Rabbi Jason Sobel: The Messiah’s Life | Transformed By The Messiah

January 22, 2026 | 54:59

Rabbi Jason Sobel continues his journey through the life and mission of Yeshua (Jesus), inviting viewers into a deeply immersive and symbolic experience.

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| Rabbi Jason Sobel: The Messiah’s Life | Transformed By The Messiah | January 22, 2026

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(dramatic music) - [narrator] last time,
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Rabbi jason sobel led us to bethlehem,
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Where prophecy became history
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And god's promises to the patriarchs and prophets
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Arrived with pinpoint precision.
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In the house of bread, the bread of life was born,
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And the opening chapter of our forgiveness story began.
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Today, the journey continues.
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We follow yeshua from childhood to calling,
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From the quiet hills of nazareth
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To the waters of the sea of galilee,
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Where he first called his disciples and
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Revealed his power.
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We'll walk the southern steps of the temple
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Where young voices once debated scriptures
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And where tongues of fire would one day fall.
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And we will rise to the mount of olives,
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A sacred ridge that witnessed his weeping,
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His triumphal entry, and his promise to return in glory.
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Each site is more than geography, its revelation,
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And every step brings us closer to understanding
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The purpose and invitation of the messiah's ministry.
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This is "transformed by the messiah."
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(bright music)
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(cream burbling)
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- did you know no two coffee beans are truly identical?
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Even cherries plucked from the same branch,
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The same day, the same hour differ in size, density,
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Sugars, and those tiny flaws only a roaster notices.
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Each subtle variation changes how the seed soaks up the heat
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And releases its fragrance.
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And altitude, soil, processing, storage,
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And the individuality only deepens.
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Sorting and grading narrows the spectrum,
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But uniqueness is still woven into every bean's dna.
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That's why the word "chosen" in coffee
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Isn't just poetic, it's literal.
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Pickers hand select only the ripest cherries,
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Mills screen out defects, cuppers approve
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The sweetest lots,
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And master roasters craft the heat curves
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That coax each bean's best notes to the surface.
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It's...
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- it's this long chain of deliberate choices,
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A meticulous journey of refinement
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That turns a raw seed into the brew we savor.
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And it's always the hand selected beans
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That make the finest cup. (gentle music)
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- rabbi jason. you gotta be kidding me, man.
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- hey, pastor troy. come on!
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So good to see you brother.
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- so good to you.
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- come on, take a seat. let's catch up.
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- what are you doing here?
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- well-
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- what have you been up to?
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- oh man, lots going on.
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But first i wanna know what's happening with you?
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What have you been up to?
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- ah, we've been rescuing kids.
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We've been doing that work.
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And of course, i'm writing a new book as well.
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So it's really good.
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You know, the last time that i had coffee with you,
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We was in downtown manhattan
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At a jewish deli called, do you remember what it was called?
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- ben's. - [troy] ben's deli.
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- and they opened it up early for us.
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- [troy] we were the only people in there.
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- come on.
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- i tell everybody all about that. so how have you been?
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- i've been doing great.
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I've actually been working on a
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New book called "transformed by the messiah".
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Here, i want to give you a copy.
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- let me see this.
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How old and new testament jesus connections
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Reveals god's intentional story for your life.
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Still writing and you're still into coffee.
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- i spend a lot of time in god's word
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And maybe a little too much time at the espresso bar.
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- i'm a brewer, you know that,
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So what's with all this bean talk? what are you roasting?
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- well, since you've asked,
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Just like each coffee bean is hand picked
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And carefully roasted to bring out its very best flavor,
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Every moment of jesus' life, every choice,
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Every season was divinely selected
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And refined for a greater purpose,
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Our redemption. (bold music)
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Today, we're gonna trace that process.
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First, we'll look at the mystery of the number 30,
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The age when prophets,
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Priests, and kings stepped into their divine callings.
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Then we'll head down to the waters where jesus was baptized.
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The heavens ripped open, the spirit descended,
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And the father spoke. (gentle music)
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We'll journey to the galilee,
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Where he called the disciples
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And taught what it really means to follow.
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Then climb the mountain of transfiguration,
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A moment that previews the future glory we're invited into.
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And we'll finish at a table in jerusalem
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Where bread is broken, wine is poured.
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We'll look at the four cups that contain a promise.
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A promise of healing, wholeness, and transformation
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On a spiritual, emotional, relational, and physical level.
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Revealing a promise for both jew and gentile.
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- dude, that is so rich. can i please get a refill?
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- go ahead and top off your cup.
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Coffee, tea, whatever your roast,
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Because this is "sacred grounds"
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Where the conversations brew and transformations begin.
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(gentle music)
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- you have got to be kidding. (jason laughs)
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This is not the coffee shop.
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I love this place.
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Did you know that we were gonna end up here?
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- hey, come on. - this is crazy.
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- 1 a.d., we're standing on the sea of galilee.
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We have biblical capernaum over my shoulder,
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Above that, mount of the beatitudes,
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The heart of where jesus ministered
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Making his hometown in capernaum.
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And you know, i want to talk with you a little bit
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About something that's connected to the sea of galilee
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And the jordan river.
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I want to talk with you about the baptism,
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The immersion of yeshua.
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Now, it didn't take place in this location.
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It took place down in the judean wilderness.
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But the jordan river is fed by the sea of galilee.
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- [troy] sure is.
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- so, what's interesting about that
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Is that jesus, yeshua, comes to john
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And john says, you know, is hesitant to baptize jesus.
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But jesus says, you know, "you need to baptize me
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In order to fulfill righteousness."
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But there's a question, right?
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Jesus was the sinless, spotless passover lamb.
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So the question is, why did jesus need to undergo baptism?
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'cause it was a baptism of repentance.
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And what's key there is the greek word "fulfill".
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Anytime the gospel of matthew uses the word fulfill,
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It means to fulfill a prophecy.
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But the question is, what prophecy was jesus fulfilling?
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Because it doesn't actually list the prophecy
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That he fulfilled
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Because he wasn't fulfilling a specific prophecy,
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He was actually fulfilling a greater type.
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- come on.
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- and so, one of the overarching...
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- themes of the scripture is that jesus is the last adam.
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So all sinned in the first adam.
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And what's interesting about that is that in jewish thought,
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Which is the context for the new testament,
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When adam sinned,
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He actually went into the gihon river, water up his neck,
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Cried out to god in prayer and repentance.
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And so just like in jewish thought,
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The first adam went into the water to be immersed.
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The last adam goes into the water,
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Not because he had something that he needed to repent of,
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But he was doing it as an identification
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With all of humanity,
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And even as we'll see, with all of israel,
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So that our sin and our guilt could be washed away.
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Because the first adam acted in disobedience,
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Yeshua began to reverse that, to make a repair
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Because his immersion was not because he needed it
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But was an act of obedience and identification.
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- well, he's actually taken all of us
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On a ride with him, right?
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He's taken us somewhere.
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- yeah.
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- and whenever i look at this place,
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And when i think about that baptism, you know,
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The bible says in 1 corinthians 10, "don't you know
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That all of israel was baptized under moses at the crossing
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Of the red sea?"
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Right?
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So it's like, okay, we're gonna make this journey together.
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You go into the water.
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The thing that has always owned you
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Goes into the water with you.
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We come out of the water
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And then the old pharaoh stays in the water.
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So he's actually inviting us into this journey with him.
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I love that.
