Priority Prayer Focus Purim Edition
It is the Purim holiday - a festive holiday that is based on a serious prophetic foreshadowing of the type of diabolical hatred of God's plans for the Jewish people which has built up throughout history and which will come to full maturity before the return of the LORD to the earth.
It is the Purim holiday - a festive holiday that is based on a serious prophetic foreshadowing of the type of diabolical hatred of God's plans for the Jewish people which has built up throughout history and which will come to full maturity before the return of the LORD to the earth.
In the Hebrew scriptures, the Writings or
Ketuvim, are three prophetic pictures in three different books — Jonah, Ruth
and Esther. Jonah is a picture of Israel, reluctant to fulfill its call of God to
be a light unto the nations. This is a picture of unsaved Israel today. But
Ruth and Esther are pictures of the type of intercession that God stirs up
among the Gentile Christians in the model of Ruth, and also from within the
Jewish people pictured in the model of Esther, a member of royalty who was not
even recognized as the Jew she was - so like the Messianic Jewish community
today.
These prophetic pictures are not just matters of fun holidays but are pictures of the people who are involved in God's master plan for Israel today. Jonah will repent and preach the gospel. Ruth will stand by Israel "your people shall be my people" and Esther will in a self-sacrificing act of courage reveal herself to indeed be a Jew, a "queen" of the royal line of Yeshua.
These prophetic pictures are not just matters of fun holidays but are pictures of the people who are involved in God's master plan for Israel today. Jonah will repent and preach the gospel. Ruth will stand by Israel "your people shall be my people" and Esther will in a self-sacrificing act of courage reveal herself to indeed be a Jew, a "queen" of the royal line of Yeshua.
We wish all who are enjoying the Purim holiday
much joy. We thank God that we
"Ruths" have a part to play along with you "Esthers" in
seeing "Jonah" repent and return to Israel's calling to be a light
unto the world.
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Starting off this week with a fantastic and encouraging
report from Israel Pochtar who is fresh off return from a meeting with
Christian brothers from "Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, even Kurdish
brothers". This is a powerful report of how mightily God is moving among
Middle Eastern nations and how even though their faith is dangerous for them,
God is giving grace in places where lawless spirits strongly reign. " They
testify of a general atmosphere of fear in the entire region. Many are
imprisoned for their faith, there is no freedom of speech, nor faith. Despite
everything, in the midst of fear and oppression, we heard amazing updates of
how God is moving in the Middle East. New churches are being born regularly."
Please read Israel's full report inside the subscription-only, attached Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries. I do not remember exactly how many times Pochtar has attended this conference but I do remember this is at least the third time he has committed to bring a team with him to worship and fellowship Arab Christians who are following the Lord Yeshua in extremely difficult surroundings. This is a report we don't want you to miss.
Please read Israel's full report inside the subscription-only, attached Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests from Israeli Ministries. I do not remember exactly how many times Pochtar has attended this conference but I do remember this is at least the third time he has committed to bring a team with him to worship and fellowship Arab Christians who are following the Lord Yeshua in extremely difficult surroundings. This is a report we don't want you to miss.
This is not the latest report from Martin Sarvis
that has come in on Purim, but it provided so much background and a connecting
of the dots to the Shia and Sunni "Amalek" spirit that stalks Irael
today. This is the one from Sarvis that
we left in place for this Purim edition of the Weekly Summary, inside the
attachment you will also find the prayer points from Martin for Purim.
From Asher Intrater's Revive Israel: ARTICLE Purity before Power | Asher Intrater | God’s love is His highest
quality; then comes holiness; and thirdly power. There will be many tests in
our lives, to choose purity over power; integrity over prosperity; loyalty over
success. | VIDEO Revive Live with Asher Intrater and Ron Cantor | Is
the book of Esther relevant today? Ron
Cantor sits down with Asher Intrater to talk about the upcoming Esther Fast and
the prophetic significance of the Book of Esther. Join us for the ESTHER FAST
February 28th via Facebook Live for fasting and worship | VIDEO The
Ecclesia | Asher Intrater | Discover
the true meaning of the word "Ecclesia" and how you're an important
part! | Buy Asher's last book Alignment here.
