Priority Prayer Focus
Do you feel the intensity of battle surrounding you? If you don't then I'm happy for you, but please lift up the arms of those of us who are feeling the pressure big time right now. One of the things that made the apostle Paul my favorite writer in the Bible is because he was just real about things.
Do you feel the intensity of battle surrounding you? If you don't then I'm happy for you, but please lift up the arms of those of us who are feeling the pressure big time right now. One of the things that made the apostle Paul my favorite writer in the Bible is because he was just real about things.
"We
are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry
around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be
revealed in our body."
Paul did not feel the pressure to put on a facade like so many ministry leaders today do, of being on top of the world, faith oozing from every pore. Don't get me wrong: It is important for us to be buoyed by our faith when we find ourselves dogpaddling with all we can muster in a stormy sea of life. As important for us to speak that God's Word says instead of what the circumstances look like, it is also important to be able to get real, to let people know when we are in dire straits. There is no shame in that, in fact, it often means that what we are doing is what Satan is in full fury about and trying to stop.
Paul did not feel the pressure to put on a facade like so many ministry leaders today do, of being on top of the world, faith oozing from every pore. Don't get me wrong: It is important for us to be buoyed by our faith when we find ourselves dogpaddling with all we can muster in a stormy sea of life. As important for us to speak that God's Word says instead of what the circumstances look like, it is also important to be able to get real, to let people know when we are in dire straits. There is no shame in that, in fact, it often means that what we are doing is what Satan is in full fury about and trying to stop.
There are some spirit-crushing needs in the
body of Messiah. Let's be discerning and lift up those we see are in the heat
of battles.
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Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries
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Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries
By subscription only arrowsfromzion@ gmail.com
Ron
Cantor leads us off this week with an amazing testimony from their Tel Aviv
congregregation, Tiferet Yeshua, as told by pastor Gil Afriat. The title kind
of says it all: When nearly 50 Orthodox Jewish Young Ladies come to
hear about Yeshua
Also Ron's personal ministry, Messiah's
Mandate is hosting Israel tours that goes beyond the usual tour of where Jesus
walked, but also reveals where He is walking today, please reach out to us.
From the Dugit Messianic Outreach Centre, a
ministry of Avi Mizrachi, they write: "We believe the future of the
USA is connected to the destiny of Israel! .... A few months ago in Israel, we
celebrated 50 years of the unification of our capital, Jerusalem. We feel that
we have entered a new season spiritually. As you know, 50 in the Bible means
Jubilee. This month we are celebrating 70 years of independence. 70 typically
refers to the human age based on Israel's exile in Babylon. We believe that
these 70 years represent completion and are moving into a new season. These
anniversaries are a time for Spiritual restoration for Israel. Our prayer is
that the Church will no longer turn their eyes from this land of Promise. As we
press in to see revival in Israel we expect to see the effects in the USA and
around the world."
In this issue of the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests of Israeli Ministries, we share an article by David Lazarus of the Beit Immanuel Congregation in the ancient port city of Jaffa. David writes about "Our Courageous Normalcy," asking and answering the question, " Where do the Israelis find the courage to maintain a "normal" life amidst the daily struggle for survival?" He writes, " The development of a normalized society in Israel cannot be explained by our confidence in the strength of our army, even after winning five major wars against all other Arab nations. Nor can it be attributed to our ability to withstand unending terrorism these seven decades. Peace and security for us is not a lack of conflict. Rather it is the heroic ability to maintain our routines while under fire. ... But the glory of Israel goes far beyond our ability to survive. "
From Revive Israel - this video was not included in the ministry letter this week, but it was so timely for me, I know it will be for many others as well: Asher Intrater in an 8 1/2 video teaching, How to Pray when Attacked. What did come in the Revive Israel email was this video teaching from Asher on The Gift of Prophecy and a Cody Archer, Ron Cantor and Jonathan Moore — three of the young men who have stepped into this generation of ministry leadership are featured in this Revive-Live video, a new Facebook video series.
Revive also features a ministry that is a Messianic congregation and rehabilitation center in Jerusalem called Beit HaYeshua, the House of Salvation founded by Tsvi Rendelman with the help of Roni Rejwan and Oleg Vilensky. In the Weekly Summary subscription, I also give my high recommendations for Asher's book, Alignment - which is essentially the alignment of Jew and Gentile in the one new man before the coming return of the Messiah.
