Apostolic Writings
Colossians 1b-2
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Paul's letter to the Colossians. In this  study, we ask the question 'How can we bear the image of God?' We also learn an important writing technique Paul employed that will help...
Colossians 3
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Paul's letter to the Colossians. In this  study, we compare the physical and spiritual realms and discuss how we must learn to walk in both. Then, we look at Paul's practical advice...
Colossians 4
Join Beth Tikkun as we complete our study in Paul's letter to the Colossians. In this  study, we analyze Paul's four guidelines for sharing Messiah with others. Then, we gain some valuable insights from studying the "cast of characters" who accompanied...
Matthew 1a
Join Beth Tikkun as we begin our study in Matthew's Gospel. In this study we look at Matthew's genealogy of Yeshua and discover some amazing insights. Visuals: Matthew 1a
Matthew 1b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. At the end of chapter one we are told that Yeshua was given His name because "He will save His people from their sins". Exactly how does Yeshua do...
Matthew 2
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we look at the two missing years in Matthew's account and go to Luke's Gospel (ch.2) which fills in the gap. We learn about the geography of...
Matthew 3
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we consider the ancient Jewish practice of immersion, analyze John's words concerning the Pharisees and Saducces, and look at how John the Immerser's life is revealed in...
Matthew 4a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Satan's three temptations that he used against Yeshua. We also consider the nature of Satan and his true relationship to God and to us as...
Matthew 4b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we take a tour of ancient Capernaum, the town of Yeshua. We discuss the two types of rabbis that existed in 1st century Israel and which kind Yeshua...
Matthew 5a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we consider what it means to "make a fence for the Torah", and then look at how Yeshua made internal rather than external fences for the commandments. We...
Matthew 5b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze the "Beatitudes" and see how they are comprised of three groupings. Then we trace their arrangement back to Psalm 1, and Psalm 1 back to Deuteronomy. Wheels within...
Matthew 5c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua's statements about salt and light. We look into the scientific structure of these two amazing themes and gain some important and practical insights for our lives. Visuals: Matthew 5c
Matthew 5d
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua's remarks concerning hatred of one's brother and lusting in one's heart. We also consider what is meant by the term Gehenna and how this does not refer...
Matthew 5e
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we focus on the subject of divorce and remarriage. Visuals: Matthew 5e
Matthew 5f
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we consider the last three commandments Yeshua selected from the Torah upon which to comment. We also analyze what the Word says about "an eye for an eye,...
Matthew 6a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. As Grant travels in South Africa, pastor Ted Kruse shares valuable insights into this first section of Matthew 6.
Matthew 6b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. As Grant continues his travels in South Africa, pastor Jim Gergon shares valuable insights into this second section of Matthew 6.
Matthew 6c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. As Grant returns from his travels in South Africa, pastor David Hargrave shares valuable insights into this third section of Matthew 6.
Matthew 6d
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we recap the Sermon on the Mount thus far and consider how everything Yeshua taught is "hidden" in the spiritual. We also compare the right way and the...
Matthew 7a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we consider what Yeshua means when He says 'Do not judge...". We also look into His cryptic statement about not throwing "the holy" to the "dogs", and...
Matthew 7b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua's analogy of stones and bread, and snakes and fish, and consider the deeper meanings of these images. Then we look at what it means to ask, seek,...
Matthew 7c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we look at how Yeshua's statement concerning the "straight gate" and the "narrow way" does not refer primarily to life after death, but to the walk of Torah...
Matthew 7d
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we complete our discussion of Yeshua's great sermon. We consider what it means to have performed great works in Yeshua's name only to be rejected by Him in...
Matthew 8a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we begin our analysis of the first miracles of Yeshua as recorded by Matthew. We then compare the healing of the Centurion's servant with the only other healing of...
Matthew 8b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. We begin this study by observing the pattern of prophetic events outlined by the healings described here. Then we compare Moses' "coming down from the mountain", with Yeshua's two descents "from the...
Our Living God – The Savior of All (Part 1)
Join Beth Tikkun as we present a most unusual teaching. For the first time Beth Tikkun's history we address the subject of hell. What do the Hebrew and Greek scriptures actually say about hell? Is it really true that eternal fiery torment...
