Tikvat Israel Sermons

What do a bald man, Pepe the Prawn, and childbirth have in common? 🤔
Turns out…a lot more than you might think.

This week, we dive into clean vs. unclean—not as “good vs. bad,” but as a deeper story about life, loss, and how Yeshua moves us from death and decay into cleansing life.

It’s time for everyone’s favorite quiz show: "The Road to Eternal Life!"

First Question: What does it really take to get eternal life?

A) Keep the commandments.

B) Surrender everything.

C) You can’t, humanly, get it at all.

 

In this week’s message from Gospel of Matthew 19, Rabbi David walks us through a surprising, upside-down answer. Come play along and listen for the final answer.

Breaking News! the “Best Person” award has been announced.
The winner may shock you!
Check it out here in this week’s sermon from Rabbi David based on Matthew 18

What if the greatest barrier to the gospel of the Kingdom isn’t in others’ hearts, but in our own?

 

We were blessed this week by Pastor Randy Martinez from MAPS Global, who shared a message from Matthew 9 that was both challenging and encouraging—inviting us to seek God’s face and let Him reshape our priorities.

 

“Try Again, Please (Passover Sermon) ” is a powerful reminder that God is the God of second chances. From the story of Dov Gruner to the biblical pattern of second Passover, we see that failure is never the end of the story. Time and again, God invites His people to start fresh—rewriting the tablets, restoring worship, and calling us back to Him. As it says in 2 Corinthians 5:17, in Messiah we are made new. No matter what you’ve missed or where you’ve fallen, His grace still says: “Try again.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran Pastor, gave up his life to resist the Nazis.  
Otto Koning, a missionary in Papua New Guinea, gave up his pineapples.
Yeshua gave up everything.

“What good will it do someone if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life?”

Join us as we discover why the surrendered life is the way to live.  
Check out our latest sermon from Matthew 16--and more from Rabbi David here:

“So Who Do You Say I Am?”
A bold question that demands a personal answer—beyond opinions, beyond the crowd. In Gospel of Matthew 16:1–20, the Messiah isn’t just revealed… He’s encountered.

Check out this sermon from Lloyd Brown 

 

Healthy cells have something important: a good membrane.
They don’t let everything in.
Maybe that’s a lesson for us, too.

In this week’s message from Matthew 15, we explore how Yeshua held boundaries, showed compassion, and responded to people’s expectations with wisdom.

Because sometimes the most spiritual prayer might be:
“Lord, help me to be selectively permeable.”

Check out our latest sermon from Rabbi David: “How to Be a Cell Membrane.”

Check out what Rabbi Aaron Allsbrook from Ohev Yisrael has to share about Listening and Responding to Hashem.