NOTE: August, 2019 Various parts of the website will be under revision.
Thank you for your patience while we work on updating and making it better for you!
A Messiah Centered,Torah-Pursuant Relational Maturity Community Model!
Now entering 2019, our Twentieth year!
Check out what this model could mean for your community!
Because knowledge gained outside the context of relationship
is only half of His plan for us!
We Live
We live a Messiah centered lifestyle in the context of a believing community, returning to the ancient paths spoken of by the prophets and our Messiah Yeshua of Nazareth.
We Teach
Our website materials are our best description of who we are as well as being our primary outreach and teaching tool.
As an equipping ministry, we teach about:
- What we have learned about maturing in Messiah.
- Both individual and corporate aspects of relationship and community.
- Restoration from emotional traumas, small and great.
- Shepherding and leadership skills.
- The Place of Accountability in Community.
New articles or presentations are featured on the right side column. Our articles include PowerPoint presentations as well as documents and are listed alphabetically on the Articles page as well as by topic in the drop down menus. Audio files & listings are on a separate page.
Developing a new Messianic fellowship?
There is a great deal of material here related to leadership and relationship issues but you may enjoy checking out the Plant and Grow Messianic Fellowships page. Materials relevant to those new to this walk are gathered there.
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Depression is an Issue for Many Believers Who Fear it Means there is Something Wrong with Their Faith.
Are you one of them?
Find Ideas to Help and Support You or Friends and Family in Recovery!
100 Personal Questions from Real People are addressed in Barb Klika's book:
Christians and Depression
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Who We Are
Local Community Group & Equipping Ministry
We are not a church & we are not a synagogue.
Messianic fellowship that functions as a Torah pursuant Life ModelTM community. Our halacha is a combination of traditional discipleship and faith formation work toward both individual and corporate personal and spiritual maturity.
There is a difference between being saved and being a disciple. Some of us are saved, "yet so as through fire." We are grateful to God for saving us from sin, but we are of no use to Him in so far as our actual life is concerned We are not spiritual disciples. Our Lord's last command was not, "Go and save men," but, "Go,...and make disciples:
We cannot make disciples unless we are disciples ourselves. When a man comes to Jesus it is not sin that is in the way, but self realization, pride, his claim to himself. "I must realize myself, I must be educated and trained I must do those things that will help me to develop myself. Self-realization is anti-Christian. All this is vigorous paganism, it is not Christianity. Jesus Christ's attitude is always that of anti self-realization. His purpose is not the development of man at all; His purpose is to make men exactly like Himself, and the characteristic of the Son of God is not self-realization but self-expenditure. Spiritual selfishness must go--am I prepared for it to go? If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself : that is "let him give up his right to himself in Me.
Oswald Chambers, from The Place of Help, 1935, Discovery House.
To learn more about our community, check out About Us, and Services.
After watching our "Be Ye Set Apart" video above, one leader had some comments we appreciated, and a very good question:
How do You Keep the People Who Need What You Offer?
If you are in the area and would like to visit with us for Shabbat gatherings or another time, please contact us by email or telephone to make arrangements.
To learn more about how we view fellowship group dynamics and stages check out Our Definition of Community.
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward.
1 Timothy 5:18
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the corn].
Deuteronomy 25:4
We are honored to be called and enabled to be of encouragement to the Body of Messiah and strive to present what the Ruach has been showing us here in ways that will benefit others.
As a small fellowship the cost to keep this website up to date as well as our mini site available is difficult. All 100% of our resources go toward serving people through education or support. We are all volunteer with no salary or benefits provided. Donations received for special purposes, such as support for our brothers and sisters in Kenya or in Israel, go directly to them with no percentage held back.
If you have found encouragement, help and wise counsel in these pages or through our teleconferences, will you please prayerfully consider helping us cover our costs so that we can continue to be available? The time is short. We want to be found going about our Father's business while it is yet day.
You may also contact Barb Klika at Christian Transitions
if you would like to arrange personal coaching by phone or Skype. This, too, will help us maintain our services offered freely for all here.
We have a gift of handmade tzittziot as our thank you for those who establish a subscription!
May you be blessed and strengthened in our Messiah Yeshua!
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Consider a trip to Missouri this coming December!
Prepare Messiah's Bride!
2 minute video description (above)of what we are about!
August, 2019
Why does SAM do "Prayer on the Wall" before Gatherings?
I have Jesus in Me so Just Let Me Be!!!
Follow up to Free in the Spirit? series for Wisconsin Christian newspaper
A Little Gem Study:
Hear AND Obey AND Keep:
Shema and Shamar!
June, 2019
Why does SAM use the Shema and Some Hebrew Prayers?