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- that is so good 'cause you're absolutely right
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Because biblically, water,
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Especially seas, represent transition and change.
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So as you mentioned, it's not only identification with adam,
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He's having an identification with israel.
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He's the one man israel.
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He's reliving the history
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And destiny of god's chosen people to get right
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What they got wrong,
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To bring about a repair and a redemption.
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So think about it, as you said, god parts the red sea,
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He brings the children of israel through.
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The water's parting is symbolic
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Of deliverance from past bondage.
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But then god doesn't part the sea once, he parts it twice.
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In the book of joshua, he parts the red sea
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And he brings the children of israel through,
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Which represents god doing something significant,
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Which is he is parting the red sea to bring the children
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Of israel into the promise, into their identity
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And destiny that he has for them.
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But why is that significant?
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Because in the very same place
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That joshua saw god part the red sea
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To bring them into the promise is the exact location
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That john baptizes jesus, baptizes yeshua.
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- [host] right across from gilgal, right?
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- right there at a very specific location, beit haarava,
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Which is significant
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Because the baptism of yeshua is a reminder
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That he's delivering us from our past, from our sin,
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That we might become new creation.
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But also, his name is yeshua,
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Actually a form of joshua in hebrew.
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So he is the new joshua,
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And he's leading us into the new place of promise,
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Into our destiny and into eternal life
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And the promised land of the messianic kingdom.
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- you know what i love about that?
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I love that whenever they brought the ark
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Of the covenant over, the water backed up
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And the bible says it backed up all the way back
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To a town called adam. (interviewee laughing)
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And i love that.
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Like, we go all the way back to adam
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And it is literally about fulfilling
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What adam should have been able but he couldn't.
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Only jesus could.
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- no, it's so good.
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And then of course we know there is that iconic moment
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Where the heavens open up.
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And the ruach, the spirit descends like a dove.
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And what's interesting is that actually connects back
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To another important event.
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It connects back to noah
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Because noah sends out a dove three times,
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And the third time, the dove doesn't come back.
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And in the hebrew, it says.
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(interviewee speaking in hebrew)
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The dove.
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And the rabbis say, "why does this not say a dove?
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Why does it say the dove?
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A very specific dove and what happened to the dove?"
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And there is this jewish tradition
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That the dove went into heaven
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And it's waiting in heaven with a golden crown
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In its mouth to crown the messiah
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As the messianic king at that right moment.
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And so even the dove descending
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And coming upon yeshua at that moment was a fulfillment
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Of what the jewish people were expecting
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When they think of the messiah.
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- i noticed also that whenever this dove descended upon him,
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It actually resided on him.
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It actually stayed on him, so tell me about that.
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- no, that is so good.
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I mean, the spirit of god coming over him
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Was god anointing him.
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- with oil, but anointing him
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With the power of the holy spirit to fulfill his mission.
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And just like yeshua needed to be baptized
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And empowered by the spirit,
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His life is a model for our life.
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We need that same spirit empowerment.
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If we're gonna have the victory, it goes back to creation.
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The spirit was hovering over the dove
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In the midst of the chaos according to the rabbis.
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And so, it's the holy spirit,
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The spirit of god that brings order out of chaos.
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And he wants to do the same thing in our lives,
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Like he did at creation.
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He wants to empower our lives
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Like he empowered yeshua for service.
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But of course, we know there's more.
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- there has to be more. - so it's so significant,
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Right?
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We know the heavens opened like a curtain.
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I grew up going to broadway shows,
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Grew up outside of new york city,
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And it was always exciting that moment
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The curtain began to open and the show began to start.
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And jesus had been hidden behind the curtain
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For 30 years waiting for the show to start.
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- so good. - and at his baptism,
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The curtain opens and he's getting ready
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To come on stage to begin his ministry.
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And then at the end of his life on the cross,
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We know the curtain also closes for three hours of darkness.
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God's saying, "curtain close, curtain call.
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Final act." - so good.
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- he's finishing the work of redemption for us.
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- so baptism really
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Is a huge game changer. - huge.
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- did you know i was actually baptized in this river?
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- come on. - i was.
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So, i actually waited until i could make
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My first trip to israel,
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So that i could be baptized here.
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- awesome.
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- but there's something really practical for us
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When he says, "this is my son with whom i am well-pleased."
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- yes. - you know,
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"my beloved son, whom i love."
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It has to do with identity.
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It has to do with the fact that you are my son.
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It has to do with who he was as a son of david.
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It had to do with relationship.
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It had to do with intimacy.
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And that's what god wants with each and every one of us,
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Because jesus was 100% divine,
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But he was also 100% human.
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And he was gonna go through some really tough stuff.
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And he needed the affirmation
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Of the father over his life.
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And each and every single one of us
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Need the affirmation over the father in our life,
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If we're gonna be able to go through the tough times
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And the challenging times.
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- i love that.
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That the father spoke to him, said,
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"this is my beloved son, in whom i'm well-pleased."
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And he gave him this amazing affirmation
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Before he ever did a miracle.
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- that's right. - before he went to the cross,
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Before he was resurrected, he said,
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"no, this is who you are."
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- and that's so important, and we often miss that,
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Is that the affirmation of the father
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Wasn't based on performance. - that's right.
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- it was based
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On relationship. - i love that.
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- we don't perform for the father's acceptance.
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We don't perform for the father's affirmation.
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He loves us simply because we are his children.
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We are his sons and we are his daughters,
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Not something we have to earn.
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And that is liberating,
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Because i think we have to understand, it's like,
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Who and what are we looking to for affirmation?
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Are we looking to the praise of people?
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Are we looking to the earthly things?
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Are we looking to our father in heaven?
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And that makes all the difference in the world,
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To know that he's cheering us on.
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You know, i'll never forget when my oldest son was young
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And he started to do karate,
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And he was really uncoordinated.
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And when he'd mess up, he'd look to me
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To see what my reaction was.
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And i think if i would've been like,
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"oh, you're horrible,
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You're uncoordinated, you should quit,"
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He would've given up.
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But he looked to me,
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And he saw me encouraging him and smiling.
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And he went on to become a black belt.
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That's how our father in heaven looks at us
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And cheers us on. - so good.
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I love that. - right?
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And that's why we can go the distance,
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Knowing that we've got the creator of heaven and earth
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In our corner, rooting for us.
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- outstanding.
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So i think probably whenever it just comes
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To the ministry of jesus, from that day forward,
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He was all about representing the father.
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In fact, he'd say, "if you see me, you're seeing the father.
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If you hear me, you hear the father,"
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Because it was all just about his relationship
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With the father.
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He was there to put a face on the father for everybody.
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That's what he did, man. - yeah.
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Amen. - i love that.
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(gentle music)
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- so it was right here on the sea of galilee,
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Really important event.
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This is where yeshua called the disciples
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To leave everything and to follow him.
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And i think this kind of begs the question,
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You know, why would they automatically leave everything
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And follow him, right?
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They had this lucrative fishing career,
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Or you had matthew, who was a tax collector and doing well.
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And i think the important thing to understand
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In this context is that only the cream of the crop.
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- got to study and follow the rabbis
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And to become, in a sense,
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Rabbis and teachers and leaders themselves.
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There was no greater honor.
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(calm uplifting music)
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Kids went to school,
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But most of 'em didn't have the ability to go on
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And study with the rabbis.
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So the disciples were those who didn't make the cut.