Here is some amazing news that Howard Bass started off his ministry
letter with: Pouring rain in Negev (and also in Jerusalem we heard) which is
great for this time of year. Praise the Lord! Israel is dependent upon the rain
that God gives, and when God gives Israel rain, it is truly a blessing He
bestows.
Howard also writes, "Israel is given as an
example to the Church: the God of Israel
is the God of the Church. Yeshua, the King of Israel, is Jesus, the Head of the
Body of Christ in all things. There is no difference as to who He is; there are
distinctions between who Israel and the Church are, even though there is also a
connection." He has similar
thoughts in the new series of Peter's epistles: "Peter was/is the Apostle to the Jews and the
Messianic Jews, too. He tells us how to
live in holiness and righteousness in a world hostile to the Kingdom of God,
and in the face of severe persecutions against the believers in the King of
God's Kingdom. He is speaking to us
today of things to come."
Shlomy and Miriam Abramov of Awake Israel Ministries in Rishon le Zion is fresh off of a month in the USA and are announcing their new mission organization, Impact World Missions for inside and outside of Israel. "Pray for us," they write, "as we feel God leading us to many more nations now and believe he wants us to share in current events as they relate to unfolding prophecy. " Their report includes how many are being impacted by Shlomy's testimony book (he was Ariel Sharon's body guard back in the day), and their outreaches to the needy in Israel with clothing and food.
Shlomy and Miriam Abramov of Awake Israel Ministries in Rishon le Zion is fresh off of a month in the USA and are announcing their new mission organization, Impact World Missions for inside and outside of Israel. "Pray for us," they write, "as we feel God leading us to many more nations now and believe he wants us to share in current events as they relate to unfolding prophecy. " Their report includes how many are being impacted by Shlomy's testimony book (he was Ariel Sharon's body guard back in the day), and their outreaches to the needy in Israel with clothing and food.
Here is a report from Tel Aviv Maoz Ministries —Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram —about their Music Making for Kids program that has helped dozens of children with music studies. Some of those kids now serve on worship teams in their congregations. Watch the video and donate here.
Tikkun International, which is under the lead of Asher Intrater, Eitan Shishkoff and Daniel Juster, are introducing a new ministry in the Tikkun global messianic family: "Spreading the Word - Online" will be reaching out to the nations to encourage reading and study of the Bible. Using text, audio and video to offer maximum accessibility and ease of use, we will be offering a number of innovative approaches to daily, weekly and guided reading of the Bible to help and encourage churches, congregations, leaders and individuals to "get into the Bible". The ministry is being led by Jonathan Allen, who has been part of the Tikkun family for nearly twenty years, faithfully serving as Tikkun webmaster since 2003. Please watch this short video to hear from Jonathan personally
Sally Shiff is an intercessor and also liaison for the HaMaayan congregation in Kfar Saba. She is reporting on the busy and blessed holiday season in Israel for the past several weeks —and also her upcoming engagements in Norway in July, then the US in September, in her role as Kehilat HaMaayan liaison. She believes her message will be about Rosh Hashana, the fall holidays and Israel —and how that pertains to the Church. If you are interested in Sally coming to speak, contact her in the Arrows from Zion email that you jumped to this link from —that's where you can find email contact information for all the ministries featured this week in Arrows from Zion. (oh! and mazal tov to ChiChi on her "bark mitzvah")
Finally, here are just a few articles that are accessible on this week's
issue of KehilaNews.com
BREAKING:
Israeli Messianic believer Hananya Naftali is hired by Prime Minister
Netanyahu’s office | Kehila News Israel Staff
| The Jerusalem Post is reporting today that Hananya Naftali, an Israeli
believer in Yeshua, was hired to be the new deputy social media adviser for
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The
amazing “drama” just before Israel’s Declaration of Independence | Ron Cantor
| Ron writes, "Only God could have gathered the Jewish people back to her
homeland, and only God could have protected us these 70 years, surrounded by
our increasingly violent neighbors."
FIRM
celebrates Israel’s 70th anniversary in Jerusalem | Cliff Keller | The
Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries (FIRM) sponsored an entertaining,
enlightening and well-attended 70th anniversary celebration for Israel in
Jerusalem on Thursday night.
