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Brother David Taylor - Minister

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My name is David Taylor and I am a Messianic Minister here in East, Tennessee. I was formally a Pastor of two Baptist Congregations in the late 1980's. I am a Graduate of Word Of Life Bible Institute in Schroon Lake, New York.  I also was a Student of Bible and Pastoral Studies at Tennessee Temple University.  I once prided myself in the fact that I was all that an Evangelical Christian "should be".  I believed all that I should have believed and I preached all that I was to preach.  My doctrine was mostly what one would call in line with what the major non-denominational circles taught.  Yet at the same time there arose a G-dly and Spirit led question in my mind as to what did the Lord (YHVH), really want me to know and live by.  I had serious questions about the "traditionally accepted doctrines" of the main stream Evangelical church.  My conscience (not the Ruach, Holy Spirit) was my only guide back then.  I also relied heavily upon what my Pastors and Professors taught me.  After all, they knew more than I did and therefore they must be right (?).  So I spent all of my energy in the flesh trying to be spiritual.  This proved lethal to my walk with YHVH (The Lord) and just about destroyed my life and family.  There had to be a way that loved Yeshua (Jesus) and honored YHVH (The LORD) and yet at the same time had doctrine that was unencumbered by man.

 

 

 

The Discovery: 

 

I soon left the thought and occupation of ministry when man's religion failed me. After some years of depression and nearly killing myself by way of running a motorcycle off of a bridge, I had to find out what this Biblical life should be.  I told G-d, "This is your last chance"!  Actually, it was mine.  I remember kneeling on the floor in a pool of tears and asking G-d whatever the way was or whatever I had to do Biblically, I was going to do it.  I soon remember asking the Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha Kodesh), to fill me and change me forever.  Whatever men called it did not matter.  I then and there made a decision to throw away all of the man made doctrines and seek YHVH alone as the Author of Truth.  He would be my Bible teacher.

After that awesome day of repentance and submission something great happened.  I was now able to discern the Spiritual from the man made.  It was like antennas were tuned to His frequency and not what my church or denomination felt was truth.  I compared the Spiritual with Spiritual.  The Word became living and active.  I was endowed with "Power" after the Ruach came upon me (Holy Spirit).  I was now a witness as in Acts 1:8.  I guess some would say that I was Spirit filled.  All I knew was that I was enabled and capable to walk in the Ruach (Spirit).  My flesh would be crucified and I would be alive unto G-d.  This is when the same Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha Kodesh), began to share with me about my Hebrew roots.  He also opened my eyes to the Jewish-ness of the Bible and that what most of the world says about the Bible had large pagan influences.  I began to see that my former ways were fleshly and pagan.  Names of doctrines and charts were all contrivances of man.  My former refusal of the Torah (Law), was also antinomian before the Holy Spirit taught me differently. The Ruach showed me how I was once so lawless and how I could become lawful and have grace when I fail to be.  I also began to see the significance of Sabbath.  For over six wonderful years I walked with YHVH and learned from Him.  My vocabulary changed too.  I no longer would use pagan names for G-d and His Son.  One might say that I became "Jewish".  I looked like a Jew, acted like a Jew and through research was genealogically a Jew.  But really I was becoming more like YHVH.  I was imitating YHVH as a dear child.  I was acting like His Son Yeshua. I was lead by His Ruach and loving His Word that was now written on my heart as never before.

 

 

 

As my life became more and more like YHVH and how He created me to live, I realized that I needed to be with others who were having the same life change.  I began to attend Messianic Synagogue in the North.  I was already wearing my Kippa and other outward Jewish garments.  I was an Israelite and I wanted to do the things that YHVH's people do and as are commanded.  It was at this Synagogue that I learned about so many Biblical things.  I would fellowship with YHVH's people.  I was becoming more Kadosh as we say (Holy).  But this time I wasn't holy because of an outward man made adherence to doctrine.  I was holy as He is holy because of what the Ruach was doing in me.  The Torah had permeated my life as did all of the Bible.  This is when the persecution began from those I loved so dearly in the Church.  The immediate response was that I was "going back to Moses" or that "I was playing dress up".  After all, "a Jew is not one outwardly" they said.  My heart was broken as what I knew was correct and right was blasphemed.  Yet I had to persist in what YHVH was doing in me.  I still was part of the Church and attended Sunday services and Shabbat services in Synagogue.  I tried desperately to bridge the gap between Jew and Gentile.  Yet I found that most of these people in these two groups (Jews and Gentiles), despised each other.  But John 10:16 still rang true - "One Flock, Under One Shepherd".  Yeshua prayed that Jew and Gentile would be one in John 17 also. 