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I see. so the amazing thing is, when yeshua calls them,
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He's saying, listen, you weren't chosen by the rabbis
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Or you didn't have what it takes to go continue on.
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But let me tell you something.
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I see something in you that you don't even see in yourself.
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Guess what? i've called you.
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I've chosen you.
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Usually disciples had to go present themselves to the rabbi
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To see if they would be accepted.
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But here, yeshua proactively goes to them.
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And the beautiful thing about that is when i was young,
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I used to love to play basketball.
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And so many kids didn't make the team.
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And that day i got chosen,
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I was so excited i made the cut.
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And that's the good news.
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If you are a follower of jesus, you've made the cut.
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- the cut. that's good, man. - we've made the cut.
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- love that. - many are called,
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But few are chosen.
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We are chosen, and that that's a good thing.
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- you know, my favorite part about that
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Is it says immediately they drop their nets, right?
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So it's like, hey, they got with the program so fast.
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In our day, you know, we're always praying for suddenly,
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Oh jesus, i need a suddenly, i need this to change.
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But actually the lord is asking us for, and immediately,
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Whenever he shows up.
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And i think the disciples demonstrated that.
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- no, it's true.
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'cause i think jesus has many fans,
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But few followers.
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And that's what we have to understand,
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Is that the essence of what discipleship truly is,
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And i think it could be kind of summarized like this.
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You know, when i was young,
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I loved basketball and i wanted to be like my hero.
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You know who i'm talking about, the goat.
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Mj.
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I wanted to be like mike,
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Remember that old gatorade commercial?
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♪ i wanna be like mike
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So what did i do?
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I'd lowered the basketball rim and my backyard
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'cause white guys can't jump.
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I'd put on my jordans and then i'd stick out my tongue
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And try and get some hang time to dunk on the rim
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Because he was the person i wanted to be like.
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Well that was cute as a teenager.
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But today i don't want to be like mike.
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I want to be like messiah.
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I don't wanna be like jordan.
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I want to be like jesus.
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And that's the essence of discipleship.
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It is about imitation.
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It's like becoming like the one who we look up to.
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- you know, even the shape of this lake is traditional.
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It's also prophetic, you know,
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That it looks like a harp, right?
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I mean today's, it look like a harp.
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And then you got the river,
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It goes all the way down into the dead sea
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And it looks like the tear, right?
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And it's here at the harp.
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It's at the place of praise
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Where jesus picked these guys
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And he showed up again.
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Man, i love that.
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- no, that, that is so good
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Because when you think about discipleship,
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It is about imitation.
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That's why the disciples asked jesus teach us to pray.
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Yeah, that's right. and they wanted to know,
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Hey, how does he learn?
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How does he pray? how does he live?
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And they wanted to imitate him in every way imaginable.
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And the same needs to be true for us today
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As we go about wanting to be like yeshua as well.
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- i love how they showed up.
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They showed up for him, and he showed up for them
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At the beginning of his ministry.
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And then after the resurrection,
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He showed up again at the same place.
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That whole thing of,
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No, man, we have connected all the dots.
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This is the one that i'm following.
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I love him so much.
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- no, that is so good.
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And so we see this call to discipleship,
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This call to be like yeshua.
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But of course we gotta talk about
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Another really important event.
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It is the transfiguration.
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- okay. wow.
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- we know it happens.
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It says six days later,
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Yeshua took them up to a high mountain.
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The question is, what is the high mountain
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That he took them to?
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When did he take them there?
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Well, six days refers to six days after
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Peter makes the confession when yeshua asks them,
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Who do you say that i am?
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You and i are into numbers.
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- yeah. - so we know
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If there's a detail or a number in the bible,
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It's there for a reason.
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So the question is,
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Why does this event happen on the sixth day?
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- so good. - six days later,
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Man was created on the sixth day.
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And jewish thought we fell on the sixth day.
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We lost six things as a result of the fall.
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And one of the things we lost according to jewish tradition,
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Was that originally man and woman were clothed
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In the glory of god.
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And that's why when they fell,
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They lost the glory.
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- and they realized they were naked
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And they tried to cover themselves.
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Not a very good job with fig leaves.
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I guess the original speedos.
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(both laugh)
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And they lost the glory that their face shone with.
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And so why is that significant?
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Because yeshua on the mount of transfiguration
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Is giving them the glimpse of the glory
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That man was once closed with in eden.
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And it's such a beautiful image
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Because yeshua's body was like the veil
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Of the curtain in the temple.
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Behind the veil dwelt the shekinah,
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The shekinah glory. - that's right.
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- most people never got to see behind the veil,
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Only the high priest once a year.
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Yeshua's body was like that veil.
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But on the mount of transfiguration,
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He parts the veil
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And he gives them a glimpse of glory.
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And the reason why that's such good news
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Is that that same glory that he radiated,
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We are going to be clothed like glory
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One day with resurrection body,
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We're all gonna have six packs. (laughs)
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- come on, let's go.
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- we're all gonna be looking good.
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- i'm in, i like that, the six day.
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You know, six also in the midst of all that
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So represents, you know, it can represent flesh,
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It can even represent murder, right?
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- yeah. - we lost everything,
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We're actually murdered, you know,
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On the sixth day, the sixth commandment, right?
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- yeah, right. - but then six days later,
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He does this work in the midst of humanity.
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So like the redeemed version of it
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Is god almighty doing a work in the midst of humanity.
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So you tell me, why in the world is it
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That while they're up there on this high mountain,
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Why does elijah appear there
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And why does moses appear there with it?
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- no, that's a great question.
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Moses represents the torah or the law.
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- yup. - and elijah represents
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The prophets, but also elijah, according to the prophets,
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Is the one who's gonna prepare the way
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For the coming of the messiah.
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- oh, that's right. - right?
00:25:24.602 --> 00:25:25.569
So you have these two witnesses,
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A matter is established by two witnesses
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According to the torah.
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And so in light of the glory of yeshua,
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The two greatest prophets, moses and elijah,
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The law and the prophets fade away
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In light of the glory of yeshua.
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It is such a greater glory that is revealed in him,
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A greater revelation, which is, again,
00:25:49.827 --> 00:25:53.097
This is tied to another important question, right?
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They're up there and the disciples see this
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And they're like, "can we build you booths?"
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- [speaker] i was gonna ask you about that.
00:26:02.406 --> 00:26:03.841
- (laughs) all of a sudden they want to go camping.
00:26:03.841 --> 00:26:06.777
- yeah.
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- listen, jews camp for 40 years in the wilderness.
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We had enough camping. - wow.
00:26:10.581 --> 00:26:11.982
- we don't camp anymore. (laughs)
00:26:11.982 --> 00:26:13.050
- okay, wow. (both laugh)
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- but part of the significance of that is that sukkot,
00:26:16.654 --> 00:26:20.157
The feast of tabernacles is the kingdom holiday.
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- yes. - zechariah 14.
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- yes. - "all nations of the world
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Are gonna go up to celebrate the feast of tabernacles-"
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- yes. - they build booths,
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They build sukkots because that is the sign and symbol
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That the messianic kingdom has come.
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- yes. - they saw moses,
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They saw elijah, they saw the glory and they're like,
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"okay, the kingdom has come."
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- yeah, in the book of revelation,
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The actual fulfillment of that, i bet,
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Is whenever the new jerusalem comes down outta heaven
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And it says, "now it shall be said that god
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Has tabernacle among men." - amen.
00:26:52.322 --> 00:26:54.758
- there's that boost thing again, right?
