Welcome to The Crimson Thread. the teaching web site of Jon Behrens, pastor of Restoration Messianic Fellowship in the Boulder/Longmont area of Northern Colorado. You will find here articles on various Scriptural subjects as well as Bible studies that have been recorded at RMF.

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  • Singing God's Music (We Each Sound Different)2024-11-06T09:33:42

    Each of us has an unique voice. So when we sing the music God has written into His Scriptures, each will sound different. Each will approach situations differently.

  • Nehemiah 5-6 Unrighteous Gain2024-11-04T14:44:05

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    As construction of the wall progressed, the common people complained that they were unable to feed their families because the Jewish elites were loan sharking. Since this sort of practice was one of the major reasons for Judah having gone into exile, Nehemiah put a stop to the practice and made the elites pledge to return all of the interest and collateral that they had gained. Also, as with Ezra, the Samaritans and the Amorites tried to stop the wall building project


    This recording is a part of the series: "Ezra Nehemiah 2024"
    You may also listen on: iTunes

  • Origins of Community2024-11-04T08:43:37

    Historically the United States has gotten things done via ad hoc groups which come together when there is a need and then disband. This only works for a church-going people.

  • Losing the Plot2024-11-03T12:28:57

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    Over the years, Christianity has become less and less effective in shaping the culture and effecting national politics. This is largely because the church has ignored or deprecated those parts of Scripture that it finds 'inconvenient'. Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, is a unified whole and avoiding parts of it robs it of power and influence.


    This recording is a part of the series: "Sermons 2024"
    You may also listen on: iTunes

  • Prayer in Troubled Times2024-11-01T08:33:20

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    Prayer may be thought of in two forms, relational and functional. In functional prayer you want something to happen: someone healed, a demon cast out, a peril averted, etc. In relational prayer you want to spend time in God's presence getting to know His heart. Successful functional prayer depends on consistent relational prayer. The Scripture referred to is Mark 9:14-29.


  • Acts 20, Paul's Farewell to the Ephesians2024-10-31T09:00:48

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    On his way to Jerusalem for the final time, Paul bids farewell to the Ephesian church. The subject of his remarks echoes the first of the Kingdom Parables in Matthew. They also presage his pastoral Letter to the Ephesians as well as Y'shua's Letter in Revelation 2. These four passages of Scripture address the same subject from different time perspectives.


    This recording is a part of the series: "Acts 2017"
    You may also listen on: iTunes

  • The Office of a Prophet2024-10-30T10:29:24

    In Scripture, prophets do certain specific things. In this, they prefigure and authenticate Y'shua. The things He did were prefigured in Scripture.

  • Nehemiah 2-4 Building the Wall2024-10-29T09:07:49

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    Having received permission and resources from the King, Nehemiah proceeded to Jerusalem with an armed guard. After secretly surveying the state of the city, he gathered the returned exiles and set them to building the wall. The opposition to the project from the nations around him was so fierce that he was compelled to sacrifice some efficiency in building to obtain military security.


    This recording is a part of the series: "Ezra Nehemiah 2024"
    You may also listen on: iTunes

  • A Still Small Voice2024-10-28T08:09:15

    Elijah had just defeated the prophets of Baal when God took him back to Sinai. There God performed the same signs that He had for all Israel but said that He was not in those signs. So where is He?

  • The Last Day of the Feast2024-10-27T14:32:09

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    Having travelled secretly to Jerusalem for Succot in order to avoid arrest, Y'shua made a very dramatic appearance on the last day. The high point of the day was the water pouring ceremony at the altar. There He announced that those who believed in him would have rivers of 'living water' flow from their hearts. He so startled everyone that the guards didn't arrest Him. He went on the following day to announce that He was the light of world. Both water and light are consistent themes beginning in Genesis. They also figure prominently on the last day of the feast.


    This recording is a part of the series: "Sermons 2024"
    You may also listen on: iTunes

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Torah Portion
Lech Lecha

Genesis 12:1—17:27
Isaiah 40:27—41:16
Matthew 20:17-34

Thus said the Lord:
"Stand by the crossroads
and consider,
Inquire about ancient paths:
Which is the road to happiness?
Travel it, and find tranquillity
for yourselves."
(Je 6:16)