By Sandra Teplinsky Could you be asking all the wrong questions about Israel? Conversation about the Arab-Israeli conflict usually starts by asking if God is for or against the Jewish state--or Palestinians, Arabs or Muslims. In this updated and urgent book, Sandra Teplinsky, an American-Israeli Jewish believer, shows why many Christians are asking the wrong questions about Israel. With gracious honesty and solid biblical [...]
By Emily a Mockovciak Is the woman of valor who is described in Proverbs 31 a role model for women today? Are you intimidated by the requirements that seem to be imposed upon women in this passage? Emily Mockovciak opens new windows of understanding regarding this frequently misunderstood Bible chapter by digging deeply into each Hebrew verse and taking the reader behind the scenes [...]
By Don Finto This is an excellent book. Easy to read and understand. "It really clarified the History of the Jewish people and put into context their struggle and the war over Israel and the Land.( Nancy) "This is the best bridge-building book written on the subject of Israel, the Jewish people and the Church! Go on a journey with my friend Don [...]
The Feasts of the Lord are important because they are His Feasts. They are a reflection of His ways, a memorial of His history with us and a prophetic picture of His will for our future with Him. I believe, however, that we have done a great disservice to Him and to the Body by presenting these Feasts primarily as "The Jewish Roots" [...]
by Joan Masterson Well we are in the time of counting the omer and looking to celebrate Shavuot. In pondering what to write in this release I went to our web site to see what I have written on Shavuot. Honestly the article under Feasts / Shavuot found on www.oimm.org is pretty informative. No sense covering the same material so I have decided [...]
By Joan Masterson Part two addresses the second set of Scriptures read at Shavuot. My initial temptation was to look up commentary on these powerful words of description of the spiritual realm. However in the first article I encouraged all of us to press into the Lord for the out pouring of His spirit to be an integral part of our every day [...]
by Joan Masterson Hanukkah has many names: “The Festival of the Dedication of the Altar, “The Memorial of the Purification of the Temple” and “The Festival of the Lights.” Each name has historical and spiritual implications in our lives today. To fully present to you all that I have learned from my studies, I have decided to release a series of three articles. [...]
by Joan Masterson Daniel 11:31-32 [31] “Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation. [32] By smooth words, he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action. The spirit of [...]
Do you know the story of creation? You do? Great! Then you know that God created everything in six days. He made the sky, the seas, the sun, the moon, the trees, the grass. He made the animals, He made us, and as if that was not enough, He gave us a special gift on the seventh day. Do you know what the [...]
by Joan Masterson It was 250 years after the Maccabees first took back the temple, that Josephus, a Jewish historian, first called the holiday The Festival of Lights. The Festival of Lights because of the lighting of lamps in Jewish homes. He writes, “Giving this name to it, I think, is from the fact that the right to worship appeared to us at [...]
Have you ever thought about miracles? I think a miracle is something only God can do. Do you think that’s right? The Bible tells us about lots of miracles. When God created the earth, that was a miracle. What about when He parted the Red Sea–was that a miracle? Did you know that once, God gave a donkey a voice so it could [...]
Hanukkah has many names: “The Festival of the Dedication of the Altar, “The Memorial of the Purification of the Temple” and “The Festival of the Lights.” Each name has historical and spiritual implications in our life today. Most see Hanukkah as simply the story of a time in history for the Jewish people. However the more I study their history I gain insight to [...]
by Joan Masterson On some level, most people know the story of Chanukah. Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Biblical calendar and lasts for eight days. Chanukah is a Hebrew word that means “dedication.” This Feast is celebrated in memory of the rededication of the Temple unto God, after the miraculous victory of the small Maccabee [...]
by Valerie van den Bergh The battle was raging. Sword struck shield. Sword struck sword. My band of warriors and I were tired and did not know how long we could hold on. I, Judah Maccabee, must be strong, and encourage my comrades to continue the fight. We were so close to defeating the evil Antiochus. I and my brothers – John, Eleazar, [...]
by Joan Masterson Traditionally the Jewish populace consider this month as a month of preparation for the first Fall Feast Yom T’ruah. Growing up I knew Yom T’ruah as Rosh Hashanah or New Years. Now I understand that Rosh Hashanah is the name for the Civil New Year chosen by the Rabbis. God, however, did not give this Feast a name other than [...]
by Devorah Turning to Acts 2, we see the mishpocha gathered for Shavuot-50 days after Passover, waiting in Jerusalem as instructed for the Power of G-d to come...even though none of them knew exactly what that would look like. Shavuot was the time of the giving of Torah...now a new dimension would appear. in verses 2-4 there is an unusual manifestation ....rushing violent [...]