00:26:54.758 --> 00:26:56.727
- yeah, the word became flesh and tabernacle among us.
00:26:56.727 --> 00:26:58.495
So from the beginning to the end, there's this sukkot,
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This tabernacles, feast of tabernacles,
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A theme that runs through.
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But, of course, there's more
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Because there's really practical application
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For all of our lives.
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Because, again, the life of yeshua, life of jesus
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Is meant to point as a model of transformation
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That god wants to bring- - right.
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- in each and every one of our lives.
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And the beautiful thing about this
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Is that when he transfigure,
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The greek word that is used there is the word
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That we get the english, metamorphis.
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- okay. - right?
00:27:35.299 --> 00:27:36.233
- [speaker] i know what that is.
00:27:36.233 --> 00:27:37.167
- he goes through a metamorphis.
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And when i think about the word metamorphis,
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I think about a caterpillar going into a cocoon,
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Going through chrysalis and becoming a butterfly.
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In the greek, the word for metamorphis,
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What it really means is one's outer reality is changed
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Or transformed to match their inner essence.
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So yeshua reveals on the mount of transfiguration
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On the outside who he truly was on the inside.
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And the reality is all of us have the presence of god
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And the glory of god in us,
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And one day, we will go through a metamorphis
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Where we will be completely transformed
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Into the image of yeshua.
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It says, "all who see him will be like him."
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But the good news is we don't have to wait till that day,
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He's already begun that work in us now
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In real transformation as possible in our life.
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- well man, you're taking me to school.
00:28:32.222 --> 00:28:33.390
You know, it's amazing how you can just
00:28:33.390 --> 00:28:35.125
Look around in this place,
00:28:35.125 --> 00:28:36.226
And you can actually see sermons
00:28:36.226 --> 00:28:37.628
Everywhere you look,
00:28:37.628 --> 00:28:39.029
And something that actually jesus pointed to,
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It's all significant.
00:28:41.498 --> 00:28:42.666
- no, it's so important.
00:28:42.666 --> 00:28:43.934
And just like it says he took them six days on this journey,
00:28:43.934 --> 00:28:47.905
They walked.
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They had to climb the mountain,
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Go up this high mountain,
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And the reality is, is that we want that transformation,
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But the truth of the matter is
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We have to put in the work.
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We gotta be willing to make the climb.
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We gotta be willing to go on the journey with him.
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We have to partner with him and the holy spirit.
00:29:06.857 --> 00:29:09.526
It's time to go, it's time to get in the game.
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It's time to put in the work,
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In partnership by his grace
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To experience not just salvation,
00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:19.036
But that true new creation, transformation in our life.
00:29:19.036 --> 00:29:22.339
- rabbi jason, this is awesome, man,
00:29:22.339 --> 00:29:24.174
I've had such a blast today.
00:29:24.174 --> 00:29:25.676
It's so cool this place, wow.
00:29:25.676 --> 00:29:27.711
- we're not done yet, come on, there's more.
00:29:27.711 --> 00:29:29.346
Let's go. - okay, let's go.
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(gentle music)
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- you thought we were done,
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But look where we are right now.
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First century jerusalem.
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We have the city of david.
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We have the southern steps, we have the temple,
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The holy place you can see up there,
00:29:55.973 --> 00:29:59.042
And, wow.
00:29:59.042 --> 00:30:00.744
- craziness.
00:30:00.744 --> 00:30:01.945
Yeah, you said that there was more,
00:30:01.945 --> 00:30:03.614
Man, this is definitely more.
00:30:03.614 --> 00:30:05.215
- well, i wanna talk with you about
00:30:05.215 --> 00:30:06.750
Another important aspect in yeshua's life and ministry.
00:30:06.750 --> 00:30:11.088
Of course, that famous sunday known as palm sunday,
00:30:11.088 --> 00:30:16.526
Where yeshua rode into jerusalem from the mount of olives,
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Which is right over your shoulder.
00:30:22.266 --> 00:30:24.534
And we know he comes in,
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And they are waving palm branches.
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You know, something that people oftentimes miss
00:30:31.174 --> 00:30:33.644
Is people think the palm branches are a sign of peace,
00:30:33.644 --> 00:30:36.813
But it was actually the exact opposite
00:30:36.813 --> 00:30:39.983
From a jewish perspective.
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It was a picture of jewish national aspirations
00:30:41.585 --> 00:30:46.456
For independence.
00:30:46.456 --> 00:30:47.758
It was a sign of military victory.
00:30:47.758 --> 00:30:50.560
They thought yeshua jesus was going to be
00:30:50.560 --> 00:30:54.298
A military messiah who was gonna come
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And bring victory, overthrow literally the roman empire,
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And physically establish the kingdom.
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But that's not why he came at his first coming.
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They wanted the lion of judah,
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But at his first coming he came as the lamb of god
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Who came to defeat sin,
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Not the forces of wickedness like the roman empire
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In this world.
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- so in the book of zechariah,
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It promises that he'll come riding in on a donkey,
00:31:23.393 --> 00:31:26.029
And then, yeah, we know that at the second coming
00:31:26.029 --> 00:31:29.333
He will come back on a horse
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Because a horse is all about conquest,
00:31:30.600 --> 00:31:33.070
But a donkey means he's gonna do something else.
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- yeah, exactly.
00:31:35.973 --> 00:31:36.907
So when you think about it,
00:31:36.907 --> 00:31:38.208
In heaven we're actually raising palm branches.
00:31:38.208 --> 00:31:40.243
- that's right. - 'cause the palm branches
00:31:40.243 --> 00:31:42.312
Are a sign of victory that we have overcome.
00:31:42.312 --> 00:31:44.581
And so, yes, there is this sign of victory,
00:31:44.581 --> 00:31:47.751
And we will overcome.
00:31:47.751 --> 00:31:49.252
Ultimately we'll be waving those palm branches one day,
00:31:49.252 --> 00:31:51.888
But exactly what you're saying.
00:31:51.888 --> 00:31:54.157
So he comes riding on a donkey for a very specific reason.
00:31:54.157 --> 00:31:57.427
Of course, there is that zechariah passage.
00:31:57.427 --> 00:32:00.464
Behold your king comes to you humbly
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And riding on a donkey.
00:32:02.432 --> 00:32:04.001
But the donkey is central in the entire messianic promise.
00:32:04.001 --> 00:32:08.405
Abraham went to mount mariah to offer isaac,
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This same exact spot where the temple was built,
00:32:11.975 --> 00:32:15.345
And he took a donkey with him.
00:32:15.345 --> 00:32:18.148
So the messianic process begins with abraham,
00:32:18.148 --> 00:32:20.584
And god will provide a lamb.
00:32:20.584 --> 00:32:22.085
- that's right. - okay.
00:32:22.085 --> 00:32:23.653
And then we see moses puts his family on the donkey
00:32:23.653 --> 00:32:27.324
When he's gonna deliver the people from egypt.
00:32:27.324 --> 00:32:29.926
But then of course there is more,
00:32:29.926 --> 00:32:32.462
'cause it ultimately finds its culmination in yeshua,
00:32:32.462 --> 00:32:35.165
Who comes riding on the donkey.
00:32:35.165 --> 00:32:38.035
But here's the important thing about the donkey,
00:32:38.035 --> 00:32:40.437
The hebrew word for donkey is hamor,
00:32:40.437 --> 00:32:43.673
And it comes from the hebrew word
00:32:43.673 --> 00:32:45.475
(speaking in foreign language),
00:32:45.475 --> 00:32:46.777
Which means physical or material being.