VIDEO
& ARTICLE: Israel Evangelist Jacob Damkani | Damkani writes, "I do
not wish you to misunderstand the promise, ‘all Israel will be saved’. Yes they
will, for God is faithful, BUT HE USES ALL OF US TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PROMISES AND
HIS WILL."
How about calling them pre-believers? | Carolyn Hyde | Carolyn writes, When we refer to everyone who doesn’t follow Yeshua as a “non-believer”, that does not describe many who are hungry for something to fill that spiritual vacuum in their lives.
How about calling them pre-believers? | Carolyn Hyde | Carolyn writes, When we refer to everyone who doesn’t follow Yeshua as a “non-believer”, that does not describe many who are hungry for something to fill that spiritual vacuum in their lives.
Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in
the power of the tongue
Please keep in prayer these Israeli ministry
leaders and believers with urgent health needs
Michael Lambert, while teaching at the Nigerian Bible
School in Tel Aviv, had to return to the US in Jan after a diagnosis of
pancreatic cancer. He just finished his 2nd round of chemo last week and is already
planning to return to Jerusalem in the Fall. The oncologist believes the tumor
will be 100% eradicated during the next 5 months. Please pray with Michael for
complete healing and restoration to
minister in his beloved Israel | Please pray for Shlomy Abramov for leg pain and for his associate Gindin, who suddenly is unable to
walk. | Rachel Netanel has a polyp
on her vocal cords. Please pray for complete healing for this evangelist in Israel. |
Eddie Santoro please continue prayers
for Eddie for full healing and that God will use him mightily to give
testimony to God's love and healing power in Yeshua | Daniel Juster's quick recovery from gallbladder removed April 23
- please pray | Olga Bikas continues
to suffer from chronic, acute back pain. She is getting medication and
physiotherapeutic treatments but without any substantial improvement | Steve Lightle of Intercessors for Israel (IFI) recently suffered a heart attack & is now recovering in Seattle.
Pray for a full, quick recovery | The
Kfar Saba Wellspring (Hamaayan) Congregation is asking prayer for their members suffering from cancers | Rick Ridings daughter, Esther Moore continues
to need prayer in her ongoing battle with cancer. Now part of the Succat Hallel
staff, there are encouraging signs in her healing. | Lebanese Christian Pastor Najeeb Attieh had two surgeries
on his thighs & a hip replacement Pray for full recovery| Rick Ridings
daughter, Esther Moore, miracle needed for cancer battle | PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYER FOR for HaMaayan
congregant Danny Meyuseff suffering
poor health on several fronts, David Ortiz, Ami Ortiz, Ruth Nessim| LONG
TERM BATTLES | David Stern, David, Leah and
Ami, Moshe M.; Michael E, Claude Ezagouri; Baruch &
Karen Maayan, Judy, wife of pastor Yaakov K. | Please continue to pray for Mississippi Israel Prayer warrior Debra Koen Abernethy who underwent a double lung transplant on March 7 and
is continuing to battle through recovery.
Praying the Headlines
Religious Terrorist who Bombed an Israeli Messianic Family is Demanding Prison Release
- Donna Diorio April 24, 2018
Jack Tytell, who attempted in 2008 to murder a Messianic Jewish pastor and his family with a package bomb disguised as a Purim basket thinks he deserves release from jail. The religious terrorist wanted to kill the pastor of the Ariel but instead he blew up the 15-year old son who was home alone at the time. The terrorist Tytell is now on a hunger strike to make his demands heard.
But what about the boy who almost died when he opened that Purim
basket at the kitchen table of his parents, David and Leah Ortiz? It is a
miracle of God that Ami Ortiz survived the blast and lived to make it to the
hospital. Even then doctors were not expecting him
to live even for another 24 hours. Ami lived by the grace of God but still ten years later he is still going through surgeries as shrapnel pushes
its way to the surface of his body.
