Discussing How To Restore The Early Church
"I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for,
it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in My name,
there am I with them" (Matthew 18:19,20).
This series of discussion lessons expands on what we shared in our book, Restoring the Early Church, which is based on research we did in Israel and in subsequent exploration. These teachings are designed for your study and discussion so that your own faith journey may reflect the spiritual power and relational intimacy that were experienced by the earliest followers of Jesus.
If you're planning to go through these lessons with others (highly recommended!), we encourage you to introduce them to this material by using Lesson 1, Introduction to the Hebraic Restoration. CLICK on it below and print it out. Then give it to those with whom you expect to go through this series.
At the bottom of this page is an update to the lessons on home fellowships: Preparing Home Fellowship Families for the Dark Days of Chastisement. Through these lessons we hope to help individuals and families be prepared to support each other so that not one of them denies their faith when our Father chastises this nation for its sins! Our goal is that you be fully equipped to love and serve our Lord Jesus through His indwelling Spirit in the face of extreme adversity and persecution. These issues must be discussed in advance so that you, your family and those you would fellowship with are mutually committed as to WHY you need to prepare now, and HOW you will prepare yourselves.
The issue for you NOW is to scrutinize your own life first to determine if if the purposes of our Heavenly Father the rule of Lord Jesus is at the core of who you are. And prayerfully look around you to see who will join you in serving our Lord as lights in the darkness.
Discussing How To Restore
The Early Church Lessons
(Click on Lesson Number)
Section 1 - Lesson 9
A Hebraic Perspective:
1. Life As A Pilgrimage
2. The Answered Prayer Of The Righteous
3. The Home, The Basic Spiritual Building Block
4. Fellowship Of Extended Spiritual Family
Section 1 - Lesson 10
A Hebraic Perspective:
1. Elders, Our Father’s Representatives
2. The Importance of Older Women
3. Growing Wise And Remaining Teachable
Section 1 - Lesson 11
A Hebraic Perspective:
1. A Priesthood Change: From Levitical To Melchizedek’s
2. Empowered By The Holy Spirit
3. Immersion In The Holy Spirit
4. The Holy Spirit AsTeacher
5. The Spirit of Conviction
Section 1 - Lesson 13
A Hebraic Perspective:
1. The Holy Spirit: Power Behind Spiritual Gifts
2. The Holy Spirit: Instigator of Communal Connectedness
Section 2 - Lesson 14
The Loss of Our Hebraic Roots:
1. The Hebraic-Christians/Judaism Divide
2. The Church Encounters A Curse — The Plight of the Jews
3. Israel: What Is God Doing? What Should It Mean To Me?
Section 2 - Lesson 15
The Loss of Our Hebraic Roots:
1. Man-Centered Hellenized Christendom
2. The Genesis of Hellenism
3. An Allegorized Christianity
Section 2 - Lesson 16
The Loss of Our Hebraic Roots:
1. Attack On Jesus's Victory: Pietism and Asceticism
2. Attack On Jesus's Victory: Self-mortification
3. The Attack On Jesus: Veneration Of Mary and The Saints
Section 2 - Lesson 17
The Loss of Our Hebraic Roots:
1. Blessing Food To Make It “Holy”
2. Displacing Communion As Covenant Renewal
3. Rise of the Hellenized “Holy Man”
4. Construction of the Hellenized “Holy Place”
5. Interpersonal Discussion Replaced by Pulpit Sermons
6. Worship Becomes A Soulish Experience
Section 2 - Lesson 18
The Loss of Our Hebraic Roots:
1. Devaluation Of Life
2. Reason Replaces Revelation
3. Revisionism Replaces Apperception
4. The Rise of Church Councils
Section 2 - Lesson 19
The Loss of Our Hebraic Roots:
1. The Roman Conquest Of The Church
2. The Reformation: Only The Beginning
Section 3 - Lesson 22
Hellenism And Romanism Today:
1. The Prophets Are Still Warning
2. A Call To Repentance
3. Scrutinize Your Own Faith Practices
Section 4 - Lesson 23
Restoring The Early Church:
1. God's Design For His Church
2. The Early Church, A Tribal Culture
3. Man's Design: Programs And Institutionalism
4. Recap: God's Design For Growth In Christlikeness
Your Relationship With
Your Father & Jesus
Section 4 - Lesson 24
The Father And Jesus
Part 1. The Covenant Basis To The True Gospel:
•1. Introduction: The Gospel Of the Covenant Is The Pilgrimage To Salvation
•2. Never Assume That Someone (Even You!) Is A Christian!