00:32:46.777 --> 00:32:51.048
So the word adam in hebrew is related to this.
00:32:51.048 --> 00:32:54.918
And so why is this significant?
00:32:54.918 --> 00:32:57.087
Yeshua represents heaven,
00:32:57.087 --> 00:32:59.823
The donkey represents earth.
00:32:59.823 --> 00:33:03.093
Yeshua, jesus riding the donkey is a symbol
00:33:03.093 --> 00:33:07.097
Of harnessing everything in the physical
00:33:07.898 --> 00:33:09.566
For the sake of the spiritual.
00:33:09.566 --> 00:33:12.169
It's everything in the natural being used
00:33:12.169 --> 00:33:14.938
To serve the kingdom of god on earth as it is in heaven.
00:33:14.938 --> 00:33:18.241
- all those things taken place right here,
00:33:18.241 --> 00:33:20.877
It's prophesied for thousands of years,
00:33:20.877 --> 00:33:22.546
And somehow jesus fulfills all of those things.
00:33:22.546 --> 00:33:25.549
Craziness.
00:33:25.549 --> 00:33:26.383
- yeah.
00:33:26.383 --> 00:33:27.350
And i think it's so important
00:33:27.350 --> 00:33:28.652
Because oftentimes we put more focus on the...
00:33:28.652 --> 00:33:31.788
- physical than we do on the spiritual.
00:33:32.622 --> 00:33:35.559
So again, i think this ties back
00:33:35.559 --> 00:33:37.094
To something we see in the book of revelation.
00:33:37.094 --> 00:33:39.029
Like we know the streets of heaven are paved with.
00:33:39.029 --> 00:33:42.365
- gold. - right.
00:33:42.365 --> 00:33:43.867
Is that because jesus wants to bling-bling out heaven?
00:33:43.867 --> 00:33:46.069
He like ices it out.
00:33:46.069 --> 00:33:47.604
He's like the ultimate hip-hop artist.
00:33:47.604 --> 00:33:49.272
"i got it like that," right? (laughing)
00:33:49.272 --> 00:33:51.108
"lifestyles of the rich and famous."
00:33:51.108 --> 00:33:52.776
We're old enough to remember robin leach,
00:33:52.776 --> 00:33:54.478
Right? (laughing) - sure, i remember him.
00:33:54.478 --> 00:33:55.979
- no, he's not showing off and showing out.
00:33:55.979 --> 00:33:59.983
It's a reversal of the values of this world.
00:33:59.983 --> 00:34:01.885
- ah. - the things that people
00:34:01.885 --> 00:34:03.753
Rob, kill, destroy,
00:34:03.753 --> 00:34:05.188
And sell their souls for,
00:34:05.188 --> 00:34:06.923
Gold, symbolic of wealth,
00:34:06.923 --> 00:34:09.126
Is only pavement in heaven.
00:34:09.126 --> 00:34:11.728
It's walking on the values of this world.
00:34:11.728 --> 00:34:14.631
- so good. - it's seek first the kingdom
00:34:14.631 --> 00:34:16.500
And then all these things
00:34:16.500 --> 00:34:18.135
Will be added unto you.
00:34:18.135 --> 00:34:19.703
- i know the next time that jesus comes back, again,
00:34:19.703 --> 00:34:22.405
He will not be on a donkey,
00:34:22.405 --> 00:34:23.673
He will be on a horse.
00:34:23.673 --> 00:34:24.908
And he's not coming back to be nice,
00:34:24.908 --> 00:34:27.110
He's not coming back to play.
00:34:27.110 --> 00:34:28.612
He's coming back just to clean house.
00:34:28.612 --> 00:34:31.414
- and then, of course,
00:34:31.414 --> 00:34:32.649
He doesn't randomly choose that sunday
00:34:32.649 --> 00:34:35.819
To ride into jerusalem.
00:34:35.819 --> 00:34:37.921
That sunday was the day and the year that he came in
00:34:37.921 --> 00:34:42.826
To give his life during that week,
00:34:42.826 --> 00:34:44.995
That the passover lambs were set aside
00:34:44.995 --> 00:34:47.898
And were inspected
00:34:47.898 --> 00:34:49.699
To make sure they were fit
00:34:49.699 --> 00:34:51.568
To be a passover offering.
00:34:51.568 --> 00:34:53.403
So he rides into jerusalem
00:34:53.403 --> 00:34:55.872
On the same day the lambs were set aside and inspected
00:34:55.872 --> 00:34:59.142
Because he's the ultimate passover lamb.
00:34:59.142 --> 00:35:01.945
And when you see like the religious leaders
00:35:01.945 --> 00:35:04.681
Questioning him,
00:35:04.681 --> 00:35:05.982
In a sense, they were inspecting him
00:35:05.982 --> 00:35:08.385
Like one of the lambs.
00:35:08.385 --> 00:35:10.153
They said, "blemished, not fit,"
00:35:10.153 --> 00:35:13.924
But god's word spoke a better word.
00:35:13.924 --> 00:35:16.560
They couldn't see god's true plan and purpose.
00:35:16.560 --> 00:35:19.596
And that's true for each and every one of us.
00:35:19.596 --> 00:35:21.231
Sometimes people look at us
00:35:21.231 --> 00:35:22.432
And they're like, "reject us,"
00:35:22.432 --> 00:35:24.100
Where god says, "accepted," they say, "rejected."
00:35:24.100 --> 00:35:27.237
So we don't go by the opinion of people,
00:35:27.237 --> 00:35:29.573
We go by the promise
00:35:29.573 --> 00:35:31.808
And what god has to say about us.
00:35:31.808 --> 00:35:35.011
- the drama of all that
00:35:35.011 --> 00:35:36.379
Just freaks me out. (jason laughing)
00:35:36.379 --> 00:35:37.747
And the fact that all this actually happened here,
00:35:37.747 --> 00:35:39.783
You think about, okay, when he was up there,
00:35:39.783 --> 00:35:41.651
When he was being inspected,
00:35:41.651 --> 00:35:43.019
The father said that he was well pleased with him.
00:35:43.019 --> 00:35:44.854
- that's right. - right?
00:35:44.854 --> 00:35:45.822
We talked about that earlier.
00:35:45.822 --> 00:35:47.157
And then, but the crowds were saying,
00:35:47.157 --> 00:35:48.592
"no, no, no, we wanna choose somebody else."
00:35:48.592 --> 00:35:50.660
- so think about this for a moment.
00:35:50.660 --> 00:35:51.928
He comes in on that palm sunday,
00:35:51.928 --> 00:35:54.064
But one of the most important events that week
00:35:54.064 --> 00:35:57.567
Was the celebration of the last supper.
00:35:57.567 --> 00:36:00.937
- okay. - and the last supper
00:36:00.937 --> 00:36:02.372
Was actually a passover seder.
00:36:02.372 --> 00:36:05.642
And the passover seder,
00:36:05.642 --> 00:36:07.677
Remembering the redemption from egypt,
00:36:07.677 --> 00:36:09.512
Is centered around four cups.
00:36:09.512 --> 00:36:11.615
(wine pouring) why four cups?
00:36:11.615 --> 00:36:13.383
There are four promises found in exodus 6,
00:36:13.383 --> 00:36:16.620
In 6:6-7,
00:36:16.620 --> 00:36:18.188
"four i wills."
