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WATCH: Have You Given Up Too Soon? | The Waiting Game
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What happens when God’s promise takes so long that we begin rewriting the promise?

For generations, the followers of Yeshua have prayed for the coming Messianic Kingdom. Yet after nearly two thousand years of waiting, many believers have traded the biblical hope of Messiah reigning from Jerusalem for something safer, less tangible, and entirely metaphorical.

But was the promise misunderstood—or have we simply grown tired of waiting?

The same danger confronts us personally. When progress seems invisible and the payoff never arrives, hope can slowly become disappointment, doubt, and finally resignation. Have you abandoned something Hashem actually promised? Have you mistaken a delay for a denial? Or could you be overlooking the progress already unfolding around you?

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WATCH: Why Chasing Happiness Makes You Miserable | A Biblical Perspective
https://youtu.be/ndYm8MdLRiM

What if the biggest obstacle to your spiritual growth isn't the people around you... but you?

"It’s all about me" sounds like the anthem of narcissism. But what if those words reveal a deeper biblical truth? Drawing from the surprising wisdom of Ben Zoma, Hillel, Proverbs, the teachings of Yeshua, and the season of teshuvah, this message challenges one of the most common assumptions we make about life: that happiness comes from pursuing our own desires.

Why do we sabotage the very lives we're trying to improve? What does it actually mean to love your neighbor as yourself? Is self-love accepting everything about ourselves—or becoming the person God created us to be?

1 week ago | [YT] | 37

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WATCH: Choose Compassion in a Hurting World | Baseless Love | Shalom Macon
https://youtu.be/wFQpDO781as

What if the greatest threat to God's people isn't persecution from the outside—but hatred from within?

During the Three Weeks, the Jewish people remember the destruction of the Temple, a tragedy the sages connect to baseless hatred. But if hatred can destroy a people, what might baseless love be capable of building?

In one of his most personal messages ever, Rabbi Damian shares the heartbreaking story of his nephew Gabriel's life-changing accident and reflects on faith, unanswered prayer, compassion, and the hope of the coming Kingdom. Through the tears, he points us to Yeshua—the One who saw suffering, wept with the broken, and never stopped bringing healing and hope.

How do we trust God when tragedy strikes? What does genuine compassion actually look like? And how can followers of Messiah become people who don't simply say, "I'll pray for you," but truly enter into the pain of others?

This message is a heartfelt challenge to reject the poison of baseless hatred and embrace the transforming power of baseless love.

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 50

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Sad day. :( But be sure to check out our growing number of Socks on Your Table videos on our Shalom Kids channel (‪@ShalomMaconKids‬)! Shabbat shalom!

1 month ago | [YT] | 36

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WATCH: Peace Is Broken in Torah—And So Are We | What the Vav Teaches Us.
https://youtu.be/9iEo9t5T824

What happens when God rewards an act of violence with a covenant of peace? There is a dangerous side of religious zeal.


The Torah Portion Pinchas confronts us with one of the most unsettling moments in the Torah. Pinchas takes up a spear, ends a plague, and receives God's blessing. But why does the Torah write the word shalom with a broken vav? Is that tiny detail revealing something profound about justice, zeal, and the heart of God?

In this teaching, Rabbi Damian Eisner explores the fascinating tension between righteous zeal and the calling to become peacemakers. Along the way, we'll discover why the sages placed strict limits around the actions of Pinchas, how Elijah learned that God is found not in the fire but in the still, small voice, why Moses' greatest prayer was for a shepherd with the heart to carry every soul, and how Yeshua perfectly embodies both zeal and compassion.

Could our greatest spiritual danger be confusing our own certainty with God's authority? What if true holiness is measured not by how quickly we reach for the spear, but by how faithfully we pursue peace?

Join us as we uncover the broken vav, the covenant of peace, and what it means to be truly zealous for the Kingdom of God... in this week's Shalom Macon teaching.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 38

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WATCH: Does Hebrews Teach Penal Substitution? | Atonement Explained Epilogue #2
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Did Hebrews Abolish the Sacrificial System? | Atonement Explained | Shalom Macon

Have we misunderstood the Book of Hebrews?

For many believers, Hebrews is the definitive proof that Yeshua’s death ended the sacrificial system, satisfied God’s wrath, and rendered everything that came before obsolete. But what if the author of Hebrews was painting a much bigger picture?

In this teaching, we revisit one of the most misunderstood books in the New Testament and explore its rich imagery of heavenly sanctuaries, high priests, covenant inauguration, purification, conscience, and the power of an indestructible life. Is Hebrews really focused on a divine transaction—or is it revealing something far more profound about how God restores access to His presence?

1 month ago | [YT] | 53

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Did Jesus Become Unclean? | A Torah Question Most Christians Never Ask | Shalom Macon

WATCH: https://youtu.be/fVuXv8nUwQA

Did Jesus ever become ritually unclean?

It’s a question most Christians never think to ask.

Throughout the Gospels, Yeshua touches corpses, encounters lepers, stands beside the dead, and is touched by a woman whose condition should have transmitted impurity according to the Torah.

So what happened?

Did Yeshua become impure like everyone else? Did His holiness somehow reverse the flow of impurity? And if impurity could not touch Him, would He still have participated in Israel’s purification practices?

1 month ago | [YT] | 20

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Does Hebrews Teach Penal Substitution? | Atonement Explained
WATCH: https://youtu.be/G7eyfd2AOpg

Did Hebrews Abolish the Sacrificial System? | Atonement Explained | Shalom Macon

Have we misunderstood the Book of Hebrews?

For many believers, Hebrews is the definitive proof that Yeshua’s death ended the sacrificial system, satisfied God’s wrath, and rendered everything that came before obsolete. But what if the author of Hebrews was painting a much bigger picture?

In this teaching, we revisit one of the most misunderstood books in the New Testament and explore its rich imagery of heavenly sanctuaries, high priests, covenant inauguration, purification, conscience, and the power of an indestructible life. Is Hebrews really focused on a divine transaction—or is it revealing something far more profound about how God restores access to His presence?

1 month ago | [YT] | 34

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WATCH: Mercy Seat or Sacrifice? Did Paul Misunderstand Atonement?

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Romans 3:25 is often presented as the strongest biblical proof for Penal Substitutionary Atonement. But is that actually what Paul was saying?

In this bonus installment of the Atonement Explained series, we take a deep look at the Greek word Hilasterion and explore why many English translations may obscure the powerful imagery Paul intended his audience to see.

Was Yeshua presented as a sacrifice to satisfy God’s wrath? Or was He presented as something much deeper—the Mercy Seat itself, the meeting place where heaven and earth come together?

2 months ago | [YT] | 38

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WATCH: Did Jesus Die Instead of You? Or Go Ahead of You? | Atonement Explained https://youtu.be/k9ZJQtA6C_s

For centuries, many Christians have understood the cross primarily through the lens of punishment and substitution. But is that the story the Bible is actually telling?

In this final installment of our Atonement Explained series, we explore a different question: What if Yeshua did not simply die instead of us, but went ahead of us—entering the human condition, confronting the powers of sin and death, and emerging with an indestructible life that we are now invited to share?

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