 

 

 

 

 

I then moved back to Tennessee by the Ruach's leading.  There was no Messianic Synagogue at all.  Only rouge Messianic so called groups of church hating people who denied grace and were a Law unto themselves.  I wanted no part of this rebellion.  It opposed what my mission was and what Yeshua prayed for in John 17.  I was called to bring Jew and Gentile together.  I was a Jew and was living as a Jew (Israelite).  But there was no alternative for worship except the wonderful Saint Elmo Avenue Baptist Church that YHVH lead me to.  After all, the Gentiles  are part of the Body of Yeshua.  Why reject them?  This I feel is wrong and denies Yeshua.  I then found myself sharing with these loving Baptists about Jewish roots and the Torah and how grace worked together with the commandments of YHVH.  I was widely accepted by my Gentile Brothers and Sisters and Pastor Roger.  They blessed us and we blessed them (and still do today).  I began to teach and lead them as never before as doors kept opening to me.  There would be opposition by the Enemy (Ha Satan) however in many forms.  That Serpent did not want the Gentiles to learn about the Hebrew roots of the Bible and certainly not about Yeshua and how He too was a Hebrew Rabbi.  Yet, I continued through spiritual opposition for many years.  I will always love my Church Family in Saint Elmo!  Even now, they support us in our work at the Synagogue. A gentile group in Yeshua blessing another!  The way I hope that it will always be.

In January of 2008, I began to teach on the Internet on sites like YouTube and GodTube.  I had places on MySpace and my own Website as well.  Thousands heard and followed my teaching each day.  YHVH blessed what I taught and led me in the Ruach.  As I was learning from YHVH, I would then teach those who would listen.  Literally, a thousand per day would download and view my teaching and I saw Messianics growing from all over the world.  All the while, I was honoring Torah more than ever.  I was also walking in grace and growing in that as well.  Yet, I still longed for a Jewish congregation to meet with.  I loved the church I was serving in, but I was missing the Jewish traditions and dance.  I wanted more of the Hebrew teaching and historical background that were so crucial.   But my love for the Gentiles and my love for John 10:16 would lead me on.  I was always faithful at the Baptist Church and I would remain with my Gentile family until YHVH would provide a Synagogue that honored the Commandments of G-d and the faith of Yeshua. Then one day while praying with my dear Brother at the Baptist Church YHVH began to speak to me.  I had to be like Abraham.  So I prayed and fasted.

 

 

 

 

Here is how I found out about the "new" synagogue:  As a result of going to a bookstore to find a Bible for a friend, my Wife and I were approached by a man and his wife.  They saw my kippa I was wearing and they somehow knew that I must be Messianic because I was also reading the Bibles in the "Christian section".  How many Jews do you know reading Bibles in the Christian section?  What a surprising and Divine appointment!  It was really an answer to 6 years worth of praying.  After the Man saw me, He stopped by me and boldly asked if I was a "Messianic" believer?  I told him yes!  An instant bond in the Ruach happened and we knew that this was the answer to my prayers for a synagogue.  The couple shared with us about the Temple Shofar Yisrael Congregation in Ooltewah, TN.  My heart leaped as he told me about what they did and how they believed!  I blessed YHVH the whole time.  I couldn't believe my ears.  I knew at that moment, that YHVH was up to something great.  From that day forward, my Wife and I have been members at TSI and I have taught the congregation during Torah Study.  We became instant friends with Rabbi Koman and his Wife.  We couldn't have chosen a better group pf people to worship with.

As Abraham, we had to leave our wonderful Baptist Church.  And we did so not because of offense or rejection at all.  We simply had to receive the answer to 6 years worth of praying.  I love SEABC and the people there!  Pastor Kittle is fantastic.  Even today, they still support us with many things to do the work of the ministry.  May YHVH bless them as they bless us.