Mission and Beliefs

Mission and Beliefs

Welcome to B’rit Hadasha!

B’rit Hadasha is the Hebrew term for “New Covenant.” We are a congregation of Jewish and non-Jewish followers of Yeshua (Jesus) of Nazareth, the Messiah.

Our Mission

We seek to be a congregational home for both Jewish and non-Jewish believers in Messiah Yeshua who are called into covenant community with one another, seeking to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of Heaven locally, in Israel, and to the nations, within the framework of Messianic Judaism (Eph. 2:11-3:7; Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-37; Mat. 26:26-29; Jer. 31:31-37; Rom. 11:11-36; Acts 21:20; Luke 4:42-44; Mark 1:14-15; Mat. 28:19-20).

We Believe…

✡ The Bible, consisting of the Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) and the B’rit Hadasha (Apostolic Writings) to be inspired and the only infallible and authoritative Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17).

✡ There is one God as declared in the Shema (Deu. 6:4), who is “Echad,” a compound unity, revealed in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Isa. 48:16-17; Eph. 4:4-6).

✡ In the Deity of our Lord, Messiah Yeshua, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal future return to this earth in power and glory to rule.

  • (Isa. 7:14, 9:6-7; Mat. 1:18-25; Mark 14:61-62; John 1:1-3, 14, 29; 5:18; 8:58; 10:30; II Cor. 5:21; Phi. 2:5-11; Col. 2:9; I Tim. 2:5; Heb. 1:2-9; 2:14-15; I John 5:20)
  • (Isa. 53:5-6; Luke 24:36-43; John 1:18; 3:16; 20:25-28; Acts 1:6-11; Rom. 3:21-26; I Cor. 15:3-8, 20-23; Gal. 3:13; Col. 1:13-14; I Thes. 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Pet. 1:18-19; 2:24; I John 2:1-2; Rev. 20:6)
  • (John 14:2-3; Rom. 14:10-12; I Cor. 3:11-15; 15:51-53, II Cor. 5:10; I Thes. 4:15-17; Titus 2:11-13; Rev. 3:10)

✡ That man, through his sin, is separated from God (Isa. 59:2) and only by repentance and by faith in Yeshua’s sacrificial death can he be cleansed and reconciled to God (Isa. 53:6; 1 Pet. 1:18-21).

✡ In the present ministry and gifts of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) by whose indwelling power the believer is enabled to live a holy life.

  • (John 3:5, 14:16-17, 26; 15:26-27; 16:7-15; Acts 1:8, 5:3-4; Rom. 8:9, 14; I Cor. 2:10-11; 6:11, 19; 12:4-13; II Cor. 3:18; Gal. 5:16-18, 22-23; Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18-21)

✡ In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto eternal life and they that are lost unto eternal separation from God.

✡ In the unity of all believers in Messiah Yeshua, and that all are now partakers of the spiritual inheritance of Israel (1 Cor. 7:17-19; Gal. 3:26-29; Eph. 2:11-18).

✡ That the nation of Israel is chosen by God to be a channel of blessing to all nations on earth and that return of the Jewish people to the land is fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. There in Jerusalem the Messiah Yeshua will come again to establish His worldwide rule with all nations coming to gaze on Him with joy (Gen. 12:1-3; Zec. 12:10; 13:1; Rom. 11).

✡ In the partaking of the elements of the matzah (unleavened bread) and the cup (fruit of the vine) as instituted by Yeshua HaMashiach at His last Passover meal; that the elements are symbolic of the Lord’s broken body and shed blood (1 Cor. 11:23-24; Mat. 26:26-28).

✡ In the immersion of believers (t’villah) as commanded in the Scriptures as an outward sign of an inward salvation experience, symbolizing the death of the old man, and the resurrection unto newness of life (Mat. 3:16; 28:16; 28:18-20; Rom. 6:1-6).

We Exist…

✡ To worship and serve the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to proclaim Yeshua (Jesus of Nazareth) as the Messiah of Israel and the whole earth.

✡ To be a house of worship and prayer for people of all nations.

✡ To foster spiritual growth, develop strong and mature believers in Yeshua, and to develop a caring community in Yeshua who will serve one another in love and reflect the love of God for all people.

✡ To identify as natural and adopted members with the community of Jewish people throughout the earth and to assist in worthwhile Jewish causes through practical participation.

✡ To maintain, cultivate and pass on a Messianic Jewish calling and expression of our faith in Yeshua by observing the Sabbath, keeping the Feasts, and embracing the covenantal responsibility of Jewish life and identity that is rooted in Torah, expressed in tradition, and renewed and applied in the context of the New Covenant.

✡ To share our faith in Yeshua by word and deed, to our Jewish people as well as all peoples.

✡ To identify with the overall Body of Messiah, to share a vision with and to train churches in the Jewish roots of our faith as well as to our calling and responsibility to love, pray for, support and witness to the Jewish people and Israel.

✡ To be a part of the end time restoration movement of the nation of Israel culminating in the final return of Yeshua; and to support through prayer, finances and other resources, ministries that are committed to this end.

✡ To impact our local and regional communities for good through charitable giving, involvement in community programs, and practical activities that promote biblically sound principles for a healthy society.