The insult to injury part of this is that even
though there was ample security video evidence to prove he planted the bomb at
the Ortiz residence, Tytell was not even tried for the attempted murder of Ami
Ortiz. Israel did not want to go there —
to bring into the open that irrational Jewish religious hatred that does exist
so strongly against the Jews of faith in the Messiah of Israel, Yeshua, that
some have even attempted to murder them. Firebombs are the usual tool, but
Tytell had the know-how to produce package and pipe bombs. Instead Jack Tytel, a religious nationalist
serial murderer/terrorist, was tried for killing two Palestinians. That kind of
Jewish terrorist hatred is easier to explain to Christians who support Israel.
Leah Ortiz writes about this that Tytell "was convicted of Ami’s attempted murder. He was given two life sentences plus, as the judges read it in court, 'thirty years for other crimes including the attempted murder of Ami Ortiz.' There was also another attempted murder charge [of Professor Zeev Sternhell] plus different kinds of charges, I don’t remember them all. The two life sentences were 60 years (here life sentence is 30 years) plus the additional 30 years, he got 90 years in jail. The judges mentioned us I believe because we had been there for all the hearings."
Leah Ortiz writes about this that Tytell "was convicted of Ami’s attempted murder. He was given two life sentences plus, as the judges read it in court, 'thirty years for other crimes including the attempted murder of Ami Ortiz.' There was also another attempted murder charge [of Professor Zeev Sternhell] plus different kinds of charges, I don’t remember them all. The two life sentences were 60 years (here life sentence is 30 years) plus the additional 30 years, he got 90 years in jail. The judges mentioned us I believe because we had been there for all the hearings."
You may have never heard the story of this attempted
murder of a Messianic family in Ariel. If you haven't, I invite you to read the
2009 series I wrote about it called Expose (pdf) or online here.
In my view, the audacity of Jack Tytell to seek
release from prison is on the same level as the attempt of the Holy Land
Foundation Five to sway public opinion about the "injustice" of their
2008 convictions for material support of the terrorist group Hamas. Terrorists
should be put to death after convicted because even Super Max prisons are too
good for them.
I believe that terrorism is terrorism is terrorism. Some
say, 'One man's terrorist being another man's freedom fighter.' Terrorism
is not relative, it is murder to a higher degree than even first degree
criminal murder. It is murder for ideology and cannot be excused for any
reasons. Israel must do the right thing and not allow Jack Tytell any
additional rights or release from prison. Jack Tytell must serve his full
sentence. He is unrepentant and Ami Ortiz, only one of Tytell's victims,
deserves at least that much justice.
Israeli Ministries on Tours | BOOKING meetings now (See open dates)
Marc Chopinsky helped define the sound of modern Messianic praise & worship music as one of the primary songwriters and founding members of Israel’s Hope (along with Paul Wilbur and Rene Bloch). A worshipper at Tents of Mercy in Kiryat Yam, Israel, Marc has put out a re-release of the top Israel's Hope music.
April 27 & 28 | Houston/Kingwood, TX - The Crossover project with Mitch and Rozalie Jerome and their new congregation called 'My City on the Hill'. I will minister in music as well as speak on 'Destiny, Calling and Identity'.
April 30 & May 1 | Richmond VA - Israel focus fellowship with
Q&A and refreshments. A little music too.
May 2 & 3 | Ashburn VA - Worship Concert and sharing at Ashby Ponds
retirement center in Ashburn VA. Mixed Jewish and Christian folks.
May 5 | Rockville, MD - Son of David Messianic congregation - at 10am - Music and speaking
May 6 @ 11am| Bluemont VA Village Church Music and sharing.
May 12 @ 11am | Washington, DC -
Ahavat Yeshua Messianic congregation - Music and speaking
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Ronit Bender
in Carmel
Ronit is now setting up speaking engagements for the Arkansas, Oklahoma and Rhode Island for October.
Please contact CynthiaDouthit@gmail.com for itinerary and scheduling information.
Ronit is now setting up speaking engagements for the Arkansas, Oklahoma and Rhode Island for October.
Please contact CynthiaDouthit@gmail.com for itinerary and scheduling information.
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Sally Shiff in Kfar Saba setting up bookings
now for Norway in July, then the US in September, in her role as Kehilat
HaMaayan liaison. sallyhamaayan@gmail.com
She believes her message will be about Rosh Hashana, the fall holidays
and Israel —and how that pertains to the Church.
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The Israeli Messianic Marketplace Feature of the Week:
Judah & Jennifer Morrison's new EP will be released
THURSDAY!!!
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