00:36:18.188 --> 00:36:19.522
And that's the reason why there are four cups
00:36:19.522 --> 00:36:21.992
At the passover seder. - four i wills.
00:36:21.992 --> 00:36:23.994
- four i wills,
00:36:23.994 --> 00:36:24.961
Four promises of redemption
00:36:24.961 --> 00:36:26.696
And deliverance and acceptance.
00:36:26.696 --> 00:36:29.332
And so why is that so important?
00:36:29.332 --> 00:36:31.268
Because the last supper that jesus celebrated
00:36:31.268 --> 00:36:34.037
Was centered around these four cups.
00:36:34.037 --> 00:36:36.673
What does that mean?
00:36:36.673 --> 00:36:38.008
The first cup was the cup of sanctification.
00:36:38.008 --> 00:36:40.176
It infuses the evening with holiness.
00:36:40.176 --> 00:36:43.146
God didn't just wanna take the children of israel
00:36:43.146 --> 00:36:45.448
Out of egypt,
00:36:45.448 --> 00:36:46.283
He wanted to take egypt
00:36:46.283 --> 00:36:47.917
Out of the children of israel.
00:36:47.917 --> 00:36:49.686
The second cup is the cup of plagues.
00:36:49.686 --> 00:36:51.955
It reminds us of the 10 plagues
00:36:51.955 --> 00:36:54.224
God brought upon the egyptians.
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Think about it, this ties directly to yeshua.
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He does the first miracle with what?
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Water into-- - water into wine.
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- why? 'cause what's the first miracle moses does?
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He turns the water into.
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- blood, that's right. - but jesus
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Doesn't come to bring death,
00:37:08.872 --> 00:37:09.939
He comes to bring life.
00:37:09.939 --> 00:37:10.874
So he turns the water into wine
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To turn oy into joy.
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- that's good. - and then we come
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To the third cup,
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The most important cup.
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It's the third cup
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That he institutes the lord's supper,
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The eucharist, communion over.
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"this is my blood poured out for you."
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Why did he pick the third cup?
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Intentional, because the third cup
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Reminds us of the three sprinklings
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Of the blood of the passover lamb
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On the doorposts of the houses in egypt.
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He is the greater passover lamb,
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Bringing about
00:37:41.938 --> 00:37:43.139
A greater redemption- - that's good.
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- not literal freedom from physical bondage,
00:37:44.474 --> 00:37:47.877
But freedom from slavery and sin.
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He purchases us.
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The blood of the passover lamb washes us clean.
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And then the fourth cup is the cup of praise,
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The cup of acceptance.
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He accepts us as his children.
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It's the cup of the messianic kingdom.
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In fact, jesus says,
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"i will not drink this cup with you again
00:38:05.662 --> 00:38:07.731
Until i drink it anew
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In my father's kingdom. - so good.
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- [jason] i don't believe jesus drank the fourth cup.
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I believe he left the fourth cup
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Because i think the next time we drink it,
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We are gonna drink it face to face with him-
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- let's go. - at the marriage supper
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Of the lamb- - let's go.
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- [jason] in the messianic kingdom, (clapping) come on.
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- i love that.
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You know, i love the whole thing about the passover
00:38:24.714 --> 00:38:26.549
In that we all sit down at the table together,
00:38:26.549 --> 00:38:28.551
Which is ultimately what's gonna end up happening, right?
00:38:28.551 --> 00:38:31.454
- because the symbol that i find for family
00:38:32.355 --> 00:38:33.556
All the way through the bible
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Is not just a little man, a little woman,
00:38:34.824 --> 00:38:36.659
And then a little kid,
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The symbol is actually table.
00:38:37.727 --> 00:38:39.496
And we find that table all the way through all of this.
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- and there's room at the table for everyone.
00:38:42.332 --> 00:38:44.701
So again, with those four cups,
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Practical significance for us,
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In jewish thought, there's four exiles,
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Four aspects of disconnection
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That go back to the garden of eden.
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There is spiritual,
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There is emotional or inner,
00:38:58.915 --> 00:39:01.785
There is relational, and there is physical.
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When jesus died on the cross,
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He came to redeem us and set us free on those four levels.
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He came to bring spiritual shalom,
00:39:11.694 --> 00:39:14.230
To bring us close to god.
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He comes to bring emotional peace,
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Healing, and wholeness, right?
00:39:18.568 --> 00:39:20.937
To restore our identity and to heal our trauma
00:39:20.937 --> 00:39:25.108
And the dramas that we've been through in our life.
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And then he comes to bring relational healing,
00:39:28.178 --> 00:39:31.214
Wholeness, and reconciliation.
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He comes to unite friends and family
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And bring us back together.
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And then ultimately,
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We see with the fourth cup,
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We see this,
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We see physical healing, wholeness and transformation.
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It's connected to the crown of thorns on jesus' head.
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He took the curse of creation to reverse it
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And to restore the blessing.
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Therefore, because of what yeshua has done
00:39:53.403 --> 00:39:55.505
For us on the cross,
00:39:55.505 --> 00:39:56.873
We can have abundant life in these four areas,
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Whatever healing, wholeness, spiritually, emotionally,
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Relationally, or physically,
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Because of the cross, because of the shed blood,
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We have access to that.
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All those levels of transformation in our life.
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- so then we have the commitment of communion
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Where he literally takes the cup.
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And i mean, all of us is gentiles.
00:40:17.994 --> 00:40:19.796
So i'm a sixth generation texan, right?
00:40:19.796 --> 00:40:22.332
I'm a 16th generation american.
00:40:22.332 --> 00:40:24.133
And i mean, all these things are new to many of us.
00:40:24.133 --> 00:40:26.970
But that was actually from passover
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That he said, "take this cup. - that's right. that's right.
00:40:28.671 --> 00:40:31.107
Yeah. and so i think when we celebrate communion,
00:40:31.107 --> 00:40:34.077
It is a mini passover.
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And the point is,
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It's meant to be about transformation.
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Yes, it's meant to be a remembrance
00:40:39.582 --> 00:40:41.684
Of what god has done in the past,
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But it's meant to be realized in our life, in the present.
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It is a meal that heals.
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- okay, brother. it's been amazing.
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I mean, it's been a lot more
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Than actually what i thought it was gonna be.
00:40:53.429 --> 00:40:54.864
It's a lot.
00:40:54.864 --> 00:40:56.366
I think probably the only thing i need after all this
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Is a big old cup of coffee.
00:40:58.234 --> 00:41:00.470
- well, i think that's a great idea.
00:41:00.470 --> 00:41:01.704
Since we're standing on sacred ground,
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Let's go back to sacred grounds and grab a cup.
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- okay.
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(gentle music)
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- in "transformed by the messiah,"
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One of the things we look at
00:41:19.322 --> 00:41:20.623
Is the life and ministry of yeshua.
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And yeshua had such a unique calling on his life,
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But what's so beautiful is that
00:41:29.899 --> 00:41:31.768
Yeshua's life is a model of transformation for us.
00:41:31.768 --> 00:41:36.072
What god did in his life,
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He also wants to do in ours.
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And just like yeshua, jesus had a unique calling.
00:41:40.310 --> 00:41:44.847
He's got a unique calling
00:41:44.847 --> 00:41:46.482
For each and every one of our lives.
00:41:46.482 --> 00:41:50.119
But of course,
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Every detail matters. - that's right.
