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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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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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… 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 …