Assignments
for this course take the form of written summaries, research, and
analysis. They are designed to help us work through the course
objectives, while keeping a focus on our spiritual growth through
conceptual learning. For
each assignment, please develop a document and submit it to me in
either Microsoft Word or HTML format (your word processing software
should permit you to do a "save as" and choose either of those
formats).
Important: Ask the Holy Spirit to speak the truth of
God to you each time you do an assignment.
Assignment #1
Reading:
Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical
Feasts
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Biblical Jewish Calendar
Chapter 2: Passover
Chapter 3: Unleavened Bread
Length 12-15 pages
Discuss the relevance and power of celebrating
Jesus in the biblical feasts. How can seeing Jesus in
the biblical feasts add to the fullness of your life and
ministry? Why is gaining an understanding of the
biblical feasts essential to your life and ministry?
Examine the relevance of the Passover and Unleavened
Bread. Pray and seek the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment
#2
Reading:
Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical
Feasts
Chapter 4: Firstfruits
Chapter 5: Pentecost
Chapter 6: Trumpets
Length 12-15 pages
Meditate on the meaning of the Firstfruits, Pentecost
and the Trumpets. Look at these feasts in the Old
Testament and discuss how they have been revealed in the
New Testament. How do these feasts apply to your life
and ministry now? Pray and seek the Lord for His
revelation.
Assignment #3
Reading:
Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical
Feasts
Chapter 7: Atonement
Chapter 8: Tabernacles
Chapter 9: Purim
Length 12-15 pages
Meditate on the meaning of the Atonement, Tabernacles
and Purim. Look at these feasts in the Old Testament and
discuss how they have been revealed in the New
Testament. How do these feasts apply to your life and
ministry now? Pray and seek the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment #4
Reading:
Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical
Feasts
Chapter 10: Hanukkah
Chapter 11: How Christians Can Celebrate Jesus in
the Feasts
Length 12-15 pages
As we’ve seen, the Feasts of the Lord given
originally to Israel are pictures Jesus, and represent
the seven phases of our spiritual growth as believers:
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Passover
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Unleavened Bread
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First Fruits
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Pentecost
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Trumpets
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Atonement
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Tabernacles
Discuss the relevance of these feasts that represent
the seven phases of spiritual growth and how they apply
to your life and the ministry God’s called you to.
Pray and seek the
Lord for His revelation.
Assignment #5
Reading:
Messianic Church Arising
Part 1:
Discovering Our Lost Inheritance (Includes the
Introduction
and Chapters 1-5)
Write a commentary on
Discovering Our
Lost Inheritance and its significance to your
Christian life and ministry. What was the secret of the
power of the early Church? How did the Church lose that
power? How does a revelatory understanding of God’s plan
for restoration and its operation in the earth-realm
give relevance to your Christian life and ministry? Pray
and seek the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment #6
Reading:
Messianic Church Arising
Part 2:
Recovering Our Lost Inheritance (Includes Chapters 6-12)
Appendix 1: God’s Heart for the Jews
Appendix 2: The Jewishness of the Early Church
Appendix 3: Celebrating the Feasts
Project: Create a teaching message that you feel God is
putting on your heart regarding God’s restoration of His
church. You will want to consider the questions: Who is
the message for and what is God wanting to say though
this message? Use this as an opportunity to allow God to
stir up the communication gifts in you and present His
will to His people. You can present this message in any
setting you feel God is leading you such as a small
group, bible study, men’s or women’s study, etc. Pray
and seek the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment #7
Reading:
Shabbat Shalom: A Guide for Christians to
Understand the Sabbath
Touching the Hem: Jesus and the Prayer Shawl
Write a commentary on understanding the Sabbath as
Christians and Jesus and the prayer shawl discussing
their significance and relevance of the Hebraic Roots of
your Christian faith. Pray and seek the Lord for His
revelation.
Assignment #8
Final Paper/Project
Length 20-25 pages
Consider your place in God’s time line. How can
gaining the revelation knowledge of God regarding your
Hebraic Roots prepare you for the times you are now
living in? What is the connection between understanding
God’s design for Israel and end-time revival? How does
the media play into the events of the end times? For you
final project, you can utilize any form of media you
wish including powerpoints,
videos and audio files (mp3s). In the paper portion of
your final project, sum up your knowledge, ideas and
conclusions you reached during the course. Focus your
paper and make sure it reflects, through references and
comments, the work you have done and what you gained
from your learning experience. Explain how you gained a
greater understanding of the Hebraic Roots of your
Christian faith, its relevance to your life as a
Christian and how you can apply your understanding in
your ministry to others.
Pray and seek the Lord
for His revelation.
Read:
God's Tsunami: Understanding Israel and End-time
Revival
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Consider all the material you observed
in this course and focus on those points
that are close to your heart.
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Also, make use of the bibliography
resources in your texts as they make
excellent references for guided
research.
Assignments that MUST BE SUBMITTED to
Your Instructor for Grading
YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A GRADE FOR THE
COURSE OR BE CREDITED AS COMPLETING THE COURSE UNTIL ALL
OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND GRADED BY
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Assignment #1
Assignment #2
Assignment #3
Assignment #4
Assignment #5
Assignment #6
Assignment #7
Assignment #8: Final
Paper/Project
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