what we believe

If you are unfamiliar with the Biblical Feasts, Festivals, and His Appointed Times, it can be confusing to understand how they fit in with Christian beliefs. We hope we can shed some light on this and help answer some questions. This is not an extensive list and won't answer everyone's questions, but we hope that we can start the journey for you. We always encourage you to dive into the scripture for yourself.

First things First:

First things first, we believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is the only way to the Father for salvation. We believe that Yeshua is Adonai (God) in the flesh; a part of the trinity. We believe that Yeshua is the Messiah and was the final sacrificial lamb, perfect in every way. We believe that we have been given the Holy Spirit through salvation, and the three parts make up the perfect and all-knowing, living God. We believe that the whole Bible (from Torah to Revelation) is Adonai-breathed and applies to our lives today.

What are the appointed times?

The Biblical feasts, festivals, or Appointed Times are all mentioned in the Torah (the first five books of the Bible).

They are holidays that Adonai has set apart for His followers to celebrate to remember what He has done for His people. We believe these were first given to the Hebrew people who became the Jewish people, but through the blood of Yeshua (Jesus), the rest of the world's believers of the Messiah are invited to partake in these beautiful, rich celebrations and traditions.

We believe that as followers of Yeshua, we are to imitate his perfect ways the best we can. Yeshua, being a Jew and Torah observant, participated in these holidays as commanded. As followers of His ways, we want to honor all He did on earth and what the Father has commanded by observing His Appointed Times.

These Appointed Times are:

Shabbat: A weekly day of rest and worship, and celebrating Yeshua as the Lord of the Sabbath.
Passover (Pesach): Commemorates the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt and Yeshua's fulfillment by being the perfect sacrificial lamb for our sins.
Firstfruits (Yom Habikkurim): This holiday celebrates the harvest and the offering of the first fruits to God and Yeshua the Messiah's fulfillment in beating death and rising from the dead.
Pentecost (Shavuot): A harvest festival, also known as the Feast of Weeks, where the first loaves of bread made from the wheat harvest were offered to the Lord and celebrate the fulfillment of the gifting of the Holy Spirit.
Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah): Marks the start of a new agricultural and civil year in Israel and lets us look to the future in anticipation of Yeshua's return.
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): The holiest day of the year, focused on fasting and seeking forgiveness for sins, lamenting as we look to the future for the day of judgment when Yeshua will judge the world.
Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot): A harvest festival where people dwell in temporary shelters (booths) to remember their time in the wilderness and practice for the future wedding feast we will have when Yeshua returns.

We also believe in observing Purim and Hanukkah. However, these holidays are not part of His Appointed Times. They have a deep history and Biblical connections that teach us about God's people and that we can learn from as we live our lives.