Watch our July, 10 2022 adult Sunday school class taught by Tom Cantor from Matthew 23:34–39.
Tom taught from this passage and connected it to Jewish evangelism, the restoration of Israel, and a non-Calvinist (Provisionist like) understanding of salvation.
Watch our June 19, 2022 adult Sunday school class taught by Tom Cantor (Matthew 23:14).
Tom Cantor started by reading Matthew 23:14. Then Tom covered three main points. First, he spoke of the prayers and promises to widows in the Bible. Tom reference passages like psalm 68:5, Luke 7:11, Deuteronomy 14:28, and the widows mite.
Next, he spoke of pretense in prayer. He noted that there are good and bad ways of praying. We shouldn’t pray to show off or use vain reputations. He gave the rosary as an example of vain repetitions. Tom compared prayers like the way his wife would write letters. She would take great care in what she said. He gave three points from her letter writing that might help prayer. First, be clear. Second, be to the point. Third, use the best words. He referenced passages of people who believed what they would receive (Matthew 20:29–34; Matthew 9:27–30) and those who struggled with belief (Mark 9: 20–24).
Finally, Tom addressed the last part of the verse about the “greater damnation.” He gave some biblical descriptions of hell, and pointed out no one needed to go there. He critiqued “fatalistic predestination” (Calvinism) as being not true and that everyone has a chance to go to heaven. Tom pointed out that hell was not created for us but for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41). Next, he stressed how Christ died for everyone and there is provision for everyone. He used to do an Old Testament passages including those about Jesus being “the Lamb of God” for the world (John 1:29) and the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:21). Why hell? They choose to hold onto their sins. He critiqued Calvinism and TULIP using passages like Isaiah 53:4 and Romans 5:8, talking on “the unbelievable love of God.”
Tom closed referring to the Gopsel, “A person has to fight his way into Hell”, and God‘s will that all be saved.
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Watch our May 22, 2022 adult Sunday school class taught by Tom Cantor (Matthew 23:13).
This Sunday, Tom Cantor taughtfrom Matthew 23:13. Tom started by reading Matthew 23:13–33 to get the context. He then looked back at the previous background. He noted that the Lord cleanse the temple of thieves of property, and now he was cleansing it of the thieves of souls.
Tom Cantor also made the important point that the Lord Jesus Christ was having compassion on them for scribes and Pharisees even in his criticism of them. The Lord Jesus his criticism was like the warning of a trumpet (Amos 3:6). Tom noted that their problem was that they were playing religion, being hypocrites. He then went on to contrast the way of works versus the way of Christ – the gospel. He pointed out that the scribes and Pharisees were in a position to be a great blessing (Matthew 23:2–3). This is something they should’ve taken advantage of.
Tom Cantor connected this passage with Jewish evangelism. Tom gave an example from his personal life when interacting with a rabbi. He said there are now two ways that the kingdom of God is “shut up“ to the Jewish community. The first is the pressure of the wall along with the “oral law.” The second is the nourishing of a prejudice against Christ. He said he calls his Israel Restoration Ministries “prejudice counselors.”
Tom also emphasize that some of the Jewish leaders did believe on Jesus (John 7:47–48). He concluded with five reasons people resist Jesus whether Jews or gentiles.
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Watch our May 15, 2022 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor (Matthew 23:1-12).
Tom Cantor taughtfrom Matthew 23:1-12 for the Sunday school class. First, He gave the background. To spoke of all the people who had challenge Jesus and then how Jesus had challenged them.
Next, Jesus spoke to the multitude about the people who had challenged him. Tom noted that a problem with the scribes and Pharisees is they were not living what they taught.
Tom Cantor, a Jewish believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, connected this passage with his experiences in evangelism including Jewish evangelism. He talked about his experiences with the Jewish community and some of their deep interest in tefillin. He also connected the teachings here to the sayings of a Chinese emperor from thousands of years ago. This helped make a point in Matthew 23:11.
One of the closing points that Tom made was that the command in Matthew 23:11 “but he that is the greatest i’m on you shall be your servant“ is one that Jesus lead by example. He referenced the epistle to the Philippians 2:5-11. This passage showed that the Jesus Christ had the exalted position of being “equal with God” that he took on “the form of a servant.“ This is what the Lord calls us to do in Matthew 23:11.
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Watch our May 8, 2022 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew 22: 41-46.
Tom Cantor started with background to Matthew 22:41–46. Tom included pointing out that Christ was from Galilee not Jerusalem. Galilee was insignificant (John 1:46). He said it was like being from San Diego city College instead of Harvard or being from Tecate (Which Tom loves) instead of Mexico City.
Tom then noted the background attitude of the Lord Jesus Christ to this passage. He pointed out how Jesus had wept over Jerusalem, and how God desires people to be saved. He gave the analogy of a lifeguard who sees all as a group but also as individuals.
Tom then got to Matthew 22:41-46. The others had asked their questions of him, and now he was going to ask his. He asked them who they thought Christ was, Christ meeting Messiah. He noted how important of a question this is not only for them but for all of us.
Tom then went on to describe the two kinds of knowing, knowing objectively and subjectively. We need to know objectively who Christ is, but also subjectively except him. He used the contrast between the Spanish saber and concocer.
Tom Cantor also noted how the Lord Jesus Christ used Psalm 110 and identified David speaking “in Spirit.” I am use this to point out the importance of inspiration. He then concluded how the Lord had silenced his accusers.
