Galatians is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and hard to understand books of the Bible. Without an understanding of the 1st-century culture - it's people and the issues Paul faced, it would be impossible to fully understand what Paul is teaching. This is simply because we are reading someone else's mail - the Galatians. In this series, we will uncover the history to reveal a deeper meaning to each of Paul's verses. And I think you'll see as we begin that this information has rarely ever been taught in churches - causing a drought of understanding Paul's letters accurately.

But the Holy Spirit is bringing us back to the 1st-century church's understanding and walk. And when you read Paul's letter with new eyes, that is through Paul's own, instead of a 21st-century perspective, the scriptures will come alive and make sense like never before!

In the first episode, we will look at what exactly this dangerous "different gospel" is that Paul is going to be speaking against in the book of Galatians. It is important to understand this, because if we think Paul is speaking about something he is not, we will struggle to refine our understanding of the true gospel of Christ.

Amongst other things, we will discuss:

• History & Culture of Galatians
• The "Different Gospel"
• Does the Law Enslave?
• Circumcision in the First Century
• Why Paul Really Opposed Peter

Hi brothers and sisters,

This is the hardest video I’ve ever done from the over 300 videos on the Rise on Fire channel.

Things have been very hard health wise and I have found myself in the wilderness. A place where I know only God can deliver me and give me nourishment.

I believe the various things that have happened to me are no coincidence, it is spiritual attack by the enemy.

I hope this video will give you clarity on the matter. Please consider me in your prayers.

Many blessings in Messiah and see you again soon! PD

Let's be honest, there's one thing about this whole "relationship with God" thing that makes us really uncomfortable: We can't control Him. And that is terrifying sometimes.

In the past, we created idols of wood and stone. They said and thought what we made them say and thought through our imaginations. But the One True Living God is not determined by our thoughts. He does what He wants, thinks what He wants; and even sees everything.

Instead of those idols we made in our image, like clay in our hands, God does the opposite. He says we are made in His Image, and we are clay in His. He is the One who would now mold us, if we do not harden our hearts against Him. And no, you don't get to tell Him how you want to be molded, other than into His Image. You also don't get to pick which parts of Him you want, and which you don't - He is not like those idols.

God is alive. If you want a dead idol like your flesh desires, go for it. But if you want God, give yourself fully over, ask Him to mold you, and don't harden your heart against Him this day.

Regarding the controversial spiritual gift of speaking in tongues, there are generally two camps of belief, which disagree with one another. The main obstacle is disagreement on what the gift practically looks like. We can agree on what happened in Acts 2, but is there more to it than that one event? Paul describes the gift in-depth, and describes it in a way that seems to indicate that the gift is more than a "sign" or "miracle" for unbelievers, but can even bring great edification to a believer's life.

Here are 3 scriptural reasons why speaking in tongues is more than just speaking in earthly languages!

A scam artist made just another call to scam his next victim. But this call would be very different. In fact, his plan to scam was turned around by God to become the call that saved his very soul. And the scam artist ended up stating he would leave his job to never scam again.

We are called to be like Jesus to people even out to "get us", betray us, or deceive us. Responding with Jesus in those situations is exactly what could save them! Watch this incredible story that includes part of the call recording.

What if I told you that the first and perhaps one of the most complete evangelistic models laid out in the Bible by God for us, is actually found in what we call the "Old Testament"? Many forget that Moses was one of the first and greatest evangelists. God gave Moses the methods, and later Jesus (Yeshua) would implement the same even more powerfully in His ministry.

So to walk as Yeshua did, we need to start at the beginning with Moses at the burning bush. There we will unravel some of the great "secrets" to walking out the Great Commission powerfully in our lives. The Holy Spirit is key. And just having the knowledge of the truth alone is not enough.

Bonus: We will also answer the mystery of why God appeared to Moses in a burning bush. It truly is a powerful revelation!

Torah Portion: Shemot / Names / שמות

Why does it seem that I always talk about the Holy Spirit & spiritual gifts? In this video, we will talk about why we need the Holy Spirit working in our lives every single day, what it has to do with love, and what it means for our walk with Jesus as a disciple. Unfortunately, sometimes there has come a divide of what we call a "Christian" today, and what a disciple is. Somewhere along with history, things went wrong. So what would it look like to be a first-century disciple of Jesus and how does that translate to today?

As a followup to the Speaking in Tongues series, we received many awesome questions! In this teaching, I answered the most commonly asked questions we received, especially in relation to the "do's and don't's" with regards to the gift; and how to responsibly exercise it in a public setting.

Some of the questions featured:

1. Is it OK to pray in tongues for a friend?
2. Is it scriptural for an entire congregation to "sing in tongues" corporately?
3. Can we do spiritual warfare with the gift of tongues?
4. Is it scriptural to pray in tongues while praying for someone to receive the Holy Spirit?
5. What is praying in tongues suppose to feel like?

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