Our Living God – The Savior of All (Part 2)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue to address the subject of hell. In this lesson we look at how fire is the very essence of God and then consider what Revelation is teaching us about the Lake of Fire. Visuals: The Savior...
Our Living God – The Savior of All (Part 3)
Join Beth Tikkun as we conclude out study on the subject of hell. In this lesson we address the major questions sent in by our listeners. Visuals: The Savior of All (Pt.3)
Matthew 8c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we take a close look at Yeshua's interrupted voyage to meet a troubled gentile on the opposite shore of Galilee. Along the way we learn something about...
Matthew 9a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we begin with a survey of Daniel 7 so as to develop a context for Yeshua's many uses of the title "The Son of Man". Then we...
Matthew 9b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we look into tax collecting in 1st century Israel, and gain some new insights into the story of Zaccheus (Luke 19). We then study Yeshua's words to the...
Matthew 9c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study Yeshua continues His teaching on things new and old as He restores a woman and a little girl. We also look into the significance of the tzitzit and...
Matthew 10
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we look into Yeshua's discourse concerning taking the Gospel of the Kingdom to Israel. We will see that His instructions are quite different from what is in practice...
Matthew 11
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze John the Immerser's question to Yeshua (and Yeshua's answer) and discover that John was not having a crisis of faith at all. We then consider the amazing things...
Matthew 12a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua's extraordinary teaching concerning the Sabbath as His disciples appeared to be violating it. We discuss the spirit and joy of the Sabbath versus the dangers of reducing it to...
Matthew 12b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua's confrontations with the Pharisees over whether His power was from God's Spirit or from Satan. Many things are revealed in this conversation, including Yeshua's words concerning an "evil...
Matthew 12c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we use Yeshua's words concerning the demonic as a springboard to consider the dynamics of the spiritual worlds of light and darkness. This teaching is actually an invitation to undertake...
Matthew 13a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we add some final thoughts to last week's teaching about happiness and explaining the difference between unhappiness and grief. We consider Yeshua's words concerning His mother and siblings at the end...
Matthew 13b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze the structure of the first four parables in chapter 13, and discover some new insights. We look into the first parable's connection to Yeshua's letter to Ephesus...
Matthew 13c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we continue our comparison of Yeshua's seven Kingdom Parable with His seven letters in Revelation 2-3. We discover some astounding evidence that these seven letters and parables provide an historical outline...
Matthew 14
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we compare Herod's wrong-headed faith with the lack of faith shown by those in Yeshua's home town. We then analyze Yeshua's feeding of the 5,000 and glean several principles...
Matthew 15
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua's response to the Pharisees concerning ritual hand washing as we discover His brilliant use of remez to issue a hidden rebuke. We learn also about the use of...
Matthew 16a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we look into three of the four sections of Matthew 16. Each section illustrates our human tendency to see only the surface of a matter at not into its...
Matthew 16b-17a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze Peter's and Yeshua's words concerning Yeshua's death and taking up one's cross. These familiar words may take on a completely new meaning after this study. We then...
Matthew 17b-18a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we compare the transfiguration on the mountain with the exorcism in the valley and discover a prophetic message. Then we consider what Yeshua was really teaching concerning faith the...
Matthew 18b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. While Grant and Robin were on vacation, Grant enlisted the services of his big brother, Bryan, to fill in. You will really enjoy this masterful treatment of the second half of...
Matthew 19
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we revisit the subject of divorce and remarriage and then take a closer look at Yeshua's encounter with the rich young ruler and their hidden conversation. We finish with...
Matthew 20
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we encounter the "chapter of proper perspective", as each event and parable it contains is aimed at adjusting the reader's outlook from a purely physical one to a spiritual...
Matthew 21a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we examine the back story of Yeshua's triumphal entry into Jerusalem and analyze the many scriptural quotes that are employed in its description. We also discover a fascinating "fig...
Matthew 21b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we compare Yeshua's statements about faith moving mountains. He says this twice, once in chapter 17 and again here in chapter 21. As we compare these two contexts and...
Matthew 21c-22a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we discover an amazing menorah pattern created by Yeshua's parables about father, sons and vineyards. We also gain insight into the essence of the Stone that the builders rejected....