Ronit Bender, who has spent the last several
weeks in Perth, Australia, sends a great report on her visit there with "numerous
churches, Messianic fellowships, prayer groups, seniors groups, and more. Lives
are being touched and transformed every day. I’ve treasured sharing about God's
love for each of us at every occasion. One particular church in the centre of
the city ministers to street people, drug addicts and prostitutes. Here I had
the privilege of leading 2 gentlemen to the Lord." Ronit is planning a visit to the U.S. - Arkansas and
Texas specifically in October. Get her contact information inside the Weekly
Summary attachment
In the latest Maoz Israel Report, the monthly magazine of Ari & Shira Sorko-Ram, is a lovely update from the family of a baby girl that this summary prayed over for many months several years back. You may remember "Baby Netaley" who had a large brain tumor that was discovered when she was only 10 months old. It was a pretty horrible situation which she barely survived but now Netaley is a big sister to two younger siblings. Read their story online by clicking here.
In the weekly Sorko-Ram ministry/prayer
letter, Katy Smith writes a strong reason to pray for Israel's leaders, whether
you agree with their political positions or not. She writes, "It has been
very sad to see what Prime Minister Netanyahu has gone through in the last few
months. . . . Netanyahu is in big trouble.
Many of those on the left side of the political map decided the Prime
Minister is guilty by default until proven innocent, and the attacks are
getting personal. Besides Netanyahu,
several other political and military leaders have been under various
investigations for alleged corruption and even sexual misconduct. To be clear,
we are not asking you to pray for any of our leaders to be acquitted if they
are, in fact, guilty. Our desire is that
those who make critical decisions for Israel have pure hearts, selfless
motives, and clean hands."
One of the prayer requests she includes: "pray specifically for PM Netanyahu (and his family) as he continues to lead Israel on both national and international scenes amid a lot of pressure. Pray he stays focused and determined on leading this country." This is so important because whether guilty or innocent, as long as Netanyahu heads the government of Israel, it is imperative that he do it well. That prayer should supersede all others for the sake of all Israel.
One of the prayer requests she includes: "pray specifically for PM Netanyahu (and his family) as he continues to lead Israel on both national and international scenes amid a lot of pressure. Pray he stays focused and determined on leading this country." This is so important because whether guilty or innocent, as long as Netanyahu heads the government of Israel, it is imperative that he do it well. That prayer should supersede all others for the sake of all Israel.
Also, I want to pass along this excerpt from
Maoz: Pray for Israeli Jewish believers facing persecution. Below is an excerpt from a correspondence we
received from Calev Myers of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice a couple of
weeks ago:
"Over the years there have been many situations in which a Messianic couple has been invited to a hearing at the Ministry of Interior, by means of a letter in which it was written that they need to show up at a certain day with their passport and Israeli ID. Those who innocently appeared at such hearings were interrogated regarding their faith and particularly regarding the question of them being believers before making aliyah. In some situations, Ministry of Interior clerks even confiscated their passports and ID's until the completion of the 'examination and hearing' regarding their right to stay in the country... We regret to inform you that... this phenomenon is presently reoccurring. Recently, the team at our office has received several requests for help and has assisted several people who have received such invitations." Please pray for this illegal harassment to stop! Pray that no Messianic Jew would be forced to leave Israel because they found the Messiah.
"Over the years there have been many situations in which a Messianic couple has been invited to a hearing at the Ministry of Interior, by means of a letter in which it was written that they need to show up at a certain day with their passport and Israeli ID. Those who innocently appeared at such hearings were interrogated regarding their faith and particularly regarding the question of them being believers before making aliyah. In some situations, Ministry of Interior clerks even confiscated their passports and ID's until the completion of the 'examination and hearing' regarding their right to stay in the country... We regret to inform you that... this phenomenon is presently reoccurring. Recently, the team at our office has received several requests for help and has assisted several people who have received such invitations." Please pray for this illegal harassment to stop! Pray that no Messianic Jew would be forced to leave Israel because they found the Messiah.
Ruth Nessim, a dear lady from Nahariya near
the Lebanese border, files a short report beginning with thanksgiving for the
abundant rain that has fallen in 2018. She writes, "God has promised to
pour out His Spirit on Israel, and we are awaiting this great promise. Pray
with us that God will send the latter rain on the House of Israel. We need it
so desperately." Ruth ministered
alongside her husband, really so far back it was pioneering the faith in
Israel, until Albert passed away around a decade ago. Since then Ruth has
developed a real heart for the Palestinian Arabs. They see her heart for them
easily and she is like a magnet drawing them to her. Read her report inside the
Weekly Summary attachment. Also, soon her autobiography will be published. Watch for details.