Recent guests and new members have had some good questions for us! Here is one that came up regarding our use of the Shema and Hebrew Prayers.
April, 2019
Yeshua: Door and Cross Confusion!
Just some brief thoughts on the seasonal issues.
March, 2019
Our condolences to the family and friends of Frank Houtz of Beit Menorah congregation, Kentucky Covenant Education Association and Beney Yoseph of North America. He has been our teacher, our friend, and our brother in Messiah and will be greatly missed by many around the world.
An "apologetics" Q and A piece to use to examine what we are really free to do in Messiah!!
Serialized for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
February, 2019
Part 2-Summary of Book/Study in Progress:
And the Two Shall Become One: Division and Witness from Genesis to Revelation
January, 2019
New in Series--Prepare Messiah's Bride: Meekness--The Quiet Power of Mature Authority
Part 1-Summary of Book/Study in Progress:
And the Two Shall Become One: Division and Witness from Genesis to Revelation
November, 2018
Part of Ongoing Development of:
And the Two Shall become One: Witness and Division from Genesis to Revelation
Clearing up a Misinterpretation of
By. Janell I. Schroeder, B.B.A.
October 2018
The need for discernment and starting the "right house" in order to be ready for the Marriage Feast of the Lamb!
Expanded Version of article written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
September, 2018
A War and a Wedding Feast will Have Their Place in Time. Are You Rehearsing?
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
June, 2018
Guest Author
Dr. Philip B. Payne
Commentary soon to come: Dr. Payne examines the 12 Scripture references used to silence women in ministry, and from deep contextual study refutes them all.
May, 2018
Updating our Halachah on The Use of Tongues and Order in the Assembly
An influx of visitors and cautions about the Kundalini infiltation caused us to review our manner of dealing with the use of tongues in the assembly.
Returning to God's Righteousness: Will He Know You?
Written for the Exhortation series for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
What is "Sway Testing" and why is it of concern?
Article by a guest author providing a list of resources for you to check out a practice that is presented as being godly.
April, 2018
Returning to God's Righteousness: Becoming His Child First,to Later Become His Bride
Exhortation series written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
March, 2018
Was Israel Replaced by the Church?
Part of Exhortation Series Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Through our recent discipleship and community prayer responsibilities studies, Marsha was deeply touched and found herself writing this prayer...a psalm by all the definitions we know! May you be blessed in this , and if need be, make it your psalm prayer as well!
February, 2018
God's Righteousness: Who is Israel?
Exhortation Series written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
January, 2018
God's Righteousness & Holiday Calendars
Written for the Exhortation series for Wisconsin Christian Newspapers
December, 2017
Insight on wielding the Sword of the Word by
Janell I. Schroeder, Elder
November, 2017
God's Calendar & Holidays for Us!
Part of an exhortation series written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
October, 2017
Return to God's Righteousness!
Part of an exhortation series written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
September, 2017
Check the Foundation of Your Faith
Part of an Exhortation series written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
July-August, 2017
What Comes AFTER Becoming a Believer?
Like the Israelites coming out of bondage, we also need retraining as we come out of the bondage of the world system
Part of an Exhortation series
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
June, 2017
Do You Really Want God's Righteousness?
Apologetics article written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Full Version
May, 2017
Discipline to Avoid Chaos!
Full Version Here of Condensed Version for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
January, 2017
Predestination and Foreknowledge: Are They the Same Thing?
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
December 2016
Strife, Division and Chaos are all around as the evil one tries to prevail upon Yah's people to forget Him. The chiastic study of 7's provides an antidote!
Wickedness is being exposed in America.
How will we respond?
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
October 2016
Under Christ's Law? What pushes people to differentiate?
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
September 2016
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
August 2016
Walk with Messiah and Choose to Refuse!
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
June, 2016
Boasting Against the Branches = Replacement Theology
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
April 2016
Responding to the Needs of Those Ensnared By Evil
As wickedness grows more blatant and bold, we are called to stand and to resist. Beginning steps on how to prepare.
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
May, 2014
You think I need Repentance?
Who are You to Say?
written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
This concept is expressed within Psalm 56, eloquently sung by Sons of Korah.
April, 2014
Are we at the point that our older generations ears are stopped up and our younger generations don't even have ears to hear?
Written for WIsconsin Christian Newspaper
Your Prayers Can Draw You Closer to or Drive You Further Away from God
Realizations of dangers of "Name it, Claim it" Healing Prayer Patterns.
Written for Wisconsin Christian Newspaper
Please Go to the What's New? page for more of the most recent pieces. After that, they will be found categorized in the"Articles" page.