Blessing has always been God's plan for humankind. Rediscover the power of blessing—an all but forgotten legacy of our Christian heritage—from the blessing that God Himself composed and prescribed to the one-word blessing that will shortly be part of your vocabulary. As you learn to bless, you will be blessed, too.

The Book of Blessings

John D. Garr

Religion & Spirituality

Bridge-Logos Publishers

For the past nineteen centuries, millions of believers have been denied their biblical legacy, the riches of the Hebrew foundations of their Christian faith. Christian Judaeophobia, anti-Judaism, and anti-Semitism have conspired to rob them of the treasures of their inheritance. Our Lost Legacy presents selected essays and lectures that urge the church to recover its Hebraic heritage, its connection with the Jewish matrix from which it was produced. These pages call Christians back to the Bible, to the roots of faith that enrich lives and equip believers to achieve greater maturity through a more complete knowledge of Jesus, the church's Hebrew Lord. Our Lost Legacy presents vivid images of Christianity's heritage in the Hebrew faith, including the following: Biblical Judaism--The Root of Christianity, Christ: Our Righteousness, Jewish Jesus or Cosmic Christ?, The Secret to Fulfilling the Law. As you read this volume, you'll be simply amazed at just how Jewish Christianity really is! And you'll be determined to recover your lost legacy in the Hebrew heritage of your Christian faith.

Our Lost Legacy: Christianity's Hebrew Heritage

Golden Key Press

Christian Celebrations for Passover features in-depth analysis of the biblical festival of Passover. First, it gives Christians details as to the biblical history of the first Passover and its continuing celebration among the Jewish people. It underscores the fact that Passover is foundational to the Jewish experience and faith. This book also details the event that is foundational to Christianity when Jesus died on the very day of Passover. Immediately before this pivotal event, Jesus instructed his disciples as to a new memorial for the Passover that would be an addition to their traditional Jewish celebration. Attention is also given to the continuing celebration of Passover in the Christian church until the fourth century in the West and until the eleventh century in the East. Christians are encouraged to investigate the importance of Passover and to incorporate it into their own liturgical calendar and worship experiences, following Paul's advice: "Since Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us, let us therefore observe the festival." Finally, the book gives a detailed Christian Haggadah for traditional Passover celebration and a "New Testament Passover" liturgy for holy communion.

Christian Celebrations for Passover

God's Lamp, Man's Light is an in-depth analysis of one of the most intriguing images in the entire Bible--the menorah. It is the only Jewish or Christian symbol that was designed by God himself. He gave it to his people as a demonstration of the light of his Word that illuminates the path of those who open their hearts to him. God's Lamp, Man's Light presents vivid images of a rich biblically Hebraic tradition, including: Man's Soul: God's Torah, The Tree of Lifht and Life, Dedication Produces Light; Jesus, the Light of the Word, and Menorah Mystery Numbers. God's Lamp, Man's Light will help you understand the Jewish roots of the Christian faith. As you recognize the historical and spiritual truths represented by the symbols of the Hebrew Scriptures, your life and the lives of your family and community will enriched immeasurably.

God's Lamp Man's Light (Mysteries of the Menorah)

This book was written for lay people and/or people just beginning their study of Hebraic Roots of Christianity and is extraordinarily helpful. You will see and understand why so many people wanted to touch the "hem" of Jesus' garment. Find out for yourself about the Jewish Prayer Shawl (Tallit), and its symbolism today.

Touching the Hem Jesus and the Prayer Shawl

While the world in general and the church in particular have often been preoccupied with curses and bad news, God has forever focused on confirming his covenantal blessings and good new to the inhabitants of the world. Bless You! presents vivid images of a rich biblically Hebraic tradition that include: Covenant and Blessing, God's Personal Blessing, Applying God's Name, Releasing God to Bless, Family Blessings, and Contending for Blessing. Restoring biblically Hebraic blessings will revolutionize your family life and will enrich your personal experience with God.

Bless You!

Golden Keys Press

Family Sanctuary is a provocative look at the modern home that offers clear answers for families in crisis and for those who want to restore their families to biblical foundations. The Hebraic roots of Christian faith establish the home as a sanctuary in miniature. The Christian family was always designed by God to be the center for spiritual growth and maturity, a place of sanctity and security, a mini-temple as it were. The home has a three-fold spiritual and social function: fellowship and personal interaction, study and learning, and prayer and worship. These powerful dynamics can now be experienced in every Christian home. You, too, can restore this vital part from the Hebraic faith of Jesus and the apostles by making your home a family sanctuary and your family a center for spiritual, educational, and social development.

Family Sanctuary

If I can but touch the Hem of his Garment . . . These words of desperation formed an axis of faith which brought a miracle into the life of a dying woman when she reached out and accessed the power resident in Jesus the Messiah. What was this material object which caused faith to rise in the heart of this woman and in the hearts of many citizens of first-century Israel? You will simply be amazed at the great impact that the ancient Jewish tradition of attaching fringes to the four corners of their mantles had upon the lives of biblical people. You will also understand the importance of the prayer shawl that is worn in Jewish worship as a continuing fulfillment of God s commandment of remembrance.

The Hem of His Garment: Touching the Power in God's Word

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Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

Living Emblems: Ancient Symbols of Faith will help you understand the biblical emblems that were designed by God and by his people Israel. Each emblem is full of rich symbolism that points to the person and work of the Messiah, Jesus. Failure to understand the implications of these important symbols has robbed millions of Christians of vital, spiritually-enriching information. Recognizing the historical and spiritual truths represented by the symbols of the Hebrew Scriptures is a profound means of underscoring the historical and theological truth of Christianity s Jewish connection. Living Emblems: Ancient Symbols of Faith equips believers to achieve greater maturity through a more comprehensive understanding of Jesus, our Jewish Lord.

Living Emblems: Ancient Symbols of Faith

Blessings for Family and Friends is a guide for laypersons for implementing the biblical practice of blessing in their own lives, in their families, and in their community relationship. Blessing has always been God's plan for humanity. Unfortunately, today's believers have been deprived of this part of the biblical legacy that was a significant part of the everyday lives of first-century Christians. This book will help you learn how to bless your family and community. As you do so, you will also find yourself being blessed abundantly with God's blessings. First, you experience vividly written details of the biblically rich Hebraic tradition of blessings. Then you learn blessings organized for specific occasions, blessings for family and friends that will revolutionize your life and enrich your personal experience with God. Each blessing is accompanied by history and explanation of its purposes.

Blessings for Family and Friends

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