Welcome Back To The 1st Century

Saturday – Shabbat Service 4pm-6pm Order of Service 

Liturgical Prayers & Spiritual Gifts Brought Forward (1st Corinthians 14:26)

Weekly Torah Portion (Law of Moses) Reading (Acts 15:21, James 2:2) 

Worship (Colossians 3:16) 

Haftorah Portion (Prophets) Reading (Luke 4:16-17)

Homily or Sermon (Acts 13:15 Messianic Interpretation According to the New Testament) 

Kiddush blessing over the meal (Acts 2:42)

Kosher Oneg/Agape Love Feast (The communal table follows biblically clean food distinctions for the sake of unity between Jewish and Gentile believers; personal household practice is not policed. Acts 15:19–21; Acts 20:7; Jude 1:12)

Eucharist (1st Corinthians 10-11. Those Not Yet Baptized, Not In Right Standing At Their Church, Under Discipline, or Refuse Reconciliation Cannot Partake)

Priestly Blessing & Dismissal (Luke 24:50-53, Numbers 6:22-27) 

We do not collect tithes. We see ourselves as complimentary to your Sunday church, not competition. We take seriously the sin of schism (Galatians 5:20), we ourselves are submitted to the elders at Refuge City Ministries, and affirm all believers should be submitted somewhere to biblically qualified elders. Not contributing to the body is a serious sin. Saul serves as overseer of this Sabbath gathering alongside his wife Brianna.  

Saul is currently a student at IOCS in Cambridge, where he is pursuing a diploma in Orthodox Christian studies. Saul is a husband, father of 4 children, and is not self appointed. He was appointed a teacher by a previous Messianic congregation where he served as a teacher for 2 years.

He also holds multiple academic credentials including:

• Two course certificates from Tel Aviv University through coursera on the Modern History of Israel
• A diploma from the Judaic Studies Institute in Basic Messianic Theology
• A certificate from the Judaic Studies Institute in Jewish History
• Two patristics course certificates from the Institute of Catholic Culture, where he studied the Church Fathers before and after the Council of Nicaea under Dr. John Pepino
• A certificate in Islamic History from Al Balagh Academy, where he studied under Muslim scholar Ovamir Anjum, covering Islam from the Quranic period to modernity 

This Sabbath bible study was started out of necessity. For too long we've seen people weaponize the Biblical Calendar & Dietary laws when the Apostles already settled in Acts 15 that we aren't saved by the Law. For too long we've seen families leave valid Sunday churches and schism the body of Christ over the Torah without first having a congregation of biblically qualified elders to transition to. For too long we've seen believers isolate, replace gathering with YouTube, and stop contributing to the body. Or worse, submit themselves to unaccountable, single-leader structures who keep the Biblical Calendar but don't uphold the Apostolic Church structure, don't disciple, don't appoint successors, and don't enforce what the church has already agreed upon universally... resulting in strange echo chambers completely removed from church history. 

Our mission is to eliminate false binaries. You can partake of the Eucharist on the first day of the week and celebrate the Biblical Passover on the 14th of Nisan/Aviv. You can remember the Sabbath and celebrate the Resurrection on the Lord’s Day every week. Welcome back to the 1st Century.

We gladly welcome any feedback or concerns to go directly to our elders at Refuge City Ministries: https://refugecitymin.org/connect-card