Our values

The congregation consists of a number of individuals who hold to similar values and principles and have a shared hope in Messiah! As such, we recognise that it is dependent upon each one to practice our faith in a manner that will honor G-d and edify one another.

In doing so, we have a choice. We can be acquainted with one another and keep our relationships on a comfortable but superficial level. Or, we can take a leap of faith and truly begin to really share our lives together in a more meaningful manner.

We urge our members to participate fully in the life of the body by regularly meeting together and reaching out to those who are single or perhaps lonely.

At Beit Ariel, we believe that faith is spelt R-I-S-K! We believe that if we wish to touch the heart of G-d as a community of faith, that we must be willing to pay the cost. Our call to serve the G-d of creation is expressed as we selflessly serve one another.

Our example as always is the man Yeshua who willingly laid down his very life for the sake of the sheep (1 John 3:16). We too are commanded to be willing to lay down our lives (John 15:13) but not our physical lives. Yeshua instructs us to lay down our wills and to consider others better than ourselves (Phil 2:3). We see that this practice was taught by Yeshua and continued by His talmidim (disciples) after Him.

At Beit Ariel, we endeavour to the best of our ability to walk in the light with one another. This implies that we will choose to speak the truth in love (Eph 4:15) and to control our human predilection to be critical (Ps 39:1; James 3:6). We acknowledge that it is far easier to recognize faults in others, but that we are often blinded by the plank in our own eyes (Luke 6:4). At Beit Ariel, we desire to step outside of this normal framework of relating and begin to explore new and godlier ways of connecting!

Being a Messianic Jewish congregation, our values are expressed in a predominantly Jewish cultural context. Our songs are often in Hebrew and have a Messianic flair. Our liturgy embraces some of the most ancient prayers in Judaism that are consistent with faith in Messiah Yeshua. We are amazed at the beauty and content of these ancient prayers, and, as with some of the hymns, we find people anointed by G-d able to communicate the inexpressible.