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In Part 14 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at chapter 4 and the exhortation to test the spirits, emphasizing that spiritual warfare takes place most of all in our minds, and that therefore we must take every thought captive to obedience to Messiah.

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In Part 13 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at how John says our hearts condemn us, and how we can overcome this barrier to prayer by truly making prayer a time of undivided communion with God and recognizing that Yeshua is our Advocate before the Father, as our Atoning Sacrifice

In Part 12 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at chapter 3 and the theme of knowing you’re a child of God by the inner empowering witness that you’re in Messiah Y’Shua, and your life-transforming love for the LORD and for the brethren.

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In Part 11 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at I John 3:8 – The Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. We fight the good fight of faith by fleeing sin; pursuing righteousness; walking in newness of life; praising God; and guarding the Gospel.

In Part 10 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at I John 3 and the them of being adopted into God’s family. We explore the themes of God as our Father; Y’Shua as our Brother; we being imperfect children; we live to display the family likeness; and we’re looking forward to the […]

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In Part 9 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at chapter 3 and John beholding how amazing is the love God has lavished on us, making us His children! Rabbi Schiller discusses the all-encompassing experience of knowing God that overflows your mind into the rest of your being, and the sheer sense […]

In Part 8 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at I John 2:18-23 and the necessity to belief in the core truths of the Gospel that Y’Shua is the Messiah and the Son of God / God come in the flesh. Rabbi Schiller looks at ancient rabbinic sources affirming this truth; practical […]

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For Yom Kippur Day, Rabbi Schiller looks at the theme of holiness, how we should act as the Temple of God, how to overcome backsliding, how to return to our first love, and how to walk in the fear of the LORD.

For Erev Yom Kippur, Rabbi Schiller looks at Gen 3 and our sin nature, which results in self-centeredness, lack of trust in God, and destroyed relationships. Just as Satan deceived us through the Tree and brought death to Adam and his seed, Y’Shua, the 2nd Adam, redeems us through another Tree and brings life to […]

For Shabbat T’Shuvah, Rabbi Schiller looks at the account of how Pinchas stopped sin in the camp in Num 25, and how we are called to die to sin, die to self, and die to the ways of this world, if we are to serve the LORD.

For Rosh Hashanah Day, where we welcome King Messiah’s Presence into our midst, Rabbi Schiller looks at the account of the bringing of the Ark of God into Jerusalem, and how the Ark both shows us the chasm between us and God, with the death of Uzzah, but also the Provision of the Gospel, with […]

In Part 7 of his series on I John, Rabbi Schiller examines the exhortation not to love the world or the things in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, or the boastful pride of life, and he looks at true Assurances of saving faith.

In Part 6 of his series on the Epistle of I John, Rabbi Schiller looks at chapter 2 and the theme of having Assurance of knowing the LORD through an internal witness of the Spirit and the external tests of godly behavior, loving the brethren, and embracing the Gospel.

What is the most essential action to do when it seems that the whole world is against you?

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