Dr. Howard Morgan Shavuot teaches us, we are to continually present ourselves, with our sinful nature, to the Lord. Interpreting the circumstances and situations of our lives according to God’s wisdom and revelation creates a spiritual, emotional, and psychological space in our lives for God’s transformational work in us. As with all the appointed feasts set forth by the Lord in His sacred [...]
By Joan Masterson Rosh Chodesh is fast becoming my most precious time to look forward to each month. God continues to minister truth and strength as we meet at His appointed time. The Red Hen is a strange title don’t you think? Yes, but wait till you see what the Lord is saying. Our Church went on a 21-day fast to deal with [...]
by Joan Masterson We are about to enter the season of the fall Feasts. In Hebrew the word for feast is Moed. It means Appointed Time. God has appointed times on His calendar to meet with us. Special times set apart for His purposes on the earth. The Hebrew word Mikrah is also used for Feast. It means a holy convocation, a sacred [...]
In this journey to understand my Hebraic Roots, I have decided I want to see what the Word says about each feast and separate that from the rabbinical explanation and the traditional expression of worship for it. Not all tradition is bad. Having practical ways of bringing to remembrance the goodness and mercy of God can be educational and Spirit led. When you [...]
By Charles Medina There is a great mystery to be learned from the blowing of the Shofar. Being a blower myself, the Ruach led me to learn all I could about this wonderful instrument. Part of this mystery can be found in the Shofar blessing: “Baruch atah Adonai elohenu melech Ha’olam asher kishadanu lishmoa Kol Shofar”. The “Kol” can mean “sound” or “voice”. [...]
by Joan Masterson Often the Day of Atonement is highlighted by teachers as a time of personal reflection and repentance to start a clean slate year. Dr. Robert Heidler in his book “The Messianic Church Arising” did an excellent job of teaching that aspect of the Day of Atonement. You can also find a teaching on our website www.oimm.org to model how we [...]
The Day of Atonement by Joan Masterson Lev 23: [26] The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, [27] “On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to the LORD. [28] “You shall not do [...]
LeShanah Tovah! Happy New Year! by Valerie van den Bergh No, we at One in Messiah Ministries have not lost our minds. [Well, I can’t speak for the others, but I know I’m completely sane. ] According to the LORD’s calendar, we are now in the first month of the year. It is the Jewish month of Nisan or [...]
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by Don Finto Passover, old and new. Tying the modern Passover together with biblical history. “Remember this day!” Exodus 13:3 “On the night He was betrayed….” 1 Corinthians 11:23 Passover begins at sundown. We are grateful for all the traditional Seders that are being held as believers from the nations are being restored to the biblical Jewish roots of our faith. We encourage [...]
by Howard Morgan As is true with the entire Bible, the Passover story of the deliverance of the nation of Israel from pharaohís slavery and Egyptian bondage is filled with practical and spiritual lessons for us in our walk with the lord, our battles with sin and satan, and our relationships with other believers who are joined with us in our adventure of [...]
by Joan Masterson Years ago, the Blood was central to all we prayed. Pleading the Blood was a way of life. I am not sure how that understanding moved away from the forefront of our focus. As I researched I found that many authors referred to the great revivals and the importance of the Blood. Billye Brim’s book, “The Blood and the Glory”, [...]
My journey to Shabbat… One in Messiah Ministries started as an Internet newsletter. By the way, this was a real stretch for me since I was computer illiterate. I would travel to various conferences, and when I heard a teaching about Hebraic Roots, God’s Heart for Israel, or the Jewish people that I felt the message was important for the whole body, I [...]
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by Sid Roth God never changed the day for the Sabbath (in Hebrew, Shabbat). The biblical Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. Many of the early church leaders who originally changed the observance of the Sabbath day to Sunday were anti-Semitic. Justin Martyr, early in the second century, in his dialog with Trypho the Jew said, “It [...]
