Ruach HaKodesh – The Holy Spirit
September 5, 2017I am excited to introduce to you a new podcast series we will be posting called Ruach Hakodesh. This series is an in-depth study on the Holy Spirit from a Messianic Torah perspective. Each audio session was recorded live at Beit Tzur Messianic Fellowship in Regina, Saskatchewan.
This series arose from the burden that we as a movement desperately need the Holy Spirit in our midst. We are nothing, and we can do nothing for God’s Kingdom, without His Spirit filling and empowering us. Yet sadly the topic of the Holy Spirit has been a matter of confusion and division among believers. It is also a topic that has received little in-depth attention in our movement. Our goal is to sort through some of the different understandings and presuppositions that we have, and see what the Bible actually says. We also seek to understand how our Messianic Torah theology should inform our understanding of this vital subject.
This series covers some of the history of interpretation in both Christianity and Judaism regarding the person and work of the Holy Spirit. We go deep into understanding the gifts of the Spirit and how they are to function in our communities of faith. We also look forward to the prophetic expectation of the Spirit’s work in the future.
The following is a table of contents for this series. This outline will be updated with links to the audio sessions as they become available. You can also subscribe to this podcast here.
PART I: Introduction and Background
Session 1: Introduction:
a) Part 1
b) Part 2
Session 2: The Holy Spirit in Christianity
a) Early Church to Reformation
Session 3: The Holy Spirit in Judaism
PART II: The Holy Spirit in Scripture
Session 4: The Holy Spirit in the Tanakh
Session 5: The Spirit of Messiah
Session 6: The Great Outpouring
The Great Outpouring: Acts 2 and its Relation to Mount Sinai
Session 7: The Spirit in the Kehillah
Spirit in the Kehillah: The Spirit’s Workings in the Body of Messiah
PART III: Gifts of the Spirit
Session 8: Gifts of the Spirit – Overview
Introduction to the Gifts of the Spirit
Session 9: Excursus – Mysticism and Ecstasy
c) Evaluating Mystical Spirituality
Session 10: Gifts of the Spirit in Paul’s Writings
a) Gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12
b) Love, Fruit, and Gifts of the Spirit: 1 Corinthians 13-14
Session 11: The Gift of Tongues
b) Tongues in Judaism and Acts
d) Tongues in the Old Testament
Session 12: The Gift of Prophecy
Session 13: The Gift of Healing
PART IV: Walking in the Spirit
Session 14: Theology of the Holy Spirit
Theology of the Holy Spirit: Who or What Is the Spirit?
Session 15: Filled with the Spirit
c) The Role of the Holy Spirit
Session 16: Flesh vs. Spirit
b) Paul’s “Wretched Man” in Romans 7
Session 17: Letter vs. Spirit
Session 18: Power of the Spirit
b) True Power vs. Sensationalism
Session 19: Spiritual Warfare
a) Angelic Battles and Territorial Spirits
Session 20: Revival
Session 21: Living by the Spirit
Conclusion: Living by the Spirit
This has been an awesome series! Thank you!