The Word Is Grace

"The Word Is Grace" is brought to you by The Carpenter's Shop, located at 1201 East Elmore Street in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Our Sabbath services begin at 3:30 every Saturday afternoon. Listen with us as Bible teachers Jim Denman and Tim Terry examine our faith in Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus), with a Hebraic perspective. What did Jesus eat? How did He dress? Is the Torah still valid to believers today? Did He really say that there are only two laws that we have to follow now? Did God change His requirements for salvation after the cross? Is the Sabbath on Sunday or Saturday; was it changed? Join us as we seek answers to these questions, with balance and a humble reverence for God's Word.

To the Mikva, Nakdimon Ben Gurion! John 3:1-15

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We’ve all heard the story of Nicodemus steeling away in the dark of night to ask Jesus questions. Most of us have a picture in our heads of what the scene looked like; Nicodemus is afraid of getting caught talking to this man who claims to be the Son of God. But is that really how it happened? The scriptures do say that he came in the night, but was he sneaking around, afraid of getting caught talking to Jesus, or was that just the opportune time for rabbis to get together? Was he really afraid? After all, Nicodemus was The Teacher of Israel…
As we go deeper into the Gospel of John, we are humbled by the fact that we, as Western Christians, might not know as much as we profess to know about this seemingly simple book. We are even forced to admit that it might not be the best book to start a new believer in!
Join us this week as we look at John 3:1-15, and ask; was Nicodemus the same Nakdimon Ben Gurion from Talmudic writings? What did it mean to Nicodemus to hear Jesus say that he must be “born again?”

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"How do you know me?" John 1:35 - 2:25

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How do you know me? These were the words of Nathaniel, when Yeshua told him that he had seen him under the fig tree. Though there is probably more to Nathaniel’s response then we will ever know, it is obvious that he was stricken by the fact that Yeshua “knew” him before they had ever met.
Our LORD knew us before we were ever born. He knows the number of hairs on our heads, and He knows the number of our days.
We encourage you to let the truth of Yeshua’s “Godness” sink in. He can see right through us. His intention is to make us His followers; just like the disciples that we are reading bout. As His talmudim (disciples), we are expected to be just like Him in everything we do. We are supposed to emulate our Messiah – there is no middle ground.
Join us as we finish up chapter 1 and 2 this week on The Word Is Grace.
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“The Word BUT Is Not There.” - John 1:14-34

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Continuing in the Gospel of John, this week Jim Denman takes a look at chapter 1:14-34. John tells us that God took upon flesh. The logical question is, “Why?” Why would the Creator of the heavens and the earth ever want to lower Himself to become one of us; knowing that He was going to be crucified for our sins? What a mystery this is! King David asked the question, “What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you would visit him?” It is still a valid question today – there is still nothing in us that would warrant God’s unmeasured love for human beings.
John makes it very clear that he believes Yeshua to be none other than God almighty; the very Word of God (or Torah of God) made flesh. He is the I AM of the “Old Testament” and the Savior of mankind.
Grace and Truth both come from God above. Moses was the instrument of God to show us His instructions (Torah) and Yeshua (Jesus) was the instrument in which God showed us His Grace. Contrary to popular belief, these things are not in contradiction; they are two aspects of the same loving God of creation.

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"This should be staggering to us..." John 1:1-13

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Thanks for tuning in to The Word Is Grace! Starting this week we will be uploading each Saturday service. We typically go verse by verse through each book. This week we will be entering into the Gospel of John; eventually we will put the Torah portions online, God willing.
For most of us, John is a pretty familiar book. Some of us may have even been told to start with the book of John, simply because it helps the new Christian to get to know our Savior... but is it too familiar? Maybe we need to look at it without a filter (if this doesn't make since, check out the previous episode, "Time To Check Your Filter!).

...and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...

"This should be staggering to us..."
Have we grown accustomed to hearing the Jesus was both God and man? May it never be! This remarkable truth should be heard with awe. We should never make light of the fact that our creator clothed himself in a body made of flesh; leaving his glory behind in order to pay for our sins. This truth should startle us!
Join us as Jim Denman teaches about the amazing account of Yeshua’s life given to us by the disciple John. This week’s teaching covers John Chapter 1:1-13, so grab a bible and join us as we look at John’s Gospel account with a Hebraic perspective; you may be surprised at what you learn!

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Here at the Carpenter's Shop, we believe Yeshua when He states in Matthew 5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." We have come to know that our Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus), was a Torah observant, Jewish Rabbi who will one day return to reign from David's throne in Jerusalem. We believe that we are saved by the redemptive work that Yeshua accomplished on the cross; we are saved by the grace of God (Hashem), not by observing Torah. We observe Torah because we are saved, out of obedience to God's Word.

If you are unfamiliar with Hebraic Roots teaching, please check out any of the first eight posts. They are segments from our weekly radio program that ran in 2007, and cover some of the basic ideas behind the drive to understand the scriptures from a 1st Century Hebraic perspective.

If you would like to print off material for study, then check out
Seeds of Restoration in the links above. Seeds of Restoration is ran by Tim Terry, and has many excellent articles covering the Hebraic Roots of our Christian faith.
Contact Tim: tfarms@link2000.net

Solid Rock Ministry is ran by Ron Klepzig, and hosts a mailing list for prayer requests, scripture of the day, and inspirational readings.Contact Ron: solidrockministry@comcast.net

Mangdiddles.com is ran by Aaron Benge, and focuses mostly on Israeli and American politics, opinion, and theological musings in a Messianic Setting... and a little humor.
Contact Aaron: romans833@yahoo.com

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