By Joan Masterson (Mark 2:27-27 NASB) Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Have you ever pondered this scripture? What point was Jesus trying to get across? Initially, I understood that Jesus was pointing out how far these leaders had come from God’s [...]
by Joan Masterson The Jewish people initiated the Feast of Purim in the fifth century B.C. At that time, many Jewish people were voluntarily living in Persia; the feast commemorates their narrow escape from death. The Book of Esther records the account of Haman’s plot to kill the Jewish people and the ways Mordecai and Esther overturned the plot. Before the defeat of [...]
by David Lazarus I want to talk about the relationship between the Church and Israel; how is it that we got to a situation today where we are so separate from one another, and what can we do to heal and restore it. I’m going to talk about history from the Early Church, things that were happening, and mistakes that were made. I [...]
by Joan Masterson How do we pray for Israel? People ask me this everywhere I go. I find however as the conversations continue some are really asking, “What do we pray for Israel?” and others are asking how. What we pray for Israel can be answered by the many publications that give readers pertinent information about the political and material needs of the [...]
by Jack Hayford The following teaching is taken from the transcripts of the “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem” conference. They have been edited down for this publication. Why we stand with Israel very well could be described as, we start with one. There would be no book that reads to us, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” if [...]
by James Goll The following teaching is from the Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem conference. They have been edited down for this publication. Turn in your Bible to Zechariah 12. I am going to read a few verses starting in chapter 12:10, and I will read through chapter 13:1: “I will pour out upon the house of David and the inhabitants of [...]
by Lars Enarson [This message was delivered at the Morningstar Ministries Advanced Prophetic Equipping Conference. We would like to thank Lars Enarson and Watchman International for sending us the transcript. We believe that God is going to call you here to intercede as watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem in a new fresh way after this morning – so let’s ask the Lord [...]
by Valerie van den Bergh And it happened after these things that God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham,” and he replied, “Here I am.” And He said, “Please take your son, your only one, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah; bring him up there as an offering upon one of the mountains which I [...]
by Joan Masterson The following question was given to me by a Pastor. I felt it might be one on many believers’ minds. The following are responses to address it. The question is, “How do we today make practical application “to the Jew first?” What does “to the Jew first” look like? Why should we care about “to the Jew first”? “To the [...]
by Pastor John Kilpatrick I believe there are a lot of people who really love the Lord, but have a lack of teaching in regard to certain subjects. It causes them to have some error in their life. I could never thank the Lord enough for having a mentor in my life as a young teenage boy. One of the things he imparted [...]
by Sid Roth Message delivered at Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship It’s a scripture that we’re all familiar with – a Jewish man by the name of Peter, the fisherman, quoted it in Acts 2. Let’s turn to what he quoted from – Joel 2:28: “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh. Your sons [...]
by Joan Masterson Years ago, the Blood was central to all we prayed. Pleading the Blood was a way of life. I am not sure how that understanding moved from the forefront of our focus. I found as I researched, many authors pointed back to the great revivals and the importance of the Blood. Billye Brim’s book, “The Blood and the Glory”, is [...]
by Valerie van den Bergh Passover, Shavu’ot, Succot – appointments with the LORD God of Israel. Yeshua smiled as He remembered celebrations of the past, the far distant past. His memories rested on Succot, the Festival of Booths. It was this season His people were now celebrating. Zman simchatenu – the season of our rejoicing, the Rabbis called it. Yes, He thought. This [...]
by Valerie van den Bergh (Including Holiday Recipes and Games) The battle was raging. Sword struck shield. Sword struck sword. My band of warriors and I were tired and did not know how long we could hold on. I, Judah Maccabee, must be strong, and encourage my comrades to continue the fight. We were so close to defeating the evil Antiochus. I and [...]
by Valerie van den Bergh LeShanah Tovah! Happy New Year! No, we at One in Messiah Ministries have not lost our minds. [Well, I can’t speak for the others, but I know I’m completely sane. ] According to the LORD’s calendar, we are now in the first month of the year. It is the Jewish month of Nisan, or [...]
by Valerie van den Bergh And it happened after these things that God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham,” and he replied, “Here I am.” And He said, “Please take your son, your only one, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah; bring him up there as an offering upon one of the mountains which I [...]
By Lynne Plunkett One of Judaism’s many wonderful features is that it has a blessing for just about everything. No matter how mundane the task, God’s presence and sovereignty are acknowledged – Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha olam… (fill in the blank). Which brings me to my carrots. You see, I do not know if there is a blessing for carrots. If [...]
My dear friend Devorah has gone on to be the Lord. However, I thank God for giving me this wonderful friend full of wisdom and talent if only for a short season. Besides being a teacher, an intercessor with a gift of prophecy she was an amazing artist. Here is one of my favorite pictures. It is my joy to share this picture [...]
This reflection is written by my dearest friend Lauri, the Illustrator for my children’s books. She is an Intercessor, artist, musician worshiper, Reverend, and a leader of Aglow International along with her ministry. By Lauri Wong It's such a delight when God gives us pictures of what He is doing in our lives. Several years ago, God led a Jewish gentleman from our [...]