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- and you know i'm into numbers and i know
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You're into numbers. - i am into numbers, brother.
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- that's one of the things that i love about you
00:41:59.562 --> 00:42:02.498
And your teaching.
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One thing that's really important to understand
00:42:03.833 --> 00:42:06.135
Is that hebrew is alphanumeric.
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There are no roman numerals in the bible.
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The way that you write numbers is actually with letters.
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So if i say open your bible to genesis chapter 1,
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I'd say open your bible to perek, chapter aleph.
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Aleph would be one
00:42:24.554 --> 00:42:26.022
Because it is the first letter of the hebrew alphabet
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And has a numerical value of one,
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Just like each letter has a number associated with it.
00:42:30.326 --> 00:42:33.863
What that means is that each word has a numerical value,
00:42:33.863 --> 00:42:37.967
And oftentimes, the numerical value of words
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Add rich insights and perspectives
00:42:42.005 --> 00:42:46.309
To truths that are found in the scripture.
00:42:46.309 --> 00:42:49.445
But one thing that is important to understand
00:42:49.445 --> 00:42:52.248
Is that we don't use numbers to make theological doctrine,
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But we use them to emphasize, illustrate,
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Or drive home the clear teaching
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And meaning found in the scripture.
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Pastor, i know you love numbers,
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And that's one of the things
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That i love about your teaching,
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And it's important to also understand
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That not only is hebrew alphanumeric,
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But actually greek is alphanumeric as well.
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The two primary languages the bible's written in.
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And one of the really interesting things
00:43:21.511 --> 00:43:23.279
Is we have to ask the question,
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Why did yeshua jesus begin his ministry at 30?
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What is the significant?
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- it's of the number 30.
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One of the interesting things
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Is that jesus in hebrew, his name is yeshua ben yosef,
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Jesus the son of joseph.
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That's who his dad was.
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And in jewish thought, what we have to understand
00:43:42.799 --> 00:43:46.536
Is that there are two messiahs, the son of joseph,
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The one who would suffer and die,
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And messiah ben david, the one who would rule and reign.
00:43:50.673 --> 00:43:54.977
And what's interesting about that
00:43:54.977 --> 00:43:56.546
Is that joseph began to reign in egypt
00:43:56.546 --> 00:44:00.316
From prison to the palace at 30 years old.
00:44:00.316 --> 00:44:03.686
His mission began just like jesus,
00:44:03.686 --> 00:44:06.756
Who is also the son of joseph.
00:44:06.756 --> 00:44:08.791
And what's also interesting,
00:44:08.791 --> 00:44:10.560
That whole process of his going to egypt,
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Getting position for the palace begins with 30.
00:44:12.962 --> 00:44:17.400
Because joseph is sold for silver,
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And yeshua ultimately is sold for 30 pieces of silver.
00:44:21.037 --> 00:44:25.374
So the life of joseph is meant to be a foreshadowing,
00:44:25.374 --> 00:44:28.811
A prophetic portrait of the life of the yeshua.
00:44:28.811 --> 00:44:32.281
But of course there's more
00:44:32.281 --> 00:44:34.217
Because we also know that he is the son of david
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And david began to rule and reign at age 30.
00:44:38.921 --> 00:44:44.193
And it's also interesting
00:44:44.761 --> 00:44:46.028
That david was from the tribe of judah.
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Judah, in hebrew, yehuda equals 30.
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And there's 30 attributes of kingship
00:44:51.467 --> 00:44:56.205
And kingship would come from the tribe of judah.
00:44:56.205 --> 00:44:59.242
And so again, this connects 30 to yeshua
00:44:59.242 --> 00:45:03.212
As the suffering messiah, time to come into mission.
00:45:03.212 --> 00:45:08.084
It connects to kingship, to being from judah,
00:45:08.084 --> 00:45:12.155
The son of david, the ultimate descendant of king david.
00:45:12.155 --> 00:45:16.359
Now i know you have a few thoughts on 30,
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I'm almost, or i could bet everything on it.
00:45:19.629 --> 00:45:22.832
- okay. yeah, i actually do.
00:45:22.832 --> 00:45:24.100
And i mean, if you're gonna bring 30,
00:45:24.100 --> 00:45:25.668
I gotta bring something as well.
00:45:25.668 --> 00:45:27.103
Now, you always bring things i've never heard before
00:45:27.103 --> 00:45:30.573
Because i grew up in a gentile state with a gentile family.
00:45:30.573 --> 00:45:34.610
And so my perspective has always been kind of greek. right.
00:45:34.610 --> 00:45:37.914
And so whenever i look into the new testament,
00:45:37.914 --> 00:45:40.516
Which of course is written in greek,
00:45:40.516 --> 00:45:42.185
Whenever i find words that are in the bible
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30 different times,
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They have to do with things that are holy,
00:45:46.022 --> 00:45:47.490
Things that are consecrated,
00:45:47.490 --> 00:45:49.091
Things that are part of the throne.
00:45:49.091 --> 00:45:51.060
And it's the same exact thing.
00:45:51.060 --> 00:45:53.129
And so i've found some, actually the word holy,
00:45:53.129 --> 00:45:56.332
The word holy itself is in the new testament,
00:45:56.332 --> 00:45:58.467
Or written in greek 30 different times.
00:45:58.467 --> 00:46:01.537
The word agape or agape love. right.
00:46:01.537 --> 00:46:05.474
30 different times the word angel,
00:46:05.474 --> 00:46:08.411
30 different times the word blood
00:46:08.411 --> 00:46:11.080
Is found 30 different times.
00:46:11.080 --> 00:46:12.648
- come on. - i mean, come on.
00:46:12.648 --> 00:46:13.950
That comes in with,
00:46:13.950 --> 00:46:15.351
That goes with exactly what you're talking about.
00:46:15.351 --> 00:46:16.619
- i mean, you can't make this stuff up.
00:46:16.619 --> 00:46:17.887
But i think the encouragement to all of us
00:46:17.887 --> 00:46:20.890
Is that although yeshua was god made manifest in the flesh,
00:46:20.890 --> 00:46:26.229
He didn't begin his ministry to age 30.
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There was a season of preparation that
00:46:28.865 --> 00:46:31.467
He had to go through.
00:46:31.467 --> 00:46:34.070
And it's true for each one of us, you know,
00:46:34.070 --> 00:46:35.304
There is a season of waiting upon god,
00:46:35.304 --> 00:46:38.341
A season of preparation,
00:46:38.341 --> 00:46:40.509
Where god shapes us and molds us into the person
00:46:40.509 --> 00:46:43.646
He wants us to become.
00:46:43.646 --> 00:46:45.414
And we might have several seasons in our lives
00:46:45.414 --> 00:46:47.450
Where we ministry or calling seen it and purpose, destiny.
00:46:47.450 --> 00:46:50.753
And then god says, "hurry up and wait again."
00:46:50.753 --> 00:46:53.789
Preparing us for the next season.
00:46:53.789 --> 00:46:55.925
So i think that's the encouragement
00:46:55.925 --> 00:46:57.360
For each and every one of us.
00:46:57.360 --> 00:46:58.361
We have to be patient.
00:46:58.361 --> 00:47:00.429
We have to trust god and understand that there's a time
00:47:00.429 --> 00:47:04.467
And a perfect season for everything
00:47:04.467 --> 00:47:07.169
And we just need to look for god
00:47:07.169 --> 00:47:10.039
And what he wants to do in our lives.
