Yeshua is the Redeemer of the world. He is the Messiah and unequivocally God incarnate. As such, only through Him can the Jewish people and the nations find redemption. Yeshua states, “‘Ani haDerekh, v’haEmet, v’haChaiyim. ‘Ein ‘ish ba’ el haAv ella’ dar’ki,” “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one come to the Father, except through me” (bold and italics added, John 14:6).

Every act in the Tanakh leads to the Messiah and every mo’ed reveals His reality. In Proverbs it states, “Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if you know?” (italics added, Proverbs 30:4). There is no question that this reflects YHWH, and the Son of God–Yeshua.

The Passover lamb sacrificed yearly, was the picture of the Messiah’s work required for redemption. It was established as an observance perpetually to lead us to the Messiah, not to become the focal point of the season. Rather, it is the telling–the Haggadah–of what was to come. Yeshua upheld (completed) this work on behalf of the salvific plan of Adonai. He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on the 10th of Nisan. He was tested by the Pharisees for four days; He was found to be guiltless by Pontius Pilate. He shed His blood on the cross–not just a few drops, but all of it–as the innocent Lamb of the World (John 1:29). He died precisely on the 14th of Nisan and was buried on that Wednesday evening (a High Sabbath) and remained in the grave for three full days, evening and morning. He was resurrected on the first day of the week before the sunrise as the Lord of the Sabbath because He will not share His glory with a creative entity. Therefore, we do not practice any sunrise services, whatsoever.

Yeshua states, “And, if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto Me” (John 12:32). At NHMC, we will always lead people to Yeshua and to His redemptive work. There is no life in the here and now without Him. He will always be our focal point; however, we will always approach this from a Hebraic perspective and speak to the Hebraic understanding of the Redeemer, first to the Jew and then to the non-Jew.

Therefore, salvation by becoming born-again is a requirement for a life to become heavenly bound. This does not make one perfect, nor does it eliminate the problems we face in this world, for the Bible says, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world (bold and Italics added, John 16:33). And, again, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares Adonai, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11).

There is hope, and that hope is found in Yeshua HaMashiach. At New Hope Messianic Community, we are committed to bring you before the throne so that you can find that hope!

Reconcile:

We have been given the ministry of reconciliation. The difference in this from Redemption is that God has entrusted to us (believers) a partnership with Him in this world. We are not the redeemers. This alone belongs to God through Yeshua. However, we partake in the ministry of reconciliation, as we labor in the Kingdom of God. Paul states, “All this is from God, who through Messiah reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of the reconciliation (italics added, 2 Corinthians 5:18).

As lost people, especially the non-Jews–during the time of Rav Shaul’s writings–he brings encouragement in this way, “Therefore, remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called ‘the uncircumcision’ by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands–remember that you were at that time separated form Messiah, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Messiah Yeshua you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Messiah. For He Himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the of law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that might create in Himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility” (bold and italics added, Ephesians 2:11-16).

This clearly identifies the “uncircumcision” as non-Jews who had no hope for being reconciled according to the “circumcision” of the flesh–The Jewish people–(for salvation is of the Jews, (John 4:22)); however, they too are not secured as being reconciled to the Father simply because of their circumcision of the flesh. Therefore, only Through Yeshua is this reconciliation a possibility because through Him comes forth this one new man, and this hostility (being of the Jews or the non-Jews by a fleshly act) is broken down because it’s not through circumcision of the flesh or acts of the Torah that reconcile us. It is by God’s grace alone, and the work on the cross that Yeshua sets men free. This was the Father’s plan from the beginning, so to deny the work of Messiah is to deny God’s plan. Therefore, to deny God’s plan places us in a state of doubt, which is sin, but God wants of to be free and to experience hope (Ephesians 2:8-9; John 8:36). Israel and its commonwealth, the non-Jews, become one in Yeshua and their reconciliation is to the Father God. Therefore, we are all part of this ministry. We have all been given gifts by the Spirit to accomplish this work as the one new man, uniquely equipped to minister according to the portion of faith given to each one of us.

Therefore, as we become Redeemed through Yeshua, we–Jew and non-Jew, operate as one unit similarly to a husband and wife as people who practice Reconciliation. We are the Body of Messiah. We are the face of Adonai to the people of Israel and to the nations and we have been commissioned by our rabbi Himself, when He says, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Italics added, Matthew 28:18-20).”

Thus, at NHMC we take this calling serious. We are committed as Jews and non-Jews to share in this ministry of reconciliation. We have a great calling as the people of God to reconcile the world back to Him. In Jewish culture, we call this Tikkun HaOlam, meaning to repair the world. As we share in each other’s callings–to be a light unto the Gentiles, and to provoke the Jews to Jealousy–we do so humbly as the one new man, knowing that we were once lost, but now found.

Release:

Lastly, we are directed through the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) to Release believers into their callings in Messiah, Yeshua, not to stand in their way. This means that as people walk more with Yeshua in His Kingdom and discover their giftings and abilities, oftentimes through discipleship, we encourage them to walk in the ways of Messiah. This is connected to the ministry of reconciliation because in doing so, people need healing, forgiveness, deliverance, and encouragement. They need love, and people who have the gift of hospitality to feel safe to share in their weaknesses that they may become strengthened and focused for Adonai.

During the Second-Temple period, the movement of Yeshua wasn’t necessarily called “Messianic Judaism,” as it is today. It was called, “The Way.” In Hebrew, they would have been referred to or called, “HaDerekh,” which is closely tied to Halakhah, to walk accordingly or to establish Jewish law or custom from a biblical rendering of the commandments of God to make sure they remained separated from the world, to be holy. The nation of Israel would have noticed a stark difference in how the disciples of Yeshua walked and taught and would have recognized their authority in Yeshua’s ways and His teachings. They would have seen a group of disciples committed to dying for this Kingdom cause to carry on the work of Messiah, and there would have been no doubt that these men had been with the Master. Therefore, The Way would have been very fitting for their commitment to the ways of God understood in a biblical context, which is why hundreds of thousands of Jewish people came to believe in Yeshua as the Messiah before the turn of the first century, including a great number of priests–most likely Gamaliel the Elder, as well.

The Apostles understood that they were given the responsibility to not just preach the Gospel of Messiah but to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. NHMC is committed to releasing the people of God into what they’ve been called to do.

Therefore, New Hope Messianic Community is driven by our commitment to Yeshua to lead people to the Messiah for salvation–to Redeem, to walk in the ministry of Reconciliation, and to Release the people of God into their God-given giftings and callings.