•3. Our Father —— A Covenant-Giver
•4. Our Father —— A Covenant-Keeper
Section 4 - Lesson 25
The Father And Jesus
Part 1. The Covenant Basis To The True Gospel:
•1. Covenants Must Be Both Ratified And Consummated
•2. Intense Desire Needed To Enter Into Covenant
•3. A Closer Look At A Covenant Ceremony
•4. Covenants Are Renewed
•5. Breaking A Covenant Means Death
•6. Our Father's Covenant Ceremony
Section 4 - Lesson 26
The Father And Jesus
Part 2. Discerning The True Gospel From False Ones:
•1. Signs Of False Gospels
•2. The True Gospel: Justification + Sanctification = Salvation
•3. Sanctification—A Lifetime Of Putting Things On God’'s Altar
•4. False Gospels: Justification = Salvation
•5. The Older Testament: THE Source For The Gospel Of Jesus
•6. Our Father's Covenant: A Trust-filled Pilgrimage Of Love
Section 4 - Lesson 27
The Father And Jesus
Part 3. The True Gospel of the Covenant:
Our Father's Stipulations For Ratifying And Consummating The Covenant
1. Your Salvation Pilgrimage both Begins and Continues with Your Repentance
2. Your Salvation Pilgrimage both Begins and
Continues with Your agape (ahav) Love
3. Your Salvation Pilgrimage both Begins and Continues with Your Obedient Trust
4. Your Salvation Pilgrimage both Begins and Continues with Your Forceful Conviction
and Steadfast Determination
5. Your Salvation Pilgrimage both Begins and Continues with You Forgiving Others
•6. Summary Of The Covenant Issues
Section 4 - Lesson 28
The Father And Jesus
Part 4. The Seal Of Consummation—— The Holy Spirit
•1. Streams Of Living Water—The Indwelling Holy Spirit
•2. The Spirit Throughout The Bible
•3. All Generations Of Jesus Followers Need The Holy Spirit
•4. Empowerment From The Spirit
Section 4 - Lesson 29
The Father And Jesus
Part 4. The Seal Of Consummation—— The Holy Spirit
•1. Prophecy, Words Of Knowledge, Wisdom:
Gifts To Support Your Trust And Confront Your Reason
•2. Suffering, The Spirit's Agency For Change
•3. Grumbling Grieves The Spirit And Impedes Spiritual Growth
•4. Prayer: Trusting God To Respond
•5. Remember, Our Father's Children Are Free!
Your Relationships In Your Home
Section 5 - Lesson 30
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•1. God's Purpose For Marriage
•2. So Your Marriage Had A Bad Start
•3. Honey, We Aren't The Same
Section 5 - Lesson 31
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•1. Do You Mirror Christ-likeness or the Judas Identity?
•2. Scrutinize Your Faith Expression
•3. Are You Hebraic or Nicolaitan?
•4. Are You Spiritually Free?
•5. Do You Forgive?
Section 5 - Lesson 32
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•1. Removing Presumption and False Expectation
•2. Applying God’s Word To Train Yourself
Not to give in to Presumption and False Expectation
Section 5 - Lesson 33
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•1. God-given Unchangeable Characteristics
•2. Why We Need Fathers
Section 5 - Lesson 34
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth
A Closer Look at Males:
•1. Mike's Pilgrimage To The Hebraic Foundations
•2. Rites of Passage
•3. Stages of Male Development
•4. Growing Wise and Remaining Teachable
Section 5 - Lesson 35
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
A Closer Look At Females:
•1. Sue's Pilgrimage To The Hebraic Foundations
•2. What Do We Women Really Inherit From Our Mothers?
•3. Helping Women To Be Blessed By What I've Learned
Section 5 - Lesson 36
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Men In The Gap — Authority In The Home
1. What Is Authority?
2. Authority Given To Men
Section 5 - Lesson 37
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Authority In The Home
3. “Delegated Responsibility”
4. No Excuses, No Blame
5. God's Requirement For Peace
6. Authority Has Jurisdictional Limits
Section 5 - Lesson 38
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Authority In The Home
7. Deference Produces Trust
8. God's Means to Produce Biblical Character
9. Godly Submission: A Matter of Choice
Section 5 - Lesson 39
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Encouragement For Couples
1. Learn From The Heart Of David
2. Make It Easy To Be Respected
3. Make Your Home A Sanctuary
4. The Wedding Vase
5. Rhema, Seeking God’s Specific Guidance
6. Establish Halakhahs For Your Family
7. Be A Person Of Wisdom
8. Establish Truth Through Discussion
Section 5 - Lesson 40
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Encouragement For Couples
9. Confront Sources Of Apprehension
10. Cherish Correction Avoid Orthodoxy–Right Behavior
11. Submit To Spiritual Authority
12. Choose Orthopraxy–Right Heart
13. Let Your Love Evidence Your Faith
14. Know Your Spiritual Gifts And Use Them
Section 5 - Lesson 41
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Sue's Counsel For The Ezer
1. “Ride ‘Em, Rope ‘Em, Brand ‘Em”