00:47:10.039 --> 00:47:12.174
But he has a unique calling for each one of us.
00:47:12.174 --> 00:47:14.944
It's never too early and it's never too late
00:47:14.944 --> 00:47:16.946
To step into that purpose and promise he has for us.
00:47:16.946 --> 00:47:20.583
Pastor troy, i've loved being on this journey with you.
00:47:20.583 --> 00:47:23.452
I love the rich insight and revelation that you bring.
00:47:23.452 --> 00:47:27.757
But i've got a question for you.
00:47:27.757 --> 00:47:29.592
Is there one thing that we discussed
00:47:29.592 --> 00:47:31.827
That really resonated with you?
00:47:31.827 --> 00:47:34.463
- well, i learned things at all the different places.
00:47:34.463 --> 00:47:36.766
Now, whenever we first started off here,
00:47:36.766 --> 00:47:39.068
Where we were talking about the number 30,
00:47:39.068 --> 00:47:40.036
And it never occurred to me
00:47:40.036 --> 00:47:41.570
That everybody called jesus, yeshua ben joseph,
00:47:41.570 --> 00:47:45.207
Because he was jesus the son of joseph.
00:47:45.207 --> 00:47:48.311
But i've known for a long time that within jewish thought
00:47:48.311 --> 00:47:50.980
That there was the son of joseph and also the son of david.
00:47:50.980 --> 00:47:54.317
That actually blew my mind.
00:47:54.317 --> 00:47:56.185
And this whole day has been mind blowing for me. incredible.
00:47:56.185 --> 00:47:59.322
Alright, i gotta get my brother, but i'm taking this book.
00:47:59.322 --> 00:48:04.060
- so good to see you.
00:48:04.060 --> 00:48:05.695
- thank you so much, man, for having me.
00:48:05.695 --> 00:48:07.063
Please, let's do this again.
00:48:07.063 --> 00:48:08.197
- we'll do it, shalom, shalom.
00:48:08.197 --> 00:48:09.932
- shalom to you, my friend.
00:48:09.932 --> 00:48:11.100
Bye-bye. - bye-bye.
00:48:11.100 --> 00:48:12.702
(calm music)
00:48:12.702 --> 00:48:24.947
Now let's zoom out.
00:48:25.414 --> 00:48:27.650
Absorb the epic scope of our adventure
00:48:27.650 --> 00:48:31.053
And unlock the game changing lessons it holds.
00:48:31.053 --> 00:48:35.024
First stop, the number 30 in scripture.
00:48:35.024 --> 00:48:38.661
30 marks joseph's rise in egypt.
00:48:38.661 --> 00:48:41.897
David's coronation and jesus launch into public ministry.
00:48:41.897 --> 00:48:46.836
It's god's way of saying,
00:48:46.836 --> 00:48:48.671
"preparation has a finish line.
00:48:48.671 --> 00:48:51.407
Purpose starts now."
00:48:51.407 --> 00:48:54.043
If you feel stuck in a holding pattern.
00:48:54.043 --> 00:48:56.545
Remember that waiting seasons are training grounds,
00:48:56.545 --> 00:49:00.883
Not parking lots.
00:49:00.883 --> 00:49:02.451
Second, the jordan river.
00:49:02.451 --> 00:49:05.221
Before jesus preached a sermon
00:49:05.221 --> 00:49:07.523
Or healed a soul, heaven split open
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And the father declared, this is my beloved son.
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Identity precedes activity.
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Your worth begins with god's voice over you,
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Not your resume.
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Third, discipleship in real life,
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The great commission calls for more.
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- then converts, it calls for followers
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Who carry the rabbi's dust.
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Discipleship isn't a course you audit,
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It's a life you live.
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Last stop, the humble entry and the passover table.
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A king and a donkey signals peace, not conquest.
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At the last supper,
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Bread becomes body,
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Wine becomes blood.
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The four cups, the four promises,
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The four aspects of healing and redemption.
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Spiritual, emotional, relational and physical,
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All that the lord has for you.
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So what now?
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What can we glean from this trek
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And put into practice today?
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Own your 30.
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Block out one hour
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To list the skills, experiences and passions
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God has placed in you.
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Ask, where is he inviting me
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To step forward right now?
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Pray over that list daily.
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Hear the father's voice.
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Each morning, read matthew 3:13-17,
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And pause on the verse 17.
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"replace my son with your name."
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"this is my beloved jason," for example.
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Let the truth anchor your identity
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Before you tackle the day.
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Live the table.
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Share a simple meal with family
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Or with a friend.
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Retell the last supper story in your own words.
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Break bread, give thanks,
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And remember that reconciliation,
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The cross, vertical with god
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And horizontal with people,
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Is at the heart of yeshua jesus's mission.
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Pass it on.
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Identify one person who needs encouragement or guidance.
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Invite them out for a coffee.
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Share something you've learned today,
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And commit to walk with them
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For the next month.
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Disciples make disciples.
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Let's move from hearing to doing,
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From knowing to becoming,
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And let the messiah transform every aspect of our being.
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Join me in prayer as we ask him
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To write these truths on our hearts
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And shine them through us
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So that those around us
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Glimpse his light in our everyday lives.
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I'd love to stay connected.
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Get the book "transformed by the messiah."
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Follow me on instagram
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Or connect with me at fusionglobal.org.
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Now let's pray.
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Heavenly father, abba father,
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In the name of yeshua,
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I thank you that just like you had a plan
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And a purpose for his life,
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You have a unique plan and purpose
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For each and every one of our lives.
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We thank you for the seasons of preparation.
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We thank you even for any of the pits in the prisons
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That we've had to walk through.
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But we ask that this would be the time
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That you would open our eyes,
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That we would understand the unique calling,
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The unique gifting,
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And that we would experience that divine empowerment
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That even as yeshua
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Had the holy spirit come on him,
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Upon him at his baptism,
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We're asking, god, that you would fill us anew
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And empower us to walk in our destinies,
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To truly become disciples
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Who speak the good news,
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Who help impact and change the life of others
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And the world around us.
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We thank you, god, that we're never too young
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Or never too old
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To begin to step into that calling for our lives.
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We ask that we would honor you
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With every gift, talent and ability
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That you've given us.
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We ask all these things in the name of yeshua,
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And say (speaking in foreign language),
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You are our king,
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Helper, savior and shield.
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Help us, lord, in the name of yeshua,
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Jesus our messiah.
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Amen.
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(upbeat music)
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- [announcer] next time on "transformed by the messiah,"
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We reach the crescendo of our journey.
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Three events that turned history on its head
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And fuel the church to this day.
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First, we'll stand before the empty tomb.
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- [jason] the empty tomb declares our fears
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Are as empty as that grave.
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He's risen,
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Therefore our fears are empty.
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- [announcer] then we'll hear the rush of pentecost,
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As the holy spirit ignites ordinary believers
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With extraordinary boldness,
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Welding them into one unified body.
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- [jason] pentecost erupted,
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The roar of wind filled an upper room,
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Tongues of fire settled
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And scattered disciples fused
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Into one fearless community.
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- [announcer] finally, we'll trace how the same spirit
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Keeps accelerating the gospel.
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- the disciples went from being filled with fear
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To being fearless and bold,
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And proclaiming the good news
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Of the death and resurrection of our messiah.
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Rabbi Jason Sobel: The Messiah’s Life | Transformed By The Messiah

January 22, 2026 | 54:59

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