More On Our Beliefs

Who do you worship and give praise to?

Yahweh, the heavenly father. We take to heart his son, Yahshua, the Messiah’s teachings.

The entirety of the Old Testament was not done away with, so we continue to follow the ten commandments. It says that the sabbath day, the day of rest and worship and praise, should be be done on the seventh day, Saturday.

Who speaks?

People who speak for leading the studies and sermons are men who are single or have been married to one woman. Those who continue on walking the straight and narrow path, who have grown to understand the Word, will move on from speaking at the pulpit for only studies, to being able to hold a sermon. All men, of the accountable age, regardless of their prior martial status, may lead prayer and song services before the congregation.

Are you Messianic?

No, we do not follow the traditional Jewish rituals. Instead, we follow a combination of the Old and New Testaments, believe in the Messiah, and follow the Torah within the fulfillment by Yahshua.

Are you Seventh Day Adventist?

No, our belief system contradicts with Seventh Day Adventist observation. 

Do women need to wear head coverings at service? Are they allowed to wear pants?

We discuss wearing head coverings, beards, and states of dress in our booklet here. Through reading it, you may come to your own decision and understanding of what you would like to do. Though we ourselves, do not force any female attendees to cohere to a set standard of dress at our congregation. 

What are the feast days, and why do you not celebrate holidays?

The feast days (found in Leviticus 23) follow the calendar set in scripture that follows the lunar cycle. These holy convocations include the weekly sabbath, the Passover memorial, the feast of unleavened bread, the feast of weeks, the feast of trumpets, the day of atonement, and finally the feast of tabernacles, which contains the Last Great Day as well. 

We do not celebrate man's holidays that follow the Gregorian solar calendar. These include days that promote sin or twisted versions of feasts that do not follow doctrine.

Why do you eat certain foods but not others?

Can women speak during services?

In Leviticus chapter 11, the food laws were listed clearly as what could and could not be eaten.
We continue to follow this because even with Yahshua's arrival, these stipulations were not done away with (unlike sacrificing). We hold the idea of kosher foods by using Leviticus 11 as a guide. 

Peter's dream in Acts chapter 10 is referenced to be the New Testament's stance against the doctrine of clean and unclean foods. This is actually taken out of context. The entirety of the chapter is a narrative of Peter seeing that we should not discriminate against others, be they gentile or non-believer. 

Everyone is allowed to comment, ask questions, and raise concerns, no matter their gender. Women cannot lead sermons, bible studies, or prayer here, but they may lead a special song service.

Will you be having live streams weekly?

Yes. Thanks to the great efforts of our members through YAH, we now stream seamlessly each Sabbath while recording. This has given a better viewing experience for our new and returning members both online and through the Outreach program.

You can find out more here.