
Join us at New Hope Chapel during December for an Advent sermon series on the Essential Incarnation. Justin Hibbard, Scott Schuler, Bill Smith, and Julie Coleman will discuss why the Incarnation was essential, what it means for us, and how God planned this event from before the creation of the world. Click below to watch [...]
Join us at New Hope Chapel as we celebrate the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah - September 25th, Justin Hibbard leads us through an understanding of Rosh Hashanah. What is this festival, why is it important, how is it fulfilled through Yeshua, and what does the Bible have to say about it in regards to [...]
The Gospel of John is a book of 7s. John records Yeshua performing 7 signs, delivering 7 discourses, and declaring 7 I Am statements. At New Hope Chapel, we took 7 weeks to examine each of Jesus’ seven radical statements. While each statement is unique in nature and has a particular context, they all speak [...]
Messiah. For Gentile Christians, the word is equivalent with Jesus. But for Jewish people, the word expresses a longing, a hope, a desire, a deliverer for the people of Israel. The word in Hebrew is Mashiach, and it is where we get its Greek counterpart – Christ. Christ is not Jesus’ last name; it means [...]
When Matthew wrote his account of Jesus’ life, he did something extremely rare – he included women in Jesus’ genealogical record. Generally only men were recorded in genealogies and counted among crowds. For example, in the feeding of the 5,000, which is recorded in all four Gospels, each writer specifically mentions that there were 5,000 [...]
Posted on 28 May 2010
Jesus the Messiah said, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “I tell you the truth…You must be born again.” What does it mean to be “born again?” I’m Gary Derechinsky and this is Christianity is Jewish. According to Jesus for one to enter [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 27 May 2010
The prophet Daniel teaches that Messiah will come “with the clouds of heaven.” Zachariah the prophet says that Messiah will come “humbly,” “riding on a donkey.” Which one is it? Will he come in the clouds or will he come on a donkey? I’m Gary Derechinsky and this is Christianity is Jewish. Both of these [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 26 May 2010
What is the significance of Jesus referring to himself as the Good Shepherd? I’m Gary Derechinsky and this is Christianity is Jewish. When Jesus refers to himself as the Good Shepherd he is deliberately identifying himself with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Two passages in the Old Testament reveal this to be the [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 25 May 2010
Does the Bible really teach that Israel will experience a spiritual rebirth in a single day? I’m Gary Derechinsky and this is Christianity is Jewish. The Bible does teach this truth. Isaiah points this out when he asks, “Can a country be born in a day, or a nation be brought forth in a moment?” [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 24 May 2010
What did Paul mean when he said, “…all Israel shall be saved…The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob?” I’m Gary Derechinsky and this is Christianity is Jewish. Paul’s statement refers to a yet future time when Messiah Jesus will return. And when he does “all Israel,” that is all [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 May 2010
The Feast of Weeks or Pentecost had a unique requirement. I’m Gary Derechinsky and this is Christianity is Jewish. According to the Mosaic Law on Pentecost two loaves were to be offered up as a wave offering before the Lord, and they were to be made with yeast. This is the only festival where yeast [...] Continue Reading