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Watch our May 1, 2022 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew 22:34-40).
Tom Cantor taught from Matthew 22:34–40. First he gave a review of the lords previous interaction with the Sadducees on the resurrection. He pointed out the Pharisees should’ve been happy by this, as they believed in the resurrection too, but “hatred of Christ blocks appreciation of Christ.” He noted this is a form of prejudice.
Tom then moved on to Matthew 22:34-40. Continuing his analogy of the boxing ring from last week, he noted next to Pharisee came to speak with the Lord. Tom pointed out that the lawyer was not what we would call a lawyer. He was an expert in the law. Tom made this connection from the parallel passage Mark 12:28 where the lawyer is called a scribe. He then pointed out that in this passage (verse 35) the lawyer is said to tempt Christ, but in Mark 12:34 The Lord later notes in the dialogue that the scribe answered discreetly (wisely). This indicated a shift in the lawyers perspective from when he first set out to tempt Jesus.
Tom then noted that when we come to the Bible we should ask “what is wrong with me?“ And “how do I change?“ This is a way of shifting our perspective. From this passage, we learn we can’t love God with all our heart… And the following Jesus is the solution to our problems. He noted how the Lord Jesus treated this Pharisee as a person. Also, in this class he noted how Jews can have a prejudice against Jesus, but also men like Martin Luther can have a violent attitude towards Jews. Tom pointed out comes from not treating them as persons who need to be saved but just as a class. He pointed out that the solution is the gospel, along with many other points.
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Watch our April 24, 2022 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew 22:23-33.
Tom taught from Matthew 22:23-33, but first he gave a review. He noted that verse 23 starts with “the same day“. Many things happened that day going back to Matthew 21:18. Tom pointed out the interactions Jesus had had previously with different Jewish people. These included where Jesus got his authority (21:23–27), the parable of the two sons (28–32), the parable of the wicked vinedressers (33–46), the parable of the wedding feast (22:1–14), and paying taxes to Caesar (15–22).
Tom made this analogous to a fighter stepping in the ring and waving on all comers to fight him and then kayoing them (John 7:46).
Next, he pointed out there are two resurrections (John 5:28–29), The resurrection of life and the resurrection of condemnation. Tom pointed to John 14:16 to show Jesus is the way, John 11:25 to show that he is the resurrection and John 20:31 to show that we gain life from believing in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Tom Cantor then went on to teach from Matthew 22:23–33 where the Sadducees ask about the resurrection. He made a number of good points including the Lord telling them they did not know the scriptures and this is a warning to us all to study the Bible. God wants us to think and we should come to the Bible setting aside our preconceived beliefs. He then closed with seven lessons we can learn from this passage.
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Watch our April 17, 2022 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew 22:15-22.
Tom started with a review from Matthew 22:1-14. He went over the parable of the banquet feast. He spoke about the importance of being close in Christ righteousness work versus our own works.
Tom spoke about his interaction with a Jewish rabbi about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Tom then went back and spoke a little more on the parable of building one’s house on the sand or rock (Matthew 7:24–27). He spoke at the important thing was the foundation that is built upon. He gave examples from his time in Loretto, Mexico and Ethiopia. Also, he told a story of a missionary being guided by an African through the jungle. When the missionary asked directions the African said that he should follow him saying, “I am the way.“ In the same way, the Lord Jesus is the one we should follow.
Tom discussed the passage in Matthew 22:15–22. He noted that The Lord Jesus did not fall into the trap set for him. Instead he said that the image on the coin was Caesar’s, so give it to Cesar. By implication, we are made in the image of God (Genesis1: 27), and so we should give ourselves to God.
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Watch our April 10, 2022 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew on the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. Tom taught from Matthew 22:6-13.
Tom taught today on the first second of the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. He discussed this passage and referenced other passages like Luke 15 (the Parable of the Prodigal Son). He spoke how the Lord first went to the Jews and then the gentiles. He said the Gentiles are to make the Jews jealous by our lives in Jesus so they too will turn to Jesus Christ. He noted eternal life is now and friendship with God.
He broke the king’s command to go out into Go, Bid, Find. He then applied this pattern to evangelism. Tom also noted that it was the king who looked over the guests to determine who belonged and who didn’t. He applied this to saying it is God‘s job to determine the final salvation of people. He spoke of gods call and our response, “many are called but few are chosen.” We have to respond in order to be chosen.
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Watch our April 3, 2022 adult Sunday school class by Tom Cantor from the Gospel of Matthew on the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. Tom taught from Matthew 22:1-5.
He taught on the first half of the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. First, he connected it with the previous chapter with the phrase in the first verse, “And Jesus answered”. What did he answer? Tom then drew from Psalm 2 to build his point about the Lord Jesus Christ being the cornerstone. He pointed out that the Bible is like the DNA genome in that it answers our needs. He used proverbs 8:22-31 to show the Father’s love for the Son.
Tom then noted that Genesis 24 is a long chapter about Abraham servant getting a bride for Isaac. He noted that the servants name is not mentioned in this passage. The application he used was that when we serve the Lord, we do not focus on ourselves.
Tom pointed out that we are like the servants in the parable to carry the message of God. He applied Revelation 22:17 to this point. He then pointed out God’s desire for all to be saved (I Timothy 2:4) and that none should perish (II Peter 3:9). Next, he applied this to God’s desire for the salvation of Israel (Romans 11:1). Tom noted God’s desire and repeated calls through Matthew 22:4.
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