippur, as it is constituted today, doesn’t work. It doesn’t even come close. It …
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… that?
The idea behind that greeting is that, at the beginning of Rosh HaShana, God opens the Book of Life. He closes it at the end of Yom Kippur.
At the end of Yom Kippur, the names of those who are in a right relationship with God will remain the Book of Life. They will …
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I’m a complete wimp when it comes to movies. If it doesn’t have a good ending, count me out. I don’t care how talented a producer James Cameron is, you’ll never get me to sit through a showing of Titanic. I can’t begin to tell you how upset I was …
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2020 has been a doozy of a year. A frightening pandemic, made worse by conflicting reports from ‘experts’ and a dishonest media corps; escalating ethnic tension, and violent riots in major US cities. They say, “Hindsight is 20/20.” I can’t wait until 2020 is in hindsight. I don’t know if 2021 will …
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What is atonement? How do we make atonement? How do we atone? Simple questions. But the answers are profound and make the difference between life and death, Heaven and Hell. Atonement means, after doing something wrong, making it right so that a damaged relationship is restored.
People can atone for offenses against people; and people …
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As we reach the end of Yom Kippur and blow the Shofar last time, our hope is that we are all written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. But being in a right relationship with God goes beyond our outward appearances. All our …
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The story is told of a man who was a lover of old books. One day he ran into an acquaintance who, in the course of their conversation, casually mentioned that he had recently thrown away a Bible that had been stored in the attic of his family’s home for generations. “I couldn’t …
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In a few minutes, we will sound the Shofar a final time and then go and break our fasts. As we come to the end of Yom Kippur and the Days of Awe I hope this has been a meaningful time for you. Hopefully, a time for self-reflection through prayer, reading God’s Word …
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A wise and godly man once observed: “Pride is the dandelion of the soul. Its root goes deep; only a little left behind sprouts again. Its seeds lodge in the tiniest encouraging cracks. And it flourishes in good soil. The danger of pride is that it feeds on goodness.” Perhaps no parable illustrates this as …
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… smiled ear to ear.
Humility, forgiveness and reconciliation are beautiful things.
This morning we observe Shabbat Shuvah – ‘The Sabbath of Repentance’ which falls between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. These days are known in Judaism as Yamim Noraim – ‘The Days of Awe’, because according to the rabbis, it is during these 10 days that a …
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We are very close to the end of Yom Kippur and the Days of Awe. In a few minutes, we will sound the Shofar a final time and then go and break our fasts. Hopefully, this has been a meaningful time for you of self-reflection through prayer and maybe even fasting. But it is …
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How many of you used to watch the game show Family Feud? Maybe some of you still do. Steve Harvey has hosted it since 2010, but there have been six different hosts in the show’s history. Did you know it’s been on the air for 46 years? I remember when it first came …
As we come to the end of Yom Kippur and the High Holidays for this year we will soon hear the sounding of the Shofar for the last time, which is a call for all of us to spiritually wake up and take notice. So tonight I would like to spend a few minutes talking …