Category Archives: Discipleship

“Knowledge” Transcending Knowledge

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Derek Leman

I’m giving a Skype seminar next Wednesday to a small group in Texas. With the cost of airline travel and gasoline, it only makes sense for a small group to find an alternative. I’m interested to see how it all … Continue reading →

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Also Messiah of the High & Mighty

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Derek Leman

On the Yeshua in Context blog, I explore the not-so-poor-and-lowly among Yeshua’s disciples and those he served. Preview: Don’t forget also the woman with the issue of blood (as the King James has immortalized her in Mark 5:25). She had … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Kinbar on “Four Generations” and Discipleship

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Derek Leman

This is what we who follow Yeshua need to be about: http://mj-learning.blogspot.com/2011/03/four-generations.html

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Messiah’s Desire (vs. Satan’s)

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Derek Leman

Passover is a time when we think about not only Exodus but also, as Messianic Jews and Christians, the Last Supper. That train of thought led me to consider a saying of Yeshua at the Last Supper, a saying found … Continue reading →

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Discipleship in [Coming] Hard Times

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Derek Leman

And now for something really controversial. “Late have I loved you,” lamented Augustine. At the tender age of 43 I feel as though I have been previously blind to the specific social, economic, and communal instructions of Messiah. A paradigm … Continue reading →

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Discipleship and the Fig Tree

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Derek Leman

I wrote my morning commentary on the gospel portion for today (Mark 11:12-14 and 20-25). I felt as though my close reading of Mark, after several years of studying the history surrounding the life of Yeshua, helped me understand the … Continue reading →

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Obstacles to faith . . . from Yeshua?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Derek Leman

A friend gave me some feedback on some recent commentary I wrote on Mark 7:24-30. I said that Yeshua at times puts obstacles in the way of those who come to him. They are faith obstacles. And they have to … Continue reading →

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The Bigger Picture: New Family in Yeshua

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Derek Leman

The image to the left is my idea of the world to come. Yes, it’s New Zealand. There is a reason Peter Jackson made Middle Earth here. And this post is about having the world to come here and now … Continue reading →

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PODCAST: Yeshua in Context – Discipleship Secret

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Derek Leman

Apocalyptic is a type of literature that sees the world in a particular way: hidden reality . . . a veil over meaning . . . secrets for those who know how to seek them . . . more than … Continue reading →

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Congregations of Yeshua (Jesus)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Derek Leman

I know readers are waiting for Part 7 of “Not Jewish Yet Drawn to Torah” and also for me to revive the “Conversations on Law and Grace” series. They are coming. I appreciate your patience. Believe it or not, I … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Yeshua’s Narrow Road

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Derek Leman

Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to … Continue reading →

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Finding the Path to Discipleship in the Gospels

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Derek Leman

Yeshua called us to follow along the rocky paths of Galilee in imitation of him. How do we do that? I am developing YeshuaInContext.com as a place for learners who want to actively walk that path through gospel study and … Continue reading →

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