From Eliyahu

Hello friends,

They say that "a picture is worth a thousand words." If that is true, then the value of the word pictures of Messiah - the parables - must be beyond calculation.

Matthew wrote this about Messiah's manner of teaching:

Yeshua spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”  (Matthew 13:34-35)

Y'shua spoke deep truths of the Kingdom using simple stories about everyday things. He spoke with simple language that everyday people could understand. Yet, the heart of His message was meaty, and was beyond even the wise of this world to fully grasp. He expounded the Kingdom to the multitude in parables. To most these were like puzzles or riddles, or just pleasant stories to listen to.

In speaking the parables to the multitude, Messiah was sowing the seed of the word of the Kingdom. He spoke the parables to the multitude, but He didn't explain the parables to the multitude. He just cast the word out there into the world, like seed to fall where it would, knowing that when it fell upon the good soil it would take root and grow into fruit for the Kingdom.

Here is how that worked: The majority heard the word, were entertained, and then went away no different than before. However, the minority who were more in tune with the Kingdom, heard the parables and experienced a profound impact on their inner man, even if they didn't understand fully with their mind. That impact was the power of the truth itself, embodied in the word being given. That distilled truth drew the worthy ones in to learn more, to grow, and to bring forth fruit for the Kingdom themselves. The word of truth still works the same way.

Messiah explained the parables only to His talmidim. To His disciples. These truths are indeed "things hidden from the foundation of the world". These are deep and important mysteries meant only for the chosen that are revealed by Messiah.

In Matthew 13 we find many of these parables, and we also find them explained to those with hearts to hear and understand the mysteries of the Kingdom. This is what we will be pursuing in our Tsiyon Meeting, tonight at 8 PM CST at Tsiyon.Net.

If you are hungry for a knowledge of the deep truths of the parables of Messiah, come and join us, and be blessed by the riches of the words of Messiah.

Shalom,

Eliyahu ben David
Tsiyon.Org

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Shalom Remnant People!

Shelia here. The building project has taken a big step with the completion of our concrete work. Here I want to show you our recent concrete floor project.

In the photo above, published last week, you can see Jacob, Judah, Solomon and others getting ready to pour our concrete floor. We promised we would include pictures in this Tsiyon News showing how the project went. See below:

Putting in the concrete.	Working the concrete.	The smoothed concrete.
Here is the finished concrete floor!

Katie and Jacob C. have joined the Tsiyon Team here for a while to help with the building project, and have already been doing some great work. They are here just in time, as we are about to start building upward. Yes, next you will see the building itself starting to go up! We expect that to give faster visible results, which we will continue to share with you here, so stay tuned. As always, thank you for your constant support and prayers, as we all work together for His Kingdom.

If you would like to help with the project you can send your offering to:

Tsiyon A130-425  [Checks can be made to "Tsiyon"]
5701 W Slaughter LN
Austin TX 78749

Shalom!

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The fourth commandment says we are to keep the Sabbath, but when is that Sabbath to be kept?

• What proof is there that Saturday has always been the same day of the week, going all the way back to Creation week?

• On the other hand, is there any proof that the days of the week were changed, even by the Jews, bringing Saturday Sabbath into doubt?

• Lastly, if Saturday is disqualified by hard evidence, then what?

• Is it still possible to determine the correct day to keep the Sabbath, meaning the day that God Himself has set?

Hard facts are offered in this video to answer each of these vital questions. Just click the picture below to view the video on YouTube. Please leave a comment and a Thumbs-Up!

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