2. Beware of the Mavericks!
3. Don’t Step In Unwisely
4. Monitor the Media!
5. “You Belong To Me”
6. Don’t Give Way to Fear!
7. Nurture A Beautiful Spirit
8. Obedience — Isn't That For Dogs?
9. Call Him Lord??
10. Eve Was Deceived, Are You?
11. Grandmothers—The Queen's Best Allies
12. Are You An Ezer?
Section 5 - Lesson 42
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Godly Parenting
1. Children: Success Without Successors is Failure
2. Children: Born With A Sin Nature—Destined For Eternity
Section 5 - Lesson 43
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Godly Parenting
3. Share The Gospel Of The Covenant With Your Children
4. Instill In Your Children A Repentant Heart
5. Show The Importance of Communal Righteousness
6. Impart A Forgiving Heart Through the Spirit
7. Role Model How To Love
Section 5 - Lesson 44
The Home—The Basic Building Block For Spiritual Growth:
•Godly Parenting
8. Develop Deference At Home
9. Guide Your Child's Ambition
Relationships With Your
Fellowship In Homes
Section 6 - Lesson 45
Fellowship In Homes —— Extended Spiritual Family:
•1. Fellowship in Homes As the Early Church
•2. Living Righteously Through Repentance and Confession
•3. Upholding Communal Righteousness
•4. Prayer As Spiritual Warfare
Section 6 - Lesson 46
Fellowship In Homes —— Extended Spiritual Family:
•Load-bearing Relationships
1. Introduction To Load-bearing
2. The Relational Influence Of The Righteous Breeds Courage
3. Cherish The Children Their Angels See The Face Of God
4. Love Is Demonstrated In Blessing Others
Section 6 - Lesson 47
Fellowship In Homes —— Extended Spiritual Family:
•Shepherded by Elders
1. The Father's Representatives; Anointed By The Spirit
2. Honored in the Family and Faith Community
3. Shepherding: A Father's Heart
4. Having The Father’'s Larger View
5. Newer Testament Qualifications and Faith Community
Section 6 - Lesson 48
Fellowship In Homes —— Extended Spiritual Family:
•Shepherded by Elders
6. Constant Vigilance: Keeping the Sheep In and the Wolves Out
7. Gatekeeping: Doing Spiritual Triage
8. Flying Your Flock To The Father
9. Seek Rhema, Establish Halakhahs, And Ensure They’re Followed
Section 6 - Lesson 49
Fellowship In Homes —— Extended Spiritual Family:
•Collective Considerations
1. Hand-in-Hand Fellowship
2. The Role Of Older Women
3. NO Two Fellowships Are Alike
4. Family Gatherings
5. Thoroughly Talk Things Over
6. Don't Spill Your Guts
7. Laying On Of Hands
8. Silence the Sacerdotal
9. Terminate Communication Killers
10. Avoid Disagreements Between the Sexes
Section 6 - Lesson 50
Fellowship In Homes —— Extended Spiritual Family:
•A Journey Requires A Destination and A First Step
Seize Your Neighborhood Than Your City for Jesus:
1. Establish a perimeter of holiness in each home of your faith community.
2. Secure your perimeter and protect it from infiltration.
3. Expand your perimeter.
4.Destroy Satan's perimeter by multiplying your faith community.
Preparing Home Fellowship Families
for the Dark Days of Chastisement
Lesson 1
Topic 1. Introduction
Topic 2. Do You Understand The Present Times And What God Wants You To Do?
Topic 3. The Entire Bible Is God’s Word For All Ages
Lesson 2
Topic 1. The Restoration, A Continuation ofthe Reformation
Topic 2. The Suzerain-Vassal Basis to God’s Covenants
Lesson 3
Topic 1. The Covenant Understanding of the Pilgrims and Puritans
Lesson 4
Topic 1. The Battle Cry of Jesus
Topic 2. The First Called-Out Ones Fellowshipped in Homes