Matthew 22b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we analyze the four questions asked of, and by Yeshua during the four days of His examination in the Temple. We also take a fascinating look at the Passover...
Matthew 23
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we discuss "the seat of Moses" and Yeshua's cryptic words about following the teachings of the Pharisees. We look into the ramifications of spiritual blindness and why Yeshua denigrated...
Matthew 24
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we consider Yeshua's fifth, and last, discourse. In this chapter He addresses the disciples' questions concerning the end of the age and His return. This prophetic chapter has been a source...
Matthew 25
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we take a look at the parable of the Absent Landowner (at the end of chapter 24) and see how it is deeply connected to, and illustrated by the...
Matthew 26b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we take a meditative walk through Yeshua's Passover Seder with His disciples. We learn some fascinating details about the prayers that were prayed, the songs that were sung, and...
Matthew 26c
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we learn about olive oil production and consider how it pictures Yeshua's internal and external sufferings in Gethsemane and Calvary. Then we analyze a number of the illegalities of...
Matthew 27a
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we learn some important insights from Yeshua's silence during His presentation to Pontius Pilate. We also learn a valuable lesson from Simon of Cyrene. Visuals: Matthew 27a
Matthew 27b
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we complete chapter 27 as we consider many of the details of Yeshua's crucifixion and discover some fascinating insights. We also discuss each of the two possible locations in...
Matthew 28
Join Beth Tikkun as we complete our study in Matthew's gospel. In this study we determine the actual time of Yeshua's resurrection and look at three important events that happened around that time. We also consider an amazing insight from R' Yechiel...
Yom Kippur 2015
Join Beth Tikkun as we rehearse the work of the High Priest on Yom Kippur in the 1st century Jerusalem Temple. We once again encounter some amazing insights into what Yeshua accomplished for our redemption in these symbols and types. NOTE:...
Titus – Part 1
Join Beth Tikkun as we begin a four-part series on Paul's letter to Titus. Ben Alger is our teacher and he provides an insightful look into this short but powerful book. Visuals:Â Titus, Pt.1
Titus – Part 2
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our four-part series on Paul's letter to Titus. Ben Alger is our teacher and he provides an insightful look into this short but powerful book. Visuals: (No Visuals)
Titus – Part 3
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our four-part series on Paul's letter to Titus. Ben Alger is our teacher and he provides an insightful look into this short but powerful book. Visuals: (No Visuals)
James (Introduction)
Join Beth Tikkun as we begin our study in the book of James. In the first half of the teaching Grant shares experiences while traveling in Italy and then we learn a little about the author of James. This teaching’s...
James 1 (Part 1)
Join Beth Tikkun as we begin our study in the book of James. In this study we place the opening of The Sermon on the Mount side by side with James 1:1-12 and see what is revealed about the walk...
James 1 (Part 2)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. In this study we analyze the seven major areas of temptation and Yeshua's six Torah quotes in Matthew 5. We also take a careful look at the...
James 1 (Part 3)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. In this study we again look at Yeshua's six Torah quotes in Matthew 5 and see how they form a complete cycle. We also begin to compare...
James 2 (Part 2)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. In this study we complete the 2nd chapter and consider James' remarks about faith and works. We also consider the deception of demonic theology and demonic wisdom....
James 2 (Part 3)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. In this study we look closely at the opening verses of Matthew 6, which is the counterpart to James 2. With the assistance of Watchman Nee we...
James 3 (Part 1)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. In this study we consider James' warnings and instruction concerning the tongue and how it is both like a horse and a ship. And if the tongue...
James 3 (Part 2)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. In this study we begin with some insights into what is traditionally called 'The Lord's Prayer' and then consider the corresponding passage at the end of James...
James 4 (Part 1)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. As we approach the last half of James we point out more similarities to the second half of The Sermon on the Mount. We also introduce the...
James 4 (Part 2)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. As we approach the last half of James we continue to point out more similarities to the second half of The Sermon on the Mount. In this...
James 4(Pt.4) – 5(Pt.1)
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in the book of James. As we complete the fourth chapter of James, we compare Yeshua's instruction not to worry about tomorrow with James' instruction not to be presumptuous about tomorrow either....
