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 Lori Nicole Meed Dear reader, as we are upgrading our website with new material, I found this in the archives of my computer and am happy now to share it with you. Be blessed, Joanie Who was your hero growing up? If you, like me, weren’t a believer during your younger years, that hero may have been a movie star, a fabled [...]
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 [...]
There is much teaching today throughout the body on First Fruits and most is taught in conjunction with our giving to the Lord. However I want to share my thoughts about why God instituted first fruits from the perspective that everything He laid out in His word and especially in His Feasts was to point us to the revelation of His heart His [...]