Arni and Yonit Klein write about a door into
the UK that may be opening to them after a gathering recently of 150 brethren
in Germany with UK participants that followed their format for the Galilee
Worship Gatherings - worship without a predetermined plan of song lists, topics
or speakers. "The repentance,
recognition, identification and unity that manifested between the British and
the Germans blew us all away. . . .Many in the body in Germany for decades have
been seeking the Lord to become rightly aligned with Israel and their Messianic
brethren." In this relation Arni writes, It is understandable that the
majority of the body in the UK has not yet come into the depth of relationship
and engagement attained to by the body in Germany. (This is of course only a
general observation.)" He concludes, "The Spirit moved strongly
amongst the German brethren to stand with and encourage the brethren in the
UK." Read more about the next steps
to come inside the Weekly Summary
attachment including an introduction to their Omega course: "Having a
right understanding of the person and place of Yeshua, the Son of God, is
obviously the very cornerstone of a Biblically-aligned spiritual life."
In the Kfar Saba Ha Maayan congregation led by
Tony and Orna Sperandeo, the new year is set with "new beginnings" in
the congregation, starting with the Betzel-El, Creativity and Healing Center to
minister to those with counseling needs and various issues. There is a testimony
about a young man with motor skills problems due to infirmity and how painting
held to release him emotionally. There
are special prayer requests from the congregation including one for the several
members who are sick from cancer - also for how to pray for the salvation of
Israel and also for her enemies.
And here
is something you might really enjoy: Have you ever wanted to learn Hebrew but felt it was a difficult
language to learn?
'Hebrew for Everyone' is a booklet & cd that will teach you basic
Hebrew as well as how to pronounce each word. We invite you to order your copy
through this link.
Orna Grinman, also a member at Ha Maayan
congregation has a ministry to orphans, widows and single parents in Israel.
She is known for ministry walk through the Tabernacle, a 7-month biblical
instruction for healing of many emotional hurts and wounds. She how has
developed an intensive 8-day format for tourists and the first seminar is to be
between April 22-May 1, 2018. Ot
OoMofet is offering for the first time the "Tabernacle School" to
English speakers in Israel and in a condensed format. The seminar is designed to take the participants
through a personal process, equipping them with Biblical powerful tools that
are based on the format of the Tabernacle. We all battle with various problems,
sins or bad habits. For a while we may manage to defeat or control them, but
then they pop up again because the root is still there. Click to learn more.
Also, this is the new blog post by Orna on Purim: The
literal meaning of the word Purim is “lots”. It is derived from the story about
the lots Haman cast in order to determine the day in which the Jews throughout
the Persian empire would be massacred. The Jewish world will celebrate the
feast of Purim this year on February 28 (which will be the […] Read more online by clicking the linked
title.
Finally, from KehilaNews.com here are
just a few of the newest things to be found on the site:
U.S. State Department confirms May opening of
Jerusalem embassy | Kehila News Israel Staff
| The U.S. State Department officially confirmed that the U.S. will relocate
its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May to coincide with
Israel's 70th Independence Day on May 14.
Messianic couple welcomes legal victory in Israel | Kehila News Israel Staff | In a direct challenge
to Ministry of Interior policy, an Israeli court of appeals has ruled in favor
of a Messianic couple in a family reunification case.
11 year-old Israeli says "Purim costumes - Not
for me!" | Thomas writes, "A few days later, Elohim
made me understand why my mum didn't let me dress up, so now - I don't even
want to dress up. So I wrote a flier to give it to them so they could read the
explanations."
KNI Israel Prayer Corner :: Feb 27, 2018 | Kehila News Israel Staff | Prayer for Community
News Purim upcoming and the 'Haman' threat still lives. Even as we write, there
is breaking news of arrests of terrorists who planned to attacks on the Temple
Mount and a synagogue in Tel Aviv.
Although the Purim holiday has been somewhat reduced to festivities, the
truth is exactly as this 11-year old Israeli writes, "
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Urgent HEALING Needs
Life and Death is in the power of the tongue
Life and Death is in the power of the tongue
Please see inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary to keep in prayer the Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs including the fight for their very lives:
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. | Eduardo, an elder in the Beer Sheva Yeshua's Inheritance congregation, has been bed-ridden with a newly discovered congenital spinal defect which has him in severe back pain. He has already outlived the typical 25-yr life statistic and also has been able to father three children. Please pray for this serious condition: a healing miracle from God | Olga Bikas continues to suffer from chronic, acute back pain. She is getting medication and physiotherapeutic treatments but without any substantial improvement, doctors are now beginning to talk about surgery| 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.
Prophetic Articles
Avner Boskey, David's Tent | The Ghost of Purim and the Prince of Persia | The
Feast of Purim is about to roar into town!
Israeli Ministries on Tours | BOOKING meetings now (See open dates) Inside the attached Weekly Summary are itineraries and open dates for Kobi Ferguson, Marc Chopinsky and Ronit Bender
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